BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 24 March 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/03/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Kenneth Cranham on the Water—Eel Pie Island
  1/3By Mark Burgess. A man in his 60s, embracing retirement, remembers his teenage years.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/03/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/03/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—24/03/2013
  The bells of St Martin's Church, Desford, Leicester.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Imam Asim Hafiz
  Imam Asim Hafiz, Muslim Chaplain to HM Forces, explores the abandonment created by war.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—24/03/2013
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—God Bless our Contradictions
  Poet Stewart Henderson reflects on our inner contradictions. Can they ever be helpful?
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—24/03/2013
  Caz Graham visits a Welsh dairy farmer with controversial plans for expansion.
4. 06:57
  Weather—24/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—24/03/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—24/03/2013
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—National Association for Children of Alcoholics
  Geraldine James presents an appeal for the National Association for Children of Alcoholics
8. 07:57
  Weather—24/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—24/03/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—This Is Our Story: Living in Hope of the Promised Land
  Last in the Lent series and marking Palm Sunday, from Methodist Central Hall, Westminster.
11. 08:50
  A Point of View—Turkish notions
  Adam Gopnik reflects on why we overrate masters and underrate mastery.
12. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—24/03/2013
  Sunday morning magazine programme, presented by Paddy O'Connell.
13. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—24/03/2013
  David is angry. And will Tom's arguments win the day?
14. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Jasvinder Sanghera
  Kirsty Young interviews Jasvinder Sanghera, campaigner against forced marriage.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Just a Minute—Series 65, Episode 6
  6/8How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Marmalade
  Tim Hayward asks if Britain can still hold its own in the competitive marmalade stakes.
3. 12:57
  Weather—24/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—24/03/2013
  Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  Hunt/Lauda
  Vicki Butler-Henderson recalls James Hunt's epic on-track battle with Niki Lauda in 1976.
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—The Edible Garden Show
  Eric Robson and the GQT panel visit the Edible Garden Show in Warwickshire.
7. 14:45
  Witness History—Life in Ceausescu's Romania
  Nicolae Ceausescu controlled Romania through his feared secret police - the Securitate.
8. 15:00
  Classic Serial—The Water Babies: A Modern Fairy Tale
  Paul Farley updates Charles Kingsley's tale of a child labourer's underwater adventures.
9. 16:00
  Open Book—The Hired Man, the Russian literary scene, and The Water-Babies
  Aminatta Forna, the Russian literary scene, and 150 years of The Water-Babies.
10. 16:30
  Ursula Vaughan Williams, Poet and Muse
  Irma Kurtz tells the story of poet Ursula Vaughan Williams, composer Ralph's second wife.
11. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Dangerous Hospitals?
  Can we rely on the NHS to uncover hospital scandals? Presented by Gerry Northam.
12. 17:40
  Profile—Magnus Carlsen
  Chris Bowlby looks at the highest-rated chess player ever, 22-year old Magnus Carlsen.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—24/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/03/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—24/03/2013
  John Waite chooses the best of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/03/2013
  Ruth tries to get a sense of perspective.
4. 19:15
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Doc Brown
  5/6Alex and his band explore the theme of children.
5. 19:45
  Go West—Different Voices
  4/5Being invisible is no joke, particularly when it is your birthday.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—22/03/2013
  How good is BBC science reporting? Plus complaints about a Radio 1 Newsbeat report.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—A famous African author, a plotter against Hitler, a horror writer, an actor and an illustrator
  Matthew Bannister remembers Chinua Achebe, James Herbert, Frank Thornton and Barbara Firth
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Budget lowdown, how safe are your savings, and when is 0% interest not 0%?
  The latest news from the world of personal finance, presented by Paul Lewis.
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—National Association for Children of Alcoholics
  Geraldine James presents an appeal for the National Association for Children of Alcoholics
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Who Decides if I'm a Woman?
  Jo Fidgen explores the ideas causing tension between feminists and transgender people.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—24/03/2013
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—24/03/2013
  Iain Martin of the Telegraph analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—In the House, Point Blank, Compliance
  Francine Stock talks to director Francois Ozon about his new film In the House.
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—God Bless our Contradictions
  Poet Stewart Henderson reflects on our inner contradictions. Can they ever be helpful?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/03/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Language of food politics; Italian food market
  Laurie Taylor explores an Italian food market and the language of food politics.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—24/03/2013
  The bells of St Martin's Church, Desford, Leicester.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/03/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/03/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/03/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer with the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/03/2013
  New planning laws could impact the countryside. Does it need protection or development?
10. 05:57
  Weather—25/03/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Monday 25 March 2013