BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 27 January 2012

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 4
  4/5Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/01/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/01/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/01/2012
  Prayer and reflection with Leon Litvack.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/01/2012
  How British food exports could be key to an ailing economy; Charlotte Smith investigates.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/01/2012
  Debating Stephen Hester's bonus, tests for autism, police numbers and what next for Cern.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Vikram Seth
  Writer Vikram Seth is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 5
  5/5Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—When to tell people you're pregnant, and female soldiers on film
  When to tell people you're pregnant and female soldiers on film. Presented by Jenni Murray
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—W Somerset Maugham - The Painted Veil, Episode 5
  5/5Kitty is horrified over the news about Walter. She returns to Hong Kong.
6. 11:00
  No Brakes, No Fear
  An insight into the intoxicating thrills of British motorcycle speedway with Michael Lee.
7. 11:30
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Daniel Defoe
  2/6With guest panellists, crime writer Mark Billingham and journalist Jane Thynne.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—How are car dealerships coping with the downturn?
  Car dealerships in a downturn, the popularity of drive-thrus and the future of the A380.
2. 12:57
  Weather—27/01/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—27/01/2012
  National and international news with James Robbins.
4. 13:45
  Picturing Britain—Series 2, Beyond the Security Fence
  5/5Adil Ray looks at life through the camera lens of an urban explorer.(R)
5. 14:00
  The Archers—26/01/2012
  Pat waits on tenterhooks.
6. 14:15
  David Pownall - Nyama
  A money-crazed entrepreneur transports a pickled whale from the Cape of Good Hope.
7. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Postbag Edition
  Peter Gibbs chairs a postbag programme from the GQT potting shed in Sparsholt College.
8. 15:45
  New Year, New Writers—Bread
  3/3A remorseful woman tries to remake her relationship through the act of baking bread.
9. 16:00
  Last Word—Nicol Williamson, Gustav Leonhardt, Manuel Fraga and Hugh Carless
  Matthew Bannister on Nicol Williamson, Gustav Leonhardt, Manuel Fraga and Hugh Carless.
10. 16:30
  Feedback—27/01/2012
  Listeners take on commissioning editor over Home Planet. Good news for local radio.
11. 17:00
  PM—27/01/2012
  Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/01/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 76, Episode 6
  6/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/01/2012
  Adam tries to set the record straight.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Alice Coote; Turner in Margate; Lana del Rey
  Turner in Margate; mezzo-soprano Alice Coote; Joe Orton revisited; Lana Del Rey reviewed.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—W Somerset Maugham - The Painted Veil, Episode 5
  5/5Kitty is horrified over the news about Walter. She returns to Hong Kong.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Lichfield
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Lichfield Cathedral.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Thatcher Story
  The historian Lisa Jardine reflects on the week's events.
8. 21:00
  Saturday Drama—Jonathan Holloway - The Kane Conspiracy
  Drama about the dirty tricks campaign against Citizen Kane and its creator Orson Welles.(R)
9. 21:58
  Weather—27/01/2012
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—27/01/2012
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—My Dear I Wanted to Tell You, The Lucky Ones
  10/10Christmas 1918. Riley scours the streets of London for his traumatised comrade Peter Locke
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Vera Brittain
  Baroness Shirley Williams discusses her mother, the feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—27/01/2012
  With Mark D'Arcy. Peers debate a bill to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 5
  5/5Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/01/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/01/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/01/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mark Beach.
8. 05:45
  iPM—28/01/2012
  The programme that starts with its listeners.

Saturday 28 January 2012