BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 14 June 2012

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/06/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Dear Lupin, Episode 3
  3/5Roger despairs of ever writing a serious letter to his wayward son, Charlie.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/06/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/06/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/06/2012
  Prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Gillean Maclean.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/06/2012
  Charlotte Smith hears about plans to grow twice as much food on UK farms within 20 years.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—14/06/2012
  Child poverty, online monitoring, Syria death toll, mental health and gang branding.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—James Joyce's Ulysses
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss James Joyce's celebrated novel Ulysses.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Dear Lupin, Episode 4
  4/5As Charlie drifts from job to job, his dad writes with admonishment and amusing tales.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Fathers and Daughters
  Celebrating the father daughter relationship. How our dads shape our lives.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 19, Oranges and Pearls
  4/5Hoping the technical problems are behind her now, Joan heads for Baghdad.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—14/06/2012
  Kate Adie gathers despatches from Spain, Burma, Libya, Poland and India.
7. 11:30
  Who The Wild Things Are
  The origins of Maurice Sendak's children's classic "Where the Wild Things Are" revealed(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Debt collectors, Manchester & cycling, hospital staff telling the truth, free high street wi-fi, copycat books.
  Debt collectors who are hounding people for money they don't owe. With Winifred Robinson.
2. 12:45
  The New Elizabethans—Michael Young
  James looks at the energetic and innovative founder of Which? and the Open University.
3. 12:57
  Weather—14/06/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—14/06/2012
  National and international news and analysis with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:45
  Honest Doubt: The History of an Epic Struggle—God's Funeral
  14/20Richard Holloway focuses on writer Thomas Hardy and philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—13/06/2012
  Alan worries for Amy's safety.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Bell in the Ball
  A blinded man tries to come to terms with his disability by joining a blind cricket team.(R)
8. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 21, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire
  Clare walks with veteran long-distance walker Scott Cunningham and his 'best mate', Travis
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—CBM UK Ltd
  Surgeon Steven Mannion presents an appeal on behalf of the charity CBM UK Ltd.
10. 15:30
  Open Book—Lionel Shriver on her controversial novel The New Republic
  The best new fiction and non-fiction, talking to writers and unearthing lost classics.
11. 16:00
  The Film Programme—14/06/2012
  David Cronenberg on his latest, Cosmopolis, starring Robert Pattinson.
12. 16:30
  Material World—14/06/2012
  Quentin Cooper looks at how mathematical genius Alan Turing helped form the digital age.
13. 17:00
  PM—14/06/2012
  Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/06/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Simon Day Show—Series 2, Geoff Allerton
  3/6Yorkshire poet Geoff Allerton and his amateur journalist pal Duncan are at the Mallard.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—14/06/2012
  Usha's patience wears thin and Neil can't believe his eyes.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Rachel Whiteread; Dallas reviewed; Watts Gallery
  Artist Rachel Whiteread; Dallas is back; Watts Gallery competes for the Art Fund Prize.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 19, Oranges and Pearls
  4/5Hoping the technical problems are behind her now, Joan heads for Baghdad.
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Clashes Between Politicians and Judges
  Joshua Rozenberg asks why in Britain and the US judges and politicians are at loggerheads.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—14/06/2012
  Evan Davis and guests discuss temptation marketing and the psychology of competition.
8. 21:00
  The Turing Solution
  Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—James Joyce's Ulysses
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss James Joyce's celebrated novel Ulysses.
10. 21:58
  Weather—14/06/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—14/06/2012
  News and analysis from a global perspective with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Salvage the Bones, Episode 4
  4/10Esch endures seeing Manny with his girlfriend, and her father worries about the hurricane.
13. 23:00
  Small Scenes—Pilot
  Comedy sketch show starring Daniel Rigby, Henry Paker, Mike Wozniak and Sara Pascoe.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—14/06/2012
  Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/06/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Dear Lupin, Episode 4
  4/5As Charlie drifts from job to job, his dad writes with admonishment and amusing tales.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/06/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/06/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/06/2012
  Prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Gillean Maclean.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/06/2012
  Robotic farms in the future - agricultural engineers say they will be able feed the world.

Friday 15 June 2012