BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 10 July 2008

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/07/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Wife in the North, Cyber Scream
  3/5Feeling isolated and lonely, Judith takes a trip to her beloved London.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/07/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/07/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/07/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Cathy Le Feuvre.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/07/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/07/2008
  Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Tacitus and the Decadence of Rome
  Melvyn Bragg examines the life and chronicles of the the Roman historian Tacitus.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Wife in the North, Blog Off
  4/5When Judith refuses to censor her blog, new friends seem to be turning their backs on her.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Breast cancer genes; Married to a paedophile
  Jenni Murray discusses the impact of the discovery of new breast cancer genes.
5. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—South Africa's Promised Land
  Rosie Goldsmith investigates the process of land reform in South Africa.
6. 11:30
  Deep in the Heart of Texas
  Peter Curran explores the city of Austin in Texas.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—10/07/2008
  Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White.
2. 12:57
  Weather—10/07/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—10/07/2008
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Open Country—05/07/2008
  Countryside magazine with Matt Baker.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—09/07/2008
  Neil's bad day.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Leona Cash
  By Mark Griffiths. Leona discovers the dead body of a cellist.
7. 15:00
  Check Up—Feet
  Barbara Myers puts listeners' questions about feet to podiatric surgeon Emma Supple.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Second World War Experience Centre
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents an appeal on behalf of The Second World War Experience Centre.
9. 15:30
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2008, The People on Priviledge Hill
  4/5By Jane Gardam. Readings of stories short-listed for the BBC National Short Story Award.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Asne Seierstad
  With James Naughtie. Norwegian author Asne Seierstad discusses The Bookseller of Kabul.
11. 16:30
  Material World—Metabolomics - Ocean Acidification
  Quentin Cooper is joined by Julian Griffin to discuss the potential of metabolomics.
12. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—10th July 1968
  Guitarist Eric Clapton announces the break-up of Cream because of a loss of direction.
13. 17:00
  PM—10/07/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/07/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 1, Wall of Crisps
  3/6A new corn and maize-based snack sparks trouble in the corner shop. From October 2007.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/07/2008
  A special tea with a special man.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—10/07/2008
  With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with best Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky, Episode 4
  4/5As Christmas 1936 approaches, the whole nation is transfixed by the abdication crisis.
6. 20:00
  The NHS at 60 - National Doctors—Middle Age Crisis?
  3/3Since the 1980s, governments have wanted doctors to become much more managerial.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Character Factories
  Richard Reeves asks whether it is time for the chattering classes to promote their virtues
8. 21:00
  Leading Edge—Corals in Danger and Avian Flu
  Geoff Watts reports on the state of the world's corals, now sadly under serious threat.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Tacitus and the Decadence of Rome
  Melvyn Bragg examines the life and chronicles of the the Roman historian Tacitus.
10. 21:58
  Weather—10/07/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—10/07/2008
  News and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Night of the Mi'rag, Episode 4
  4/10Nouf's brother Othman reveals his own suspicions about what lay behind her murder.
13. 23:00
  The Lost Weblog of Scrooby Trevithick—Herb
  3/6Scrooby and Walshie discover their new next-door neighbour is a homeopath.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/07/2008
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/07/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Wife in the North, Blog Off
  4/5When Judith refuses to censor her blog, new friends seem to be turning their backs on her.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/07/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/07/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/07/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Cathy Le Feuvre.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/07/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Friday 11 July 2008