BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 3 November 2010

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/11/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  America Votes
  Coverage of the US mid-term elections.
3. 05:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/11/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
4. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/11/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/11/2010
  With Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/11/2010
  Haddock from sustainable stocks will now be clearly labelled.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/11/2010
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—03/11/2010
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Michele Dotrice.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Philip Larkin - Letters to Monica, Episode 3
  3/5Poet Philip Larkin successfully gains the Head Librarianship in Hull.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—03/11/2010
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Including Joan Rivers on her film 'A Piece of Work'.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—So Much For That, Episode 8
  8/10A dramatisation of Lionel Shriver's unflinching new novel. How much money is a life worth?
6. 11:00
  Doc Martens at 50
  An iconic pair of boots turns fifty this year: Sarfraz Manzoor looks at Doc Martens.
7. 11:30
  The Secret World—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Prince Charles ends up helping his driver move a sideboard.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—03/11/2010
  Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson. Are farmers powering the rush to solar power?
2. 12:57
  Weather—03/11/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—03/11/2010
  National and international news.
4. 13:30
  The Media Show—03/11/2010
  Daybreak and dumbing down at ITV; Times editor on paywalls; Ian Hislop on journalism.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—02/11/2010
  Lilian keeps an eye on her investment and Ed is fuming.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Mike Bartlett - Miss St Andrews
  Old grudges resurface as Miss St Andrews 1961 meets her old rival 50 years on.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—03/11/2010
  Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Red Herrings, In Pursuit of the Uneatable
  2/3Eugene O'Hare reads In Pursuit of the Uneatable by Brian McGilloway.
9. 15:45
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—The Brotherhood of Ruralists, part 1
  8/12How Mother Nature inspired a group of 1970s artists to paint rural life in the countryside
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Supermax - Western Rule
  Laurie Taylor explores the growth of high security prisons in America.
11. 16:30
  All in the Mind—Battlefield Military Mental Health - Antidepressants and Morality - Community Treatment Orders
  Claudia Hammond on the UK's first study from the Iraq war zone.
12. 17:00
  PM—03/11/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/11/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  What Went Wrong with the Olympics?—Episode 2
  2/6Spoof documentary set in 2014, looking back at the fiasco that was the London Olympics.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/11/2010
  Pat tries to take her mind off her worries and Lynda's panto casting reaches crisis point.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Dawn French, Cleo Laine, Any Human Heart reviewed
  Mark Lawson talks to Dawn French about her first novel, and to jazz singer Cleo Laine.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—So Much For That, Episode 8
  8/10A dramatisation of Lionel Shriver's unflinching new novel. How much money is a life worth?
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—03/11/2010
  Terrorism, civil liberties and the climate of fear, chaired by Michael Buerk.
7. 20:45
  The AA Bible
  Alcoholics Anonymous calls it "the Bible" : literary critic John Sutherland delves deeper.
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—Cancer Treatment
  Is a new personalised drug for skin cancer set to revolutionise cancer medicine?
9. 21:30
  Midweek—03/11/2010
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Michele Dotrice.
10. 21:58
  Weather—03/11/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—03/11/2010
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Crimson China, Episode 8
  8/10Lili finally discovers that her brother Wen is not dead.
13. 23:00
  Bespoken Word—03/11/2010
  Performance poetry, this week starring Molly Naylor who was on one of the 7/7 trains.
14. 23:15
  The Cornwell Estate—Series 2, Jimmy Baker
  2/6Restarting his stand-up comic career in Newcastle is not all that Jimmy has planned.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—03/11/2010
  All the news from the Commons and the Lords, including this week's PMQs.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/11/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Philip Larkin - Letters to Monica, Episode 3
  3/5Poet Philip Larkin successfully gains the Head Librarianship in Hull.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/11/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/11/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/11/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/11/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/11/2010
  With Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/11/2010
  38 people died working on British farms last year. We ask how farming can be made safer.

Thursday 4 November 2010