BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 14 March 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/03/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Outsourced Cultures - Happiness Letters
  How answering calls will change your life: the cultural impact of call centres in India.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—13/03/2011
  The bells of St Olave's, Hart Street, London.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/03/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/03/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/03/2011
  Prayer and reflection.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/03/2011
  Half of Europe's butter is frozen before it reaches your shopping basket.
10. 05:57
  Weather—14/03/2011
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—14/03/2011
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—14/03/2011
  Andrew Marr and Brian Greene, Brian Cox and Angela Saini.
3. 09:45
  Letters to the Arab World—Episode 1
  1/5Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif writes a letter to her family in Cairo.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—14/03/2011
  Presented by Jane Garvey. The 70th anniversary of polyester.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Paris Wife, The Wives' Corner
  1/5Paula McLain's fictional memoir told by Hadley, Ernest Hemingway's first wife.
6. 11:00
  Cadbury Kraft: A Year On—Episode 1
  1/2What has happened to Cadbury in the year since Kraft took control?
7. 11:30
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 1, Sham
  4/6Brian tells the story of his visit to a country where alternative therapies abound.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—14/03/2011
  Julian Worricker investigates why police dogs are costing taxpayers thousands of pounds.
2. 12:57
  Weather—14/03/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—14/03/2011
  Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world.
4. 13:30
  The 3rd Degree—Series 1, Reading
  4/6Three students from Reading University take on their professors in a battle of wits.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—13/03/2011
  It's a stressful time for the Archer family.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Mike Walker - The Gun Goes to Hollywood
  A Hollywood script doctor is drafted in to the set of The Pride and the Passion.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Divorce - British Style
  40 years after the Divorce Act came into force, what was the impact on British society?
8. 15:45
  Churchill's Other Lives—Bricklaying
  1/10Churchill was a keen bricklayer, but did he have anything in common with the working man?
9. 16:00
  The Food Programme—British Charcuterie
  Food writer Tim Hayward goes in search of British charcuterie.
10. 16:30
  Mr Tesco: The Legacy of Terry Leahy
  Departing Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy on his rise from council estate to global business.
11. 17:00
  PM—14/03/2011
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/03/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 59, Episode 6
  6/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke, Sheila Hancock and Sue Perkins
3. 19:00
  The Archers—14/03/2011
  Jill and David are feeling helpless.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Sienna Miller and Sheridan Smith in Flare Path; Emma Donoghue on Room
  Mark Lawson reviews Sienna Miller in Terence Rattigan's play Flare Path.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Paris Wife, The Wives' Corner
  1/5Paula McLain's fictional memoir told by Hadley, Ernest Hemingway's first wife.
6. 20:00
  Document—14/03/2011
  Mike Thomson explores documents which shed light on plans to update Polaris in the mid-70s
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Muscular Liberalism
  David Walker examines the prime minister's proposals for 'muscular liberalism'.
8. 21:00
  Material World—10/03/2011
  Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—14/03/2011
  Andrew Marr and Brian Greene, Brian Cox and Angela Saini.
10. 21:58
  Weather—14/03/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—14/03/2011
  Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Pigeon English, Episode 6
  6/10Harri has run out on his initiation test with the Dell Farm Crew.
13. 23:00
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Pilot
  Alex Horne and his band learn to speak 'jazz' and head off into space.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—14/03/2011
  Sean Curran reports as David Cameron says a no-fly zone over Libya is 'deliverable'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/03/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Letters to the Arab World—Episode 1
  1/5Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif writes a letter to her family in Cairo.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/03/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/03/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/03/2011
  Prayer and reflection.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/03/2011
  Anna Hill hears how changing tastes in the far East have led to record UK food exports.

Tuesday 15 March 2011