BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 18 August 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France, Episode 3
  Inspired by Robert Frost, Thomas writes his first poem at the age of 36.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/08/2011
  With Rev Dr Trystan Owain Hughes.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/08/2011
  A bull's reprieve from slaughter for TB, and how garlic can reduce methane from cattle.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/08/2011
  With Evan Davis and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Jasvinder Sanghera
  3/4Jasvinder Sanghera, campaigner against forced marriages, returns to her Sikh childhood.
3. 09:30
  The Tribes of Science—More Tribes of Science, The Statisticians
  3/5Peter Curran counts the passions of statisticians.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France, Episode 4
  As the 1914 war continues, Thomas wrestles with the conundrum of whether to enlist.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Tuition fee rises and women, Actress Tara Fitzgerald
  Victorians and the symbolism of flowers and actress Tara Fitzgerald on her new stage role.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 4
  4/5Pepys has the builders in but they make lots of noise and mess and leave early.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Takoradi, Ghana's Oil City
  A portrait of the sleepy Ghanaian city of Takoradi at the start of an oil boom.
8. 11:30
  Opening the Boxes: a Soprano's Secrets
  Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—18/08/2011
  The impact of the riots on the high street, student rents increase and Talk Talk fined.
2. 12:57
  Weather—18/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—18/08/2011
  With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
4. 13:30
  Questions, Questions—18/08/2011
  Stewart Henderson looks into why the swallow sometimes flies high and sometimes low.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—17/08/2011
  Brian's blood pressure is rising.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Rightfully Mine
  Unable to carry her own child, Amy convinces her mother to become surrogate in her place.
7. 15:00
  Open Country—13/08/2011
  Richard Uridge travels the River Wye looking for barbel fish and tranquil waters.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Handicap International UK
  Sir Trevor McDonald presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Handicap International UK.
9. 15:30
  Summer Ghosts—Swings by Adam Thorpe
  3/3Alone in the playground, Howard hears something make a squeaking noise.
10. 15:45
  A Guide to Farmland Birds—Episode 4
  4/5With Chris Watson, Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss identify birds in farmland copses.
11. 16:00
  Open Book—14/08/2011
  Dreda Say Mitchell talks to Ruth Rendell about Vault, her 23rd Inspector Wexford novel.
12. 16:30
  Material World—18/08/2011
  Brainy bees, feeling surgery, jaws, baby plesiosaurs and time perception.
13. 17:00
  PM—18/08/2011
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/08/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 5, Lorry Driver
  5/6Milton Jones is the king of refrigerated haulage with his very own fleet of iced lorries.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/08/2011
  It's results day for Pip and Nic counts her blessings.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Streisand songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman; David Mach
  Mark Lawson with artist David Mach; Alan and Marilyn Bergman on writing Streisand's songs.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 4
  4/5Pepys has the builders in but they make lots of noise and mess and leave early.
6. 20:00
  The Report—The Hacking Scandal and the Murder of Daniel Morgan
  Are there links between the murder of PI Daniel Morgan and the phone hacking scandal?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Made in India
  Peter Day returns to India 16 years after his first visit to cover the high-tech boom.
8. 21:00
  In Our Own Image - Evolving Humanity—Human Cultural Evolution Versus Genetic Evolution
  1/2Is human culture stopping us from genetically evolving?
9. 21:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Jasvinder Sanghera
  3/4Jasvinder Sanghera, campaigner against forced marriages, returns to her Sikh childhood.
10. 21:58
  Weather—18/08/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—18/08/2011
  With Felicity Evans. National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Shielding of Mrs Forbes, Episode 4
  4/7Alan Bennett continues his delightful 'unseemly story' from his recently-published novella
13. 23:00
  House on Fire—Series 2, Quarantine
  3/6Matt's parents decide to go on a world tour just as he contracts horrible flu.
14. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6In the Tower of Tests, Sam loses a pal. But is death the end?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France, Episode 4
  As the 1914 war continues, Thomas wrestles with the conundrum of whether to enlist.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/08/2011
  With Rev Dr Trystan Owain Hughes.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/08/2011
  Caz Graham discusses the millions of pounds of European subsidy claimed by food companies.

Friday 19 August 2011