BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 22 May 2012

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/05/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Hedge Britannia, Episode 1
  1/5The checkerboard pattern of lowland Britain reveals a history of boundaries and enclosures
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/05/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/05/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/05/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/05/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/05/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/05/2012
  UK trials of GM crops could be in peril after protests over GM wheat, with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—22/05/2012
  Debating new nuclear and the energy bill, Everest, ASBOs and Paul Simon's Graceland.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Lloyd Peck
  Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Fi Glover talks to Tom Allason
  Fi Glover talks to internet entrepreneurs who have made London a global start-up centre.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Hedge Britannia, Episode 2
  2/5How the Neolithic art of coppicing is renewing itself in 21st-century competitions.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—22/05/2012
  Female breadwinners, politics of gardening and Dr Lucy Worsley. Presented by Jane Garvey.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—In the Van, Episode 2
  2/5MI5 agents Yasmin and Jonathan continue eavesdropping on targets Rachid and Samira.
7. 11:00
  Extinct!—Episode 2
  2/3Are humans causing the sixth great mass extinction event in Earth's history?
8. 11:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 8, Hummel's Trumpet Concerto
  2/3Hummel's trumpet concerto is the subject of Frances Fyfield's forensic musical study.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours
  Why is childcare so costly in the UK? Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker.
2. 12:57
  Weather—22/05/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—22/05/2012
  Martha Kearney presents the national and international news.
4. 13:45
  Our Daily Bread—Bread Kills
  2/5Considering the impact food has on health by looking at two deadly loaves from history.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—21/05/2012
  Alan tries his powers of persuasion.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Eggy Doylers
  Jane Purcell's riotous comedy follows a hapless school field trip in the un-PC 1970s.
7. 15:00
  Making History—22/05/2012
  Tom Holland presents the popular history magazine.
8. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Jellyfish Invasion!
  Miranda Krestovnikoff examines claims that jellyfish are taking over the world's oceans.
9. 16:00
  Reading between the Lines—Easy as ABC?
  1/2Michael Morpurgo finds out what Systematic Synthetic Phonics are.
10. 16:30
  Great Lives—Sebastian Walker
  Lynn Barber talks to Matthew Parris about Sebastian Walker of Walker Books.
11. 17:00
  PM—22/05/2012
  Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/05/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 3, Paris
  2/6A bottle of expensive whisky goes missing so Martin becomes the Miss Marple of MJN Air.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/05/2012
  Adam enjoys the simple life and Tracy gets a present.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Actor John Simm, author George RR Martin
  Mark Lawson with actor John Simm, author George RR Martin and a Eurovision song review.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—In the Van, Episode 2
  2/5MI5 agents Yasmin and Jonathan continue eavesdropping on targets Rachid and Samira.
6. 20:00
  The End of Drug Discovery
  Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—22/05/2012
  An update on the government's Personal Independence Payments proposals. With Peter White.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—22/05/2012
  3D body scanners and eating disorders, rise of the 'neuro-novel', and teenagers' brains.
9. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Lloyd Peck
  Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders.
10. 21:58
  Weather—22/05/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—22/05/2012
  What impact will the eurozone's troubles have on the global economy? With Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Fitzgerald Short Stories, Babylon Revisited: Part 2
  2/5Charles Wales has returned to Paris to meet with his dead wife's family.
13. 23:00
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Paul Whitney Beauchamp
  1/4Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a bullied day boy and his mother. Stars Ian McDiarmid.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—22/05/2012
  Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/05/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Hedge Britannia, Episode 2
  2/5How the Neolithic art of coppicing is renewing itself in 21st-century competitions.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/05/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/05/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/05/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/05/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/05/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/05/2012
  A merger of two dairy co-ops could mean better milk prices for some UK dairy farmers.

Wednesday 23 May 2012