BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 26 May 2009

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—John Osborne - Radio Head, Episode 1
  1/5The world of wireless, from wedding tales on Virgin to honour killings on Asian Network.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/05/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/05/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/05/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Ann Holt.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/05/2009
  Charlotte Smith reports a surge in demand for polytunnels from smallholders.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—26/05/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  What's the Point of...?—Series 2, Gibraltar
  3/4Quentin Letts takes a witty but thought provoking look at Gibraltar.
3. 09:30
  The Flight from Tehran: British-Iranians 30 Years On—An Ordinary Life
  3/5For middle-class Iranians, a new life in the UK often meant a sudden loss of social status(R)
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—John Osborne - Radio Head, Episode 2
  2/5Wogan and his TOGs, Jon Gaunt and his antagonism, and the lovely Poppy in the office.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—MP qualities; Claire Tomalin; Supporting a wife with breast cancer
  What characteristics are needed to survive as an MP? Plus, Claire Tomalin on her mother.
6. 11:00
  Nature—Series 2, Decline In Migrants
  Brett Westwood searches for the reasons behind the declining numbers of migrant songbirds.
7. 11:30
  The Deighton File
  Novelist Len Deighton talks to Patrick Humphries about his life and writing career.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours
  With Julian Worricker. Are you comfortable disclosing your mental health problems?
2. 12:57
  Weather—26/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—26/05/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Mr Haydn's London Experience
  Matthew King looks at composer Joseph Haydn's visits to London between 1791 and 1795.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—25/05/2009
  On a plate?
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, Alone and Without a Leader
  2/2The accused asks the senior QC to hand over his case to young Horace Rumpole.
7. 15:00
  Making History—26/05/2009
  Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Winnie the Pooh, Episode 1
  1/3Pooh's predilection for honey is first revealed and he gets stuck at Rabbit's place.
9. 15:45
  The Hidden Henry—Henry The Scholar
  2/5Dr Steven Gunn and Dr Andrea Clarke explore the intellectual life of Henry VIII.
10. 16:00
  The Eureka Years—Series 4, 1879
  4/4The light bulb and the first moving pictures appeared.(R)
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Giovanni Falcone
  Journalist Misha Glenny remembers the life of anti-Mafia campaigner Giovanni Falcone.
12. 17:00
  PM—26/05/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/05/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Clement Freud on Just a Minute: A Celebration
  Paul Merton shares his memories of Clement Freud and introduces clips of him in action.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/05/2009
  Okay with the Tokay.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—26/05/2009
  Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, including an interview with the artist Tracey Emin
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Falco: Poseidons Gold, Episode 7
  7/10Varga gets plastered in a different way when he receives a visit from Falco and his dad.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Badly Behaving Bankers
  Allan Urry investigates more claims of bad behaviour on the part of bankers.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—26/05/2009
  Peter White hears fears about the abolition of the Learning and Skills Council.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—'Treating' Homosexuality - Witnessing Rudeness - Geo-Magnetic Fields
  The scientists who tried to induce a haunting by manipulating energy fields and sound.
9. 21:30
  What's the Point of...?—Series 2, Gibraltar
  3/4Quentin Letts takes a witty but thought provoking look at Gibraltar.
10. 21:58
  Weather—26/05/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—26/05/2009
  With Felicity Evans. Plus reports on Pakistan's Swat Valley, Sri Lanka and Watergate.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Outlander, Episode 2
  2/10Mary Boulton, on the run, finds refuge with Mrs Cawthra-Elliot. But for how long?
13. 23:00
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Courage
  1/6Mark courageously turns his attention to the first of six virtues.(R)
14. 23:30
  Reasons to be Cheerful—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/3Diana Quick is cheerful about the fact that women have more opportunities than in the past(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—John Osborne - Radio Head, Episode 2
  2/5Wogan and his TOGs, Jon Gaunt and his antagonism, and the lovely Poppy in the office.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/05/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/05/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/05/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Ann Holt.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/05/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Caz Graham.

Wednesday 27 May 2009