BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 16 November 2012

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/11/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Former People, Episode 4
  4/5Hundreds of thousands of former people were imprisoned and executed, many others fled.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/11/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/11/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/11/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/11/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Chris Bennett.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/11/2012
  A farmer's heartbreak as his sheep are slaughtered by criminals. With Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/11/2012
  With Sarah Montague and Evan Davis. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Blanche Marvin
  Kirsty Young talks to theatre critic Blanche Marvin.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Former People, Episode 5
  5/5The death of Lenin and rise of Stalin saw a fuelling of the savage quest for class enemies
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Susan Morgan - Navy Wren; Men in Hats; Manchester's Radical Women
  Susan Morgan - Navy Wren, Men in Hats, and Manchester's radical women. With Jenni Murray.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Children in Need: Jess's Story, Episode 5
  5/5Jess's recovery is progressing so well that there is talk of her going home.
6. 11:00
  A Place for Us
  Moving insight into the experience of teenagers arriving alone to seek asylum in Britain.
7. 11:30
  Polyoaks—Series 2, Distance Healing
  2/6Dr Hugh Thornton and his brother Roy clash over a new online diagnostic system.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—School meals, ghost insurance brokers and how to haggle
  'Poor' students denied free school meals, and the challenge of travel if you are disabled.
2. 12:52
  The Listening Project—Molly and Emma: Just Get Married, Mum!
  Fi Glover introduces a conversation between people helped by Children in Need funding.
3. 12:57
  Weather—16/11/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—16/11/2012
  News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world.
5. 13:45
  In Pursuit of the Ridiculous—The Purple Emperor
  5/5Matthew Oates meets a man for whom the purple emperor butterfly is a lifetime obsession.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—15/11/2012
  Lynda holds a tense rehearsal.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—On Mardle Fen, Series 5, Talk to the Bones
  1/4Warwick dreams of expanding the restaurant to obtain romantic views over the river.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
  Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Bishops Castle, Shropshire.
9. 15:45
  First for Radio—Series 1, Hanging On
  4/4By Ross Raisin. A woman stands at the end of a cliff, which is at the end of her garden.
10. 16:00
  Last Word—Sir Rex Hunt, Valerie Eliot, Duke Vin, Susan Jeffers, Joe Melia
  Matthew Bannister on Sir Rex Hunt, Valerie Eliot, Duke Vin, Susan Jeffers, Joe Melia.
11. 16:30
  Feedback—16/11/2012
  How well did the BBC cover its own crisis? And is the BBC's past ripe for satire?
12. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Maria and Sarah: Safe at Last
  Fi Glover hears a conversation between people helped by Children in Need funding.
13. 17:00
  PM—16/11/2012
  Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/11/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 38, Episode 2
  2/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week in stand-up and sketches.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/11/2012
  It's party time for Daniel.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jimmy Page; natural history programmes over the years
  Jimmy Page interview; 60 years of natural history on TV; The Secret of Crickley Hall.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Children in Need: Jess's Story, Episode 5
  5/5Jess's recovery is progressing so well that there is talk of her going home.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—All Saints Church, Dulverton, Somerset
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents the political debate programme from Dulverton in Somerset.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Mary Beard: Age of Consent
  Mary Beard reflects on the arbitrary nature of some laws, including the age of consent.
8. 21:00
  Friday Drama—Enquirer
  An investigation into the current crisis in newspapers - in the words of the journalists.
9. 21:58
  Weather—16/11/2012
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—16/11/2012
  Election of Police Commissioners is largely ignored by voters. With Ritula Shah.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Liars' Gospel, Episode 5
  5/10Iehuda of Qeriot remembers the events that lead to his loss of faith in Yehoshuah.
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—Peter White and Heydon Prowse
  Tax havens, Brian Clough and a Regency romance are discussed by Harriett Gilbert's guests.
13. 23:27
  Swimming with Piranhas
  Mike Greenwood reports from Paraguay on the battle for one of the last wildernesses.(R)
14. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Kate and Alison: Cyber-bullying
  Fi Glover hears the horror of cyber-bullying from a teenage victim and her mother.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/11/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Former People, Episode 5
  5/5The death of Lenin and rise of Stalin saw a fuelling of the savage quest for class enemies
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/11/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/11/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/11/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/11/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
8. 05:45
  iPM—17/11/2012
  Marking the 70th anniversary of a daring, but largely unknown, World War II operation.

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