BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 16 June 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/06/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—James Joyce - A Biography, Episode 3
  3/5Exile leads to Rome which is not an idyll but all 'Pprrpffrrppff' to Joyce.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/06/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/06/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/06/2011
  Prayer and reflection with Pritpal Kaur Riat.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/06/2011
  Water restrictions for agriculture are inevitable warns Farming Minister Jim Paice.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/06/2011
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Wyclif and the Lollards
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss John Wyclif and the Lollards.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—James Joyce - A Biography, Episode 4
  4/5It's February 1914, Joyce is 32. Tensions in Trieste increase with the prospect of war.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—16/06/2011
  With Jenni Murray. Iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve on playing a trophy wife.
5. 10:45
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—4. Gabriel-Ernest
  4/6A vile celebrity chef meets his match in a teenage intruder.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—16/06/2011
  Kate Adie with the BBC's award-winning foreign affairs show.
7. 11:30
  This Is Not Magritte
  Richard Strange explores the bizarre world of bowler-hatted Surrealist artist, Magritte.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—16/06/2011
  Winifred Robinson hears which charities may be affected most by funding cutbacks.
2. 12:57
  Weather—16/06/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—16/06/2011
  Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Off the Page—Instant Gratification
  Dominic Arkwright explores the concept of the quick fix with guests.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—15/06/2011
  Brian faces a battle in the boardroom.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Lavinia Greenlaw - The Chess Girls
  The story of the educational experiment that produced the world-beating Polgar sisters.
7. 15:00
  Ramblings—Literary Walks, Darwin - Quantock Hills
  Clare Balding takes an 'evolutionary walk' in the Quantock Hills in Somerset.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Garden Africa
  Carol Klein presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Garden Africa.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Alexandros Papadiamandis - The Boundless Garden, Shipwrecks' Wreckage
  3/3Three sailors are shipwrecked and their cargo of cheeses lost.
10. 15:45
  I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Into Here—Episode 4
  4/5Roger Law meets up with Chris Darwin, the great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin.
11. 16:00
  Open Book—Amitav Ghosh and Alexander Baron rediscovered
  Amitav Ghosh discusses River of Smoke, the second instalment in his Ibis Trilogy.
12. 16:30
  Material World—16/06/2011
  Quentin Cooper presents his weekly round-up of the latest science research.
13. 17:00
  PM—16/06/2011
  Patrick O'Connell presents the day's top stories.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/06/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The panel show hosted by Angus Deayton and devised by the panellists.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/06/2011
  The competition hots up for Harry and Jazzer.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Mildred Pierce review and author Andrew Miller
  Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce reviewed; a theatre tests out its seating plans.
5. 19:45
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—4. Gabriel-Ernest
  4/6A vile celebrity chef meets his match in a teenage intruder.
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—The Coalition's Sentencing Reform Plans
  Joshua Rozenberg explores the thinking behind the Justice Secretary's sentencing reforms.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Contacts and Contracts
  Evan Davis's guests debate the importance of contacts, and reveal their greatest regrets.
8. 21:00
  Saving Species—Series 2, Episode 8
  8/30Brett Westwood broadcasts live from Long Nanny, an Arctic Tern colony in Northumberland.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Wyclif and the Lollards
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss John Wyclif and the Lollards.
10. 21:58
  Weather—16/06/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—16/06/2011
  With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Three Stations, Episode 4
  4/10On the trail of a murderer, Renko finds himself mixing with the new Russian oligarchs.
13. 23:00
  Dave Against the Machine—The Tramp Who Would Be Queenie
  4/4Dave is convinced that a homeless person living on his street is actually Princess Diana.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/06/2011
  Sean Curran with all the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/06/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—James Joyce - A Biography, Episode 4
  4/5It's February 1914, Joyce is 32. Tensions in Trieste increase with the prospect of war.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/06/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/06/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/06/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/06/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/06/2011
  Prayer and reflection with Pritpal Kaur Riat.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/06/2011
  British salad growers criticise the compensation offered after the German E. coli outbreak

Friday 17 June 2011