BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 19 May 2008

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—19/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Hikikomori - Women's Anti-Suffrage
  Laurie Taylor explores why Japanese adolescents are acutely withdrawing from society.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—18/05/2008
  The sound of bells from Tonbridge Parish Church.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/05/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service, with news, reports and analysis.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/05/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/05/2008
  Led by the Rt Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/05/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Mark Holdstock.
10. 05:57
  Weather—19/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—19/05/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—19/05/2008
  Guests include Anthony Pagden, Susan Greenfield, Jonathan Kent and Elizabeth Pisani.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Speaking for Myself, Episode 1
  Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks in Liverpool.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Martha Wainwright; Julia Neuberger; Family structure
  Martha Wainwright talks about her music and plays live. Plus, Julia Neuberger on old age.
5. 11:00
  Planning for Destruction: The D-villages of County Durham
  Caroline Beck recalls the villages which were lost after the decline of the coalfields.
6. 11:30
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 5
  5/6The satirist ponders the Jane Austen industry and car user manuals.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—19/05/2008
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.
2. 12:57
  Weather—19/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—19/05/2008
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Counterpoint—Series 22, 2008 Heat 9
  9/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—18/05/2008
  Plain speaking.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Signs, Horizon
  1/2Comic thriller by Steve May. Different people plan for the future in different ways.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—19/05/2008
  Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Anger, Look Forward in Anger
  1/5Oliver James reads his overview describing and illuminating the nature of anger.
9. 15:45
  Joan Armatrading's Favourite Choirs—Warrington Male Voice Choir
  1/5The singer meets an all-male voice choir devoted to promoting peace and reconciliation.
10. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Street Food
  The culture of street food appears to be under threat from city planners.
11. 16:30
  More or Less—Do Doctors' Strikes Save Lives? - Epidemics - Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Eurovision Song Contest
  Tim Harford investigates the link between a doctors' strike and drops in death rates.
12. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—19th May 1968
  The Cannes Film Festival is abandoned due to protests.
13. 17:00
  PM—19/05/2008
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/05/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6With Adam Buxton, Ed Byrne, Lee Mack and Tim Vine.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/05/2008
  Support for Shula.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—19/05/2008
  With Mark Lawson, including a report on the Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Sister Agnes Investigates, Episode 1
  1/5Sister Agnes is taken from her work at the hostel to catalogue books at the library.
6. 20:00
  Power Failure at the Central Bank
  Business editor Robert Peston examines the crisis in the international banking system.
7. 20:30
  The Learning Curve—19/05/2008
  Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning with advice and features.
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—Antarctica
  Gabrielle Walker joins scientists to look at the effects of climate change.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—19/05/2008
  Guests include Anthony Pagden, Susan Greenfield, Jonathan Kent and Elizabeth Pisani.
10. 21:58
  Weather—19/05/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—19/05/2008
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Behaviour of Moths, Episode 6
  6/10Vivien has returned, bringing back memories of the past and an extraordinary request.
13. 23:00
  Happy Mondays—The Odd Half Hour, Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show starring Stephen K Amos, Jason Byrne, Justin Edwards and Katherine Parkinson.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—19/05/2008
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—19/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Speaking for Myself, Episode 1
  Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks in Liverpool.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/05/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service, with news, reports and analysis.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/05/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/05/2008
  Led by the Rt Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/05/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Anna Hill.

Tuesday 20 May 2008