BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 16 July 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/07/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Ghosts by Daylight, Episode 5
  5/5Janine di Giovanni has settled in to motherhood at last but Bruno's back has now broken.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/07/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/07/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/07/2011
  A short spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Chris Bennett.
8. 05:45
  iPM—16/07/2011
  'I had to stop the police lynching him.' The tensions between detectives and reporters.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—16/07/2011
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—16/07/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—The South Downs - An Inspirational Landscape
  Helen Mark is in Sussex to find out about the inspirational South Downs.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith helps clear up after the Great Yorkshire Show.
5. 06:57
  Weather—16/07/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—16/07/2011
  Debating the recognition of Libyan rebels, banking stress tests and winning the lottery.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Dreda Say Mitchell, Mr Gee, Bury St Edmunds, Mandela's friend Paul Goldreich, former model Caroline Christensen, Jacqui Smith
  Richard Coles and writer Dreda Say Mitchell; politician Jacqui Smith's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—South Africa - InterRail
  Sandi Toksvig explores Cape Town in the company of two very different experts.
9. 10:30
  Barry Humphries in Weimar
  Barry Humphries shares his passion for the decadent world of 20s and early 30s Berlin.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—16/07/2011
  Peter Riddell asks how well Parliament is tackling the phone-hacking scandal.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—16/07/2011
  Looking behind the global headlines: Kate Adie with correspondents' despatches.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—16/07/2011
  Paul Lewis presents a special programme looking at problems in the UK's housing market.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 34, Episode 6
  6/7Steve Punt hosts the topical comedy gangshow. With special guest Danielle Ward.
3. 12:57
  Weather—16/07/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—16/07/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:15
  The Reith Lectures—Securing Freedom, Aung San Suu Kyi: Dissent
  2/5Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second Reith Lecture 2011.(R)
6. 14:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 2, Sheila Hancock
  1/6Rufus Hound invites Sheila Hancock to read extracts from her teenage diaries.
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—The Purple Land
  Andrew Davies' rip-roaring treatment of WH Hudson's South American classic.
8. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Frida Kahlo; Christine Rice mezzo soprano; Helen Walsh
  Frida Kahlo - her art and marriage; sleep deprivation with a new baby; and Christine Rice.
9. 17:00
  PM—16/07/2011
  With Carolyn Quinn. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
10. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Limits of Automation
  Evan Davis and guests discuss the limits of automation and the benefits of the awayday.
11. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
12. 17:57
  Weather—16/07/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/07/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—16/07/2011
  Clive Anderson is joined by Marcus du Sautoy, Duncan McNab, Mark Mason and Arthur Smith.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Rupert Murdoch
  Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corporation, at the centre of the phone hacking scandal.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—16/07/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
5. 20:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Germaine Greer
  The feminist and scholar Germaine Greer meets her younger self in the BBC's Sound Archive.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The History of Titus Groan, Titus Arrives
  1/6A baby is born, heir to the crumbling stone and ancient ritual of Gormenghast.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—16/07/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Four Thought—Series 2, Matthew Engel: An Invasion of Americanisms
  Matthew Engel warns of a new threat to the English language from Americanisms.
9. 22:30
  The Story of Economics—Gods
  1/3Michael Blastland goes to Athens, where economics as a discipline began.(R)
10. 23:00
  Quote... Unquote—11/07/2011
  With guests Sian Phillips, James Richardson, Edward Stourton and Rebecca Front.
11. 23:30
  Pearl
  How a poem of love, loss and solace speaks from the 14th century to us today.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/07/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Shorts—Series 10, One of Us
  1/3By Julia Butler. A boy adapting to a new environment comes alive on the football pitch.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/07/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/07/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/07/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/07/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—17/07/2011
  The bells of St Paul's Cathedral, London.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Rupert Murdoch
  Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corporation, at the centre of the phone hacking scandal.

Sunday 17 July 2011