BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 25 August 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Elena Gorokhova - A Mountain of Crumbs, Episode 2
  2/5At five years old, Elena goes to nursery and learns about being part of the collective.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/08/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/08/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/08/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Martyn Percy.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/08/2010
  The British woodland is fighting against several major diseases. Anna Hill learns why.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/08/2010
  With Treasury response to IFS criticisms of the Budget and a debate on the rise in STIs.
2. 09:00
  Fry's English Delight—Series 3, Accentuate the Negative
  3/4Stephen Fry explores some of the many aspects of the use of the negative in English.
3. 09:30
  Head to Head—Series 2, AJ Ayer and Edward de Bono
  3/5The 1976 clash between AJ Ayer and Edward de Bono about the fairness of democracy.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Elena Gorokhova - A Mountain of Crumbs, Episode 3
  3/5Elena can only go to college if she is a member of the Young Communist League.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—25/08/2010
  Is withdrawing benefits the best way to get lone parents back to work? With Jane Garvey.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Soloparentpals.com: Series 2, Doormats
  3/5Rosie has been sleeping with her ex-husband and Tom's ex treats him like a doormat.
7. 11:00
  Mind Changers—Case Study: SB - The Man Who Was Disappointed with What He Saw
  The story of SB, who had his sight restored after over 50 years of blindness.
8. 11:30
  Mum's on the Run—1. Mum Taxi
  1/6Trials and tribulations of a single mum's life with Ronni Ancona and John Gordon-Sinclair.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—25/08/2010
  Private universities report a post-A Level surge, and new treatments for headaches.
2. 12:57
  Weather—25/08/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—25/08/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  The Media Show—25/08/2010
  'The Web is Dead', or so claims the editor in chief of Wired magazine.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—24/08/2010
  Bert presents Nigel with a growing problem.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Gallery
  A new Tyneside art gallery's opening night is thrown into jeopardy by ill-trained staff.(R)
7. 15:00
  Alvin Hall's Generations of Money—Episode 4
  4/4Alvin Hall meets two pensioners with cautionary tales for an ageing population.
8. 15:30
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 6, Just When You Thought It Was Safe to be Green
  2/3Patrick Monahan's story warns against paying attention to government crime statistics.
9. 15:45
  A Load of Rubbish—Episode 3
  3/5Ian Marchant visits Ludlow, and Britain's first anaerobic food digester.(R)
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Alienation
  Laurie Taylor explores the meaning and relevance of Karl Marx's theory of alienation.
11. 16:30
  Case Notes—Balance Disorders
  Dr Mark Porter investigates balance disorders.
12. 17:00
  PM—25/08/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/08/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, A Bottle of Ulterio Motivo
  5/6Ed is in the money when he sells some of his old stuff to Violet Carson's new wine bar.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/08/2010
  Ed's on a mission.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Klaxons; Comedy Awards; Jo Nesbo; long running TV series
  News of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards; Klaxons interviewed; crime writer Jo Nesbo.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Soloparentpals.com: Series 2, Doormats
  3/5Rosie has been sleeping with her ex-husband and Tom's ex treats him like a doormat.
6. 20:00
  Iconoclasts—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/3Professor David Marsland argues that the mentally and morally unfit should be sterilised.
7. 20:45
  Talking to the Enemy—From agreements to peace
  3/3How do negotiators turn talks into lasting peace agreements? Jonathan Powell presents.
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—Graphene - the new wonder material
  Roland Pease reports on a new form of carbon that looks set to transform technology.
9. 21:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 3, Accentuate the Negative
  3/4Stephen Fry explores some of the many aspects of the use of the negative in English.
10. 21:58
  Weather—25/08/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—25/08/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—And the Land Lay Still, Episode 3
  3/10Whisky loosens Jean's tongue and Mike must face up to some hard truths.
13. 23:00
  Continuity—Episode 2
  2/6The return of Musical Notebook, and a revamp for Desert Island Discs.
14. 23:15
  Rik Mayall's Bedside Tales—Wake Up
  6/6Settle down because Rik would like to talk to you about Wake Up.(R)
15. 23:30
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 4, The Orient Express
  3/4It's murder when Giles and his godmother go on a septuagenarian trans-Balkan hen party.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/08/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Elena Gorokhova - A Mountain of Crumbs, Episode 3
  3/5Elena can only go to college if she is a member of the Young Communist League.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/08/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/08/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/08/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Martyn Percy.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/08/2010
  The Scottish farmer who illegally sold cloned meat says UK law should be changed.

Thursday 26 August 2010