BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 20 July 2010

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/07/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Jackie Kay - Red Dust Road, Episode 1
  1/5Poet Jackie Kay traces her biological parents, in a journey from Scotland to Nigeria.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/07/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/07/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/07/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/07/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/07/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Derek Boden.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/07/2010
  Game shoots are offering cut-price versions in the economic downturn.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/07/2010
  Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 6, Mentally Ill and Refusing Surgery
  1/4Should a man who believes his life-saving surgery is a conspiracy to kill him be forced?
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Jackie Kay - Red Dust Road, Episode 2
  2/5Continuing her journey in search of her roots, poet Jackie Kay meets her birth mother.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—20/07/2010
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Singer Macy Gray performs in the studio from her new album.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Kind Of Loving, Episode 7
  7/10Ingrid tells Vic she is pregnant. He asks her to marry him, but feels trapped.
6. 11:00
  Saving Species—Series 1, Episode 16
  16/40What is the future for our farmland birds?
7. 11:30
  With Great Pleasure—Grayson Perry
  The artist Grayson Perry shares with an audience some favourite pieces of writing.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—20/07/2010
  Call You and Yours. What part will you play in the Big Society initiative?
2. 12:57
  Weather—20/07/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—20/07/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Composing New York
  Tarik O'Regan offers a portrait of New York, siren city for composers from the Old World.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—19/07/2010
  The game's afoot for Lynda.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Gift
  A father and son are dealt a serious blow in Philip Palmer's drama about medical ethics.
7. 15:00
  Home Planet—20/07/2010
  The team discuss ice patterns on windows and insects on cars.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Platform 3, The Homecoming
  1/3By Olga Grushin. After years in New York, Gregory returns to Russia to visit his mother.
9. 15:45
  Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—The Gin Act of 1736
  2/10Mark Whitaker explores the 18th-century Gin Craze and the authorities' attempt to end it.
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—20/07/2010
  Exploring the different ways in which deaf people communicate. First of new series.
11. 16:30
  A Good Read—Shazia Mirza and Diana Quick
  Sue MacGregor ask guests Diana Quick and Shazia Mirza to recommend favourite paperbacks.
12. 17:00
  PM—20/07/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/07/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 2, Confectionary McEnroe
  6/6Tensions run high as Ramesh gears up for the Shopkeeper of the Year award.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/07/2010
  Jolene broadens her horizons.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Sherlock Holmes in the 21st century on TV
  With Mark Lawson. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in modern day Sherlock dramas.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Kind Of Loving, Episode 7
  7/10Ingrid tells Vic she is pregnant. He asks her to marry him, but feels trapped.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Oil Spill Hangover
  Could lessons from past disasters have prevented BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—20/07/2010
  Peter White interviews Minister Ed Vaizey about changes to Audio Description.
8. 21:00
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 6, Mentally Ill and Refusing Surgery
  1/4Should a man who believes his life-saving surgery is a conspiracy to kill him be forced?
9. 21:45
  The Test of Time—The Sushruta
  1/5Surgeon Iain Hutchison looks back to the third century BC in South Asia.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—20/07/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—20/07/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Before The Earthquake, Episode 7
  7/10Concetta's sisters are found safe and well, but their reputations have been ruined.
13. 23:00
  Happy Tuesdays—Angelos Epithemiou's Big Issue
  1/5Angelos Epithemiou examines the thorny topic that is The Environment.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/07/2010
  Susan Hulme presents the BBC's flagship Parliamentary programme.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/07/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Jackie Kay - Red Dust Road, Episode 2
  2/5Continuing her journey in search of her roots, poet Jackie Kay meets her birth mother.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/07/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/07/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/07/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/07/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/07/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Derek Boden.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/07/2010
  Anna Hill speaks to agricultural minister Jim Paice.

Wednesday 21 July 2010