BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 12 August 2011

FM Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bred of Heaven, Episode 4
  4/5The author and a friend set out across sapping moorland and up steep hills.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/08/2011
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Marjory MacLean.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/08/2011
  As the Glorious 12th arrives, grouse are dwindling in some parts of Scotland.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—12/08/2011
  Investigating the riots from Tottenham, north London, where violence first erupted.
2. 09:00
  The Reunion—Barings Bank Collapse
  Sue MacGregor reunites those behind the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Bred of Heaven, Episode 5
  5/5Embracing all things Welsh means you start dreaming about the country.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Garden Weeds, Blue Plaques and the 9-Year-Old Cook
  Loving weeds, threatened miscarriages and blue plaques. Presented by Jenni Murray.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 10
  10/10Tragedy strikes leaving Frederic to ponder the future. Stars Patrick Kennedy.
6. 11:00
  Touchline Tales—Series 2, A Game of Two Halves
  1/3Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.
7. 11:30
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, PG Wodehouse
  1/6James Walton chairs, with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Francis Wheen and Ian McMillan.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—12/08/2011
  Can the success of the bike hire schemes work in other cities?
2. 12:57
  Weather—12/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—12/08/2011
  With Shaun Ley. National and international news.
4. 13:30
  More or Less—12/08/2011
  Riots, debt, disability benefit and when to buy a lotto ticket.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—11/08/2011
  There's a poacher on the prowl.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Two Pipe Problems, The Case of the Missing Meerschaum
  2/2Retired thespians William and Sandy tackle the theft of a rather famous pipe.
7. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Blackpool Winter Gardens
  Matthew Wilson, Christine Walkden and Matthew Biggs visit Blackpool gardeners.
8. 15:45
  Russia: The Wild East—Series 2, The Lessons of History
  25/25Martin Sixsmith asks whether Russia will always return to the rule of autocracy?
9. 16:00
  Last Word—Michael Bukht, Hugh Carey, John Hoyland, Nancy Wake and Joe Arroyo
  Matthew Bannister on Michael Bukht, Hugh Carey, John Hoyland, Nancy Wake and Joe Arroyo.
10. 16:30
  The Film Programme—12/08/2011
  With special guests James Marsh, Romain Gavras and Mark Gatiss.
11. 17:00
  PM—12/08/2011
  Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/08/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 7, Peter Hook talks to John Cooper Clarke
  3/6The tag talk show: Peter Hook talks to John Cooper Clarke.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/08/2011
  Things go from bad to worse for Pat and Tony.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Howard Marks, Martina Cole, Dreda Say Mitchell
  Mark Lawson reports from the recent Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 10
  10/10Tragedy strikes leaving Frederic to ponder the future. Stars Patrick Kennedy.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—12/08/2011
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents a topical discussion of news and politics from York.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Advantages of Pessimism
  Alain de Botton on why pessimism is the key to happiness.
8. 21:00
  Russia: The Wild East—Series 2 Omnibus, Collapse
  5/5Yeltsin becomes Russian President and challenges the authority of Gorbachev's USSR.
9. 21:58
  Weather—12/08/2011
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—12/08/2011
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Sense of an Ending, Episode 5
  5/5Veronica decides she needs to show Tony some historical evidence.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Kirsty MacColl
  Broadcaster Janice Long champions the life and work of singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl.
13. 23:30
  Great Unanswered Questions—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/5How far can you fall without breaking a bone? With Justin Moorhouse.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bred of Heaven, Episode 5
  5/5Embracing all things Welsh means you start dreaming about the country.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/08/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/08/2011
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rev Dr Trystan Owain Hughes.
8. 05:45
  iPM—13/08/2011
  'Princess Margaret's boyfriend picked us up.' Listeners share tales of hitchhiking.

Saturday 13 August 2011