BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 23 March 2009

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/03/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Rugby - Magic
  Laurie Taylor re-appraises Rugby with Tony Collins and Dr Dominic Malcolm.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—22/03/2009
  The sound of bells from St Eadburgha in Ebrington, Gloucestershire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/03/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/03/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/03/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Anna Magnusson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/03/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
10. 05:57
  Weather—23/03/2009
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/03/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—23/03/2009
  Andrew Marr talks to American economist Richard Thaler about his book, Nudge.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Emma Kennedy - The Tent, the Bucket and Me, Episode 1
  1/5In 1970, Emma's first holiday featured a tent, a bucket and an awful lot of Welsh rain.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Delia Smith; Children of divorced parents
  Delia Smith on her mission to teach people how to cook. Helping children during a divorce.
5. 11:00
  Unseen Britain—Episode 2
  2/3Peter meets the unseen bank staff who watch our spending habits.
6. 11:30
  Hazelbeach—Series 1, Mother
  2/6Nick's worst fears come true, and Ronnie sells heart rate monitors to Monty Python fans.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—23/03/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
2. 12:57
  Weather—23/03/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—23/03/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Heat 3
  3/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—22/03/2009
  Brenda can't bear it.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Road Wife
  By Eoin McNamee. A truck driver in Ireland gives a lift to a female Asian hitchhiker.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Tell Me a Storycorps
  StoryCorps asks Americans to "Tell me about your life". Simon Garfield listens in.
8. 15:45
  Soundscape: The Lion Pride—Episode 1
  1/5Beberu and his family are gathered together, unaware of two nomadic males nearby.
9. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Restaurants and Recession
  Sheila Dillon examines how the current recession is changing the restaurant business.
10. 16:30
  Click On—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Simon visits an event in Newcastle that seeks to embrace digital invention and DIY.
11. 17:00
  PM—23/03/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/03/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6David Mitchell chairs. With Lucy Porter, Chris Addison, Clive Anderson and Graeme Garden.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/03/2009
  Return to sender.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—23/03/2009
  Arts news with Mark Lawson, who gives his verdict on the film The Damned United.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—AM Homes - This Book Will Save Your Life, Episode 1
  1/5'Consider everything useful information.' Richard Novak is in pain. What does it mean?
6. 20:00
  Document—BBC Bias and the Iranian Revolution
  Uncovering papers which accused the BBC of biased reporting of the Iranian revolution.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Israel's Goodness Gracious Me
  Examining an Israeli TV comedy that sees the funny side of Arab lives in the Jewish state.
8. 21:00
  The Criminal Mind
  Joshua Rozenberg examines new medical insights into the criminal mind.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—23/03/2009
  Andrew Marr talks to American economist Richard Thaler about his book, Nudge.
10. 21:58
  Weather—23/03/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—23/03/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—It's Beginning To Hurt, Caterpillars
  1/5On a walking holiday, a couple are forced to confront a legion of poisonous caterpillars.
13. 23:00
  Off the Page—So Bad It's Good
  Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss bad taste and guilty pleasures.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—23/03/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/03/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Emma Kennedy - The Tent, the Bucket and Me, Episode 1
  1/5In 1970, Emma's first holiday featured a tent, a bucket and an awful lot of Welsh rain.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/03/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/03/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/03/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/03/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.

Tuesday 24 March 2009