BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 3 February 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/02/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Deep Country—Episode 3
  3/3Neil survives the gales, but has to face another storm - his own vulnerability.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/02/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/02/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/02/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/02/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—03/02/2013
  The bells of St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.
8. 05:45
  Pop-Up Economics—War-gaming Armageddon
  3/5Tim Harford tells the story of Thomas Schelling, who used economics to avert war.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—03/02/2013
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Towards a New Consciousness
  Mark Tully explores a new spirituality that might change our attitude to the environment.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Godwits
  Living World visits a flooded meadow in Hampshire where 2000 godwits spend the winter.
4. 06:57
  Weather—03/02/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—03/02/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—03/02/2013
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—International Nepal Fellowship
  Anne Wafula Strike presents an appeal on behalf of International Nepal Fellowship.
8. 07:57
  Weather—03/02/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—03/02/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—03/02/2013
  Canon Mark Oakley from St Paul's Cathedral explores the church's loyalty to the future.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—The Love of Bears
  David Cannadine reflects on the enduring appeal of the teddy bear in contemporary culture.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—03/02/2013
  Sunday morning magazine programme, presented by Paddy O'Connell.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—03/02/2013
  Emma is in the doghouse, and Christopher's suspicions are aroused.
14. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Sir Terry Leahy
  Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 10, Episode 5
  5/6With panellists Lloyd Langford, Celia Pacquola, Phill Jupitus and Marcus Brigstocke.
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Food on a Pension
  Sheila Dillon investigates the food lives of people surviving on the basic state pension.
3. 12:57
  Weather—03/02/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—03/02/2013
  Global news and analysis.
5. 13:30
  Guns: An American Love Affair
  Journalist DD Guttenplan explores the cultural roots of America's love affair with guns.
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Stilton
  Eric Robson chairs Gardeners' Question Time from Stilton, Cambridgeshire.
7. 14:45
  Witness History—The 'flour bomb' rugby tour
  In 1981 the South African rugby team toured New Zealand, prompting huge protests.
8. 15:00
  The Real George Orwell—Homage to Catalonia, Episode 2
  2/2Caught between the different factions, Eric and Eileen find themselves in terrible danger.
9. 16:00
  Bookclub—George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia
  John Simpson and Hilary Spurling discuss George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.
10. 16:30
  Poetry Please—03/02/2013
  Roger McGough presents listeners' poetry requests, including by the late Adrian Mitchell.
11. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Taxing Questions
  Corporate tax: Who writes the rules? Fran Abrams investigates.
12. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 13, One Needs Me-Time
  8/8The Dutch Queen has abdicated. Terence Blacker imagines the effect on another household.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/02/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—03/02/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/02/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—03/02/2013
  John Waite makes his selection of the best of this week's BBC Radio programmes.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/02/2013
  Peggy is lost for words.
4. 19:15
  The Newsagent's Window
  John Osborne tells of his adventures when he started replying to newsagent window adverts.
5. 19:45
  Annika Strandhed—Series 1, An Echo
  3/3A body is found in a metro carriage, but Annika's judgment is clouded by personal matters.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—01/02/2013
  Radio 2 is a ratings hit but its controller faces his harshest critics - you.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—An architect, a fox hunter, a publisher, a star of musicals, a pioneering sociologist and the last surviving Andrews Sister
  On John Hopkins, Lizbeth Webb, Peter Carson, Mary McIntosh and Migs Greenall.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Fraud busters, the Money Box savings challenge and air travel rights
  Fraud busters, an update on the Money Box savings challenge and more, with Paul Lewis.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—International Nepal Fellowship
  Anne Wafula Strike presents an appeal on behalf of International Nepal Fellowship.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—A Scottish Pound?
  Chris Bowlby explores the cash question facing an independent Scotland.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—03/02/2013
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—03/02/2013
  Miranda Green of the Day analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Roger Michell on Hyde Park on Hudson, plus the costumes of Anna Karenina
  Director Roger Michell talks to Francine Stock about his latest film Hyde Park on Hudson.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Towards a New Consciousness
  Mark Tully explores a new spirituality that might change our attitude to the environment.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/02/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Rock climbing in conflict; women in Russian prisons
  With Laurie Taylor. Featuring Russian women prisoners and rock climbers in conflict.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—03/02/2013
  The bells of St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/02/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/02/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/02/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/02/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/02/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Noel Battye.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/02/2013
  The rural view of high-speed rail - a blight on the landscape or an engine of growth?
10. 05:57
  Weather—04/02/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Monday 4 February 2013