BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 20 August 2012

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/08/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Breaking rules; Wall Street women
  Inside the world of Wall Street women, and the role of morality in preventing crime.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—19/08/2012
  The bells of Durham Cathedral.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/08/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/08/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/08/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Mark Coffey.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/08/2012
  Dave Howard hears bad news for broccoli, as growers could lose a third of their crop.
10. 05:57
  Weather—20/08/2012
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/08/2012
  News headlines, including whether the most expensive social housing should be sold off.
2. 09:00
  Amanda Vickery on... Men—The Lover
  3/6The 18th-century lover - from irresistible seducer to lusty husband.
3. 09:30
  Head to Head—Series 4, Women's Lib
  2/5A radical feminist and a Tory reformer clash over the route to equality.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers, Counting to Four in Icelandic
  1/5Daniel Tammet explores the ways in which different cultures approach and describe numbers.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Infidelity phone-in
  How important is being faithful, and what constitutes cheating anyway? With Jane Garvey.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Crisis, Episode 1
  1/5Martha has arrived in Agok to find the situation worse than she had been briefed to expect
7. 11:00
  The Cabinet of Animosities
  Love stories from the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb with Cathy FitzGerald.
8. 11:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 4, A Now Tricky Life Woefully Miseried Up
  5/6Pip and Harry pursue Mister Benevolent to France, where a dark and pungent fate awaits.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—20/08/2012
  Is prison the place for inmates with severe physical disabilities? With Julian Worricker.
2. 12:45
  The New Elizabethans—Salman Rushdie
  James Naughtie considers the Booker Prize-winning British Indian novelist.
3. 12:57
  Weather—20/08/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—20/08/2012
  News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world, with Shaun Ley.
5. 13:45
  The Alien Birds Have Landed—The Pheasant
  1/5Alison Steadman tells the story of how and why the pheasant became a British bird.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—19/08/2012
  Mike is evasive.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Gilda and her Daughters in Looking for Goldie
  Comedy drama about an eccentric Romanian mother and her three bickering daughters.(R)
8. 15:00
  Quote... Unquote—20/08/2012
  With guests Louise Doughty, Natalie Haynes, Nicholas Owen and Hugo Rifkind.
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—A Guide to Spice, part 1: Cloves
  Sheila Dillon embarks on a journey through the world of spices, starting with the clove.
10. 16:00
  The Magic Theatre of Hermann Hesse
  Tracing the legacy of the cult Swiss-German writer Hermann Hesse.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Witchcraft & Child Abuse
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the link between African churches, witchcraft and child abuse
12. 17:00
  PM—20/08/2012
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/08/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 3
  3/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/08/2012
  Vicky faces a difficult decision.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Tom Stoppard, The Watch, Tony Scott remembered, cellist Natalie Clein
  Tom Stoppard, Tony Scott remembered, The Watch reviewed and music by cellist Natalie Clein
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Crisis, Episode 1
  1/5Martha has arrived in Agok to find the situation worse than she had been briefed to expect
6. 20:00
  The Victim's Voice
  Victims of violent crime come face to face with men serving sentences for similar crimes.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Korea Host Bars
  The host bars revealing the cracks in South Korea's conservative social structures.
8. 21:00
  Material World—16/08/2012
  How a child with total paralysis could kick a football using a brain-controlled suit.
9. 21:30
  Amanda Vickery on... Men—The Lover
  3/6The 18th-century lover - from irresistible seducer to lusty husband.
10. 21:58
  Weather—20/08/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—20/08/2012
  Round-up of the day's news, with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Andrew Miller - Pure, Episode 1
  1/10Paris 1785, and a young engineer waits in the Palace of Versailles.
13. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Preaching
  Chris Ledgard listens to the ways in which preachers use words and the power of language.
14. 23:30
  4 Extra Comedy Club—Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?, Episode 2
  2/3Micky talks about running away to New York and becoming the playboy of East End.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/08/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers, Counting to Four in Icelandic
  1/5Daniel Tammet explores the ways in which different cultures approach and describe numbers.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/08/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/08/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/08/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Mark Coffey.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/08/2012
  A report claims that if we relied only on UK fish, 2012's supplies would run out today.

Tuesday 21 August 2012