BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 28 March 2012

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Book of the Week: Escape from Camp 14, Episode 2
  2/5Shin's mother and brother have been planning an escape, so Shin is taken for questioning.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/03/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/03/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/03/2012
  Anna Hill hears about a severe outbreak of foot and mouth in Egypt.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/03/2012
  Debating the riots of summer 2011, university entrance and 'surgery music'.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Alvin Hall; Alex Crawford; Benjamin Mee
  Libby Purves with foreign correspondent Alex Crawford and financial expert Alvin Hall.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Book of the Week: Escape from Camp 14, Episode 3
  3/5Shin hears about life outside the prison wire and dreams of escape.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Pink Ribbons Inc
  With Jenni Murray. The film asking tough questions about the pink ribbon cancer campaign.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Grazia Deledda - Reeds in the Wind, Episode 3
  3/10The village festival is under way, when Giacinto unexpectedly arrives.
6. 11:00
  North and South: Across the Great Divide—Warwick to the Severn
  2/2Is England's North/South divide shifting?
7. 11:30
  Shedtown—Series 1, Night Screams
  3/4As the Shedists settle into life under asphalt, there is an odd noise from William's shed.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Cosmetic surgery adverts, PIPS update, defibrillators in schools & Britain's oldest Butcher's shop
  With Winifred Robinson. Britain's oldest butcher's shop and defibrillators in schools.
2. 12:57
  Weather—28/03/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—28/03/2012
  Martha Kearney presents the latest national and international news.
4. 13:45
  A Life With ...—Series 6, Corals
  3/5Mary Colwell meets a man who has spent his life searching for corals on the Devon coast.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—27/03/2012
  David and Ruth forge ahead.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—John Dryden - Pandemic, The Past
  3/3A former radical eco-warrior stumbles into a dangerous world of environmental espionage.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—28/03/2012
  Financial phone-in with Paul Lewis.
8. 15:30
  Inside Health—Aspirin, holiday sickness, ADHD
  Mark Porter investigates aspirin preventing disease, ADHD in adults and holiday illnesses.
9. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Culinary Culture and Globalisation - Dignity
  With Laurie Taylor. Including Michelin-starred restaurants and the meaning of dignity.
10. 16:30
  The Media Show—28/03/2012
  Max Mosley looks at the outcome of a Lords and Commons report on privacy.
11. 17:00
  PM—28/03/2012
  Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/03/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 1, Standing Tall
  4/4Maeve Higgins, Tom Allen and Phil Nichol join Stephen to offer a guide to standing tall.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/03/2012
  Alice is desperate for all the gossip.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Dr John, Tim Lott, and Janet Street-Porter on British Design 1948-2012
  Dr John; Tim Lott; Janet Street Porter on British Design 1948-2012.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Grazia Deledda - Reeds in the Wind, Episode 3
  3/10The village festival is under way, when Giacinto unexpectedly arrives.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Morality and social networks
  With Michael Buerk. Are social networks cheapening and brutalising human relationships?
7. 20:45
  Lent Talks—Prof Tariq Ramadan
  Prof Tariq Ramadan sets out the philosophy of the individual and its absence in Islam.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Sands of Time
  Britain's sand dunes are running out of time. Tom Heap joins the battle to save them.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Alvin Hall; Alex Crawford; Benjamin Mee
  Libby Purves with foreign correspondent Alex Crawford and financial expert Alvin Hall.
10. 21:58
  Weather—28/03/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—28/03/2012
  National and international news and analysis with Philippa Thomas.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Stonemouth, Episode 8
  8/10Stewart and Ellie spend more and more time together, despite her brothers' threats.
13. 23:00
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 1, Work
  Tim explores the meaning of 'work' through the medium of poetry. With Tom Basden.
14. 23:15
  Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 1, About Angry Grandmas
  6/6The family plan a surprise birthday party for Grandma.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—28/03/2012
  Peers demand a full assessment of the impact of Scottish independence. With Susan Hulme.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Book of the Week: Escape from Camp 14, Episode 3
  3/5Shin hears about life outside the prison wire and dreams of escape.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/03/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/03/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/03/2012
  The GM wheat which scares off aphids by smell, being trialled by UK scientists.

Thursday 29 March 2012