BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 27 May 2008

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—26/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bearded Tit, Episode 1
  1/5In 1974, young Rory is at Cambridge, determined to lose his virginity.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/05/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/05/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/05/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Vincent.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/05/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/05/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  On the Ropes—John Prescott
  John Humphrys's guest is former deputy prime minister John Prescott.
3. 09:30
  A Sunparched Country—Green Buildings, Cool Cities
  5/5Caroline explores a pioneering generation of environmentally friendly buildings.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Bearded Tit, Episode 2
  2/5Rory appears to be in love with the dazzling JJ. And he likes what she likes, namely birds
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—27/05/2008
  With Jenni Murray.
6. 11:00
  World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations—27/05/2008
  This special edition comes from The Hay Festival.
7. 11:30
  The Frost Collection—Series 1, War and Peace
  3/3Guests include Max Hastings and Charles Kennedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Call You and Yours—Road Congestion
  Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White.
2. 12:57
  Weather—27/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—27/05/2008
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Lost Albums—Series 2, Denis Wilson: Bambu
  1/4The unreleased solo album by the former Beach Boy.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—26/05/2008
  An overture spurned.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—A Wedding in Krakow
  Ewa Banaszkiewicz's fresh perspective on the lives of Polish people living in England.
7. 15:00
  Making History—Operation Polo, Hyderabad 1948 - Moats
  Vanessa Collingridge investigates a mysterious death in Hyderabad in 1948.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Hay-on-Wye Stories 2008, The Hilltop Singer
  1/4By Angela Huth. Filippo jumps at the chance of working at the world's smallest theatre.
9. 15:45
  Cosmic Quest—Cathedrals of the Cosmos
  2/30Astronomer Heather Couper on the importance of the sun to ancient agrarian society.
10. 16:00
  The Law Show—Too Much Trust in Forensic Evidence?
  Clive Coleman asks if forensic evidence is given too much weight in prosecuting crime.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—AE Housman
  Author Colin Dexter nominates scholar and poet AE Housman. With Robert Douglas-Fairhurst.
12. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—27th May 1968
  There is student unrest in Germany. Welsh nationalist extremists set off another bomb.
13. 17:00
  PM—27/05/2008
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 3, We Need To Talk About Brian
  4/6Preparing to move house - the bossy social worker makes a disturbing discovery.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/05/2008
  Tony takes advice.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—27/05/2008
  Mark Lawson with the verdict on the big screen version of the TV series Sex and the City.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Barbara Pym - Jane and Prudence, Episode 2
  2/10Jane is having a good look round. Prudence, meanwhile, is nursing an unrequited love.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—27/05/2008
  Allan Urry reports from Liverpool, whose City Council is faced with mounting debts.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—27/05/2008
  Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
8. 21:00
  Case Notes—Back Problems
  Dr Mark Porter reports on treatment for back problems, including his own.
9. 21:30
  On the Ropes—John Prescott
  John Humphrys's guest is former deputy prime minister John Prescott.
10. 21:58
  Weather—27/05/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—27/05/2008
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Helpless, Episode 2
  2/10Celia and her nine-year-old daughter Rachel are unaware of Ron's dangerous obsession.
13. 23:00
  Mouth Trap—Health and Fitness
  3/6With Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Zoe Gardner and Gareth Tunley.
14. 23:30
  LA Stories—The Pitch
  1/3Insiders reveal what it takes to persuade a network to consider a new idea.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—28/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bearded Tit, Episode 2
  2/5Rory appears to be in love with the dazzling JJ. And he likes what she likes, namely birds
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/05/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/05/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/05/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Vincent.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/05/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.

Wednesday 28 May 2008