BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 30 November 2011

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/11/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—2. Early Successes
  2/5The early successes of Charles Dickens.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/11/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/11/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/11/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/11/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/11/2011
  Prayer and reflection presented from Edinburgh by Alison Twaddle.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/11/2011
  The RSPB questions the Government's commitment to the environment.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/11/2011
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—30/11/2011
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Chris Mullin.
3. 09:45
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—3. America
  3/5Charles Dickens is well-received in America.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sports Personality - where are the women? Scandi knits
  Is today's industrial action 'a woman's strike', Christmas jumper fashion - scandi knits!
5. 10:45
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte—3. Assault
  3/10Gilbert Markham wants more than friendship with Helen but there are rumours about her.
6. 11:00
  Mel's Iron Age Holiday
  Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village.
7. 11:30
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 4, In the Name of the Wee Man
  3/3A dramatised tribute to Tommy Lorne, one of Scotland's great early 20th-century comedians.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—The effect of the strike on NHS services, Liverpool's World Heritage Status and Madrassa schools
  Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Liverpool's World Heritage status.
2. 12:57
  Weather—30/11/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—30/11/2011
  Martha Kearney presents national and international news.
4. 13:45
  Joan Armatrading: More Guitar Favourites—Richard Thompson
  3/5Joan Armatrading talks to folk guitarist Richard Thompson.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—29/11/2011
  Things look black for Brian.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Oliver Emanuel - Ancient Greek
  A sixth-former decides to take a stand against the current cuts in university funding.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—30/11/2011
  Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on the implications of the Autumn Statement.
8. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Anxiety - Fraud in Psychology - Earworms
  Mentoring scheme for people with anxiety, fraud in psychology and earworms.
9. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Grammar Schools and Social Mobility; The Opera Fanatic
  Laurie Taylor explores opera in Argentina, plus grammar schools and social mobility.
10. 16:30
  The Media Show—The Sun, the Agent and the Paparazzo
  Richard Caseby, managing editor of the Sun; the deal behind Rupert Murdoch's wedding.
11. 17:00
  PM—30/11/2011
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/11/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Heresy—Series 8, Episode 1
  1/6Victoria Coren Mitchell challenges Mark Steel, Jessica Berens and Christopher Biggins.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/11/2011
  Helen is struggling.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Lenny Henry in The Comedy of Errors; Rob Brydon
  Mark Lawson reviews Lenny Henry in The Comedy of Errors, and meets Rob Brydon.
5. 19:45
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte—3. Assault
  3/10Gilbert Markham wants more than friendship with Helen but there are rumours about her.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Culture of Entitlement
  David Aaronovitch and guests explore the moral implications of the public sector strike.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 2, Angela Saini: Throwaway Technology
  Science writer Angela Saini celebrates being a late adopter of new technology.
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—30/11/2011
  Geoff Watts explores the origins of depression and efforts to find new treatments.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—30/11/2011
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Chris Mullin.
10. 21:58
  Weather—30/11/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—30/11/2011
  Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  A Night with a Vampire—Series 2, Bewitched
  3/5By Edith Wharton. Saul slips out to see his ex-girlfriend, even though she died years ago.
13. 23:00
  Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Tolerance
  5/6Can tolerance turn people into doormats?
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/11/2011
  Alicia McCarthy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/12/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—3. America
  3/5Charles Dickens is well-received in America.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/12/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/12/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/12/2011
  Prayer and reflection presented from Edinburgh by Alison Twaddle.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/12/2011
  The end of the cheap food era will hit the poorest hardest, says a new study.

Thursday 1 December 2011