BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 31 May 2008

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Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—30/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bearded Tit, Episode 5
  5/5Twenty-five years on, and Rory and Tori are happily nested. But what happened to JJ?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/05/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/05/2008
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/05/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
8. 05:45
  iPM—31/05/2008
  Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—31/05/2008
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—31/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—31/05/2008
  Elinor Goodman visits Eymet in the Dordogne, home to many expatriate Brits.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today This Week—31/05/2008
  Rural magazine programme with Mark Holdstock.
5. 06:57
  Weather—31/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—31/05/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—31/05/2008
  Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Johnnie Walker. Featured poet is Matt Harvey.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Wild Britain & Wild Swimming - Mexican Bandit
  Daniel Start reveals to John McCarthy the best inland sites for swimming in the wild.
9. 10:30
  1968: Sex, Telly and Britain—Episode 1
  1/3Contributors include Germaine Greer, Paul Nicholas, Michael Billington and Hunter Davies.
10. 11:00
  Talking Politics—31/05/2008
  Political discussion series focusing on current ideas and events. With Sheena McDonald.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—31/05/2008
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—31/05/2008
  Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance.
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 65, 30/05/2008
  Panellists include Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins, Mark Steel and Hugo Rifkind.
3. 12:57
  Weather—31/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News Headlines—31/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—30/05/2008
  Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Rugby. Panellists include Labour MP Tony Wright.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—31/05/2008
  Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—1968: Let's Murder Vivaldi
  New radio production of David Mercer's 1968 play about tangled relationships.
8. 15:30
  Lost Albums—Series 2, Denis Wilson: Bambu
  1/4The unreleased solo album by the former Beach Boy.
9. 16:00
  Weekend Woman's Hour—31/05/2008
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
10. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—31st May 1968
  Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe gets married.
11. 17:00
  Saturday PM—31/05/2008
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines. With Carolyn Quinn.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—31/05/2008
  Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—31/05/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—31/05/2008
  Peter Curran is joined by Alexei Sayle and Johnny Kingdom.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 4, A Thousand Times
  6/8Katie Hims's story looks at the effects of violence on everyone it touches.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—31/05/2008
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—Reith at 60, Episode 2
  2/2Laurie Taylor continues his history of 60 years of the Reith Lectures.
6. 21:00
  The Mayor Of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy—2. Revelations
  2/3Michael Henchard attempts to hold his life together...
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—31/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  The Radio 4 Debate from Hay
  Francine Stock chairs a topical debate recorded before an audience at the Hay Festival.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 22, 2008 Semi-final 1
  10/13Paul Gambaccini host the music quiz semi-finals.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—25/05/2008
  Featured works include Carol Ann Duffy's Elvis's Twin Sister.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—31/05/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Late Story—Dora's Women, Tinkling the Ivories
  1/5By Stephen Wyatt. Elisa Fortunata recalls the romance and magic of the silent movies.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/06/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/06/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/06/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—01/06/2008
  The sound of church bells from St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford.
8. 05:45
  For whom the Division Bell Tolled—Episode 3
  3/3Michael Portillo visits the History of Parliament Trust to research a burning question.

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