BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 30 October 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Stephen Fry - The Fry Chronicles, Episode 5
  5/5Stephen Fry remembers his great friendship with Douglas Adams.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/10/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/10/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/10/2010
  With Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.
8. 05:45
  iPM—30/10/2010
  "Why can't we strike like the French?" British and French listeners talk, plus a play.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—30/10/2010
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—30/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Pluckley: The Most Haunted Village in Britain
  What is life like in Britain's most haunted village? Helen Mark is in Pluckley to find out
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Farming Today looks at how the UK will meet a 15 percent renewable energy target by 2020.
5. 06:57
  Weather—30/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—30/10/2010
  Lord Reid considers the impact of yesterday's security alert, plus Bruce Springsteen.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—30/10/2010
  The Reverend Richard Coles is joined by satirist John Lloyd and poet Kate Fox.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Syria - Sark
  John McCarthy focuses on the rich history of Syria and the serenity of Sark.
9. 10:30
  Oktoberfest!
  Journalist John F Jungclaussen joins millions of revellers in Munich.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—30/10/2010
  Elinor Goodman looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—30/10/2010
  Correspondents around the world tell their stories.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—30/10/2010
  News and advice on safeguarding and improving your personal finances.
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 72, Episode 6
  6/8Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical news quiz with guests Jeremy Hardy and Ava Vidal.
3. 12:57
  Weather—30/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—30/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—29/10/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from St Mary's Parish Church in Leeds.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—30/10/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Tim Krabbe - The Vanishing
  Years after his girlfriend vanished at a petrol station, Rex tries to learn what happened.
8. 15:30
  Rosa And Leos
  The story of how the music critic Rosa Newmarch brought Janacek's music to Britain.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Kirsty Allsopp talks about her new series and domestic projects.
10. 17:00
  PM—30/10/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—28/10/2010
  Evan Davis and guests discuss the relationship of company chairman and chief executive.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—30/10/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—30/10/2010
  Clive Anderson is joined by James May, Molly Parkin and Geoffrey Robertson QC.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 9, Octopus's Garden by the Sea
  1/8Playwright Lavinia Murray creates an imaginative response to a story from the week's news.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—30/10/2010
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—El Tren Fantasma
  An acoustic journey by train across Mexico recreated with archive recordings.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Herman Melville - Moby Dick, Episode 2
  2/2Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit of the white whale reaches its tragic climax.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—30/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—27/10/2010
  Combative live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—25/10/2010
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—24/10/2010
  Roger McGough introduces poems about Scotland to mark the recent death of Edwin Morgan.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/10/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Lost and Found—The Undertaker's Tale
  1/3By Mark Twain. Sharply ironic satire on the commercial aspects of funeral undertaking.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/10/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

Sunday 31 October 2010