BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 17 October 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/10/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Migration - Music and Politics
  Laurie Taylor explores music as a threat to national security and new work on immigration.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—16/10/2011
  The bells of St Michael's in Kingsteignton, Devon.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/10/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/10/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/10/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/10/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/10/2011
  Short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/10/2011
  Charlotte Smith hears calls for school farm visits to be made compulsory.
10. 05:57
  Weather—17/10/2011
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/10/2011
  Is there anything the government can do to keep our energy bills down?
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—God and science with the Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Richard Dawkins and Lisa Randall
  Andrew Marr with Richard Dawkins, Lisa Randall and the Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Carmen Aguirre - Something Fierce, Episode 1
  1/5Carmen returns to Latin America with her mother and sister to join the underground.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Heston Blumenthal, Diana Athill, Genetic Cancer Links
  Guests include Heston Blumenthal and Diana Athill. Presented by Jane Garvey.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Disconnected, Episode 1
  1/5Following his son's separation, Ray is forbidden from seeing his granddaughter Ellie.
6. 11:00
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 9, Bowling for Woodhouses
  Alan Dein visits Woodhouses, Lancashire where more than national cricket fame is at stake.
7. 11:30
  The Return of Inspector Steine—Towards the End
  1/6A severed head arrives in a box - a warning that evil Mrs Vine is hell bent on havoc.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—17/10/2011
  Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Does rehab work?
2. 12:57
  Weather—17/10/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—17/10/2011
  With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
4. 13:30
  Round Britain Quiz—17/10/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by teams from around the UK in the game of lateral thinking.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—16/10/2011
  George's behaviour causes concern.
6. 14:15
  Brief Lives—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6When an entrepreneur is arrested for alleged fraud, Frank discovers a personal connection.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Red Bits Are British
  David Cannadine explores the teaching of history in English schools over the past century.
8. 15:45
  Musical Migrants—Series 3, Nashville
  1/5Jesse Lee Jones explains how his love of country music took him from Brazil to Nashville.
9. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Pickling and Preserving
  Sheila Dillon looks at some of the ingenious ways we have developed of preserving food.
10. 16:30
  Click On—Series 9, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Cox presents the latest news from the digital world.
11. 17:00
  PM—17/10/2011
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/10/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Ince, Highfield, Edwards
  3/6John Lloyd and Dave Gorman receive exhibits as donations to their infinitely vast museum.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/10/2011
  Ian offers a sympathetic ear.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Lynne Ramsay; Sir Cameron Mackintosh
  Lynne Ramsay on directing We Need To Talk About Kevin; Sir Cameron Mackintosh at 65.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Disconnected, Episode 1
  1/5Following his son's separation, Ray is forbidden from seeing his granddaughter Ellie.
6. 20:00
  The Invention Of...—Germany, The Thirty Years War
  1/3How the events of the Thirty Years War hugely influenced later German nationalists.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Euroscepticism Uncovered
  Edward Stourton asks if the political class is catching up with public opinion on the EU.
8. 21:00
  Material World—13/10/2011
  Quentin Cooper presents his weekly digest of science in and behind the headlines.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—God and science with the Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Richard Dawkins and Lisa Randall
  Andrew Marr with Richard Dawkins, Lisa Randall and the Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
10. 21:58
  Weather—17/10/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/10/2011
  The Government urges us to switch energy suppliers - how much difference will that make?
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Cat's Table, Episode 6
  6/10The Oronsay arrives at the Suez Canal, a vivid moment of dreamlike transition.
13. 23:00
  Poetry Slam—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/3The first semi-final of Radio 4's 2009 national Poetry Slam, hosted by Dreadlock Alien.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/10/2011
  Susan Hulme presents the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/10/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Carmen Aguirre - Something Fierce, Episode 1
  1/5Carmen returns to Latin America with her mother and sister to join the underground.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/10/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/10/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/10/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/10/2011
  Short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/10/2011
  The Farming Today dairy cow has to pass a TB test, or be culled. With Anna Hill.

Tuesday 18 October 2011