BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 14 August 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—We are a Muslim, Please, Episode 5
  5/5Now a journalist, Zaiba returns to her home town of Bradford.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/08/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/08/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/08/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley.
8. 05:45
  Brother Mine—Global Differences
  2/5Islamic countries see sibling relationships develop via wet-nurses.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—14/08/2010
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—14/08/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Western Irish Lake District
  Helen Mark explores the features of Loughs Carra, Mask and Corrib in the west of Ireland.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  How droughts in Russia will affect the price of bread in the UK.
5. 06:57
  Weather—14/08/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—14/08/2010
  With Alistair Darling on the RBS crisis and James Naughtie at the Edinburgh Festival.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—14/08/2010
  Richard Coles is joined by chef Angela Hartnett and cult graphic novelist Bryan Talbot.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Nagasaki - Slow travel canoe
  Sandi Toksvig takes a slow paddle around Britain and hears a new account of Nagasaki.
9. 10:30
  Never Mind the Bhangra
  Adil Ray takes a light-hearted look at the lack of brown faces in rock and pop.
10. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—14/08/2010
  As public spending cuts loom, how can voters influence where the axe may fall?
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—14/08/2010
  Kate Adie introduces reports from Afghanistan, Mexico, Sweden, Bosnia and France.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Alvin Hall's Generations of Money—Episode 3
  3/4Financial guru Alvin Hall explores the financial pressures facing young people.
2. 12:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 6, Ronni Ancona interviews Lee Mack
  1/6The actress-impressionist grills the top comic in the tag-team talk show.
3. 12:57
  Weather—14/08/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—14/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—13/08/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Little Wenlock Village Hall, Shropshire.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—14/08/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Rebus: Strip Jack, Rebus: Strip Jack, part 2
  2/2Inspector Rebus investigates the disappearance of an MP's wife.
8. 15:30
  Robert Winston's Musical Analysis—Series 2, Franz Schubert
  3/4Robert Winston looks at the evidence that Schubert contracted syphilis.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Presented by Bidisha. With 7/7 London bombings survivor Davinia Douglass.
10. 17:00
  PM—14/08/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—14/08/2010
  On the picket line and Spanish Civil War poetry.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—14/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—14/08/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—14/08/2010
  Peter Curran and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Michael Gove
  The making of Michael Gove, the education revolutionary facing a political storm.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—14/08/2010
  Sarfraz Manzoor and guests discuss the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Peter Mandelson
  Labour's Prince of Darkness Peter Mandelson looks back at his life via the sound archives.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Henry James - The Wings of the Dove, Episode 2
  2/3Milly allows herself to hope that Merton will be the one great passion in her short life.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—14/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Reality Check—Series 3, Intellectual Property
  3/3Justin Rowlatt debates topical issues with experts and people at the sharp end.
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—09/08/2010
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Scotland and the North of England.
10. 23:30
  But Found No Keepers There: The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery
  Kenneth Steven probes the mystery of vanished lighthouse keepers and the poem about them.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Murder She Thought - Series 2, Portrait of an Unknown Man
  2/3A painting has strange powers. Elizabeth Morgan's story is read by Miriam Margolyes.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/08/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/08/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—15/08/2010
  The sound of bells from St Vedast, Foster Lane, London.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Michael Gove
  The making of Michael Gove, the education revolutionary facing a political storm.

Sunday 15 August 2010