BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 3 August 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 2
  2/5Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/08/2011
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/08/2011
  How the drought has affected this year's harvest.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/08/2011
  With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
2. 09:00
  Voices from the Old Bailey—Series 2, Sexual Subcultures
  2/4Amanda Vickery uses court cases to explore the lives of gay men in the 18th century.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 3
  3/5Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Eva Gabrielsson; living wills; women playwrights; 60 at 60
  Eva Gabrielson, the partner of Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson, in interview.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 3
  3/10Frederic and Catherine are reunited in a Milan hospital.
6. 11:00
  In Living Memory—Series 14, Episode 1
  1/4New history documentary on the 1961 evacuation of the loneliest island, Tristan da Cunha.
7. 11:30
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Patrick Trumball
  2/4Retired teacher Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls an unusual boy fascinated by thunderstorms.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—03/08/2011
  With Shari Vahl. Is the health service paying too much for drugs such as paracetamol?
2. 12:30
  Face the Facts—Mister Bollywood and the Case of the Missing Millions
  John Waite meets the owner of a Dubai property company and some of his unhappy clients.
3. 12:57
  Weather—03/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—03/08/2011
  With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
5. 13:30
  The Media Show—Libel, Contempt and the PCC
  Hacking, libel, contempt and problems at the PCC. Where does this leave the British press?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—02/08/2011
  Lilian is after information.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Georges Simenon - The Other Simenon, The Little Man From Archangel
  When a bookseller's wife goes missing, his neighbours suspect the worst.
8. 15:00
  Poorer Than Their Parents—Pensions
  2/4Alvin Hall explores young people's attitudes to pensions and saving for retirement.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—New Irish Short Stories, Animals
  2/3By Roddy Doyle. As George walks his latest dog, he remembers the family's pet history.
10. 15:45
  Russia: The Wild East—Series 2, The Rise and Fall of Khrushchev
  18/25Khrushchev puts Gargarin into space but will resign in ignominy.
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—The mummy's curse - Death photography
  Laurie Taylor investigates the curse of the mummy and other myths of the Orient.
12. 16:30
  Am I Normal?—Series 8, Episode 3
  3/4Vivienne Parry explores changing attitudes to giving birth and asks what is a normal birth
13. 17:00
  PM—03/08/2011
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/08/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, Summer of '76
  6/6Ed is befriended online by old flame Fiona - but is it wise for them to get reacquainted?(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/08/2011
  Mia gets a nasty shock.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Author Sebastian Barry and the Kristin Scott Thomas film Sarah's Key
  Kirsty Lang meets Sebastian Barry and reviews Kristin Scott Thomas' film Sarah's Key.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 3
  3/10Frederic and Catherine are reunited in a Milan hospital.
6. 20:00
  Keynes Vs. Hayek
  Paul Mason chairs a debate between followers of two contrasting liberal economists.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 2, Musa Okwonga: Life without Facebook
  Poet Musa Okwonga explores the downside of living a life on Twitter and Facebook.
8. 21:00
  Human Kind
  Matthew Taylor tells the story of the last eight years in the life of George Price.
9. 21:30
  Voices from the Old Bailey—Series 2, Sexual Subcultures
  2/4Amanda Vickery uses court cases to explore the lives of gay men in the 18th century.
10. 21:58
  Weather—03/08/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—03/08/2011
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Pereira Maintains, Episode 8
  8/10As the fighting in Spain intensifies Pereira is told what to put in his culture page.
13. 23:00
  The Adventures of Inspector Steine—The Deep Blue Sea
  6/6It is Twitten's birthday but no one's in the mood to celebrate.(R)
14. 23:30
  Rory Bremner's International Satirists—Hans Teeuwen - Holland
  1/3Rory meets Hans Teeuwen, an absurdist comic performer from Holland.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 3
  3/5Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/08/2011
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/08/2011
  Charlotte Smith is in Lincolnshire driving a combine to harvest a field of oil seed rape.

Thursday 4 August 2011