BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 4 May 2008

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Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—03/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Original Shorts—Series 2, Snapshot
  2/5Clare George's story of a photo-journalist, wounded in Iraq, trying to regain her skills.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/05/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/05/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—04/05/2008
  The sound of church bells from Great St Mary's, Cambridge.
8. 05:45
  When the Politician Meets the Architect—Economics, Grand Designs and Vanity Construction
  2/2Political will as much as economic circumstance shapes the look of our capital cities.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—04/05/2008
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—To Change or Not to Change
  Mark Tully explores the difference between changing and adapting.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—04/05/2008
  Elinor Goodman meets women farmers and artists who produced pictures of life on Dartmoor.
4. 06:57
  Weather—04/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—04/05/2008
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—04/05/2008
  Edward Stourton and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—04/05/2008
  Collette Thain appeals on behalf of PBC Foundation.
8. 07:58
  Weather—04/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—04/05/2008
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—After Sunday
  Canon Stephen Cherry and the Rev Peter Sinclair reflect on worship and our daily living.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—Snoop and Amy
  Clive James reflects on why gifted artists become hell-bent on destroying their talent.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—04/05/2008
  News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—04/05/2008
  The week's events in Ambridge.
14. 11:15
  The Reunion—Withnail and I
  Sue MacGregor reunites the cast and director of the 1987 cult movie Withnail and I.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 11, George Eliot
  6/7James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Andrew Davies.
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Elvers
  Formerly a cheap and popular dish, the elver is now in short supply. Sheila Dillon reports
3. 12:57
  Weather—04/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—04/05/2008
  A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  Bye Bye Lullaby
  Women celebrate their bedtime songs and lament a disappearing tradition.(R)
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—04/05/2008
  Eric Robson chairs. With John Cushnie, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew.
7. 14:45
  Key Matters—Series 1, 3. B flat
  3/5Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys: B flat - sad and heroic
8. 15:00
  Classic Serial—A Dance to the Music of Time, Peace
  5/6Nick is drawn into the unpredictable universe of the formidable Pamela Flitton.
9. 16:00
  Bookclub—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins James Naughtie to talk about her novel Half of a Yellow Sun
10. 16:30
  The Josephine Hart Poetry Programme—Episode 4
  4/4The themes of truth, time and moral searching in WH Auden's life and work.
11. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—4th May 1968
  Britain's first heart transplant patient wakes and people in Beirut take to the streets.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—29/04/2008
  Julian O'Halloran investigates the fiasco of the opening of Terminal 5 at Heathrow.
13. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 4, Artie and Zoe
  2/8This week's featured author is dramatist Marcy Kahan.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—04/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—04/05/2008
  Steve Punt presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/05/2008
  Conscience will out.
4. 19:15
  Go4it—04/05/2008
  Philip Pullman tells Natalie Barrass why he has decided to write a comic strip.
5. 19:45
  West End by the Sea—A Stage in Life
  2/5Penelope Keith plays Amy Sedgwick, a thrice-married Victorian actress.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Message—02/05/2008
  Jenni Murray and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—02/05/2008
  Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—03/05/2008
  How some families find it hard to prove they should gain from inheritance tax changes.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—04/05/2008
  Collette Thain appeals on behalf of PBC Foundation.
10. 21:30
  In Business—Big Spenders
  Russia's new prosperity is creating a nation of middle-class consumers. Peter Day reports.
11. 21:58
  Weather—04/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
12. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—04/05/2008
  Reports from Westminster. Including The Sermon on the Mound.
13. 23:00
  1968 Day by Day Omnibus—Week ending 4th May 1968
  Another chance to look back at the events making the news 40 years ago with John Tusa.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—To Change or Not to Change
  Mark Tully explores the difference between changing and adapting.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—04/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Passengering - Superclass
  Laurie Taylor explores the conventions and rituals of car passengers with Dr Eric Laurier.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—04/05/2008
  The sound of church bells from Great St Mary's, Cambridge.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/05/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/05/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/05/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/05/2008
  Mark Holdstock investigates how the British evolved from hunter-gatherers into farmers.
10. 05:57
  Weather—05/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.

Monday 5 May 2008