BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 30 April 2011

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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—30/04/2011
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—30/04/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Mingulay
  Helen Mark visits Barra in the Outer Hebrides to hear about island life past and future.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—30/04/2011
  Fabrics from the farm: Charlotte Smith meets some 'Cotswold Lions'.
5. 06:57
  Weather—30/04/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—30/04/2011
  Debating shared national moments, Egyptian alliances and female conductors.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—30/04/2011
  Richard Coles with comedian and activist Mark Thomas and poet Luke Wright.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—30/04/2011
  John McCarthy hears about Albania, Africa and the Amazon.
9. 10:30
  When Hollywood Met Halifax
  How Jayne Mansfield shook up the northern club scene before she died.
10. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—The Perils of Planning
  John Kampfner examines what the Coalition's proposals for planning mean for 'localism'.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—30/04/2011
  Kate Adie hosts despatches from Paris, Beirut, Islamabad, Antarctica and India.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—30/04/2011
  Paul Lewis asks what killed final salary pension schemes in this Money Box special.
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 74, Episode 3
  3/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 12:57
  Weather—30/04/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—30/04/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—29/04/2011
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from Wotton Arts Festival in Gloucestershire.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—30/04/2011
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—One Chord Wonders, Television's Over
  5/5By Frank Cottrell Boyce. 1977: The bored teenagers of Camberley are about to get punk.(R)
8. 15:30
  The Music Group—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/5Phil Hammond's guests are David Nicholls, Julie Berry and Stewart Lee.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Presented by Jane Garvey. The experience of millions of women during the Second World War.
10. 17:00
  PM—30/04/2011
  A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—30/04/2011
  The news programme that starts with its listeners. With Jennifer Tracey and Eddie Mair.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—30/04/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/04/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—30/04/2011
  Clive Anderson is joined by John Simm, Imogen Stubbs, Michael Mosley and Steve Pemberton.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 10, Episode 1
  1/8Rebecca Lenkiewicz presents two lives affected by Endeavour's launch from Cape Kennedy.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—30/04/2011
  Aminatta Forna and guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Sound of Sport
  The significance of sound in our experience of sport.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities, Episode 1
  1/2Doleful is charged as Master of Ceremonies to turn Handley Cross into a spa town.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—30/04/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Meritocracy and monarchy
  Michael Buerk asks if the monarchy is compatible with a truly meritocratic society.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 25, 2011 Heat 4
  4/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz in Manchester.
10. 23:30
  Lost Voices—Series 3, Patricia Beer
  3/4Brian Patten highlights the work of under-rated poet Patricia Beer.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/05/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Perspectives—futouristic.co.uk
  2/3By Christopher Priest. Replying to an email, Mr Frogle is sure nothing will be the same.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/05/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/05/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/05/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/05/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—01/05/2011
  The bells of St Edward's, Egg Buckland, Devon.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 2, Christina Patterson: Care to be a Nurse?
  Christina Patterson says we should stop making excuses for bad nursing.

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