BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 3 April 2008

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Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—02/04/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Making of Mr Hai's Daughter, Episode 3
  3/5Mr Hai selects the right secondary school for his eldest daughter.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/04/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/04/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/04/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/04/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/04/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Kevin Franz of the Religious Society of Friends.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/04/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/04/2008
  Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Laws of Motion
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Making of Mr Hai's Daughter, Episode 4
  4/5Yasmin's father dies when she is just 17.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sophie Andrews; Uniforms
  Samaritans' chair Sophie Andrews on her abusive childhood.
5. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Uzbekistan
  Natalia Antelava asks whether the Ilkhom Theatre can survive after its founder was killed.
6. 11:30
  1968: Notes from the Underground
  Rosie Boycott considers the origins, impact and legacy of the underground press in Britain
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—03/04/2008
  Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
2. 12:57
  Weather—03/04/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—03/04/2008
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Open Country—29/03/2008
  Helen Mark investigates willows grown on the Somerset Levels.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—02/04/2008
  Bad news from Bournemouth.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Out of Season
  By Anne-Marie O'Connor. Four Blackpool residents seek refuge in an empty promenade cafe.(R)
7. 15:00
  Questions, Questions—03/04/2008
  Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—30/03/2008
  Honor Blackman appeals on behalf of the National Domestic Violence Helpline.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Countryman's Cooking, Salmon and the Salad Queen
  4/5Willie considers salad, an obstruction in everyone's path through life.
10. 15:45
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—Eco-houses
  9/10Laurence explores new ways to build and run a home at an eco-community in Nottingham.
11. 16:00
  Open Book—Jo Brand, The Literature of Armageddon, and Julia Donaldson
  Mariella Frostrup looks at the works of Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul.
12. 16:30
  Material World—Redefining the Kilogram - Mapping Membrane Proteins
  Quentin Cooper investigates plans to redefine the standard measure of a kilogram.
13. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—3rd April 1968
  Dr Martin Luther King delivers a speech in Memphis, Tennessee.
14. 17:00
  PM—03/04/2008
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/04/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Banter—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Guests include Richard Herring and Russell Howard.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/04/2008
  Worse news from Wolverhampton.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—03/04/2008
  With Kirsty Lang, who examines how seances inspired Victorian and Edwardian writers.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—What I Think of my Husband, Episode 4
  4/5Florence has to witness Hardy's increasing obsession with writing poems about Emma.
6. 20:00
  Investigation—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/4Simon Cox investigates statins, promoted as the wonder drugs for heart disease.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—The Wrong Road to a Warmer World
  Kenan Malik asks whether we are approaching climate change from the wrong direction.
8. 21:00
  Leading Edge—The Earliest Americans
  Geoff Watts reports on the discovery of human fossil faeces from a cave in Oregon.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Laws of Motion
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion.
10. 21:58
  Weather—03/04/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—03/04/2008
  News and analysis with Robin Lustig in Bucharest and Ritula Shah in London.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Mister Pip, Episode 4
  4/10As news of reprisals reaches the village, Matilda's mother turns to prayer.
13. 23:00
  Look Away Now—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Mark Evans, Katherine Jakeways and guests.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—03/04/2008
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—03/04/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Making of Mr Hai's Daughter, Episode 4
  4/5Yasmin's father dies when she is just 17.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/04/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/04/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/04/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/04/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Kevin Franz of the Religious Society of Friends.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/04/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.

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