BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 17 September 2012

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/09/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Odd couples, student drinking
  Gay-straight friendships, and how students approach alcohol. With Laurie Taylor.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—16/09/2012
  The bells of York Minster.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/09/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/09/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/09/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/09/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/09/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/09/2012
  Queen guitarist Brian May warns badger culling will mean 'civil war' in the countryside.
10. 05:57
  Weather—17/09/2012
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/09/2012
  With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Salman Rushdie
  Andrew Marr talks to the writer Salman Rushdie.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Joseph Anton, Episode 1
  1/5Valentine's Day, 1989, and author Salman Rushdie's life is changed forever.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Hillsborough campaigners, universal credit, hysteria
  Margaret Aspinall and Jenni Hicks discuss the Hillsborough campaign for justice.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 6, Episode 1
  1/5A severe frost brings London to a standstill and the streets are given over to football.
6. 11:00
  I'm a Lumberjack
  Poet and accidental chainsaw owner James Lasdun learns how to chop wood.
7. 11:30
  Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Justin has to cope with a visit from his dad.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—17/09/2012
  Proposed changes to way private car parks are run, and the rise of bedbugs.
2. 12:57
  Weather—17/09/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—17/09/2012
  News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world, with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:45
  The History of the Future—Malthus
  6/10Juliet Gardiner considers an 18th-century economist's warnings about population growth.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—16/09/2012
  Jazzer is confident of success.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Be Mine
  By Jackie Malton. A charismatic ex-con moves in on a family and nearly blows it apart.
7. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—17/09/2012
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by competing two-person teams from the Midlands and Wales.
8. 15:30
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC International Short Story Award 2012, Escape Routes, by Lucy Caldwell
  1/10A young girl growing up in 1995 Belfast is fascinated by a computer game.
9. 16:00
  Messy, Isn't It? - The Life and Works of Richard Brautigan
  Jarvis Cocker explains his love for one of literature's most extraordinary figures.
10. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Treatment of civilians in armed conflict
  Special edition live from the Imperial War Museum North on civilians in armed conflict.
11. 17:00
  PM—17/09/2012
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/09/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 7
  7/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/09/2012
  Darrell brings bad news.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Now Is Good director Ol Parker, and Caryl Churchill's new play Love and Information
  Now Is Good director Ol Parker, Caryl Churchill's new play, BBC Short Story Award writer.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 6, Episode 1
  1/5A severe frost brings London to a standstill and the streets are given over to football.
6. 20:00
  To Russia with Jung
  Chris Ledgard meets therapists bringing Jung back to Russia after the underground years.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Political Prejudice
  Michael Blastland on why your approach to politics might not be as rational as you think.
8. 21:00
  Material World—13/09/2012
  Quentin Cooper explores how online social pressure can increase voter turnout.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Salman Rushdie
  Andrew Marr talks to the writer Salman Rushdie.
10. 21:58
  Weather—17/09/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/09/2012
  English schoolchildren will face 'tougher' tests in an overhaul of GCSEs.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Rose Tremain - Merivel: A Man of His Time, Episode 1
  1/15Many things are preoccupying the physician, father and sometimes fool to King Charles II.
13. 23:00
  Don't Log Off—Series 2, Episode 1
  Alan connects with a 66-year-old Texan widow and an 18-year-old poker player in London.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/09/2012
  Sean Curran reports as ministers unveil plans for a 'tougher GCSE'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/09/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Joseph Anton, Episode 1
  1/5Valentine's Day, 1989, and author Salman Rushdie's life is changed forever.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/09/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/09/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/09/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/09/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/09/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/09/2012
  A provisional licence to cull badgers is issued in Gloucestershire.

Tuesday 18 September 2012