BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 24 October 2012

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Into the Abyss, Episode 2
  2/5Pilot Erik Vogel was not happy about flying north on the evening of 19 October 1984.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/10/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sheikh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/10/2012
  Farmers' groups say they had no option but to postpone the pilot badger cull.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/10/2012
  Including standardised food labels, plus the BBC and Savile, and Joanna Lumley on nuns.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Fiona Fullerton, Cesar Millan, Jemima Dury, Dr Helen Mason
  Libby Purves meets former actor Fiona Fullerton and dog whisperer Cesar Millan.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Into the Abyss, Episode 3
  3/5Relatively unscathed, convicted criminal Paul Archambault checks the plane for survivors.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Should pornography be discussed in school classes?
  Teaching porn in schools, Lucy Liu is the female Watson, and sanpro ads. With Jenni Murray
5. 10:45
  The Pillow Book—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/5As Shonagon feared, the passion between young lovers Komatsu and Zushio explodes.
6. 11:00
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 11, The Allotment
  Alan Dein visits the allotmenteers of Hastings to find out what their land means to them.
7. 11:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Turn Around Dave Eyes
  5/6Dave embraces internet dating while Ramesh has a wobble over his Meat Loaf date.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—'Green' light bulbs, football mascots and printer cartridges
  Consumer news.
2. 12:57
  Weather—24/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—24/10/2012
  News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:45
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Czechoslovakia - Lieutenant Boruvka
  3/15Mark Lawson explores Czech history in the crime fiction of Josef Skvorecky.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—23/10/2012
  Don has made his decision and Hayley is getting hot under the collar.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Peter Souter - What Love Sounds Like
  A blind man and a deaf woman meet in a faith healer's waiting room.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Mortgages
  Mortgages: Fixed-rate or tracker? Ruth Alexander and guests take your calls on home loans.
8. 15:30
  Inside Health—Self-Harm, Insulin Pumps, Night Terrors, Penile Cancer
  Dr Mark Porter on insulin pumps, night terrors, self-harming and penile cancer.
9. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Trouble at work, travellers vs tourists
  Laurie Taylor hears about research into workplace conflict, and travellers versus tourists
10. 16:30
  The Media Show—Savile crisis, political reporting
  The BBC director of editorial policy, plus Nick Robinson on the inside story of politics.
11. 17:00
  PM—24/10/2012
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/10/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 6, Calendar Boys
  2/6Arthur comes up with a brilliant idea to help raise funds for the local church hall.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/10/2012
  Neil senses something is wrong.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Thomas Keneally, Dan Stevens, 25 years of Michael Palin's TV travels
  Booker Prize-winning writer Thomas Keneally, actor Dan Stevens and Michael Palin's Brazil.
5. 19:45
  The Pillow Book—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/5As Shonagon feared, the passion between young lovers Komatsu and Zushio explodes.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Moral Authority of Institutions
  Are public inquiries undermining the moral authority of vital institutions in our society?
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 3, Ben Dyson: Understanding How Money Works
  Ben Dyson argues for the need to understand how money works before fixing the bank system.
8. 21:00
  The Ice Mountain
  Haunted by the sinking of RMS Titanic, this is a story of a fictional iceberg's journey.(R)
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Fiona Fullerton, Cesar Millan, Jemima Dury, Dr Helen Mason
  Libby Purves meets former actor Fiona Fullerton and dog whisperer Cesar Millan.
10. 21:58
  Weather—24/10/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—24/10/2012
  Syria ceasefire prospects, the Paris art scene, and does Obama still inspire black voters?
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter, Episode 8
  8/10The war takes its toll on the young men, while Grace recovers and is offered a job.
13. 23:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 3, Arabella Weir
  4/6Rufus Hound invites Arabella Weir to revisit her days of drinking and calorie-counting.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/10/2012
  David Cameron defends his government record in the face of Labour accusations.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Into the Abyss, Episode 3
  3/5Relatively unscathed, convicted criminal Paul Archambault checks the plane for survivors.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/10/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sheikh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/10/2012
  Plans to improve sustainable fishing in Europe are criticised as weak by conservationists.

Thursday 25 October 2012