BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 24 July 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/07/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Jackie Kay - Red Dust Road, Episode 5
  5/5Acclaimed poet and novelist Jackie Kay's emotional conclusion to her Nigerian odyssey.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/07/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/07/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/07/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/07/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/07/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Michael Piret.
8. 05:45
  Brother Mine—Birth Order
  1/5Does birth order make a difference? Do the youngest siblings remain babies forever?(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—24/07/2010
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—24/07/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Fair Isle Birds
  Moira Hickey visits Fair Isle for the opening of a new bird observatory.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith looks at the economics of shooting at the Game Fair in Warwickshire.
5. 06:57
  Weather—24/07/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—24/07/2010
  Was the legal system too liberal over Jon Venables? Do bank stress tests work?
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—24/07/2010
  Fi Glover is joined by Frank Gardner and poet Aoife Mannix.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—24/07/2010
  Sandi Toksvig delves into Swiss culture and talks to Kate Humble about charity couriers.
9. 10:30
  Reasons to be Cheerful—Series 2, Gordon Kennedy
  1/3Gordon Kennedy defies grumpy John O'Farrell with his Reasons To Be Cheerful.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—24/07/2010
  Steve Richards from the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—24/07/2010
  Kate Adie introduces reports from Tibet, Afghanistan, Egypt, Madagascar and Ireland.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—24/07/2010
  Naga Munchetty with a special edition of the programme on saving and investing.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 31, Episode 6
  6/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
3. 12:57
  Weather—24/07/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—24/07/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—23/07/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Lochinver village hall in Sutherland.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—24/07/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—The White Chameleon
  Christopher Hampton's play about his childhood in Alexandria in the 1950s.
8. 15:45
  Good Timing
  Nina Perry demonstrates and celebrates the secrets of good timing.(R)
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  With Jane Garvey. Including singer Macy Gray.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—24/07/2010
  Investigating preparations for peak oil and the experience of migraines set to music.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/07/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—24/07/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/07/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—24/07/2010
  Clive Anderson is joined by Paul McKenna, Benedict Cumberbatch and Lord Bill Morris.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Conrad Black
  Conrad Black is back. Michael Cockerell asks: will the fallen press baron slay his foes?
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—24/07/2010
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Sellers in the Attic
  Glenn Mitchell examines rare recordings that reveal the lighter side of Peter Sellers.
6. 21:00
  Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game—1. Seeds of Unrest
  1/2Elite intellectual Joseph Knecht rebels against the utopian society he once idolised.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—24/07/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—21/07/2010
  With Claire Fox, Clifford Longley, Anne McElvoy and Matthew Taylor.
9. 23:00
  Quote... Unquote—19/07/2010
  Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Julia Hartley-Brewer, AL Kennedy, Patrick Barlow
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—18/07/2010
  Roger McGough introduces poems by Michael Longley, Edward Thomas and Lavinia Greenlaw.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/07/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Parlez-vous British?, Shooting an Elephant
  4/5By George Orwell. A young policeman in colonial Burma is tasked with shooting an elephant.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/07/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/07/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/07/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/07/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—25/07/2010
  The sound of bells from St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip in Somerset.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Conrad Black
  Conrad Black is back. Michael Cockerell asks: will the fallen press baron slay his foes?

Sunday 25 July 2010