BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 4 August 2011

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Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/08/2011
  With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Shirley Williams
  1/4Baroness Shirley Williams returns to her childhood homes.
3. 09:30
  The Tribes of Science—More Tribes of Science, The Archaeologists
  1/5Peter Curran encounters a tribe of archaeologists, digging up Stone Age life on Jersey.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 4
  4/5Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Breast cancer screening; urban bees; fear of poetry
  Breast cancer screening; urban beekeeping and fear of poetry. Presented by Jenni Murray.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 4
  4/10Frederic has to go back to the war, and Catherine gives him some parting news.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—The Mourides of Senegal
  Tim Judah reports from Senegal on the growing influence of the Mouride Sufi brotherhood.
8. 11:30
  Paddling With Peter Duck
  John McCarthy explores the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he once owned.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—04/08/2011
  With Peter White. What next for thousands of customers of the now-collapsed Holidays 4 U?
2. 12:57
  Weather—04/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—04/08/2011
  With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
4. 13:30
  Questions, Questions—04/08/2011
  Stewart Henderson finds out why tea and coffee pots are different shapes.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—03/08/2011
  Mia gets a nasty shock.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Peter Souter - Stream, River, Sea
  Grief-stricken Hugh and Bella keep meeting after the sudden deaths of their loved ones.(R)
7. 15:00
  Open Country—Northumberlandia
  Is the largest replica of the human body in the landscape a good idea for Northumberland?
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Lymphoma Association
  James Landale presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Lymphoma Association.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—New Irish Short Stories, Winter
  3/3Glanmire Wood finally belongs to Eva - but at what price?
10. 15:45
  Russia: The Wild East—Series 2, The Brezhnev Years
  19/25Brezhnev begins the decline that leads to the collapse of the USSR.
11. 16:00
  Open Book—31/07/2011
  Mariella Frostrup and the final part of her history of women's writing.
12. 16:30
  Material World—04/08/2011
  50 years since Milgram's obedience experiment, and the science behind magic.
13. 17:00
  PM—04/08/2011
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/08/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 5, Gardening Expert
  3/6Milton crosses stamens with a deadly rival in the vicious cut-throat world of gardening.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/08/2011
  Lynda makes a show of solidarity.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Viktoria Mullova and Matthew Barley; Charlotte Gainsbourg in The Tree
  With Kirsty Lang, who meets violinist Viktoria Mullova and cellist Matthew Barley.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 4
  4/10Frederic has to go back to the war, and Catherine gives him some parting news.
6. 20:00
  The Report—TB in Cattle
  The battle over badger culling and the controversy of how to tackle TB in cattle.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Bitter Pill
  What does the closure of the giant Pfizer facility in Kent mean for the UK's R&D future?
8. 21:00
  Science: From Cradle to Grave
  Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view.
9. 21:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Shirley Williams
  1/4Baroness Shirley Williams returns to her childhood homes.
10. 21:58
  Weather—04/08/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—04/08/2011
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Pereira Maintains, Episode 9
  9/10Pereira's assistant is on the run and needs somewhere to hide. Derek Jacobi reads.
13. 23:00
  House on Fire—Series 2, Loan
  1/6When Matt's plans for winning the lottery go awry he is forced to borrow money from Vicky.
14. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Lord Darkness has Amis and wants the sword. Can Sam stop him?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 4
  4/5Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/08/2011
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/08/2011
  The team battle thunderstorms as they take in the harvest at a Lincolnshire farm.

Friday 5 August 2011