BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 7 March 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/03/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Tracey Thorn - Bedsit Disco Queen, Episode 3
  3/5Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn recalls a gig at the Royal Albert Hall.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/03/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/03/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/03/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/03/2013
  Half the deer in Britain should be culled, according to a report by environmental experts.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/03/2013
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Absolute Zero
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Tracey Thorn - Bedsit Disco Queen, Episode 4
  4/5Singer Tracey Thorn reveals a personal side to life in Everything But the Girl.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Meklit Hadero; Shelby on What's a Girl?
  The EU and women. Meklit Hadero. Mummylit, mumpreneur - is the mummy prefix ever OK?
5. 10:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Marking Time, Episode 14
  14/15Hugh wants to spend a day looking after Polly, but she ends up having to look after him.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Boy Who Knocked Stalin Down
  The boy who sent Stalin crashing to the floor, and other stories from around the world.
7. 11:30
  Dreamers of the Black Metropolis
  The story of Chicago's Depression era Black Renaissance and the artists that led it.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—07/03/2013
  Payday loans companies banned from university campuses and more problems for RBS customers
2. 12:57
  Weather—07/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—07/03/2013
  Martha Kearney presents national and international news.
4. 13:45
  A Taxi Ride Around the City of Culture
  Amanda Burton and Bronagh Gallagher star in a play exploring Derry-Londonderry.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—06/03/2013
  Alice is frantic with worry.
6. 14:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 4, Wedlowe Sound
  3/4by Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Pilgrim must save a community when a sleeping giant wakes.
7. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 23, David Sedaris
  American author David Sedaris takes Clare Balding on a litter-picking walk in West Sussex.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—International Rescue Committee UK (IRC)
  Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal on behalf of the International Rescue Committee UK.
9. 15:30
  Bookclub—Andrew Miller on his Costa award-winning novel Pure
  Andrew Miller discusses his novel Pure, winner of the Costa Prize 2011.
10. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Francine Stock talks to Tim Roth and Steven Soderbergh
  Francine Stock talks to actor Tim Roth and director Steven Soderbergh.
11. 16:30
  Material World—Deer, Herschel, facial contrast, potatoes
  Is a deer cull the solution to controlling ever-increasing numbers? With Quentin Cooper.
12. 17:00
  PM—07/03/2013
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/03/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation—Series 9, How to Be a Woman in the 21st Century
  2/4Jeremy delves into the murky world of womanlitude.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/03/2013
  Susan is thrown into a panic.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—David Bowie - the Return
  John Wilson assesses David Bowie's music and influence in the light of a new album.
5. 19:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Marking Time, Episode 14
  14/15Hugh wants to spend a day looking after Polly, but she ends up having to look after him.
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Inside the Supreme Court
  Britain's most senior judge Lord Neuberger answers questions from the Supreme Court.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Doing Business with Governments
  Evan Davis chairs a discussion providing insight into business from the people at the top.
8. 21:00
  Who's the Pest?—Superpowers
  1/3Entomologist Erica McAlister explores the world of insects and their superpowers.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Absolute Zero
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.
10. 21:58
  Weather—07/03/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—07/03/2013
  Round-up of the day's news with Philippa Thomas. Chavez, Pryce, and vintage Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Middlesteins, Episode 9
  9/10The Middlesteins and friends come together at the b'nai mitzvah.
13. 23:00
  Bridget Christie Minds the Gap—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Misogyny, like shiny leggings, has made an unexpected comeback. But did it ever go away?
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/03/2013
  The government says that it will make its overseas aid target legally binding.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/03/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Tracey Thorn - Bedsit Disco Queen, Episode 4
  4/5Singer Tracey Thorn reveals a personal side to life in Everything But the Girl.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/03/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/03/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/03/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/03/2013
  Why the UK needs more Nature Improvement Areas, and one way of reducing cattle's methane.

Friday 8 March 2013