BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 12 February 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/02/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Mad Girl's Love Song, Episode 1
  1/5Eight-year-old Sylvia suffers the loss of her father, Otto.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/02/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/02/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/02/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/02/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/02/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Paul Mathole.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/02/2013
  An industry expert says the horsemeat scandal could be good news for British farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—12/02/2013
  Barclays' new strategy, James Bulger's father speaks out, plus Darwin and modern medicine.
2. 09:00
  Remembering James Bulger
  Winifred Robinson returns to the Bulger family, 20 years after the murder of their son.
3. 09:30
  One to One—John McCarthy meets Afghan refugee Rafi
  John McCarthy talks to Rafi, an Afghan refugee who fled to Britain in 2011.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Mad Girl's Love Song, Episode 2
  2/5Plath's charismatic high school teacher recognises her 'lyric gift'.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Woman's Hour Power List
  Eve Pollard reveals the Woman's Hour Power List. With an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre
6. 10:45
  The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles—The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 4, Episode 2
  2/5Darleen wants a baby, and Jamie is shocked when he thinks she has stolen one.
7. 11:00
  Saving Species—Series 3, Rarities and Recordings
  24/24Brett Westwood looks at a bird on the edge of extinction - the slender-billed curlew.
8. 11:30
  Soul Music—Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
  More than just 'da da da dum', how Beethoven's famous symphony touched people's lives.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How safe is our food?
  Consumer phone-in presented by Julian Worricker. Can we trust the food we buy?
2. 12:57
  Weather—12/02/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—12/02/2013
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
4. 13:45
  Tell Me the Truth About Love—Episode 2
  2/5Carol Ann Duffy takes a look at poets' different seduction strategies.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—11/02/2013
  Elizabeth goes on a treasure hunt.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Annie Caulfield - Dusty Won't Play
  Dusty Springfield tours South Africa in 1964 but refuses to play segregated audiences.
7. 15:00
  Making History—12/02/2013
  Tom Holland and guests discuss the ideas and events that are making history.
8. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—When Nettles Attack!
  The British landscape is being choked by familiar enemies. Tom Heap investigates.
9. 16:00
  Islam Without God
  Abdul-Rehman Malik explores whether it is possible to be a Muslim without believing in God
10. 16:30
  A Good Read—Meg Rosoff and Sara Pascoe
  Harriett Gilbert is joined by Meg Rosoff and Sara Pascoe to discuss the books they love.
11. 17:00
  PM—12/02/2013
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/02/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Elvenquest—Series 4, Queen Eleanor
  1/6The Questers meet the wildly unpredictable Queen Eleanor.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/02/2013
  Exhaustion sets in for Vicky.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Mea Maxima Culpa, Ray Cooney, Marianne Elliott
  Catholic documentary Mea Maxima Culpa reviewed; director Marianne Elliott; Ray Cooney.
5. 19:45
  The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles—The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 4, Episode 2
  2/5Darleen wants a baby, and Jamie is shocked when he thinks she has stolen one.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The Bill for Brussels
  Does the European Union spend too much on self-promotion?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—How to keep your job if you lose your sight
  How to keep your job if you lose your sight. Peter White discusses your legal rights.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Shingles vaccine, Pill colour, First Aid, Contraception, Parkinson's
  New shingles vaccine, contraception for over-35s, first aid and early clues to Parkinson's
9. 21:30
  Remembering James Bulger
  Winifred Robinson returns to the Bulger family, 20 years after the murder of their son.
10. 21:58
  Weather—12/02/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—12/02/2013
  How will China react to North Korea's nuclear test? News round-up with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar—Episode 2
  2/8In this iconic novel, Esther remembers the first time Buddy Willard kissed her.
13. 23:00
  Susan Calman Is Convicted—Series 1, Equal Marriage
  1/4Susan Calman examines the topic of equal marriage from a personal perspective.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—12/02/2013
  Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/02/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Mad Girl's Love Song, Episode 2
  2/5Plath's charismatic high school teacher recognises her 'lyric gift'.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/02/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/02/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/02/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/02/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/02/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Paul Mathole.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/02/2013
  It is feared some of England's biodiverse landscapes could be lost as a grant scheme ends.

Wednesday 13 February 2013