BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 2 January 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/01/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:17
  Musical Migrants—Series 3, Zanzibar
  3/5Yusuf Mahmoud swapped Cheltenham for Zanzibar because of his love of African music.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Wild, Episode 2
  2/5Cheryl Strayed begins her journey in the heat of California's Mojave desert.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/01/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/01/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/01/2013
  Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/01/2013
  Anna Hill reviews a year of drought and flood, and asks what the weather might do in 2013.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/01/2013
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Value of Culture—Two Cultures
  Melvyn Bragg looks back at 150 years of dialogue between the arts and sciences.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Wild, Episode 3
  3/5A perilous section of the trail tests Cheryl's powers of resilience and endurance.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Mothers-in-Law Phone-In
  Jenni Murray hears listeners' experiences of having, or being, a mother-in-law.
5. 10:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—The Light Years, 3. Labour
  3/10Sybil goes into labour early and Rachel is drafted in to help.
6. 11:00
  A Tale of Two Sittings
  On the 40th anniversary of Britain joining Europe, Edward Stourton reunites key players.
7. 11:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 8, Hot Desk
  1/6Social worker Clare Barker and her colleagues have to move offices and embrace hot-desking
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—How much exercise should you be doing?
  Dr Michael Mosley investigates how much exercise we should all be doing, with Peter White.
2. 12:30
  Face the Facts—The Hotels of Last Resort
  The rise in homeless families being moved into bed and breakfast accommodation.
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/01/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—02/01/2013
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
5. 13:45
  Belle de Jour's History of Anon—The Anonymous Woman
  3/5Brooke Magnanti explores the reasons that women have written under assumed names.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—01/01/2013
  Alice has the New Year blues.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy, Episode 1
  1/3Hard up art expert Duncan Kavanagh waits to see how the Arab Spring will change Egypt.
8. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Consumer Rights
  Having problems with faulty goods, poor service or buying online? What are your rights?
9. 15:30
  Dr Inkblot
  Jo Fidgen explores the life, work and legacy of Hermann Rorschach.(R)
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Consuming passions
  Consumer pleasures - the origins and evolution of the 'shopping' experience.
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—Don McCullin; Christopher Martin-Jenkins
  Christmas TV ratings, what lies ahead for the BBC in 2013, and the power of a photo.
12. 17:00
  PM—02/01/2013
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/01/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Chipping Norton
  6/6Comedian Mark Steel visits Chipping Norton to perform a stand-up show all about the town.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/01/2013
  Things begin to add up for Ed.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Costa Book Awards category winners announced; look ahead to 2013
  The category winners in the Costa Book Awards 2012, and a look ahead to 2013.
5. 19:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—The Light Years, 3. Labour
  3/10Sybil goes into labour early and Rachel is drafted in to help.
6. 20:00
  Unreliable Evidence—02/01/2013
  Clive Anderson asks top legal guests if justice delayed is justice denied.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 3, Sally Kettle: Does hope help?
  Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful.
8. 21:00
  I'm Suzy and I'm a Phobic
  Suzy Klein tries to conquer her claustrophobia through cognitive behavioural therapy.(R)
9. 21:30
  The Value of Culture—Two Cultures
  Melvyn Bragg looks back at 150 years of dialogue between the arts and sciences.
10. 21:58
  Weather—02/01/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—02/01/2013
  Syria - should the West intervene? News round-up with Roger Hearing.
12. 22:45
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 8
  8/10Harry and Rockingham prepare to trap the pirates, and Dona must host a dinner.
13. 23:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 1. 'My partner is too controlling - a fight for the TV remote'
  1/6Sarah solves problems, including a controlling partner and a non-drinker with no friends.(R)
14. 23:30
  The History Plays—Maggie Heart Galtieri
  3/5The Falkland Islands, 1982. Maggie Watkins shelters an Argentinean soldier with a secret.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/01/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Wild, Episode 3
  3/5A perilous section of the trail tests Cheryl's powers of resilience and endurance.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/01/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/01/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/01/2013
  Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/01/2013
  DEFRA secretary Owen Paterson tells Charlotte Smith he will fight for GM in Europe.

Thursday 3 January 2013