BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 1 August 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Creating capabilities
  Martha Nussbaum on human capabilities.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—31/07/2011
  The bells of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:30
  Shipping Forecast—01/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:40
  Prayer for the Day—01/08/2011
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:42
  Farming Today—01/08/2011
  Satellite monitored cows are helping restore wildlife habitats in the Lake District.
9. 05:57
  Weather—01/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Great Lives—Robert Hooke
  David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th-century inventor and illustrator.(R)
2. 06:30
  The Report—The MOD's Missing Kit
  How did the MOD lose track of over 5bn pounds of equipment?(R)
3. 07:00
  Today—01/08/2011
  With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
4. 09:00
  Fry's English Delight—Series 4, Class
  4/4Is language and class still the contentious issue it used to be?
5. 09:30
  Blind Man's Bete Noire—Going Slowly
  4/4Peter White explores his bete noire of going slowly with keen fisherman Nick Hancock.
6. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 1
  1/5Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
7. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—01/08/2011
  The gardens at Wrest Park; three generations of a corner shop; and women in business.
8. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 1
  1/10American ambulance driver Frederic Henry meets British nurse Catherine Barkley.
9. 11:00
  Too Clever By Half
  Stephanie Calman talks to women with an intellectual mismatch in their relationships.
10. 11:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, Me Talk Pretty One Day; It's Catching
  2/6Learning French in Paris and a friend's concern for cleanliness.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—22/10/2010
  Peter White asks how the rights of disabled people have changed over the past 40 years.(R)
2. 12:57
  Weather—01/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  News—01/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
4. 13:15
  The Prime Ministers—Series 2, Earl Grey
  2/8Nick Robinson looks at how Earl Grey handled the top job in British politics.(R)
5. 13:30
  Quote... Unquote—01/08/2011
  With guests Sian Phillips, James Richardson, Edward Stourton and Rebecca Front.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—31/07/2011
  Jim and Christine enjoy a day out.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Last Project - El Ultimo Proyecto
  A play in two languages - Spanish and English. A romantic thriller set in Andalucia.
8. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Getting to Know My Father
  Justin Webb goes through the archive to get to know Peter Woods; the father he never knew.
9. 15:45
  Russia: The Wild East—Series 2, The Doctor's Plot
  16/25Communism's star rises, but Stalin dies before he can carry out his next round of purges.
10. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Yeast
  A global commodity, and now part of a food revival. Sheila Dillon on the wonders of yeast.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—01/08/2011
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss religion and the generation gap.
12. 17:00
  Things We Forgot to Remember—Series 6, Jesse Owens and the Nazi Olympics
  2/4Michael Portillo revisits the Berlin Olympics of 1936.(R)
13. 17:30
  What's So Great About ...?—Series 2, Jackson Pollock
  3/3Lenny Henry questions the art of American abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock.(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00
  News—01/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:20
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Kiwi
  David Attenborough muses over the peculiar Kiwi, a bird more mammal-like in its habits.(R)
3. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 55, Episode 6
  6/6Jack Dee chairs, with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Jeremy Hardy.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—01/08/2011
  There's an anxious wait at Bridge Farm.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Daljit Nagra, Atkinson Grimshaw
  John Wilson talks to poet Daljit Nagra and how painter Atkinson Grimshaw made his name.
6. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 1
  1/10American ambulance driver Frederic Henry meets British nurse Catherine Barkley.
7. 20:00
  Document—01/08/2011
  Mike Thomson asks if Britain's part in Zimbabwean peace meant protecting terrorists.
8. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Escape from North Korea
  Reporting the desperate and dangerous efforts of North Koreans to flee to the South.
9. 21:00
  Material World—28/07/2011
  New clues to Higgs, badgers and bovine TB and diamond clues to the deep Earth.
10. 21:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 4, Class
  4/4Is language and class still the contentious issue it used to be?
11. 21:58
  Weather—01/08/2011
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Michael Heseltine
  Michael Heseltine relives his life in sound through the BBC archives with John Wilson.(R)
13. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Pereira Maintains, Episode 6
  6/10At a clinic in Parede, Pereira meets a doctor who is prepared to talk about the soul.
14. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Surnames
  What's in a name? Chris Ledgard looks at where our surnames come from and what they mean.
15. 23:30
  Polyoaks—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4How will Dr Jeremy and the two Dr Thorntons cope with buying the NHS Walk-In Centre?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Russia: The Wild East—Series 2, The Doctor's Plot
  16/25Communism's star rises, but Stalin dies before he can carry out his next round of purges.
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 1
  1/5Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/08/2011
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/08/2011
  Charlotte Smith takes control of a combine as Farming Today prepares for the harvest.

Tuesday 2 August 2011