BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 1 September 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/09/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Chris Mullin - Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005-2010, Episode 2
  2/5It is 2006 and Mullin looks back on Tony Blair's premiership.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/09/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/09/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/09/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/09/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/09/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/09/2010
  Cows belong in fields, not in factories, according to a leading animal welfare charity.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/09/2010
  Inside Blair's memoirs, the new mideast peace talks and the role of self-help books.
2. 09:00
  Fry's English Delight—Series 3, Future Conditional
  4/4What will English be like in 200 years' time? Stephen Fry investigates how it will change.
3. 09:30
  Head to Head—Series 2, Malcolm X and James Farmer
  4/5Revisiting the 1963 clash between civil rights activists Malcolm X and James Farmer.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Chris Mullin - Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005-2010, Episode 3
  3/5Chris Mullin reflects on the final days of Tony Blair's premiership.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—01/09/2010
  Presented by Jenni Murray. From Alexis Colby to Catwoman - what makes a female baddie?
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 3
  3/5Judith wonders how she will settle down until she meets fellow student Jennifer.
7. 11:00
  Mind Changers—Case Study: Dora - The Girl Who Walked Out on Freud
  The story of Dora, Freud's first case history, which he used to explain infant sexuality.
8. 11:30
  Mum's on the Run—Episode 2
  2/6A modern single mum battles with life. Starring Ronni Ancona and John Gordon Sinclair
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—01/09/2010
  Why intensively reared British chicken is flying off the shelves.
2. 12:57
  Weather—01/09/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—01/09/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  The Media Show—01/09/2010
  Steve Hewlett speaks to Sky's Director of Public Affairs David Wheeldon.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—31/08/2010
  Fallon gets defensive.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Gavin Mortimer - The Great Swim
  In the 1920s, many doubted that a woman could swim the Channel, until one attempt.
7. 15:00
  Money Box—28/08/2010
  The latest news from the world of personal finance.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Claire Keegan - Foster, Episode 2
  2/3The discovery of a secret threatens the idyll of life with the Kinsellas.
9. 15:45
  When I Grow Up—Episode 3
  3/5John Waite reports on how childhood dreams and ambitions match up to the reality of life.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—French culture - Network Nudge
  Laurie explores the decline in French culture and the power of networks.
11. 16:30
  Case Notes—Patient Safety
  Mark Porter finds out how to improve patient safety in hospitals and the community.
12. 17:00
  PM—01/09/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/09/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Elgar Writes
  6/6Ed's cat Elgar finds fame when his blog becomes an internet hit.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/09/2010
  Will makes his point at The Bull.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Author C J Sansom, The Switch and Dinner for Schmucks
  With Mark Lawson, including novelist C J Sansom who discusses his Tudor mysteries.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 3
  3/5Judith wonders how she will settle down until she meets fellow student Jennifer.
6. 20:00
  Iconoclasts—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/3Journalist Stephen Pollard argues that we should stop spending public money on the arts.
7. 20:45
  1960-2010—Episode 1
  1/3Simon Heffer discusses social mobility and the sixties.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster
  Five years after the devastation of Katrina, is New Orleans safe from hurricane and flood?
9. 21:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 3, Future Conditional
  4/4What will English be like in 200 years' time? Stephen Fry investigates how it will change.
10. 21:58
  Weather—01/09/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—01/09/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—And the Land Lay Still, Episode 8
  8/10Liam Brennan reads from James Robertson's new novel.
13. 23:00
  Continuity—Episode 3
  3/6It's late, the schedules have gone barmy and our Radio 4 announcer has marital woes.
14. 23:15
  What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else—Series 1, Personal Appearance
  1/4Andrew Lawrence delves into conventional living, kicking off with looking good.
15. 23:30
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 4, Las Vegas
  4/4It's Viva Las Vegas as Giles accidentally gets three wives in a row and loses the jackpot.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/09/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Chris Mullin - Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005-2010, Episode 3
  3/5Chris Mullin reflects on the final days of Tony Blair's premiership.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/09/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/09/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/09/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/09/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/09/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/09/2010
  Tony Blair confesses he regrets bringing in the hunting ban. Caz Graham hears why.

Thursday 2 September 2010