BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 22 January 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 5
  5/5Austere times lie ahead after Jane's work as a freelance journalist receives a blow.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/01/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/01/2011
  Daily prayer and reflection.
8. 05:45
  iPM—22/01/2011
  A news programme shaped by the inquisitiveness and experience of the Radio 4 audience.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—22/01/2011
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—22/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Portbury Wharf
  Helen Mark meets Bristol city dwellers developing a nature reserve on their doorstep.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith traces food back to its source.
5. 06:57
  Weather—22/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—22/01/2011
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—22/01/2011
  Fi Glover with business guru Deborah Meaden, and the Inheritance Tracks of Rick Astley.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—South America 'Wild coast' - Volunteering abroad
  John McCarthy explores the coast of Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana in South America.
9. 10:30
  In Search of the Holy Whale
  Marc Riley, Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker search for whales off the coast of Ireland.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—22/01/2011
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—22/01/2011
  Foreign correspondents tell their stories from different parts of the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—22/01/2011
  News and advice on safeguarding and improving your personal finances.
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 73, Episode 3
  3/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 12:57
  Weather—22/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—22/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—21/01/2011
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Poole Grammar School.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—22/01/2011
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Payback
  Jonathan Myerson's play explores pressures on US diplomacy in the 1973 Middle East War.
8. 15:30
  The Bell Boys
  Closet campanologist Ian McMillan spends a day at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.(R)
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Presented by Jane Garvey. The tyranny of clothes sizes - why do they vary so much?
10. 17:00
  PM—22/01/2011
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—22/01/2011
  A news programme shaped by the inquisitiveness and experience of the Radio 4 audience.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—22/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—22/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—22/01/2011
  Clive Anderson is joined by Lenny Henry, Andrew Neil and Alastair Campbell.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Andy Coulson
  James Silver profiles Andy Coulson, who's resigned as David Cameron's communications chief
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—22/01/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Going to the Flicks, Episode 2
  2/2Charting the rise from the 1970s low ebb in cinema-going to today's exciting innovations.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Neglected Classics - Miss Mackenzie, Episode 2
  2/2A story of money, relationships and love, full of Trollopian delight.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—22/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Measuring the Nation's Happiness
  Combative debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—17/01/2011
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 23:30
  Lost Voices of Afghanistan
  Jonathan Charles explores the new war poetry written by Afghanistan's civilians.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—The Treasure Chest, Tales of Cunning
  3/3A soldier is married on sentry duty, and Dr Rapunzius sells some amazing toothache pills.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/01/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—23/01/2011
  The bells of York Minster.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Andy Coulson
  James Silver profiles Andy Coulson, who's resigned as David Cameron's communications chief

Sunday 23 January 2011