BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 1 December 2012

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Black Count, Episode 5
  5/5Relief after the rigours of Egypt turns to disillusion on reaching the Neapolitan coast.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/12/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/12/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/12/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Pastor Alex Robertson.
8. 05:45
  iPM—01/12/2012
  'My brain's wired up differently.' A listener with Asperger's Syndrome shares his story.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—01/12/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—01/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Atlantic College at 50
  Felicity Evans visits Atlantic College in south Wales - set up to promote peace.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith finds out how worms and ponds can spare land from waterlogging.
5. 06:57
  Weather—01/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—01/12/2012
  Care home regulations, plus UKIP's successes and Scott Walker interviewed.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Richard Madeley, Nona Hendryx Inheritance Tracks, John McCarthy in Maastricht
  Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Richard Madeley; Nona Hendryx's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  Football's Home Fans
  Comic and broadcaster Ian Stone on the revolution in the way we run children's football.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—01/12/2012
  George Parker of the Financial Times tests the mood at Westminster on a new press law.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Egypt at the Crossroads
  Foreign correspondents colour in the spaces between the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—How to escape carmageddon, wine woes, free tax refunds that cost and no-frill flight fees
  Paul Lewis on carmageddon, troubles for wine investors, airline costs and tax rebates.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 38, Episode 4
  4/6Steve, Hugh and team are joined by special guests Angela Barnes and Pippa Evans.
3. 12:57
  Weather—01/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—01/12/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Pinner Parish Church, Middlesex
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Pinner, in Middlesex.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—01/12/2012
  Topics include UKIP, Leveson, West Bank and Gaza and the Work Programme.
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—A Slow Air
  By David Harrower. Siblings Morna and Athol have not spoken for 14 years. Why not?
8. 15:30
  Who's Drummer?
  Nick Barraclough finds out about the 15 minutes of fame for one young fan of The Who.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Heather Headley; Maeve Binchy's last book; Stooshe
  Heather Headley in The Bodyguard, Maeve Binchy's last novel, pro-ana websites and Stooshe.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news with Patrick O'Connell.
11. 17:30
  iPM—01/12/2012
  'My brain's wired up differently.' A listener with Asperger's Syndrome shares his story.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—01/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Stewart Lee, Oona Chaplin, David Nobbs, Jane Treays, Kristina Train and Iko
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Nigel Farage
  Rosie Goldsmith profiles the leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—01/12/2012
  Dark film comedy Sightseers, TV's 'Inside Claridges' and the V&A's new furniture gallery.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?
  Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.
6. 21:00
  Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo—1. Prison
  1/4Edmond Dantès finds buried treasure, and plots revenge on his enemies.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—01/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Rationing the NHS
  Should people with 'lifestyle illnesses' be denied NHS treatment? With David Aaronovitch.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—26/11/2012
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Workshop—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Ruth Padel and the Shalom House Poets in Belfast dish out tough love on their poems.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Vasily Grossman from the Frontline—Ukraine without Jews
  3/3One of the first articles to detail Nazi genocide as the war still raged.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/12/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/12/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—02/12/2012
  The bells of St Andrew's Church, Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Nigel Farage
  Rosie Goldsmith profiles the leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage.

Sunday 2 December 2012