BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 3 September 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—All Made Up, Episode 5
  5/5Janice Galloway is set to leave school to embark on a dream of studying music.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/09/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/09/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/09/2011
  With the Reverend Nicholas Buxton.
8. 05:45
  iPM—03/09/2011
  iPM revisits the infamous 1986 broadcast of Midweek. With Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—03/09/2011
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—03/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners
  Richard Uridge explores the Pembrokeshire coast around Skomer island from the bottom up.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  The UK harvest which doesn't produce food, but the seeds for the foods of the future.
5. 06:57
  Weather—03/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—03/09/2011
  Is the government going to backtrack on planning rules? Plus Madonna on her new film.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Susan Bullock, Mr Gee, HIV+ John Percy, air-guitarist Guy Thompson, Jenni Murray's Daytrip, Adam Ant's Inheritance Tracks.
  Richard Coles with soprano Susan Bullock; Inheritance Tracks from popstar Adam Ant.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Bus trip from Brighton to Eastbourne
  Sandi Toksvig takes a bus trip from Brighton to Eastbourne.
9. 10:30
  Punt PI—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Steve Punt turns gumshoe, investigating a case of murder by poisoned partridge in 1931.
10. 11:00
  Beyond Westminster—The Data Tsunami
  Mary Ann Sieghart discovers if new government transparency is all that it claims to be.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—03/09/2011
  Kate Adie is joined by correspondents taking a closer look behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—03/09/2011
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
2. 12:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 7, Mark Steel interviews Barry Davies
  6/6The comedian and obsessive sports fan meets the commentator in the tag-team talk show.
3. 12:57
  Weather—03/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—03/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Somerton
  Martha Kearney presents a topical discussion of news and politics from Somerton, Somerset.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—03/09/2011
  Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—John Godber - September in the Rain
  A couple's relationship through a lifetime of holidays in Blackpool.
8. 15:30
  Soul Music—Spiegel im Spiegel
  Exploring the impact of Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel on listeners' lives.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Eliza Manningham Buller, Sue Johnston, Stay at home dads
  Eliza Manningham Buller, Sue Johnston, cuts to budgets for gifted and talented children.
10. 17:00
  PM—03/09/2011
  With Carolyn Quinn. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—03/09/2011
  iPM revisits the infamous 1986 broadcast of Midweek. With Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—03/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—03/09/2011
  Clive Anderson talks to Tony Blackburn, Geordie Greig, Terry O'Neill and Sharon Horgan.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Vanessa Redgrave
  Edward Stourton profiles Vanessa Redgrave, political activist and award-winning actress.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—03/09/2011
  A review of the week's cultural highlights with Tom Sutcliffe.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—JFK, Bobby and Dad
  JFK aide Kenneth O'Donnell's daughter Helen presents her father's interview tapes.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Anthony Trollope - The American Senator, Episode 2
  2/3Lord Rufford has kissed Arabella twice, but not enough to win him and his estate.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—03/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Iconoclasts—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/3Charlie Wolf argues: The Geneva Convention should not apply to the war against terrorism.
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—29/08/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—28/08/2011
  Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite poetry requested by listeners.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—AL Kennedy - The Writing Life, The Author Away
  2/3Stuck in a Tasmanian motel, AL Kennedy is not so sure about life on the road.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/09/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/09/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—04/09/2011
  The bells of St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Vanessa Redgrave
  Edward Stourton profiles Vanessa Redgrave, political activist and award-winning actress.

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