BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 25 April 2013

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/04/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Letters from Italy, Carlo Sibilia
  3/5Carlo Sibilia, member of the Five Star Movement, delivers a letter about Italy today.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/04/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/04/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/04/2013
  Spiritual comment and prayer with Dr David Stone, Canon Precentor of Coventry Cathedral.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/04/2013
  Charlotte Smith hears beekeepers are reporting a catastrophic drop in honey bee numbers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/04/2013
  Measles vaccination push, Robert Redford on today's journalism, and Devon's giant cat.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Montaigne
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the great French writer Michel de Montaigne.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Letters from Italy, Dacia Maraini
  4/5Novelist and playwright Dacia Maraini delivers a letter about Italy today.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jody Williams; Margaret Hodge; Behaviour in Nurseries
  Jenni Murray meets Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams and Powerlister Margaret Hodge.
5. 10:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Confusion, Episode 4
  4/10It's New Year 1942, but there is little to celebrate for certain members of the family.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Belarus's university in exile
  Inside the Belarusian university which escaped repression by moving to Lithuania.
7. 11:30
  Bernard Who?—1. Early Years and Making Films
  1/2Bernard Cribbins looks back on 70 years in showbusiness with a stellar cast of friends.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Care home ratings, cycle safety, banned ale labels, improving broadband
  Will a triple dip recession affect the way you shop? Consumer news with Peter White.
2. 12:57
  Weather—25/04/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—25/04/2013
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  Noise: A Human History—An Ever Noisier World
  29/30Prof Hendy travels to Accra, a city so loud that visitors describe it as a visceral shock.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—24/04/2013
  Alan has a lot on his mind.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Doug Lucie - The Milky Way
  A milkman in the 1950s tries to realise his dreams of success in the music business.
7. 15:00
  Open Country—Fens of Cambridgeshire
  Felicity Evans visits Fenland Cambridgeshire in search of a Victorian vicar and naturalist
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Minority Rights Group International
  Meera Syal presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Minority Rights Group International.
9. 15:30
  Open Book—Harlan Coben on his novel Six Years
  Harlan Coben on his new thriller novel Six Years, plus a report from the London Book Fair.
10. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Steve Coogan as Paul Raymond; Jack Black in new movie Bernie; Terence Stamp on his best films
  Can bio-pics be honest? We ask Steve Coogan (The Look of Love) and Jack Black (Bernie).
11. 16:30
  Material World—Bovine TB; Big Cat; Shark teeth
  The latest in the battle against bovine TB, as leading scientists meet with policy makers.
12. 17:00
  PM—25/04/2013
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/04/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, London
  4/6Comedian and activist Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/04/2013
  Lilian feels jumpy.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—New Le Carré reviewed; The Politician's Husband; In the Fog
  Arts with Mark Lawson, including Peter and Virginia Bottomley on The Politician's Husband.
5. 19:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Confusion, Episode 4
  4/10It's New Year 1942, but there is little to celebrate for certain members of the family.
6. 20:00
  The Report—Bitcoin
  Simon Cox investigates the virtual currency Bitcoin. What is it and what is it for?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Potash of Gold
  Peter Day reports on plans to mine valuable potash in North Yorkshire.
8. 21:00
  Solar Max
  Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Montaigne
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the great French writer Michel de Montaigne.
10. 21:58
  Weather—25/04/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—25/04/2013
  America says it has evidence Syria has used chemical weapons.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—This Is Where I Am, Episode 4
  4/15Abdi cannot face his last day at the refugee camp, but the first day is seared on his mind
13. 23:00
  Jon Ronson On—Series 7, Undeserved Rewards
  4/5Jon Ronson investigates why the least deserving people often get the richest rewards.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/04/2013
  Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/04/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Letters from Italy, Dacia Maraini
  4/5Novelist and playwright Dacia Maraini delivers a letter about Italy today.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/04/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/04/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/04/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/04/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/04/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer with Dr David Stone, Canon Precentor of Coventry Cathedral.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/04/2013
  The European Commission goes to court over battery cages.

Friday 26 April 2013