BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 8 March 2008

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Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—08/03/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—My Father's Country, Episode 5
  5/5The plot to assassinate Hitler fails.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/03/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/03/2008
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/03/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop George Stack.
8. 05:45
  Macbeth Remixed—2. Lady Macbeth - Monster or Princess?
  2/5What was Lady Macbeth really like?(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—08/03/2008
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—08/03/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Ashdown Forest
  Matt Baker spends the day with a shepherdess in Ashdown Forest.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today This Week—08/03/2008
  Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith.
5. 06:57
  Weather—08/03/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—08/03/2008
  Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—08/03/2008
  Presenter Fi Glover is joined by architect Sunand Prasad. Featured poet is Lemn Sissay.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Air Travel
  John McCarthy visits the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire.
9. 10:30
  Bad Nature
  Jo Brand discovers what wildlife presenters really think of the animals they talk about.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—08/03/2008
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Jackie Ashley.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—08/03/2008
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—08/03/2008
  Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 23, Episode 1
  1/10Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
3. 12:57
  Weather—08/03/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News Headlines—08/03/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—07/03/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from the Royal College of Music in London.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—08/03/2008
  Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Blinded by the Sun
  Stephen Poliakoff's 1996 National Theatre play about a scientific fraud in a university.
8. 16:00
  Weekend Woman's Hour—08/03/2008
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes.
9. 17:00
  Saturday PM—08/03/2008
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines. With Ritula Shah.
10. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—08/03/2008
  Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter.
11. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
12. 17:57
  Weather—08/03/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/03/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—08/03/2008
  Clive Anderson is joined by Greta Scacchi, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Peter York.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Nick Clegg
  John Kampfner profiles Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—08/03/2008
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—Alan Parker on David Lean
  Alan Parker offers a profile of David Lean on the centenary of the director's birth.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Fortunes of War, Episode 6
  6/6The immediate threat of war has receded, but life is still not safe in Egypt.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—08/03/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—05/03/2008
  Melanie Phillips, Ian Hargreaves, Claire Fox and Clifford Longley question witnesses.
9. 23:00
  The Garden Quiz—Episode 9
  9/11The first of the semi-finals comes from the Garden Room at Hampton Court Palace.
10. 23:30
  Freedom Song
  The story behind African-American singer Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—09/03/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Manchester Crime Wave—Basic Skills
  3/5By Ann Cleeves. Maddy develops an obsession for one of her students.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/03/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/03/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—09/03/2008
  The sound of church bells from Christchurch, Radyr, in Cardiff.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Nick Clegg
  John Kampfner profiles Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

Sunday 9 March 2008