BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 17 January 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Cosmopolitanism - Dietetics
  Laurie Taylor explores cosmopolitan values and the morality of medicine and health.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—16/01/2011
  The bells of Durham Cathedral.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/01/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/01/2011
  Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/01/2011
  Should livestock be taken out of the livestock market?
10. 05:57
  Weather—17/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/01/2011
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—17/01/2011
  Andrew Marr with Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Sandel, Nina Raine and Azzam Alwash.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 1
  1/5Similarities between middle age and adolescence. Jane Shilling's memoir.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—17/01/2011
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Including singer Wanda Jackson, the 'First Lady of Rockabilly'.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Year They Invented Sex, Episode 1
  1/5Lella Florence is looking for women to help with trials of the contraceptive pill.
6. 11:00
  Lords a Living—Episode 3
  3/3Lord Brooke returns to the titular land of his peerage - Alverthorpe, near Wakefield.
7. 11:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, From Bean to Cup
  2/6Ed has landed on his feet with a decent pad, a coffee maker and gainful employment.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—17/01/2011
  Why holiday companies are still selling package deals to Tunisia.
2. 12:53
  Brief Encounters—Episode 1
  1/14Tales from cinemas across the world with Matthew Sweet - opening with Lebanon.
3. 12:57
  Weather—17/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—17/01/2011
  National and international news.
5. 13:30
  Brain of Britain—17/01/2011
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—16/01/2011
  Vicky is game for a laugh.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Need for Nonsense
  The friendship between the writer and illustrator Edward Lear and his Greek manservant.(R)
8. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Going to the Flicks, Episode 1
  1/2Barry Norman on the changing experience of British cinema going over the last century.
9. 15:45
  Life at 24 Frames a Second—In the Dark
  1/10David Thomson explores how cinema has changed him - and us. Do we need a map for the dark?
10. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Angela Hartnett's Best Producer Meal
  Angela Hartnett cooks a winter's feast from the 2010 Best Producer Finalists' ingredients.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Egypt
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the history of Christians and Muslims in Egypt.
12. 16:55
  Brief Encounters—Episode 2
  2/14Tales from a cinema queue in Mumbai, with Matthew Sweet.
13. 17:00
  PM—17/01/2011
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/01/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 54, Episode 4
  4/6Fifty-fourth series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/01/2011
  Jill is getting anxious.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Morning Glory; Neil Jordan; Film SFX
  Harrison Ford in Morning Glory; screenwriter Neil Jordan; special effects in film.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Year They Invented Sex, Episode 1
  1/5Lella Florence is looking for women to help with trials of the contraceptive pill.
6. 20:00
  Young, Muslim and Black
  Dotun Adebayo looks at why many young black British people are converting to Islam.(R)
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Cambodia: Country for Sale
  Cambodia is selling vast swathes of its land to global investors - but at what price?
8. 21:00
  Material World—13/01/2011
  Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—17/01/2011
  Andrew Marr with Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Sandel, Nina Raine and Azzam Alwash.
10. 21:58
  Weather—17/01/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/01/2011
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Julian Barnes Stories, Complicity, part 1
  1/5A gentle love story which explores the connections we make and how we communicate them.
13. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—11/01/2011
  Michael Rosen celebrates the life of the microphone.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/01/2011
  Rachel Byrne with all the news from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 1
  1/5Similarities between middle age and adolescence. Jane Shilling's memoir.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/01/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/01/2011
  Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/01/2011
  A warning rural petrol stations could disappear by the end of the decade.

Tuesday 18 January 2011