BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 16 October 2012

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort—1. The Virginian
  1/5The fascinating life of the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/10/2012
  A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with George Craig.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/10/2012
  On World Food Day, Anna Hill looks at how we may feed the rising world population.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/10/2012
  Decision to close the UK consulate in Basra, Gary McKinnon's extradition and EU membership
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Monica Grady
  Jim Al-Khalili and Prof Monica Grady weigh up the evidence for life on Mars.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Kate Silverton on how our fear of failure impacts on the choices we make.
  Kate Silverton talks to a businesswoman on how bullying made her afraid to take risks.
4. 09:45
  Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort—2. England
  2/5Nancy shows no interest in her admirers until the determined Waldorf Astor appears.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Natasha Baker; Knitwear; First Period
  Natasha Baker, para dressage rider, on her experience of the Paralympics.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Heinrich Boll - The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, Episode 2
  2/5Katharina's employers are agitated by lurid tabloid headlines, but she remains defensive.
7. 11:00
  Saving Species—Series 3, Episode 7
  7/24Brett Westwood asks if film-makers put anything back in terms of wildlife conservation.
8. 11:30
  Spellbound: Siouxsie and the Banshees
  Miranda Sawyer looks at one of music's most distinctive artists Siouxsie and the Banshees.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Should 16 and 17-year-olds be given the vote?
  Should 16 and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote? Julian Worricker hears listeners' views.
2. 12:57
  Weather—16/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—16/10/2012
  News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:45
  China: As History Is My Witness—Liu Bei - The Warlord
  7/10Liu Bei, the swashbuckling adventurer from ancient China.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—15/10/2012
  Jim tells a little white lie.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Tracy-Ann Oberman - Rock and Doris and Elizabeth
  The truth about Rock Hudson's health is revealed. Inspired by events in 1985 Hollywood.
7. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 2, Blackout
  6/6Nina Garthwaite presents tales of adventure, transgression and terror in the dark.
8. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Cruel Harvest
  Should our farmland be used to grow fuel for our cars? Tom Heap reports.(R)
9. 16:00
  The Law Show—Where Next for the Hillsborough Families?
  Joshua Rozenberg asks where next for the families of those who died at Hillsborough.
10. 16:30
  A Good Read—Sir Michael Darrington and Terri Duhon
  Business experts Michael Darrington and Terri Duhon discuss books with Harriett Gilbert.
11. 17:00
  PM—16/10/2012
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/10/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 4, Best Local Business
  2/6Adam enters the record shop into a competition for Best Local Business.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/10/2012
  Ed searches for a way out.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Graham Norton; Peter Hook; Beasts of the Southern Wild
  Graham Norton on whether TV talk has been sanitised; Peter Hook on life in Joy Division.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Heinrich Boll - The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, Episode 2
  2/5Katharina's employers are agitated by lurid tabloid headlines, but she remains defensive.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Recoiling the Arab Spring
  What threat does a growing fundamentalist branch of Islam pose to Arab Spring countries?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—16/10/2012
  Blind Teenagers talk about acting in a new film and Emily Davison offers fashion advice.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Edge of space, Laparotomy, Tremor, Pyjamas
  The science behind this week's leap from the edge of space - how the human body copes.
9. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Monica Grady
  Jim Al-Khalili and Prof Monica Grady weigh up the evidence for life on Mars.
10. 21:58
  Weather—16/10/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—16/10/2012
  Rebuilding America: a special programme presented from Washington by Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter, Episode 2
  2/10Violet sets off to confront her twin sister Bea about the nightmare she has had.
13. 23:00
  Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Can the brilliantly stupid scientists make life a bit more never-ending?
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/10/2012
  Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort—2. England
  2/5Nancy shows no interest in her admirers until the determined Waldorf Astor appears.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/10/2012
  A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with George Craig.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/10/2012
  MPs are to debate the English badger culling pilot.

Wednesday 17 October 2012