BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 31 May 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Murder She Thought - Series 1, Have a Nice Death
  An author has a wonderful time in New York, until he receives a strange phone call.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/05/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/05/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—31/05/2009
  The sound of bells from Tavistock Parish Church.
8. 05:45
  Letters to Mary—Episode 3
  3/3Natasha Walter looks at A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—31/05/2009
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Ordinary Time
  Mark Tully celebrates what the novelist Marilynne Robinson has called 'the dear ordinary'.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Grass Snakes
  Lionel Kelleway tries to get close to the grass snake, Britain's largest native snake.
4. 06:57
  Weather—31/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—31/05/2009
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—31/05/2009
  Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Treloar Trust
  Richard Stilgoe appeals on behalf of Treloar Trust.
8. 07:58
  Weather—31/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—31/05/2009
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—The Marvellous Work Behold Amazed
  A service from St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge in London, for the Feast of Pentecost.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—Newsflash from the Far East
  Clive James reflects on democracy, MPs' expenses and the Oxford Poetry Professorship.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—31/05/2009
  News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—31/05/2009
  The week's events in Ambridge.
14. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook
  Kirsty Young's castaway is campaigner Caroline, Countess Of Cranbrook.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd invites Oliver James, John Hodgman and Charlotte Uhlenbroek to submit exhibits.
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—School Food
  Will new meal standards for secondary schools sink the frail school catering sector?
3. 12:57
  Weather—31/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—31/05/2009
  A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  Britain in Their Sites—Episode 2
  2/3The debate over the decision to rebuild London's Euston Station in 1961.
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—29/05/2009
  Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness.
7. 14:45
  A Guide to Water Birds—Episode 1
  1/5Brett Westwood is joined by keen bird watcher Stephen Moss to identify wet meadow waders.
8. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Mugsborough, 1926
  2/2An illegitimate child with a tragic secret is used as a pawn in a bigger game.
9. 16:00
  Open Book—Rose Tremain, Alaa Al-Aswany, Monty Don, Matthew d’Ancona and Peter Florence
  Mariella Frostrup meets an engaging mix of authors at the Hay Festival.
10. 16:30
  Poetry Please—31/05/2009
  Roger McGough introduces requests for poems by Robert Frost and Edward Thomas.
11. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Badly Behaving Bankers
  Allan Urry investigates more claims of bad behaviour on the part of bankers.
12. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 6, Parliament of Rooks
  5/8Dramatist Steve Waters creates a fictional response to the week's news.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—31/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/05/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—31/05/2009
  Frank Cottrell-Boyce introduces a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—31/05/2009
  Something to say.
4. 19:15
  Americana—31/05/2009
  Matt Frei presents an insider guide to the people and the ideas shaping America today.
5. 19:45
  Afternoon Reading—The Closed Door, Wednesday
  1/5A divorced mother prepares for another painful meeting with her estranged children.(R)
6. 20:00
  Feedback—29/05/2009
  Topics include MPs expenses and BBC pay, the end of Go4It, and Bono's poetry.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—29/05/2009
  Matthew Bannister talks about the lives of physicist Herbert York and diver Carl Spencer.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—30/05/2009
  Paul Lewis with reports on how the faster electronic payments system is working a year on.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Treloar Trust
  Richard Stilgoe appeals on behalf of Treloar Trust.
10. 21:30
  The Report—MPs Expenses
  Simon Cox explores how the system of MPs expenses was allowed to get out of control.
11. 21:58
  Weather—31/05/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
12. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—31/05/2009
  Including The Condensed History of Big Ben.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—29/05/2009
  Francine Stock talks to film director Richard Lester about his career.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Ordinary Time
  Mark Tully celebrates what the novelist Marilynne Robinson has called 'the dear ordinary'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Betting Shops - Women on the Line
  Laurie hears of a new study which compares betting shops to 18th-century coffee houses.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—31/05/2009
  The sound of bells from Tavistock Parish Church.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/06/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/06/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/06/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Katherine Meyer.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/06/2009
  Caz Graham reports on concerns about standards in poultry slaughterhouses.
10. 05:57
  Weather—01/06/2009
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

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