BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 26 January 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Alison Gangel - The Sun Hasn't Fallen From the Sky, Episode 2
  2/5Seven-year-old Ailsa is taken from her warm but chaotic parents and placed in an orphanage
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/01/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/01/2011
  With Dr Edward Kessler, director of the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/01/2011
  Scientists are developing GM crops which could create their own fertiliser.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—26/01/2011
  Debating economic contraction, Rupert Murdoch and the future of control orders.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—26/01/2011
  Libby Purves is joined by Bran Symondson, Joan Woodcock, Greg Hicks and Phillip King.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Alison Gangel - The Sun Hasn't Fallen From the Sky, Episode 3
  3/5Ailsa is having a miserable time in the strict orphanage, until she meets Mr Shaugnessy.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—26/01/2011
  With Jenni Murray. The sexism row in football.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 16: Three Women Across the Century, Episode 3
  3/5Catherine Thackray tries to make sense of a strange and moving event in her mother's life.
6. 11:00
  The Secret History of Social Networking—Episode 1
  1/3Rory Cellan-Jones traces the roots of social networking in the 70s and 80s.
7. 11:30
  Ballylenon—Series 8, Return of the Native
  1/6Guard Gallagher's unexpected return from America spells trouble for the McConkeys.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—26/01/2011
  Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson. Museum gets a £9 million revamp.
2. 12:53
  Brief Encounters—Episode 12
  12/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits a cinema in Kingston, Jamaica.
3. 12:57
  Weather—26/01/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—26/01/2011
  National and international news.
5. 13:30
  The Media Show—26/01/2011
  Director General Mark Thompson on BBC cuts.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—25/01/2011
  David faces a tricky customer.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—My Year Off
  A searingly honest account of Robert McCrum's stroke at the age of 42.(R)
8. 15:00
  Money Box Live—26/01/2011
  Send your questions about managing borrowing and debt to Paul Lewis and guests.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Tove Jansson - Travelling Light, Foreign City
  2/3An old man, his memory failing, must overcome adversity to manage a visit to his grandson.
10. 15:45
  Life at 24 Frames a Second—Happy Endings
  8/10Critic and writer David Thomson goes in search of happiness on the big screen.
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—26/01/2011
  Ronald Dworkin and Anthony Grayling on liberty versus equality.
12. 16:30
  Case Notes—Glaucoma
  Dr Mark Porter looks at a new test for the eye disease glaucoma.
13. 16:55
  Brief Encounters—Episode 10
  10/14Tales from cinemas across the world. Matthew Sweet visits a cinema in Istanbul.
14. 17:00
  PM—26/01/2011
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/01/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Showstopper—2. Ancient Egypt
  2/6The Showstopper! team improvise an entire musical in front of your very ears.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/01/2011
  Clarrie stakes her claim at the dairy.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jack Nicholson in How Do You Know
  Jack Nicholson, National Theatre Director Nicholas Hytner and poet Jo Shapcott.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 16: Three Women Across the Century, Episode 3
  3/5Catherine Thackray tries to make sense of a strange and moving event in her mother's life.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Conflict Between Religious Belief and Human Rights Law
  The conflict between religious belief and human rights law.
7. 20:45
  What the Minister Saw
  Art expert Philip Mould looks at what new government ministers have put on their walls.(R)
8. 21:00
  Thin Air—Episode 3
  3/3Gabrielle Walker explores Earth's protecting veil, the upper atmosphere.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—26/01/2011
  Libby Purves is joined by Bran Symondson, Joan Woodcock, Greg Hicks and Phillip King.
10. 21:58
  Weather—26/01/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—26/01/2011
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Meeting Point, Episode 3
  3/10Farid takes Ruth to see the Tree of Life where the reality falls short of her expectations
13. 23:00
  Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard—Series 2, Billirock the Black
  1/6The 2000-year-old wizard living in the modern world tries to re-capture an evil sorcerer.
14. 23:15
  Bob Servant—The Bob Servant Emails, Olga, Sasha and the Jamaica Lakers
  1/6Bob is approached by a scintillating Russian woman and fearlessly launches a new business.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—26/01/2011
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster on the day's events in Parliament.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Alison Gangel - The Sun Hasn't Fallen From the Sky, Episode 3
  3/5Ailsa is having a miserable time in the strict orphanage, until she meets Mr Shaugnessy.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/01/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/01/2011
  With Dr Edward Kessler, director of the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/01/2011
  More of England's forests could be up for sale.

Thursday 27 January 2011