BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 21 March 2012

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 2
  2/5Tim Winton describes his encounters with dolphins off the coast of Western Australia.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/03/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/03/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/03/2012
  Badgers to be vaccinated in Wales in an attempt to battle bovine TB. With Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/03/2012
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—21/03/2012
  Libby Purves is joined by actor Timothy Spall and theatre director Barrie Rutter.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 3
  3/5How a childhood of snorkelling led to a passion for freediving.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Katy B
  Live music from singer songwriter Katy B and Frances Ashcroft celebrates women in science.
5. 10:45
  Craven—Craven: Series 2, Episode 3
  3/5Threat of enforced retirement distracts Price, as a 17-year-old dies from legal drug use.
6. 11:00
  North and South: Across the Great Divide—Cleethorpes to Coventry
  1/2Is England's North/South divide shifting?
7. 11:30
  Shedtown—Series 1, Foundations
  2/4Colin is all at sea as the foundations of Jimmy's dream take shape on the beach.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Budget 2012
  Live coverage of the Chancellor's Budget speech with analysis and reaction.
2. 13:57
  Weather—21/03/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 14:00
  The Archers—20/03/2012
  Brian is in urgent need of advice.
4. 14:15
  Drama on 4—On Mardle Fen, Series 4, The Old Lost Road
  4/4An invitation turns up for 'Mr Hedges' to read a poem at a Christmas Eve charity do.
5. 15:00
  Money Box Live—21/03/2012
  Financial phone-in.
6. 15:30
  Inside Health—PCOS, garlic, PSA test, dignity
  Dr Mark Porter demystifies discusses polycystic ovary syndrome, garlic and the PSA test.
7. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Home at RIBA
  What does the idea of home mean to us in Britain today? A special edition on private life.
8. 16:30
  The Media Show—21/03/2012
  Danny Cohen on The Voice, Press Awards, the Times libel ruling and the next BBC DG.
9. 17:00
  PM—21/03/2012
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/03/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 1, Raising Children
  3/4Ava Vidal, Howard Read, Andy Wilkinson and Lucy Porter offer a guide to raising children.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/03/2012
  Helen has an emotional encounter.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Luther creator Neil Cross; re-imagining Ballets Russes
  Neil Cross, creator of Luther; Ballets Russes re-invented; when pop name-drops go wrong.
5. 19:45
  Pink Mist—Taff's Story
  3/5Dramatic poem by Owen Sheers about a soldier struggling to return home.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Tax Avoidance
  Tax avoidance is perfectly legal, but is it immoral? Michael Buerk chairs.
7. 20:45
  Lent Talks—Martin Wroe
  Martin Wroe explores the individual being at its most divine when working in community.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Outbreak
  Where will the next pandemic come from and how can it be stopped? Tom Heap investigates.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—21/03/2012
  Libby Purves is joined by actor Timothy Spall and theatre director Barrie Rutter.
10. 21:58
  Weather—21/03/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—21/03/2012
  Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Stonemouth, Episode 3
  3/10Teenage Stewart meets Ellie's grandfather and their relationship deepens.
13. 23:00
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 1, Egypt
  Tim Key takes a comic look at the notion of 'Egypt' through the medium of poetry.
14. 23:15
  Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 1, About Proud Mums
  5/6Nathan's family disapprove of his stand-up career, until a TV appearance sparks a rethink.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—21/03/2012
  Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 3
  3/5How a childhood of snorkelling led to a passion for freediving.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/03/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/03/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/03/2012
  How stressed strawberries could help growers to cut water use by a third.

Thursday 22 March 2012