BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 9 May 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/05/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A Sting in the Tale, Episode 3
  3/5Dave embarks on a mission to train a bumblebee sniffer-dog.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/05/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/05/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/05/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/05/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/05/2013
  A reading and reflection with the Rev Dr Peter McGrail of Liverpool Hope University.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/05/2013
  Floods, hotter summers and lots of rats. Scientists predict the effects of climate change.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wood Warbler
  David Attenborough presents the wood warbler.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—09/05/2013
  How long should ex-offenders be supervised? Plus outrage at a new Wagner production.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Icelandic Sagas
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Icelandic sagas.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—A Sting in the Tale, Episode 4
  4/5Dave reveals why certain male bees hang around drinking nectar on hilltops.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Cat Power; Independent Midwives
  Cat Power, independent midwives, and the increasing influence of stay-at-home mothers.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, Episode 4
  4/5A sea battle should mean victory, but Sam thinks that celebrations might be premature.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Return to Ghana's Oil City
  Rob Walker finds out how oil has changed Ghana's sleepy port city of Takoradi.
7. 11:30
  The Gatsby Factor
  Sarah Churchwell investigates the enduring appeal of Gatsby on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Conmen posing as Green Deal assessors, and fake 'Beats' by Dr Dre headphones
  A warning about conmen posing as Green Deal assessors, DIY lessons and fake headphones.
2. 12:57
  Weather—09/05/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—09/05/2013
  Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
4. 13:45
  In a Prince's Footsteps—West Bank
  4/10John McCarthy visits sites of the Prince of Wales' photographic tour of 1862
5. 14:00
  The Archers—08/05/2013
  Eddie's out to impress.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Marcy Kahan - Incredibly Guilty: A Comic Moral Fable
  Ed Hanson did not mean to put Penhaligon Rhinehart into a coma.(R)
7. 15:00
  Open Country—Cannock Chase
  Jules Hudson visits Cannock Chase, in Staffordshire, to find out about its military past.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Retrak
  James McAvoy presents an appeal on behalf of Retrak.
9. 15:30
  Bookclub—Poet Gillian Clarke - Ice
  Gillian Clarke discusses her poetry collection Ice with James Naughtie and readers.(R)
10. 16:00
  The Film Programme—The Reluctant Fundamentalist; Jeff Nichols; Star Trek Into Darkness
  Francine Stock with Riz Ahmed on The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Jeff Nichols on Mud.
11. 16:30
  Material World—EU Science funding; Pear-shaped nuclei; Hyades
  What would happen to UK scientific research in the UK were to leave the EU?
12. 17:00
  PM—09/05/2013
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/05/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, London
  6/6Mark concludes his People's Manifesto back in the BBC Radio Theatre.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/05/2013
  Kirsty's in cheering-up mode.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Angela Gheorghiu; The Reluctant Fundamentalist; Cultural Exchange - Peter Bazalgette
  Arts news with John Wilson, including Peter Bazalgette on painter Wyndham Lewis.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, Episode 4
  4/5A sea battle should mean victory, but Sam thinks that celebrations might be premature.
6. 20:00
  A Celebration for Ascension Day
  From St Martin-in-the-Fields with the Lord Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Rev Graham James.
7. 21:00
  Hallucination: Through the Doors of Perception
  Geoff Watts explores the cultural and scientific story of hallucination.(R)
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Icelandic Sagas
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Icelandic sagas.(R)
9. 21:58
  Weather—09/05/2013
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—09/05/2013
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, with Carolyn Quinn.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—This Is Where I Am, Episode 14
  14/15Back home in Glasgow for Christmas, Debs still can't get Dadaab out of her mind.
12. 23:00
  Wireless Nights—Series 2, Night of the Hunter
  1/4Jarvis Cocker returns with his award-winning nocturnal exploration of the human condition.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—09/05/2013
  Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/05/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A Sting in the Tale, Episode 4
  4/5Dave reveals why certain male bees hang around drinking nectar on hilltops.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/05/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/05/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/05/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/05/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/05/2013
  A reading and reflection with the Rev Dr Peter McGrail of Liverpool Hope University.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/05/2013
  Farming news. Charlotte Smith looks at the bank that may bail out British trees.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nightingale Part 1
  David Attenborough presents the nightingale. (Part 1 of 2)

Friday 10 May 2013