BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 25 October 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Dilemmas of Modern Martyrs, The Big the Beautiful Nanda Gray
  4/5Waiting offstage, a singer recalls her life and loves before stepping into the limelight.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/10/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—25/10/2009
  The sound of bells from the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wambrook in Somerset.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Armando Iannucci
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles comedian and writer Armando Iannucci.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—25/10/2009
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Consolations of Autumn
  Hazhir Teimourian asks if youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—25/10/2009
  Alex James and Chris Haskins visit one of the 2009 Farmer of the Year nominees.
4. 06:57
  Weather—25/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—25/10/2009
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—25/10/2009
  Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Asylum Aid
  Baroness Neuberger appeals on behalf of Asylum Aid.
8. 07:58
  Weather—25/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—25/10/2009
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—A Word in Season
  A service for Bible Sunday from St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—Clive James: The Golf Ball Potato Crisp
  Clive James reflects on the importance of scepticism in every walk of life.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—25/10/2009
  The story of the real balloon boy, and Paddy O'Connell visits conciliation service ACAS.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—25/10/2009
  The week's events in Ambridge.
14. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Colin Pillinger
  Kirsty Young's castaway is scientist Professor Colin Pillinger.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6David Mitchell chairs. With Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus, Tony Hawks and Graeme Garden.
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Omega 3
  Sheila Dillon explores the issues surrounding our intake of omega 3 fatty acids.
3. 12:57
  Weather—25/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—25/10/2009
  A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  Beyond This Life—Episode 2
  2/2Tim Gardam visits the National Funeral Exhibition.
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—23/10/2009
  Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural forum, with Aileymill Primary Group in Greenock.
7. 14:45
  Brother Mine—Birth Order
  1/5Does birth order make a difference? Do the youngest siblings remain babies forever?(R)
8. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Howards End, Episode 2
  2/2Helen Schlegel is unhappy that her sister Margaret has agreed to marry Henry Wilcox.
9. 16:00
  Open Book—Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Howard Jacobson, Joanna Trollope, Michael Morpurgo and Val McDermid nominate their Neglected Classics
  Five more leading novelists nominate books they think have been unfairly neglected.
10. 16:30
  Poetry Please—25/10/2009
  Roger McGough introduces poems about snow and solitude.
11. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—25th October 1989
  The BBC's Panorama programme asks whether Britain is about to face a crack epidemic.
12. 17:00
  Return from Guantanamo
  Journalist Sami al-Hajj talks to Gavin Esler about the years he was held in Guantanamo Bay
13. 17:40
  Profile—Armando Iannucci
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles comedian and writer Armando Iannucci.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—25/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—25/10/2009
  Gerry Northam introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/10/2009
  Cuckoos at Brookfield.
4. 19:15
  Americana—25/10/2009
  Matt Frei examines what some might call the engine of Wall Street: greed.
5. 19:45
  Afternoon Reading—Stories from the Bath Literature Festival, Out of Time
  2/5By Joe Hollins. The cargo of an old shipwreck rises from the ashes in a very modern manner(R)
6. 20:00
  Feedback—23/10/2009
  Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—23/10/2009
  Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—24/10/2009
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Asylum Aid
  Baroness Neuberger appeals on behalf of Asylum Aid.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Ayatollogy
  Ed Stourton asks if a battle over theology could bring an end to Iran's Islamic Republic.
11. 21:58
  Weather—25/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
12. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—25/10/2009
  Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.
13. 23:00
  1989: Day by Day Omnibus—Week ending 24th October 1989
  Another chance to look back at the events making the news in 1989, with Sir John Tusa.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—The Consolations of Autumn
  Hazhir Teimourian asks if youth, as with spring and summer, is not overrated.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Suburbia Planning - Modernity Forgets
  From suburbia to housing estates, Laurie Taylor discusses town and city planning.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—25/10/2009
  The sound of bells from the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wambrook in Somerset.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

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