BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 17 September 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Tim Jeal - Explorers of the Nile, Episode 5
  5/5Stanley is determined to continue Livingstone's quest to find the source of the Nile.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/09/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/09/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/09/2011
  Prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
8. 05:45
  iPM—17/09/2011
  "I can't meet Anne Robinson, because I'm a criminal" A listener discusses having a record.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—17/09/2011
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—17/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Listener's Walks, John Jones - Walking & Gigging
  Clare Balding joins folk singer and avid walker John Jones in the Chiltern Hills.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  There are fears illegal battery eggs could still be sold in the UK when outlawed in 2012.
5. 06:57
  Weather—17/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—17/09/2011
  With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Sir William Atkinson, Murray Lachlan Young, hurricane girl Pauline Brannigan, Chris Hargreaves, Francis Rossi and Jean Marsh
  Richard Coles with headmaster Sir William Atkinson and poet Murray Lachlan Young.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Rowing to the North Pole - Malta - Tidal islands
  John McCarthy hears about journeys to the North Pole, Malta and Britain's tidal islands.
9. 10:30
  Punt PI—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Steve Punt probes the mysterious disappearance of a film about Lloyd George after WWI.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—17/09/2011
  George Parker of The Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—17/09/2011
  The BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—17/09/2011
  With Paul Lewis. The latest news from the world of personal finance.
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 75, Episode 2
  2/9A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 12:57
  Weather—17/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—17/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Ryde, Isle of Wight
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a debate about news and politics from Ryde, on the Isle of Wight.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—17/09/2011
  Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Raven Black
  Atmospheric adaptation of Ann Cleeves acclaimed crime novel, set in Shetland at midwinter.(R)
8. 15:30
  Soul Music—Let's Face the Music and Dance
  Exploring the emotional impact of the classic Irving Berlin song.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Joan Collins, Jo Brand, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall
  Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Joan Collins, Theresa May, Urinary Incontinence, Jo Brand.
10. 17:00
  PM—17/09/2011
  With Ritula Shah. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  iPM—17/09/2011
  "I can't meet Anne Robinson, because I'm a criminal" A listener discusses having a record.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—17/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—17/09/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—17/09/2011
  Clive Anderson with Celia Birtwell, Shaun Ryder, Jane Asher, Jeremy Gilley & Emma Freud.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Bernard Hogan-Howe
  A profile of the incoming Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—17/09/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Life and Fate of Vasily Grossman
  Jim Riordan uncovers the life and fate of Soviet writer Vasily Grossman, hero and heretic.
6. 20:45
  Vasily Grossman from the Frontline—The Stalingrad Army
  2/3Elliot Levey reads from Vasily Grossman's front line despatches.
7. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Jessie Kesson - Another Time, Another Place
  Italian PoWs get a hostile welcome in a Scottish village in 1944, but one wife is beguiled
8. 22:00
  News and Weather—17/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
9. 22:15
  The Reith Lectures—Securing Freedom, Eliza Manningham-Buller: Security
  4/5Assessing the role of security and intelligence services in a democracy.
10. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—12/09/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by teams from Wales and the Midlands.
11. 23:30
  Poetry Please—11/09/2011
  Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite poetry requested by listeners.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/09/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  I Was There Too!—That Door
  1/3By Elizabeth Kuti. In Wittenberg 1517, Brother Martin meets the indomitable Frau Sprenger.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/09/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/09/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/09/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—18/09/2011
  The bells of St Chad's in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Bernard Hogan-Howe
  A profile of the incoming Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe.

Sunday 18 September 2011