BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 24 January 2013

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/01/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War, Episode 3
  3/5Peace for d'Annunzio spells disaster, and he looks to further his military ambitions.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/01/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/01/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/01/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/01/2013
  MEPs vote on changes to the £40 billion subsidy given to European farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/01/2013
  Immigration backlogs, plus the IMF on UK austerity, and ball boys and footballers.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Romulus and Remus
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Romulus and Remus, the foundation myth of Rome.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War, Episode 4
  4/5D'Annunzio transforms the Croatian port of Fiume into a delinquent city-state.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Armistead Maupin, pension proposals, Sarah Vine discusses thinning hair
  Armistead Maupin talks to Jenni Murray as Radio 4 dramatises his Tales of the City.
5. 10:45
  Craven—Craven: Series 2, Episode 4
  4/5When Craven's team raid a farm for drugs, they are not prepared for the horrors discovered
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Return of the King of Bunga Bunga
  Berlusconi swaggers back - and other despatches from reporters around the globe.
7. 11:30
  The Men Who Painted Paradise: The Hudson River School
  Susan Marling reports from the Hudson Valley on the painters that shaped America.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Blacklisting, burgers, thermals, football and raising kids
  Radio 4's consumer affairs programme with Winifred Robinson.
2. 12:57
  Weather—24/01/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—24/01/2013
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  The Alien Balladeer—The Pole Dancer's Lament
  4/5Murray Lachlan Young meets pole-dancers past and present and writes a ballad about them.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—23/01/2013
  Lynda makes a discovery.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Mike Harris - The Disappearance of Jennifer Pope
  True story of woman's abduction in Ecuador and her husband and son's journey for justice.(R)
7. 15:00
  Open Country—Memories of the Black Isle
  Felicity Evans visits the Black Isle where residents are collecting landscape memories.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—ChildHope
  Juliet Stevenson presents an appeal for international children's charity ChildHope.
9. 15:30
  Open Book—Chinese literature - viewing this emerging superpower through its novels
  Mariella Frostrup on Chinese literature, Eleanor Updale and a good time for debut novels.
10. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Steven Spielberg - a special extended interview with Francine Stock on his film Lincoln
  Steven Spielberg - a special extended interview with Francine Stock on his film Lincoln.
11. 16:30
  Material World—Noise and plane design; Birdflu; Dogs; Mackerel
  How to design a new plane, bird flu, dog domestication and mackerel.
12. 17:00
  PM—24/01/2013
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/01/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Facing Your Fears
  2/6Stephen K Amos on facing fears, with Michael Redmond, Holly Walsh and Boothby Graffoe.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/01/2013
  Joe intervenes.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Alexei Sayle on his return to stand-up; Vanessa-Mae; 500 word plays
  Alexei Sayle on his return to stand-up comedy; violinist Vanessa-Mae's Olympic dream.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Tomorrow the Catwalk, Episode 4
  4/5Terry takes Katie on her first trip to the countryside and the pair grow closer.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—The Police Federation
  Phil Kemp examines the Police Federation and the resignation of Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Family Firms
  Evan Davis and guests explore the ups and downs of running a family business.
8. 21:00
  Saving Species—Series 3, Bonobos and Dragon Trees
  21/24Saving Species reports from the Congo basin on the plight of bonobos.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Romulus and Remus
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Romulus and Remus, the foundation myth of Rome.
10. 21:58
  Weather—24/01/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—24/01/2013
  Libya, Syria and Israel's election. Presented by David Eades.
12. 22:45
  The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark—4. Painting
  4/5Art teacher Mr Teddy Lloyd begins to paint Miss Brodie's girls.
13. 23:00
  Shedtown—Series 2, End of the Beginning
  3/4Shedtown continues into surreal seaside chaos as it hits the headlines.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/01/2013
  Alicia McCarthy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/01/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War, Episode 4
  4/5D'Annunzio transforms the Croatian port of Fiume into a delinquent city-state.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/01/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/01/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/01/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/01/2013
  Secretary of State Owen Paterson says MEPs' CAP reform proposals are a retrograde step.

Friday 25 January 2013