BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 29 January 2010

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/01/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC), Maya Maize God Statue
  4/5Neil MacGregor discovers how the early Mayans of Central America created a god out of food
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/01/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/01/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/01/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/01/2010
  The Farming Today pig has become a proud mother of 12 piglets.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/01/2010
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Frank Warren
  Kirsty Young's castaway is the boxing promoter Frank Warren.
3. 09:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC), Jomon Pot
  5/5Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 7,000-year-old Japanese pot and a forgotten people
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Abortion in US politics; Children mimicking their parents
  Why is abortion such a huge topic on the US?
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—About Love, Rothschild's Violin
  5/5A story of regret about a coffin maker whose wife of 50 years is taken seriously ill.
6. 11:00
  Who Pays for the High Road North?
  Douglas Fraser on Scotland's biggest ever infrastructure project.
7. 11:30
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Cast in Order of Disappearance, Episode 1
  1/4Bill Nighy returns as the actor-sleuth. A vampire film is claiming victims on set and off.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—29/01/2010
  Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
2. 12:57
  Weather—29/01/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—29/01/2010
  National and international news with Edward Stourton.
4. 14:00
  The Archers—28/01/2010
  Eddie tries hard.
5. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Higher
  Joyce Bryant's satire on tertiary education, set in a far from elite university.(R)
6. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—29/01/2010
  Eric Robson chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matt Biggs.
7. 15:45
  Images That Changed The World—The Double Helix
  5/5Mark Lythgoe examines the cultural impact of the iconic image of the double helix.
8. 16:00
  Last Word—29/01/2010
  Marking the lives of JD Salinger, Lord Richardson and Earl Wild.
9. 16:30
  The Film Programme—29/01/2010
  Director Lee Daniels on Precious, Oprah Winfrey and Mariah Carey.
10. 17:00
  PM—29/01/2010
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/01/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 70, Episode 4
  4/8Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins and Carrie Quinlan.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/01/2010
  A man has his pride.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—29/01/2010
  Andrea Levy on her new book The Long Song; Julien Temple on 1970s band Dr Feelgood.
5. 19:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC), Jomon Pot
  5/5Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 7,000-year-old Japanese pot and a forgotten people
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—29/01/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—29/01/2010
  Lisa Jardine on the reputations of US presidents during and after their time in office.
8. 21:00
  Friday Drama—Let's Murder Vivaldi
  A radio production of David Mercer's 1968 BBC TV Wednesday Play.(R)
9. 21:58
  Weather—29/01/2010
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—29/01/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Still Point, Episode 5
  5/10Simon remembers how Julia's famous ancestor brought him to her one warm spring day.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Agustin Barrios Mangore
  John Williams discusses the life of Paraguayan guitarist Agustin Barrios Mangore.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—29/01/2010
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/01/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC), Jomon Pot
  5/5Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 7,000-year-old Japanese pot and a forgotten people
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/01/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/01/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/01/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Father Paul Clayton-Lea.
8. 05:45
  iPM—30/01/2010
  The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.

Saturday 30 January 2010