BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 21 May 2009

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Jean Rhys - The Blue Hour, Episode 3
  3/5Jean becomes a chorus girl in Edwardian London and learns about love the hard way.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/05/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/05/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/05/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev Peter Smith, Archbishop of Cardiff.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/05/2009
  Charlotte Smith talks to shadow environment secretary Nick Herbert about the spread of TB.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/05/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Whale - A History
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolutionary history of the whale.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Jean Rhys - The Blue Hour, Episode 4
  4/5Now married but still penniless, things start to look up for Jean when she moves to Vienna
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—ME in young people; Sarah Outen
  What should be done to help young people with ME? Plus, rower Sarah Outen.
5. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—21/05/2009
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
6. 11:30
  Happy Birthday Tommy Walker
  Nick Maes revisits and celebrates The Who's influential rock-opera, Tommy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—21/05/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
2. 12:57
  Weather—21/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—21/05/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Costing the Earth—Whose Amazon Is It Anyway?
  How arguments about the protection of the Amazon rainforest are playing out in Brazil.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—20/05/2009
  Difficult at the Dower House.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—University of Lies
  By Peter Kesterton. When Andy suggests things are not as they seem, Emma is intrigued.(R)
7. 15:02
  Open Country—North Devon Coastline
  Helen Mark explores the north Devon coastline.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—CODA International Training
  Archbishop Desmond Tutu appeals on behalf of CODA International.
9. 15:30
  Lost and Found—Providence and the Butler
  3/3By PG Wodehouse. Martin Jarvis performs the rediscovered witty tale of aristocratic angst.
10. 15:45
  Musical Migrants—Series 2, Ireland
  4/5Stella Rodrigues' family roots complex, but it was in Ireland that she found herself.
11. 16:00
  Open Book—Michael Palin and Julia O'Faolain
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Michael Palin about his Five of the Best.
12. 16:30
  Material World—21/05/2009
  Quentin Cooper looks at the maths of scrappage and the science of the missing link.
13. 17:00
  PM—21/05/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/05/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Hut 33—Series 2, Pigs n Spivs
  2/6The codebreakers run out of rations. Can special new recruit Willis save their bacon?(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/05/2009
  Unwelcome advance.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—21/05/2009
  Richard Eyre at the National and country singer Gretchen Peters.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Falco: Poseidons Gold, Episode 4
  4/10Falco has to eat humble pie and talk to his father, Geminus.
6. 20:00
  A Jazz Celebration for Ascension Day
  A service celebrating Ascension Day from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.
7. 21:00
  Leading Edge—Professor John Beddington
  Geoff Watts is joined by the government's Chief Scientific Advisor, Prof John Beddington.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Whale - A History
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolutionary history of the whale.
9. 21:58
  Weather—21/05/2009
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—21/05/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
11. 22:45
  Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín—9. Being Rose's Ghost
  9/10Following her sister's death, Eilis returns to her lonely mother for a month's visit.
12. 23:00
  Down the Line—Series 3, The Elderly, Consumer Rights and the Countryside
  4/6Old people and consumer rights get the Gary Bellamy phone-in treatment.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—21/05/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Jean Rhys - The Blue Hour, Episode 4
  4/5Now married but still penniless, things start to look up for Jean when she moves to Vienna
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/05/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/05/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/05/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev Peter Smith, Archbishop of Cardiff.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/05/2009
  Charlotte Smith reports on the practice of clipping the teeth of piglets.

Friday 22 May 2009