BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 24 June 2009

FM Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Junior Officer's Reading Club, Marking Time and Making Friends
  2/5With war raging around him, Hennessey wonders how he arrived in Afghanistan.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/06/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/06/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/06/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Kevin Franz.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/06/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/06/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—24/06/2009
  Lively debate with Libby Purves and guests, including the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Junior Officer's Reading Club, Tower, Windsor, Buck and Jimmys
  3/5Hennessey is commissioned into the Grenadier Guards.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Legal highs; Food labelling and wastage
  The mother fighting to ban legal 'party drugs'. Plus confusion over food labelling.
5. 11:00
  Who's My Half-Brother? Where's My Half-Sister?
  How children conceived through a sperm donor can make contact with their half-siblings.(R)
6. 11:30
  Spread a Little Happiness—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Business is booming, but there is a teenage fly in the soup de jour.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—24/06/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
2. 12:57
  Weather—24/06/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—24/06/2009
  National and international news with Shaun Ley.
4. 13:30
  The Media Show—24/06/2009
  Steve Hewlett interviews BBC Director General Mark Thompson.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—23/06/2009
  We are family.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Chosen One
  The youngest son of a conservative black family joins a Muslim prayer group.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—24/06/2009
  Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on ethical investment.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Excused Games, At the Crease
  2/3By Robert Shearman. An adult remembers how his father wanted him to become a cricketer.
9. 15:45
  America, Empire of Liberty—The 'Silent Majority' Finds Its Voice
  78/90Conservative reaction to civil rights and women's liberation galvanises American politics.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Geopolitics and Empire - Romani Culture
  Laurie Taylor discusses geopolitics and the science of spheres of influence.
11. 16:30
  All in the Mind—Self-harm - Swine Flu
  With Claudia Hammond. Why the UK is the self-harm capital of Europe. Plus swine flu panic.
12. 17:00
  PM—24/06/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/06/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  I Was...—Series 1, Douglas Adams' Flatmate
  3/4Jon Canter shared a flat with Douglas Adams while the latter struggled for success.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/06/2009
  Wedding plans.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—24/06/2009
  Interview with Roger McGough; the story of Blur; review of the film Rudo y Cursi.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Art of Deception, Episode 3
  3/5Art critic and journalist Jessica Brown finds herself in the firing line.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—24/06/2009
  Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Melanie Philips, Clifford Longley, Matthew Taylor.
7. 20:45
  Learning to Love the Microphone—Episode 2
  2/2Anne Perkins asks what today's politicians could learn from the spin doctors of the 1920s.
8. 21:00
  The Greening of the Deserts—Episode 1
  1/2Ayisha Yahya explores predictions that some deserts could turn greener in the future.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—24/06/2009
  Lively debate with Libby Purves and guests, including the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire.
10. 21:58
  Weather—24/06/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—24/06/2009
  With Robin Lustig. Including reports on Pakistan and the FSA/Bank of England tussle.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Georgina Harding - The Spy Game, Episode 3
  3/10As Peter's obsession with spy rings deepens, he encourages Anna to use code to communicate
13. 23:00
  Self-Storage—Series 1, Leaving
  6/6Could the time have come at long last for Dave to leave behind his peculiar abode?
14. 23:15
  Strangers on Trains—Episode 3
  3/6Nat Segnit is on a quest to venture inside travellers' minds with tales of doomed dates.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/06/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Junior Officer's Reading Club, Tower, Windsor, Buck and Jimmys
  3/5Hennessey is commissioned into the Grenadier Guards.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/06/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/06/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/06/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Kevin Franz.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/06/2009
  What would happen if England and Wales turned organic? Charlotte Smith reports.

Thursday 25 June 2009