BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 4 January 2010

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/01/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Mobility to Higher Education
  Laurie Taylor is at the University of Bedfordshire to discuss class and social mobility.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—03/01/2010
  The sound of bells from St Mary's Church in Abergavenny.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/01/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/01/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/01/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/01/2010
  Charlotte Smith hears that farming methods must change if we want to feed the world.
10. 05:57
  Weather—04/01/2010
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/01/2010
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Royal Society and British Science, The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 1
  Melvyn Bragg travels to Oxford, where the young Christopher Wren and friends experimented.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Willie Daly - The Last Matchmaker, Episode 1
  1/5Tall tales of true love from modern rural Ireland and its recent past.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Ruthie Henshall on Chicago; Fathers and childcare
  Ruthie Henshall on her musical career. Plus, the fathers taking on full-time childcare.
5. 11:00
  Mother Was A Blackshirt
  James Maw tells the story of how women were crucial to the growth of fascism in the UK.
6. 11:30
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 4, Las Vegas
  4/4It's Viva Las Vegas as Giles accidentally gets three wives in a row and loses the jackpot.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—04/01/2010
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
2. 12:57
  Weather—04/01/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—04/01/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Brain of Britain—04/01/2010
  Russell Davies chairs the first semi-final of the perennial general knowledge contest.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—03/01/2010
  Out again.
6. 14:15
  McLevy—Series 6, Jack O' Diamonds
  3/4Jean Brash plans revenge on a sadistic client but Caleb Grant is not to be crossed lightly
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Carry On Britain
  Carolyn Quinn asks what the Carry On series of films tells us about British society.(R)
8. 15:45
  The Beatrix Potter Guide to Business—The Startup Duck
  1/5Jemima Puddleduck learns lessons about how not to get her new business off the ground.
9. 16:00
  The Food Programme—School Dinner Revolution
  Sheila Dillon is joined by Jeanette Orrey and Hugh McLennan.
10. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Aid
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the place of faith in international aid and development.
11. 17:00
  PM—04/01/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/01/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 1
  1/12Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, David Mitchell and Gyles Brandreth.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/01/2010
  Duck into swan.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—04/01/2010
  The Costa Book Awards; the latest Meryl Streep rom-com; author Walter Mosley.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup, Episode 1
  1/10Whodunit set in India. Suspect number one: the mobile phone thief with big dreams.
6. 20:00
  In Search of the British Work Ethic—Episode 1
  1/2Melanie Phillips travels to the northeast of England to meet young NEETs.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Sri Lanka's Fragile Peace
  Can the government and army that won the war in Sri Lanka now win the peace?
8. 21:00
  The Vox Project—The Actor's Voice
  1/3Cicely Berry, the voice coach of the RSC, divulges the secrets of the trained speaker.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Royal Society and British Science, The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 1
  Melvyn Bragg travels to Oxford, where the young Christopher Wren and friends experimented.
10. 21:58
  Weather—04/01/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—04/01/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Tove Jansson - The True Deceiver, Episode 6
  6/10Anna is discomfited by Katri's unusual honesty. But what game is she playing?
13. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—29/12/2009
  From school classrooms to sports grounds, Michael Rosen investigates silence.
14. 23:30
  Art for Schools
  The story of how one woman persuaded famous artists to donate prints to British schools.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/01/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Willie Daly - The Last Matchmaker, Episode 1
  1/5Tall tales of true love from modern rural Ireland and its recent past.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/01/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/01/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/01/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/01/2010
  New EU rules mean that all newborn sheep must be electronically tagged.

Tuesday 5 January 2010