BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 20 June 2013

FM Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Peter Stothard - Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra, Episode 3
  3/5A meal with the author's friends Mahmoud and Socratis takes a bizarre conversational turn.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/06/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/06/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/06/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/06/2013
  Campaigners want the rules changed on feeding food waste to pigs. Is it a good idea?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cormorant
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the cormorant.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/06/2013
  Government in GM push, plus rural poverty and James Gandolfini remembered.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Physiocrats
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Physiocrats, important French economic thinkers.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Peter Stothard - Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra, Episode 4
  4/5A visit to a carpet shop and a history lesson, both ancient and modern.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Lauren Weisberger. The Devil Returns
  Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns, and unveiling the Women in the Workplace report.
5. 10:45
  The Testament of Jessie Lamb—4. Obstacle
  4/5Jessie's world is in crisis, but her father’s adamant she shouldn’t volunteer.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Discontent on the Nile
  Tourism in turmoil in Egypt and other despatches, presented by Kate Adie.
7. 11:30
  Shakespeare and Company
  Stuart Maconie enters the bohemian world of the Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Charges for paper billing, and new options for first-time house buyers
  The companies making you pay just to receive a paper bill. Consumer news with Peter White.
2. 12:57
  Weather—20/06/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—20/06/2013
  National and international news, presented by Shaun Ley.
4. 13:45
  1913: The Year Before—The Empire
  Michael explores the tensions that existed before 1914 between the Empire and its colonies
5. 14:00
  The Archers—19/06/2013
  Jamie's finding it hard work.(R)
6. 14:15
  Michael Butt - Death Duty
  A city-state plagued by drought has instituted a system of sacrifice in a bid for rain.
7. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 24, West Highland Way from Balmaha
  Clare Balding walks with twin sisters Pauline Walker and Fiona Rennie.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Prison Phoenix Trust
  Erwin James, a former prisoner, presents an appeal on behalf of the Prison Phoenix Trust.
9. 15:30
  Open Book—Louise Doughty on Apple Tree Yard; a new pan-African prize for novelists
  Louise Doughty talks about her psychological thriller, Apple Tree Yard.(R)
10. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Before Midnight; World War Z; Like Someone in Love; The Sea
  Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater and Julie Delpy tell Francine Stock about Before Midnight.
11. 16:30
  Material World—MRC; Snails; Applause
  Quentin Cooper looks back at 100 years work of the MRC.
12. 17:00
  PM—20/06/2013
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/06/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Heresy—Series 9, Episode 6
  6/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Katy Brand, David Baddiel and Richard Osman.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/06/2013
  Helen goes kite flying.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—David Edgar, Errol Flynn, Airport Live, Glenn Patterson
  David Edgar, Errol Flynn, Airport Live and Glenn Patterson's Cultural Exchange.
5. 19:45
  The Testament of Jessie Lamb—4. Obstacle
  4/5Jessie's world is in crisis, but her father’s adamant she shouldn’t volunteer.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—The Neuberger Experiment
  Do women judge differently from men? Legal magazine with Joshua Rozenberg.(R)
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Food
  Food company CEOs tell Evan Davis how they satisfy customer appetites.
8. 21:00
  Material World—MRC; Snails; Applause
  Quentin Cooper looks back at 100 years work of the MRC.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Physiocrats
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Physiocrats, important French economic thinkers.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—20/06/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—20/06/2013
  CQC names revealed, Brazil demonstrations and a poet mistaken for William Blake.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Commonplace Killing, Episode 9
  9/10Cooper hopes that an apprehended villain may lead him to a spiv called Dennis.
13. 23:00
  Listen Against—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/4Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes rewind and mangle real programmes. From September 2010.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/06/2013
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Peter Stothard - Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra, Episode 4
  4/5A visit to a carpet shop and a history lesson, both ancient and modern.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/06/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/06/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/06/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/06/2013
  Caz Graham visits the Royal Highland show in Edinburgh.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wryneck
  The Wryneck - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.

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