BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 15 November 2008

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Florence Nightingale - The Woman and Her Legend, Episode 5
  5/5A statue of Florence is unveiled without fanfare in London's Waterloo Place.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/11/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/11/2008
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/11/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Derek Boden.
8. 05:45
  iPM—15/11/2008
  Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—15/11/2008
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—15/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—15/11/2008
  Matt Baker investigates traditional freemining in the Forest of Dean.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today This Week—15/11/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
5. 06:57
  Weather—15/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—15/11/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—15/11/2008
  Presenter Peter Curran is joined by Bill Drummond. The poet is Kate Fox.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Cambodian Dance - Dr Who
  John McCarthy discusses the value of travelling to fictional and television locations.
9. 10:30
  Being Prince of Wales—Episode 2
  2/2Assessing the way in which the current incumbent has made the role his own.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—15/11/2008
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Elinor Goodman.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—15/11/2008
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—15/11/2008
  With a report on Gordon Brown's call for tax cuts to stimulate the global economy.
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 66, Episode 8
  8/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. The panellists include Jeremy Hardy, Robin Ince and Carrie Quinlan.
3. 12:57
  Weather—15/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News Briefing—15/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—14/11/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Scunthorpe.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—15/11/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Cry Hungary
  By Paul Viragh. In 1956, Peter, a student in Budapest, falls in love with Eva.(R)
8. 15:30
  50 Years of Little Richard
  The influential rock and roll musician Little Richard talks about his life and career.
9. 16:00
  Weekend Woman's Hour—15/11/2008
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Sheila McClennon.
10. 17:00
  PM—15/11/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—15/11/2008
  Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—15/11/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—15/11/2008
  Clive Anderson is joined by Keith Allen, Jim Davidson and Andrea Riseborough.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 5, Clear Your Desk
  5/8Laura Solon examines the financial crisis through the eyes of two rival estate agents.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—David Hare's new play Gethsemane and The Fallen by documentary maker Morgan Matthews
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests review The Darwin Big Idea, and The Baader Meinhof Complex;
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—Fair Play Chaps
  The writer DJ Taylor asks if the era of sporting fair play has gone for ever.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—On The Beach, Episode 2
  2/2The submarine sets out in the hope of finding survivors in the northern hemisphere.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—15/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Iconoclasts—Episode 3
  3/3Professor Jagdish Bhagwati argues that buying products from sweatshops helps the poor.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—10/11/2008
  Robert Robinson introduces the perennial general knowledge quiz from the BBC Radio Theatre
10. 23:30
  Nobody Told Me to Oil My Boots
  Sir Antony Sher tells the story of the WWI poet Isaac Rosenberg.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/11/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Late Story—Francis Coppola Presents, Cat Fancy
  5/5The story of a woman rejected by her mother and brought up by her grandmother.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/11/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/11/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—16/11/2008
  The sound of bells from St Edith's Church, Monks Kirby in Warwickshire.
8. 05:45
  Historians in the Tent of the General—Episode 1
  1/2US presidents and historians, including JFK's relationship with Arthur Schlesinger.

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