BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 6 January 2010

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/01/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Willie Daly - The Last Matchmaker, Episode 2
  2/5Willie is inducted into the family business by his grandfather.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/01/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/01/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/01/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/01/2010
  The Conservatives attack the government's new food strategy as a 'Soviet-style' plan.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/01/2010
  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 3
  The 19th century blooms scientifically with numerous alternative, specialist societies.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Willie Daly - The Last Matchmaker, Episode 3
  3/5How the cultural and social changes of the 1960s began to impact on life in rural Ireland.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Poet Sinead Morrissey; Trust after an affair
  Poet Sinead Morrissey on her new collection. Plus, rebuilding trust after an affair.
5. 11:00
  Based on a True Story
  Peter Curran discusses Howard Brenton's play Never So Good.(R)
6. 11:30
  Ballylenon—Series 7, Episode 6
  6/6Vera and Muriel face the fallout from their claim about Guard Gallagher.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—06/01/2010
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
2. 12:57
  Weather—06/01/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—06/01/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  The Media Show—06/01/2010
  Product placement; 3D TV; social media in election campaigns.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—05/01/2010
  Let's be friends.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Life of Penguins
  By Katie Hims. Merle's sister Beth has been abducted by aliens - not for the first time.(R)
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—06/01/2010
  Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on tax and self assessment.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, The Painter and the Dybbuk
  2/3By Claire Griffiths. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz.
9. 15:45
  The Beatrix Potter Guide to Business—Keeping Track of Stuff
  3/5What to do when your business takes off? Richard explores the Tale of Samuel Whiskers.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—06/01/2010
  Laurie Taylor discusses conscientious objecting in World War One.
11. 16:30
  Case Notes—Tuberculosis
  Dr Mark Porter on the treatment of tuberculosis in Leeds.
12. 17:00
  PM—06/01/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/01/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 3, In the Doghouse
  2/4Wet noses and wagging tails. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres. With Felicity Montagu.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/01/2010
  On the town.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—06/01/2010
  Mark Lawson interviews 'Nasty' Nigel Lythgoe and the American author Joyce Carol Oates.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup, Episode 3
  3/10Suspect number three: an American who has come to India to marry his mail-order bride.
6. 20:00
  Unreliable Evidence—The Law and Drugs
  How might drug use be regulated in a decriminalised future?
7. 20:45
  More Than A Game—The Fight
  1/3Professor Anthony King reports on one of the most famous boxing matches ever held.
8. 21:00
  Nature—Series 4, Britain's Rarest Trees
  Brett Westwood joins botanist Tim Rich to look for the whitebeam trees.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Royal Society and British Science, The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 3
  The 19th century blooms scientifically with numerous alternative, specialist societies.
10. 21:58
  Weather—06/01/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—06/01/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Tove Jansson - The True Deceiver, Episode 8
  8/10While Mats shows the plans for his boat to Liljeberg, Anna becomes assertive with Katri.
13. 23:00
  Weird Tales—Series 2, Connected by Melissa Murray
  1/3Sad Steph rings her dead brother-in-law's mobile. Then he rings back.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—06/01/2010
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/01/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Willie Daly - The Last Matchmaker, Episode 3
  3/5How the cultural and social changes of the 1960s began to impact on life in rural Ireland.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/01/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/01/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/01/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/01/2010
  Charlotte Smith hears a shortage of food scientists could threaten future food supplies.

Thursday 7 January 2010