BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 24 May 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Murder She Thought - Series 1, Paint
  A young woman is hired by a city whizz-kid to redecorate his flat.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/05/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/05/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—24/05/2009
  The sound of bells from St Helen's Church, Sefton in Liverpool.
8. 05:45
  Letters to Mary—Episode 2
  2/3Richard Reeves updates Mary Wollstonecraft on her ideas about republicanism.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—24/05/2009
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Homesickness
  Mark Tully explores the yearning of homesickness.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Marsh Harriers
  Lionel Kelleway gets very close to the marsh harrier.
4. 06:57
  Weather—24/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—24/05/2009
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—24/05/2009
  Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Save the Rhino
  Clive Anderson appeals on behalf of Save the Rhino.
8. 07:58
  Weather—24/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—24/05/2009
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—24/05/2009
  A service from Down Cathedral, Downpatrick, conducted by the Very Rev Henry Hull.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—Feminism and Democracy
  Clive James reflects on the global responsibility of feminists in the west.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—24/05/2009
  Kevin Connolly tastes the atmosphere at a Mayfair gentlemen's club. Is it like Parliament?
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—24/05/2009
  The week's events in Ambridge.
14. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Barry Humphries
  Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian and performer Barry Humphries.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Chris Addison, Bettany Hughes and Rupert Sheldrake suggest exhibits to the museum.
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Wine in the Recession
  Sheila Dillon finds out how the wine market is coping in the recession.
3. 12:57
  Weather—24/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—24/05/2009
  A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  Britain in Their Sites—Episode 1
  1/3In 1948, Peterlee was the future, an exciting New Town planned by Berthold Lubetkin.
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—22/05/2009
  Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs.
7. 14:45
  Lights, Camera, Landmark—Greenwich Old Royal Naval College
  5/5How this early-18th century building remains one of London's busiest film locations.(R)
8. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Mugsborough, 1917
  1/2The residents of Mugsborough hold wildly differing views of the Great War.
9. 16:00
  Open Book—Jake Arnott, and Michael Parkinson
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Jake Arnott about his latest novel, The Devil's Paintbrush.
10. 16:30
  Poetry Please—24/05/2009
  Featuring a reading of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
11. 17:00
  World Heritage: Curse or Blessing?
  Emily Maitlis asks if the UN's heritage police is a force for good or ill.
12. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 6, Episode 4
  4/8Comedian Robin Ince imagines a man with no interest in freebies.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—24/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—24/05/2009
  Sheila McClennon introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/05/2009
  Together again.
4. 19:15
  Go4it—24/05/2009
  Barney Harwood is joined by Michael Rosen, Philip Ardagh and Kaye Umansky.
5. 19:45
  Afternoon Reading—Stories with Latitude, Episode 5
  5/5John Hegley eavesdrops on a conversation between two friends in Imperial Rome.(R)
6. 20:00
  More or Less—22/05/2009
  Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—22/05/2009
  Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—23/05/2009
  Bob Howard reports on holidaymakers who think they have received forged dollars.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Save the Rhino
  Clive Anderson appeals on behalf of Save the Rhino.
10. 21:30
  In Business—Craig Barrett interview
  Peter Day talks to the outgoing chairman of Intel, Craig Barrett.
11. 21:58
  Weather—24/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
12. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—24/05/2009
  Including Letters to Mary.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—22/05/2009
  Willem Dafoe talks about Antichrist, which was booed at its premiere at Cannes.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Homesickness
  Mark Tully explores the yearning of homesickness.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Slumming
  Slumming: how whites' wild times in America's black areas changed sex and politics forever
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—24/05/2009
  The sound of bells from St Helen's Church, Sefton in Liverpool.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/05/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/05/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/05/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Ann Holt.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/05/2009
  Why increased UK veg production means more fields covered in plastic.
10. 05:57
  Weather—25/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

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