BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 2 August 2008

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/08/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Crap at the Environment, Episode 5
  5/5Mark does his first comedy gig on the subject of the environment in Melbourne.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/08/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/08/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/08/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Ernie Rea.
8. 05:45
  Big Fish, Small Ponds—Whiteley Village and William Whiteley
  1/5The village was built for deserving pensioners by the philanthropist William Whiteley.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—02/08/2008
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—02/08/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—02/08/2008
  Matt Baker discovers why bees make the Devon countryside so special.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today This Week—02/08/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
5. 06:57
  Weather—02/08/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—02/08/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—02/08/2008
  Presenter Richard Coles is joined by Prue Leith. Featured poet is Murray Lachlan Young.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Scottish Cycling - Hot Spots
  Benedict Allen examines the pleasures of Scottish cycling with Richard Guise.
9. 10:30
  Leonard and Marianne
  The story of the late Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen's Norwegian muse.
10. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/12Andrew Rawnsley presents the series looking at politics beyond and outside Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—02/08/2008
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Alvin Hall's World of Money—Art
  3/5Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at art.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 24, Episode 6
  6/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/08/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News Headlines—02/08/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—01/08/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Egham, Surrey.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—02/08/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—These Are the Times, Age of Reason
  2/2Paine is again embroiled in revolution, this time in France.
8. 16:00
  Weekend Woman's Hour—02/08/2008
  Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
9. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—2nd August 1968
  As talks continue, demonstrators in Prague call for greater Czech sovereignty.
10. 17:00
  PM—02/08/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines. With Carolyn Quinn.
11. 17:30
  iPM—02/08/2008
  Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—02/08/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/08/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—02/08/2008
  Peter Curran presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Lord Colin Moynihan
  Rob Bonnet profiles Lord Colin Moynihan, Chair of the British Olympic Association.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—02/08/2008
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—The Man who Invented Stereo
  Martin Shankleman profiles Alan Blumlein, an unsung but remarkable inventor.
6. 21:00
  Portrait of a Lady—Truth
  3/3Isabel has been married for three years, but she is about to discover a startling truth.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—02/08/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—30/07/2008
  Guests are Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox, Michael Portillo and Clifford Longley.
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—2008, Episode 5
  Wales take on the South of England. Tom Sutcliffe chairs.
10. 23:30
  Poetry and the Russian Soul—And Poetry Awakens in Me
  1/2Pushkin remains the archetype of the brilliant but doomed poet searching for the truth.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/08/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Late Story—The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God and Other Stories by Etgar Keret, Pride and Joy
  5/5As Ehud Guznik gets bigger, he discovers that his parents seem to get smaller.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/08/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/08/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—03/08/2008
  The sound of church bells from Howden Minster, East Yorkshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Lord Colin Moynihan
  Rob Bonnet profiles Lord Colin Moynihan, Chair of the British Olympic Association.

Sunday 3 August 2008