BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 21 October 2012

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  James Hopkin - A Georgian Trilogy—The Soul Is Missing Fairy Tales!
  3/3A bus of journalists and artists breaks down on a notorious military highway to Tbilisi.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—21/10/2012
  The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, Suffolk.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Sam Mendes
  As the new Bond film opens next week, Mary Ann Sieghart profiles its director, Sam Mendes.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—21/10/2012
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—God's Comfort
  Mark Tully discusses the concept of divine comfort.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Farmer of the Year finalist: Henry Edmunds
  Adam Henson visits the second finalist vying to become the 2012 BBC Farmer of the Year.
4. 06:57
  Weather—21/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—21/10/2012
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—21/10/2012
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—SHINE
  Danny Mills presents the Radio 4 Appeal for SHINE.
8. 07:57
  Weather—21/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—21/10/2012
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—21/10/2012
  From Hillsborough Presbyterian Church in County Down. Led by the Rev Andrew Conway.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—What Will China Be Like as a Superpower? 2/4
  In his second talk on understanding China, Martin Jacques examines the tributary system.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—21/10/2012
  Sunday morning magazine programme presented by Paddy O'Connell.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—21/10/2012
  Kenton is getting impatient and Lilian is pushed to the limit.
14. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Mona Siddiqui
  Mona Siddiqui, academic and commentator, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Ker, Stephenson Connolly, Geim
  3/6John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr with Humphrey Ker, Pamela Stephenson Connolly and Andre Geim.
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Future of the Oven
  Tim Hayward discovers the future of the domestic oven, with the help of Mary Berry.
3. 12:57
  Weather—21/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—21/10/2012
  Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  The 'arse that Jack Built
  Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features...(R)
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Kidlington
  Eric Robson chairs an episode of the horticultural panel programme recorded in Oxfordshire
7. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—21/10/2012
  Fi Glover hears surprising conversations about dead pets, plastic surgery and retirement.
8. 15:00
  Bram Stoker - Dracula—2. The Warmth of Strangers
  2/2Lucy Westenra is dead, but Professor Van Helsing is determined to find out how she died.
9. 16:00
  Open Book—AM Homes on her new novel May We Be Forgiven
  AM Homes on her new novel May We Be Forgiven, and life behind the embassy door.
10. 16:30
  Learning to Love Dafydd
  Gwyneth Lewis, the first Welsh Poet Laureate, goes in search of the Welsh language Chaucer
11. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Recoiling the Arab Spring
  What threat does a growing fundamentalist branch of Islam pose to Arab Spring countries?
12. 17:40
  Profile—Sam Mendes
  As the new Bond film opens next week, Mary Ann Sieghart profiles its director, Sam Mendes.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—21/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—21/10/2012
  The best of the past seven days of BBC Radio chosen by Caz Graham.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/10/2012
  It's Apple Day in Ambridge.
4. 19:15
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 3, Put a Lid on It
  4/6The American essayist offers a story involving his sister Tiffany.
5. 19:45
  Alice Munro - Dear Life—In Sight of the Lake
  2/5A woman goes in search of a doctor, again. 2012 short story by the Canadian Nobel Laureate
6. 20:00
  Feedback—19/10/2012
  Political code-breaking at BBC Westminster, and is there is too much cricket on long wave?
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Keith Campbell, King Sihanouk, Wendy Greengross, Danny Sims, Sylvia Kristel
  John Wilson on Keith Campbell, King Sihanouk, Wendy Greengross and Danny Sims.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—20/10/2012
  Energy, car hire woes, investing for kids and fighting the fraudsters with Ruth Alexander.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—SHINE
  Danny Mills presents the Radio 4 Appeal for SHINE.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Manuel Castells: Alternative Economic Cultures
  Prof Manuel Castells on the rise of new economic cultures since the financial crisis.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—21/10/2012
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—21/10/2012
  Andrew Gimson analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—18/10/2012
  With Benh Zeitlin's film Beasts of the Southern Wild and Sally Potter's Ginger and Rosa.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—God's Comfort
  Mark Tully discusses the concept of divine comfort.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Sociologists and the financial crisis - Against security
  Security systems - their pitfalls. Also, a sociological take on the financial crisis.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—21/10/2012
  The bells of St Mary the Virgin, Ilminster, Suffolk.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/10/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sheikh Michael Mumisa.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/10/2012
  The National Farmers Union say they are poised for the badger cull to go ahead.
10. 05:57
  Weather—22/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Monday 22 October 2012