BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 10 April 2012

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/04/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Double Cross, Episode 1
  1/5A team of agents is recruited to work as part of the Double Cross System.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/04/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/04/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/04/2012
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Patrick Thomas.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/04/2012
  Caz Graham asks if the UK dairy industry has the bottle to compete globally.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/04/2012
  Examining extradition hearings, the latest from Syria and 30 years of the Hacienda club.
2. 09:00
  The Public Philosopher—Series 1, Should a banker be paid more than a nurse?
  2/3Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel questions the thinking beneath controversies.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Double Cross, Episode 2
  2/5By 1941 the Double Cross agents are drip-feeding false military information to the Germans
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Erica James
  Author Erica James on erotica, and singer Connie Fisher on her return to the stage.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 2
  2/5Does the Morning News know more about Alice Morney's personal life than she does?
6. 11:00
  Nature—Series 6, Wood and Water
  Brett Westwood finds out why conservationists are dropping logs in rivers and streams.
7. 11:30
  Robert Winston's Musical Analysis—Series 3, Mozart
  4/4Prof Winston sifts through the morass of information and speculation about Mozart's health
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Should five-year-olds be tested?
  Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. Should five-year-olds be tested?
2. 12:57
  Weather—10/04/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—10/04/2012
  Martha Kearney presents national and international news.
4. 13:45
  Ship of Dreams—Episode 2
  2/5Jeanette considers the building of the ship in Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—09/04/2012
  James and Leonie take to the air.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—White Noise
  By Matthew Broughton. A dark hymn to Dagenham in East London.
7. 15:00
  Making History—10/04/2012
  Presented by Tom Holland. Marking the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic.
8. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—What lies beneath
  Mining is set to return to Cornwall as tin and tungsten prices continue to rise.
9. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Academic stand-up and cognitive development
  Chris Ledgard meets the academics doing stand-up and asks why jokes get the brain going.
10. 16:30
  Great Lives—Oscar Wilde
  Will Self nominates Oscar Wilde.
11. 17:00
  PM—10/04/2012
  Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/04/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Original British Drama
  2/6Ed finds himself working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/04/2012
  Tom finds that there aren't enough hours in the day.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Clive James and The Cabin in the Woods film review
  With Mark Lawson, including an interview with Clive James about his new poetry collection.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 2
  2/5Does the Morning News know more about Alice Morney's personal life than she does?
6. 20:00
  France and Race: A Question of Identite
  Julian Jackson on the issue at the heart of the forthcoming French presidential election.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—10/04/2012
  Dr Lin Berwick talks about her life as a blind wheelchair user
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Morphine and the heart, antibiotics and the appendix, sick notes, blood tests, painkillers
  Pain relief during heart attacks, treating appendicitis with drugs, GPs and fit notes.
9. 21:30
  The Public Philosopher—Series 1, Should a banker be paid more than a nurse?
  2/3Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel questions the thinking beneath controversies.
10. 21:58
  Weather—10/04/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—10/04/2012
  Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Snow Child, Episode 7
  7/10Garrett's hunting expedition is about to change his life forever.
13. 23:00
  Richard Herring's Objective—Series 1, The St George's Flag
  3/4Richard Herring asks why the English rarely wave their flag with national pride.(R)
14. 23:30
  Craig Brown's Lost Diaries—May and June
  3/6As summer heats up, passions rise for Barbara Cartland and Edwina Currie.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/04/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Double Cross, Episode 2
  2/5By 1941 the Double Cross agents are drip-feeding false military information to the Germans
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/04/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/04/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/04/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/04/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/04/2012
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Patrick Thomas.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/04/2012
  How a CCTV trial on fishing boats has drastically cut fish discards in the North Sea.

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