BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 7 August 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Lynn Schooler - Walking Home, Episode 5
  5/5Lynn has his back to the surf, and the grizzly bear is circling him.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/08/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/08/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/08/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  Brother Mine—Blood Isn't Always Thicker Than Water
  3/5New research looks into non-blood siblings and the bond fostered in a non-family unit.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—07/08/2010
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—07/08/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Keighley and Worth Valley - The Railway Children at 40
  Forty years after The Railway Children left, Helen Mark visits the Keighley & Worth Valley
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Caz Graham visits a dairy farm in Staffordshire to explore cloning in UK agriculture.
5. 06:57
  Weather—07/08/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—07/08/2010
  The latest on Pakistan's floods, and is David Cameron a gaffe-prone politician?
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—07/08/2010
  Fi Glover is joined by author and journalist Gary Younge and poet Murray Lachlan Young.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Afghanistan
  Sandi Toksvig hears three different views of travels in Afghanistan.
9. 10:30
  Reasons to be Cheerful—Series 2, Katharine Whitehorn
  3/3Columnist Katharine Whitehorn discusses progress with professional grump Tony Hawks.
10. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—07/08/2010
  Anne McElvoy looks at ways of pepping up political parties to attract new members.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—07/08/2010
  Kate Adie introduces reports from Rwanda, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Cuba and Berlin.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Alvin Hall's Generations of Money—Episode 2
  2/4Financial guru Alvin Hall explores the financial pressures facing young people.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 31, Episode 8
  8/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
3. 12:57
  Weather—07/08/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—07/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—06/08/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—07/08/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Rebus: Strip Jack, Rebus: Strip Jack, part 1
  1/2Inspector Rebus investigates the disappearance of an MP's wife.
8. 15:30
  Robert Winston's Musical Analysis—Series 2, Ludwig van Beethoven
  2/4How Beethoven's music was affected by a lifetime of serious illness.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Presented by Bidisha.The intriguing art of taxidermy in the work of Polly Morgan.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—07/08/2010
  Men discuss having breast cancer, stopping domestic abuse and starting World War III.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—07/08/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—07/08/2010
  Peter Curran is joined by Simon Schama, Rebecca Front and Max Decharne.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Paul Kagame
  Rwanda is an economic success story, but is President Paul Kagame also a brutal dictator?
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—07/08/2010
  Sarfraz Manzoor and guests discuss the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—The People's Republic of Hulme
  How a huge concrete housing estate became a lawless but creative slum - and what followed.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Henry James - The Wings of the Dove, Episode 1
  1/3Kate and Merton need money. Milly needs love. How far will they go to get what they want?
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—07/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Reality Check—Series 3, Our military future?
  2/3Justin Rowlatt debates topical issues with experts and people at the sharp end.
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—02/08/2010
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from the Midlands and the south of England.
10. 23:30
  Morpurgo's Islands of Inspiration
  Michael Morpurgo travels to the Isles of Scilly to explore their legends and myths.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Murder She Thought - Series 2, Domestic Violence
  1/3By Cathy Ace. What do you do when divorce isn't an option? Read by Glenne Headley.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/08/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/08/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—08/08/2010
  The sound of bells from York Minster.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Paul Kagame
  Rwanda is an economic success story, but is President Paul Kagame also a brutal dictator?

Sunday 8 August 2010