BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 29 August 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Home Life 1: Multi-Generational Household
  Home life 1: Laurie and sociologists visit a multi-generational household.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—28/08/2011
  The bells of Christchurch, Radyr, Cardiff.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/08/2011
  Short reflection and prayer with Glenn Jordan.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/08/2011
  Anna Hill hears about an internet con swindling farmers out of thousands of pounds.
10. 05:57
  Weather—29/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/08/2011
  Examining Libya, the future of the British high street and the travails of Usain Bolt.
2. 09:00
  No Triumph, No Tragedy—29/08/2011
  Peter White talks to Shannon Murray, a model who has used a wheelchair since her teens.
3. 09:30
  Head to Head—Series 3, Britain's place in Europe
  4/5In 1960, Denis Healey and Maurice Schumann discuss Britain's place in Europe.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—All Made Up, Episode 1
  1/5Janice Galloway remembers her turbulent adolescence in a small Scottish town in the 1970s.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—29/08/2011
  Women in Aviation - a special programme for the Bank Holiday. Presented by Jenni Murray.
6. 10:45
  Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad—1. Getting to Know You
  1/5An email friendship between a BBC journalist and an Iraq-based academic.
7. 11:00
  The Peace Corps Writers
  Bridget Kendall evaluates America's 'missionaries of democracy' in the Peace Corps.
8. 11:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, The Ship Shape and Make That a Double
  6/6Sedaris discusses buying a holiday home and struggling with genders when learning French.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—29/08/2011
  Are we ready for the Olympics?
2. 12:45
  Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square—Episode 1
  1/5Mark Lawson returns to Leeds, 25 years on.
3. 12:57
  Weather—29/08/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—29/08/2011
  With Shaun Ley. National and international news.
5. 13:30
  Round Britain Quiz—29/08/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—28/08/2011
  Peggy has a proposition and Tom is feeling flustered.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Arabian Afternoons, The Casper Logue Affair
  1/3By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Diplomat Bob Goldacre loses the businessman he was looking after(R)
8. 15:00
  Archive on 4—When the Eyes of the World Were on the Clyde
  Journalist John Lloyd looks back at the Clydeside work-in of 1971.
9. 15:45
  Generation E—Series 1, Portugal's Reverse Migration
  1/5How Portuguese graduates are forced to leave their country to find work.
10. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Kitchen Designers
  A special edition with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen looking at the history of kitchen design.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—29/08/2011
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the development of Buddhism in the West.
12. 17:00
  PM—29/08/2011
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/08/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 61, With guests Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi and Russell Kane
  4/8The popular panel game this week comes from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/08/2011
  James and Leonie make some enemies. Meanwhile there are vandals at work in Ambridge.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—29/08/2011
  Mark Lawson talks to author Michael Ondaatje in a special programme-length interview.
5. 19:45
  Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad—1. Getting to Know You
  1/5An email friendship between a BBC journalist and an Iraq-based academic.
6. 20:00
  God in China—Taoism and Folk Religion
  1/3Tim Gardam investigates faith in modern China, starting with its own indigenous religions.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—The Mystery of Dirar Abu Sisi
  Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the mysterious disappearance of Dirar Abu Sisi.
8. 21:00
  Material World—25/08/2011
  The oldest fossils, tracking cholera, playing with uncertainty and counting species.
9. 21:30
  No Triumph, No Tragedy—29/08/2011
  Peter White talks to Shannon Murray, a model who has used a wheelchair since her teens.
10. 21:58
  Weather—29/08/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—29/08/2011
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
  6/10Changez watches in fury a newscast of American troops invading Afghanistan.
13. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Counting Word Incidences
  Chris Ledgard looks at the ways of counting incidences of words and what that can tell us.
14. 23:30
  Dick Barton: A Very Special Agent
  Alexander Armstrong examines the impact and popularity of special agent Dick Barton.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/08/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—All Made Up, Episode 1
  1/5Janice Galloway remembers her turbulent adolescence in a small Scottish town in the 1970s.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/08/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/08/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/08/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/08/2011
  Short reflection and prayer with Glenn Jordan.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/08/2011
  Anna Hill hears how demand for venison could lead to 500 more deer farms in the UK.

Tuesday 30 August 2011