BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 16 August 2012

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/08/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 3
  3/5Isabella continues to see Edward Lane, but her feelings are not returned by him.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/08/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/08/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/08/2012
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to begin the day with Richard Hill.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/08/2012
  A rainy and disease-hit harvest could mean less British wheat in our biscuits and cereals.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/08/2012
  With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
2. 09:00
  Fry's English Delight—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/4Stephen Fry gets help from David Hockney on how language and colour work together.
3. 09:30
  Twin Nation—Episode 1
  1/5Edi Stark asks the ultimate twins question: Does any other relationship come close?(R)
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 4
  4/5High drama as Mrs Robinson's diaries are taken away by her opportunistic husband.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Judy Murray
  Judy Murray on tennis, her kids and achieving sporting ambitions. With Jenni Murray.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Oliver Emanuel - The Other One, Episode 4
  4/5Laura finds the woman she believes is her biological mother.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Korea Host Bars
  The host bars revealing the cracks in South Korea's conservative social structures.
8. 11:30
  Steptoe and Son... and Sons
  Paul Jackson and a team of scriptwriters assess the legacy of Steptoe and Son, 50 years on
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Unfair and inefficient - why is the university clearing system so slow to improve?
  Does university clearing provide students with what they need? A ban on smoking in parks.
2. 12:45
  The New Elizabethans—Ralph Robins
  James Naughtie on the industrialist credited with turning around Rolls Royce's fortunes.
3. 12:57
  Weather—16/08/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—16/08/2012
  National and international news presented by Martha Kearney.
5. 13:45
  Generation E—Series 2, Hungary's Graduates - Trapped by the State
  4/5Lucy Ash is in Hungary, where students were suddenly told they faced university tuition.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—15/08/2012
  Lynda is reassuring.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Georges Simenon - The Other Simenon, The Little Man From Archangel
  When a bookseller's wife goes missing, his neighbours suspect the worst.(R)
8. 15:00
  Open Country—Ireland - Peat
  Helen Mark is in Ireland, looking at attitudes down the centuries to the peat bogs.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Salvation Army
  Rhidian Brook presents an appeal on behalf of the charity the Salvation Army.
10. 15:30
  Open Book—Comedian and author Russell Kane presents Open Book
  Comedian and author Russell Kane discusses Ian Fleming's James Bond novels.
11. 16:00
  The Film Programme—16/08/2012
  Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger on male masculinity and 19th century poetry.
12. 16:30
  Material World—16/08/2012
  How a child with total paralysis could kick a football using a brain-controlled suit.
13. 17:00
  PM—16/08/2012
  Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/08/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 4, Evil Narbara
  4/6The local traders are in revolt after a rowdy party shop opens in Lenzie.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/08/2012
  Rosa offers a shoulder to cry on.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jeanette Winterson; Birger Larsen, director of The Killing
  Jeanette Winterson on witch trials; Birger Larsen, director of The Killing; political pop.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Oliver Emanuel - The Other One, Episode 4
  4/5Laura finds the woman she believes is her biological mother.
6. 20:00
  The Report—Childhood Obesity
  Should severely obese children be taken into care?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Coal Comfort
  Peter Day looks at the insatiable demand for coal and asks if it can ever go green.
8. 21:00
  James and the Giant Eagle
  James Aldred encounters one of the world's most powerful birds of prey, the Harpy Eagle.
9. 21:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/4Stephen Fry gets help from David Hockney on how language and colour work together.
10. 21:58
  Weather—16/08/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—16/08/2012
  Round-up of the day's news, with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Greatcoat, Episode 4
  4/5Helen Dunmore's new ghost story set after the Second World War. Read by Jasmine Hyde.
13. 23:00
  Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4The human chameleon's host of comic characters includes a nonagenarian musical diva.(R)
14. 23:30
  4 Extra Comedy Club—Cowards, Episode 1
  1/3Discover how progress is coming along on a bridge between Dover and Calais.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/08/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 4
  4/5High drama as Mrs Robinson's diaries are taken away by her opportunistic husband.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/08/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/08/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/08/2012
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to begin the day with Richard Hill.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/08/2012
  Anna Hill meets farmers in Missouri to assess the worst drought for 80 years.

Friday 17 August 2012