BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 20 January 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 3
  3/5The highs and lows of single parenthood. Read by Samantha Bond.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/01/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/01/2011
  Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/01/2011
  The scientist who believes locusts, crickets and mealworms are the food of the future.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/01/2011
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Mexican Revolution
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 4
  4/5Jane Shilling explores belonging from the perspective of family and place.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—20/01/2011
  Presented by Jenni Murray. Including why do British clothing sizes vary so much?
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Year They Invented Sex, Episode 4
  4/5With help from her new friends from the trial, Isobel opens up about her feelings.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—20/01/2011
  Despatches from Tunis, Hanoi, Beirut, Paris and Moscow hosted by Kate Adie.
7. 11:30
  Robinson Crusoe: Rescued Again
  Glenn Mitchell examines the impact of the tv series The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—20/01/2011
  Consumer news with Shari Vahl. Are tax havens harming our economy?
2. 12:30
  Face the Facts—Shaky Foundations
  John Waite on the impact of the collapse of housing maintenance firm Connaught.
3. 12:53
  Brief Encounters—Episode 10
  10/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits a cinema in Istanbul.
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/01/2011
  National and international news.
6. 13:30
  Questions, Questions—20/01/2011
  Stewart Henderson presents the programme that answers listener questions.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/01/2011
  Pat broaches a delicate topic.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Deborah Wain - Notes to Self
  Deborah Wain's drama about Alzheimer's disease and music.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Yurts
  Meet those who are braving the winter to live like nomads in their yurt high up on Exmoor.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—YouthNet UK
  Founder Martyn Lewis and beneficiary Hannah present the Radio 4 Appeal for YouthNet UK.
11. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—The Burying of Joe Bloggs, Murray
  3/3Joe Bloggs is dead but who knew him best: his first love, his wife or his lawyer?(R)
12. 15:45
  Life at 24 Frames a Second—The Big Kill-Off
  4/10Author and critic David Thomson delves into cinema's dubious love affair with death.
13. 16:00
  Open Book—Alastair Campbell's Five of the Best; AS Byatt and Carol Birch
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Alastair Campbell about his five of the best books.
14. 16:30
  Material World—20/01/2011
  Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
15. 16:55
  Brief Encounters—Episode 11
  11/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits a cinema in Georgia.
16. 17:00
  PM—20/01/2011
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/01/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Nationalise British music festivals, abolish stamp duty, and reduce the voting age to 16.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/01/2011
  It's an exhausting day for the Brookfield residents.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—NEDS & Nina Raine's Tiger Country reviewed
  John Wilson reviews Peter Mullan's film NEDS, about Glasgow teenage-gangs in the 1970s.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Year They Invented Sex, Episode 4
  4/5With help from her new friends from the trial, Isobel opens up about her feelings.
6. 20:00
  The Report—Bankers' Bonuses
  Bankers due £7bn: Simon Cox asks why the Government seems powerless to curb bonuses.
7. 20:30
  In Business—A New Capitalism
  Peter Day talks to Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter.
8. 21:00
  Saving Species—Series 1, Episode 38
  38/40Saving Species reports from Australia on how tourists are helping to save whales.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Mexican Revolution
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
10. 21:58
  Weather—20/01/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—20/01/2011
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Julian Barnes Stories, The Fruit Cage, pt 1
  4/5The narrator visits his retired parents, but not everything is as quiet as it seems.
13. 23:00
  Spread a Little Happiness—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6A recent jog to work seems to have improved more than Hope and Jodie's muscles.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/01/2011
  Sean Curran with all the news from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 4
  4/5Jane Shilling explores belonging from the perspective of family and place.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/01/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/01/2011
  Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/01/2011
  Pig farmers say they're losing 20 pounds on every pig and the consumer should pay more.

Friday 21 January 2011