BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 6 August 2009

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography, Episode 3
  3/5Spark's literary voice is discovered when she wins an Observer competition in 1951.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/08/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/08/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/08/2009
  Anna Hill hears the weather predictions for what's left of the summer.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/08/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 5, Terminally Ill and Suicidal
  4/4Should a terminally-ill and suicidal woman be monitored against her will?
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography, Episode 4
  4/5The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie earns Spark critical and commercial success.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Harriet Harman; Isabelle Huppert; Laura Marling
  Harriet Harman on being in the spotlight. Plus Laura Marling sings live.
5. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Southern Sudan
  Grant Ferrett investigate claims that Sudan is sliding back to civil war.
6. 11:30
  Billy Liar: Fifty Years On
  Blake Morrison goes in search of the world evoked by Keith Waterhouse's novel Billy Liar.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—06/08/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Shari Vahl. Including Face the Facts presented by John Waite
2. 12:57
  Weather—06/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—06/08/2009
  National and international news with Shaun Ley.
4. 13:30
  Questions, Questions—06/08/2009
  Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—05/08/2009
  Tom talks Turkey.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Normal and Nat
  Debbie Oates' drama about a girl who hears voices, with original music by Carol Donaldson.
7. 15:00
  Open Country—WWII Secrets of The Peak District
  Matt Baker discovers the Second World War secrets of the Peak District.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Prisoners of Conscience
  Zoë Wanamaker appeals on behalf Prisoners of Conscience.
9. 15:30
  Perspectives—Attendance
  3/3By Elizabeth Reeder. A man makes a life-changing decision as his lover tends to a relative
10. 15:45
  The Romantic Road: On the Trail of the German Philosophers—Human, All Too Human
  4/5Stephen visits Naumburg, where Nietzsche spent part of his youth.
11. 16:00
  Bookclub—CJ Sansom
  James Naughtie and readers talk to bestselling writer CJ Sansom about Dissolution.
12. 16:30
  Material World—06/08/2009
  Psychopathy under the microscope; mice without mothers; drones at war.
13. 17:00
  PM—06/08/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/08/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/08/2009
  Vicky stumps up.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—06/08/2009
  Kirsty Lang meets renowned tenor Jose Carreras, who reflects on his wide-ranging career.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Villette, The Long Vacation
  4/10When the school empties for the summer, Lucy realises the full extent of her loneliness.
6. 20:00
  The Report—Swine Flu Vaccination
  Simon Cox on the next phase in the swine flu story: the mass vaccination programme.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Hell for Leather
  Peter Day meets John Timpson, head of Timpsons shoe repair firm.
8. 21:00
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 5, Terminally Ill and Suicidal
  4/4Should a terminally-ill and suicidal woman be monitored against her will?
9. 21:45
  Top of the Class—Series 1, Lauren Child
  3/4The creator of the Charlie and Lola children's books goes back to school.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—06/08/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—06/08/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Rapture, Episode 9
  9/10Bethany finally describes the circumstances of the murder she committed.
13. 23:00
  Bigipedia—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4The omniscient friend you know from your computer and laser watch takes over Radio 4.
14. 23:30
  Will Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac—2. Individuality
  2/4The Bergerac obsessive is keen to be an individual and not be derided for his choices.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography, Episode 4
  4/5The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie earns Spark critical and commercial success.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/08/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/08/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Marjory Maclean.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/08/2009
  Anna Hill reports on government plans to protect more of our regional speciality foods.

Friday 7 August 2009