BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 27 November 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/11/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Three Stories By Giovanni Verga, Getting to Know The King
  2/3It should be an honour taking the King in your wagon, but Cosimo is worried.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/11/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/11/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/11/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/11/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—27/11/2011
  The bells of St Eadburgha in Ebrington, Gloucestershire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
  How Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi rose to become the key figure in the Egyptian crisis.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—27/11/2011
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Unresolved
  Poet Stewart Henderson contemplates the unresolved.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Cuckoo Trees
  On a Shropshire hillside ancient holly trees reveal an astonishing relationship with rowan
4. 06:57
  Weather—27/11/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—27/11/2011
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—27/11/2011
  Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Move Europe
  Griff Rhys Jones presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Move Europe.
8. 07:57
  Weather—27/11/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—27/11/2011
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—27/11/2011
  A service for Advent: Searching for wisdom from Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church Edinburgh
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—The Oxbridge Interview
  Mary Beard reflects on the purpose of the much-maligned 'Oxbridge interview'.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—27/11/2011
  News, views and discussion ... with a difference.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—27/11/2011
  Pat tries to find out more and there's an unexpected arrival in Ambridge.
14. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Bear Grylls
  Kirsty Young talks to adventurer Bear Grylls.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 56, Episode 2
  2/6A return visit to Guildford for the regulars, plus Jeremy Hardy on the panel.
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Britain's best food producers
  Sheila Dillon reports on the winners and finalists of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2011
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/11/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—27/11/2011
  With Shaun Ley. In-depth reporting of national and international events.
5. 13:30
  Things We Forgot to Remember—Series 7, French Resistance
  3/4Michael Portillo explores how the legend of the French Resistance blurred its real legacy.
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—25/11/2011
  Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and guest Toby Buckalnd join Othery Gardening Club.
7. 14:45
  Coming Out—Cathy, Andrew and Emily
  2/5MS patients in their 30s talk about the challenges of coming out with the disease.
8. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Stefan Zweig - Beware of Pity, Episode 1
  1/2Story of a man and the effect his pity for a young disabled girl has on both their lives.
9. 16:00
  Open Book—27/11/2011
  Mariella Frostrup continues Open Book's celebration of funny books and funny writers.
10. 16:30
  Simonides: Body Bags
  Poet Robert Crawford asks what connects the ancient Greek poet Simonides with war today.
11. 17:00
  From Frestonia to Belgravia: The History of Squatting
  Robert Elms charts the history, ideology and culture of squatting.
12. 17:40
  Profile—Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
  How Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi rose to become the key figure in the Egyptian crisis.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/11/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—27/11/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/11/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—27/11/2011
  Ernie Rea makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/11/2011
  Pat is unable to resist.
4. 19:15
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery, Fi Glover.
5. 19:45
  Byng Ballads: The Story of Douglas Byng—The Cabaret Boys
  2/3Byng tells of his first professional engagement as a member of a concert party in Hastings
6. 20:00
  Feedback—25/11/2011
  Roger goes behind the scenes at the Asian Network and puzzles over the DQF jargon.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Basil D'Oliveira, Shelagh Delaney, Sir Robin Mountfield, Sir David Jack and Peter Reading
  Matthew Bannister on Basil D'Oliveira, Shelagh Delaney, Sir David Jack, Peter Reading.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—26/11/2011
  The latest news from the world of personal finance.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Move Europe
  Griff Rhys Jones presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Move Europe.
10. 21:30
  In Business—Survival Strategy
  Peter Day finds out what lessons business owners can learn from previous recessions.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—27/11/2011
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—Episode 80
  George Parker of the FT analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—24/11/2011
  Branagh on Olivier and Monroe, Nanni Moretti on the Pope and Michael Shannon on malady.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—The Unresolved
  Poet Stewart Henderson contemplates the unresolved.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/11/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Older gays in rural areas; Protest over art and culture in America
  Laurie Taylor explores US art protests. Also, the lives of older, gay, rural dwellers.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—27/11/2011
  The bells of St Eadburgha in Ebrington, Gloucestershire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/11/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/11/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/11/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/11/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/11/2011
  Prayer and reflection presented from Edinburgh by Alison Twaddle.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/11/2011
  Charlotte Smith hears soil deterioration is costing the EU 38 billion euros a year.
10. 05:57
  Weather—28/11/2011
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Monday 28 November 2011