BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 1 August 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/07/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Accidental Billionaires, Episode 5
  5/5Facebook's users begin to grow exponentially, and so do sums of money and egos.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/07/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/08/2009
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/08/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean.
8. 05:45
  Backstreet Business—Episode 2
  2/5David Law is part of a network of companies creating beautiful musical instruments.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—01/08/2009
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—01/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—WWII Secrets of The Peak District
  Matt Baker discovers the Second World War secrets of the Peak District.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith hears how rural areas are fighting off the recession.
5. 06:57
  Weather—01/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—01/08/2009
  Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—01/08/2009
  Fi Glover is joined by Alain De Botton. With poetry from Matt Harvey.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—01/08/2009
  Sandi Toksvig talks taxis in Tajikistan, aid work in Zululand and rowing the Indian Ocean.
9. 10:30
  Soho Stories—Lifestyle or Business?
  2/3How indies could make hit shows during the 1990s and yet still struggle.
10. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—01/08/2009
  Elinor Goodman asks if gypsies' needs can ever be reconciled with those of local residents
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—01/08/2009
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Money Grab—Episode 1
  1/2Alvin charts the changes which led to a new generation of multi-millionaires.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 28, Episode 6
  6/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
3. 12:57
  Weather—01/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—01/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—31/07/2009
  Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—01/08/2009
  Eddie Mair takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Last Night, Another Soldier
  By Andy McNab. An 18-year-old soldier has to confront the realities of war in Afghanistan.
8. 15:30
  Khmer Rock and the Killing Fields
  Robin Denselow explores Cambodia's rock and roll in the late '60s, known as 'Khmer Rock'.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Sheila McClennon.
10. 17:00
  PM—01/08/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—01/08/2009
  The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—01/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—01/08/2009
  Clive Anderson is joined by Tom Dyckhoff and Alvin Hall. With comedy from Andrew Maxwell.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Sebastian Coe
  Clive Coleman hears about what kind of man Sebastian Coe really is.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon and Channel 4's On Tour With the Queen
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by David Aaronovitch, Frances Stonor Saunders and Ekow Eshun.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—George Blake: The Confession
  A remarkable interview with the notorious double agent, first broadcast in 2009
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Tennyson's Maud
  Joseph Millson reads Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1855 dark and lyrical poem Maud.
7. 22:00
  Weather—01/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Reality Check—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/3Discussion about whether the UK needs to send so many people to university.
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—27/07/2009
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Scotland and Northern Ireland.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—26/07/2009
  With readers Renu Brindle, Paul Mundell and Rupert Wickham.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Cheltenham Festival Readings, Close
  2/5By Jon McGregor. A brief holiday encounter takes hold of Elizabeth's imagination.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/08/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—02/08/2009
  The sound of bells from the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Archangel, Russia.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Sebastian Coe
  Clive Coleman hears about what kind of man Sebastian Coe really is.

Sunday 2 August 2009