BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 28 October 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Stephen Fry - The Fry Chronicles, Episode 3
  3/5Stephen reveals how he became a poster boy for, of all things, celibacy.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/10/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/10/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/10/2010
  With Canon Stephen Shipley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/10/2010
  Caz Graham asks if landowners who amalgamate smaller tenant farms are damaging farming.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/10/2010
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Unicorn
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and mythology of the unicorn.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Stephen Fry - The Fry Chronicles, Episode 4
  4/5Stephen Fry talks about his early love of radio and his first forays into broadcasting.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—28/10/2010
  Presented by Jenni Murray. Kirstie Allsopp talks about her new book on home crafts.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—So Much For That, Episode 4
  4/10A dramatisation of Lionel Shriver's unflinching new novel. How much money is a life worth?
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—28/10/2010
  Thursday's despatches from correspondents worldwide.
7. 11:30
  The League of Gentlemen's Ghost Chase
  The League of Gentlemen reunite for an evening in one of Britain's most haunted houses.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—28/10/2010
  Winifred Robinson investigates the changes that have occurred in food since 1970.
2. 12:57
  Weather—28/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—28/10/2010
  National and international news.
4. 13:30
  Costing the Earth—Spring Forwards, Fall Backwards
  The clocks change next week. Alice Roberts asks if this is madness for the environment.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—20/10/2010
  Will's feeling out of the loop and Kenton hangs out with Jamie.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Severed Threads, If Thy Hand Offend Thee
  2/3Three lives on three continents connected by one event.
7. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 16, Scotland - Glasgow Necropolis
  Clare Balding walks through the Glasgow Necropolis.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Family Holiday Association
  Ruth Rendell presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Family Holiday Association.
9. 15:30
  Original Shorts—Series 4, Middle Swine
  3/5By Christopher Matthew. John Small was at school with Tim Slingsby. Or was he?
10. 15:45
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Feargus O'Connor and the Chartist Land Plan
  4/12The legacy of O'Connor's 1842 plan for poor Britons to plough their own furrow.
11. 16:00
  Open Book—24/10/2010
  Mariella Frostrup talks to writer Paul Auster about his new book Sunset Park.
12. 16:30
  Material World—28/10/2010
  Indonesian disasters; The first electronics; Pollution from space travel.
13. 17:00
  PM—28/10/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/10/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Richard Herring's Objective—Series 1, The St George's Flag
  3/4Richard Herring asks why the English rarely wave their flag with national pride.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/10/2010
  Jennifer is feeling the strain.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Elvis Costello; Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan
  John Wilson interviews songwriter Elvis Costello, and comedians Rob Brydon & Steve Coogan.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—So Much For That, Episode 4
  4/10A dramatisation of Lionel Shriver's unflinching new novel. How much money is a life worth?
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Interview with Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP
  Joshua Rozenberg questions Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke about the government's plans.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—28/10/2010
  Evan Davis and guests discuss the relationship of company chairman and chief executive.
8. 21:00
  Saving Species—Series 1, Episode 26
  26/40In this week's programme, deer, conservation in the UK and biodiversity world-wide.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Unicorn
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and mythology of the unicorn.
10. 21:58
  Weather—28/10/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—28/10/2010
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Crimson China, Episode 4
  4/10Lili persuades a friend to take her to Morecambe Bay where she thinks her brother died.
13. 23:00
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Cast in Order of Disappearance, Episode 2
  2/4Simon Brett's actor-turned-sleuth goes fishing and hooks a corpse.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—28/10/2010
  Rachel Byrne reports on the day's events at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Stephen Fry - The Fry Chronicles, Episode 4
  4/5Stephen Fry talks about his early love of radio and his first forays into broadcasting.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/10/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/10/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/10/2010
  With Canon Stephen Shipley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/10/2010
  The number of eels in British rivers has declined by 95% in the last 30 years.

Friday 29 October 2010