BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 29 April 2011

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/04/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Edgelands, Episode 4
  4/5Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts look at retail parks and edgeland hotels.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/04/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/04/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/04/2011
  With the Rt Rev and Rt Hon Richard Chartres, Bishop of London.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/04/2011
  Warm weather brings swathes of bluebells in British woodland.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/04/2011
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Cath Kidston
  Designer Cath Kidston joins Kirsty Young to choose her Desert Island Discs.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Edgelands, Episode 5
  5/5Ruined warehouses and abandoned piers. With Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts.
4. 10:00
  The Royal Wedding
  James Naughtie leads the coverage with reporters around the processional route.
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Afternoon
1. 12:57
  Weather—29/04/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
2. 13:00
  World at One—29/04/2011
  Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world.
3. 13:45
  More or Less—29/04/2011
  A cornucopia of wedding-related numbers, and AV explained.
4. 14:00
  The Archers—28/04/2011
  Will finally comes clean with Nic.
5. 14:15
  Iain M Banks - The State of the Art
  A spaceship arrives on Earth and finds a planet obsessed with alien concepts like 'money'.(R)
6. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Carrickfergus
  Eric Robson leads a horticultural discussion in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.
7. 15:45
  Russia: The Wild East—Series 1, A Window on the West
  10/25Martin Sixsmith visits St Petersburg, Peter the Great's 'window on the West'.
8. 16:00
  Last Word—John Sullivan, Sai Baba, Poly Styrene, Mike Campbell, Max Mathews
  Matthew Bannister on John Sullivan, Sathya Sai Baba, Poly Styrene and Max Mathews.
9. 16:30
  The Film Programme—29/04/2011
  Ray Winstone and Christian Carrion talk to Francine Stock about their new films.
10. 17:00
  PM—29/04/2011
  Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/04/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 74, Episode 3
  3/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/04/2011
  Jamie hears a few home truths.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The rise of film and TV drama based on real events
  Kirsty Lang reports on why true stories currently inspire so many films and TV dramas.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Out of Africa, The Giraffes Go to Hamburg
  5/5As Karen faces the necessity of leaving Africa, the grasshoppers come and seal her fate.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—29/04/2011
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from Wotton Arts Festival in Gloucestershire.
7. 20:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Monsters
  David Attenborough remembers puzzling over the Loch Ness Monster with Sir Peter Scott.
8. 21:00
  Russia: The Wild East—Series 1 Omnibus, Expansion and Autocratic Rule
  2/5Martin Sixsmith paints a portrait of Ivan the Terrible, the Tsar with absolute power.
9. 21:58
  Weather—29/04/2011
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—29/04/2011
  National and international news and analysis with Felicity Evans.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Absolutist, Episode 5
  5/10Marian confides to Tristan how Will's actions in France affected his family.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Kathleen Ferrier
  Broadcaster Sue MacGregor nominates singer Kathleen Ferrier who died tragically young.
13. 23:30
  The Doctor and Douglas
  As Doctor Who returns, Jon Culshaw looks at the man who changed it forever - Douglas Adams(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/04/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Edgelands, Episode 5
  5/5Ruined warehouses and abandoned piers. With Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/04/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/04/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/04/2011
  With the Rev Prof Peter Galloway.
8. 05:45
  iPM—30/04/2011
  The news programme that starts with its listeners. With Jennifer Tracey and Eddie Mair.

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