BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 24 October 2008

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—4. Memory
  4/5As the journey ends, Thomas Keneally goes home to write his book.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/10/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/10/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/10/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/10/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/10/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Randy Newman
  Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Randy Newman.
3. 09:45
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—5. Film
  5/5Steven Spielberg is interested in making Schindler's Ark into a film.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Leonard Bernstein remembered; Children phoning home
  How often should grown-up children call their parents? Plus Nina Bernstein on her father.
5. 11:00
  Women in Uniform—Episode 2
  2/2Martin Bell investigates the growing numbers of women in the British military.
6. 11:30
  Agatha Christie—Crooked House, Episode 2
  2/4Charles wants to take Sophia away from her troubled family, as the murder mystery deepens.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—24/10/2008
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
2. 12:57
  Weather—24/10/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—24/10/2008
  National and international news with Shaun Ley.
4. 13:30
  Feedback—24/10/2008
  Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—23/10/2008
  Impassioned plea.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Away Day
  Comedy by DJ Britton. An inefficient airport ground services team are taken on an away day
7. 15:00
  Ramblings—Lowsonford, Warwickshire
  David Carrington-Porter and Sheila Wooley ramble around Lowsonford in Warwickshire.(R)
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Wayfarers All: A Hundred Years of The Wind in the Willows, Toad
  5/5A poor family in the American south is visited by an academic collecting old folk songs.
9. 15:45
  America, Empire of Liberty—A House Divided
  30/90The debate about the place of slavery in the 'land of liberty' reaches a critical point.
10. 16:00
  Last Word—24/10/2008
  Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
11. 16:30
  The Film Programme—24/10/2008
  Francine Stock talks to Ricky Gervais about starring in the Hollywood movie Ghost Town.
12. 17:00
  PM—24/10/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/10/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 66, Episode 5
  5/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. The panellists include Fred MacAulay and Jeremy Hardy.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/10/2008
  Difficult mother.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—24/10/2008
  With John Wilson. British artist Sam Taylor-Wood discusses her new exhibition.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—How Shall I Tell the Dog?, Episode 5
  5/5How to test your own will to live; the history of the tie-in book.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—24/10/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Ilford, Essex.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—24/10/2008
  Lisa Jardine ponders the effect of recession on the lingerie industry.
8. 21:00
  America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus—Slave or Free
  6/18As more states are admitted to the Union, the slavery debate reaches a critical point.
9. 21:58
  Weather—24/10/2008
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—24/10/2008
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sentimental Education, Episode 15
  15/15Frederic's amorous ambitions fall apart but there is one more significant meeting to come.
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—Patricia Routledge and Alexander Waugh
  Sue MacGregor, Patricia Routledge and Alexander Waugh discuss favourite books.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/10/2008
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—5. Film
  5/5Steven Spielberg is interested in making Schindler's Ark into a film.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/10/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/10/2008
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/10/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaunaka Rishi Das.
8. 05:45
  iPM—25/10/2008
  Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.

Saturday 25 October 2008