BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 28 August 2009

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—When Skateboards Will Be Free, Episode 4
  4/5It is the time of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis and Said is bullied at school.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/08/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/08/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/08/2009
  Gamekeepers tell Charlotte Smith raptors are so successful they may have to be controlled.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/08/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Reunion—Kerry Packer and the World Series Cricket 1977
  Sue MacGregor reunites some of those involved in Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—When Skateboards Will Be Free, Episode 5
  5/5Now grown up, Said takes a job in the corporate offices of lifestyle expert Martha Stewart
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Induced lactation; Evolution of fashion advertising
  The changing face of fashion advertising; breastfeeding without having been pregnant.
5. 11:00
  It's My Story—The 99
  The story of the man who has created the first collection of Muslim comic book superheroes
6. 11:30
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 1, Harry Hindle-Rand
  1/4Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a very mischievous chorister.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—28/08/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
2. 12:57
  Weather—28/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—28/08/2009
  National and international news with Shaun Ley.
4. 13:30
  More or Less—28/08/2009
  Is Britain's record on prosecuting rape is as bad as headlines suggest?
5. 14:00
  The Archers—27/08/2009
  Pip gets results.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Last Tsar
  By Ian Curteis. Why did George V refuse to give sanctuary to his cousin, Tsar Nicholas?
7. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—28/08/2009
  Peter Gibbs chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood.
8. 15:45
  Cruickshank on New Zealand—Walking Backwards to the Future
  5/5Dan hears from the Maori about their attitude to the past and their hopes for the future.
9. 16:00
  Last Word—28/08/2009
  Edward Kennedy; Campbell Bridges; Clive Parsons; Lawrence Lucie.
10. 16:30
  The Film Programme—28/08/2009
  Matthew Sweet talks to Douglas Slocombe, one of Britain's most prolific cinematographers.
11. 17:00
  PM—28/08/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/08/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  I Guess That's Why They Call It The News—Episode 2
  2/5Fred MacAulay chairs a topical panel show. With Andy Parsons and Justin Edwards.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/08/2009
  Changes of plan.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—28/08/2009
  Marc Almond on his Gypsy folk songs, and writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Quest, Episode 5
  5/5Galahad meets an angel and Arthur meets his end.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—28/08/2009
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
7. 20:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Coelacanth
  Was the first live specimen of the primitive bony fish shown on TV really a living fossil?
8. 21:00
  Friday Drama—The Black Bono
  By Gabriel Bisset-Smith. Film star Gideon Gordon is murdered in Africa.
9. 21:58
  Weather—28/08/2009
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—28/08/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, Episode 5
  5/5Yorick is forced to share a bedroom with a stranger and her maid.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Freya Stark
  Travel writer Dervla Murphy discusses the life of another woman traveller, Freya Stark.
13. 23:30
  Listen Against—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4An Archers convention, a live pitbull on the Today programme and a Popmaster crisis.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—When Skateboards Will Be Free, Episode 5
  5/5Now grown up, Said takes a job in the corporate offices of lifestyle expert Martha Stewart
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/08/2009
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/08/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Robert Tosh.
8. 05:45
  Wars of The Roses—Episode 1
  1/4Taunton joins its rivals at the National Seminar in Scarborough.(R)

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