BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 24 June 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Remembering Diana; Ethnography Award
  Did Princess Diana's death prompt a major shift in British culture? Plus ethnography.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—23/06/2013
  The bells of St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/06/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/06/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/06/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Frank Sellar.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/06/2013
  European ministers meet for final talks on the Common Agricultural Policy.
10. 05:56
  Weather—24/06/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Egret
  The Little Egret - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/06/2013
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Zadie Smith on social mobility
  Stephanie Flanders with Zadie Smith, David Kynaston, David Willetts MP and Owen Jones.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—David Mitchell - The Reason I Jump, Episode 1
  1/5Author David Mitchell introduces a unique book written by a 13-year-old with severe autism
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—24/06/2013
  Jane Garvey talks to publisher Gail Rebuck and explores the sexual politics of compliments
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme, Episode 1
  1/51918. Vera is raising funds for Serbian causes.
6. 11:00
  Recycled Radio—Series 1, Class
  4/4Gerald Scarfe introduces the radio, recycled. The subject is class.
7. 11:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different
  4/6Pip and Charles Dickens engage in a novel-writing showdown to find the greatest writer.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Affordable flood insurance, censorship of online videos, wigs for men
  Julian Worricker on the prohibitive cost of insurance in areas at high risk of flooding.
2. 12:57
  Weather—24/06/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—24/06/2013
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  Found—The Two Sisters
  1/5Jan and Evie were reunited through Facebook, after being separated for 60 years.(R)
5. 14:00
  The Archers—23/06/2013
  Tom feels out of things.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Martyn Hesford - Mrs Lowry and Son
  Drama about LS Lowry's obsessive relationship with his bed-ridden mother.(R)
7. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 27, 2013 Heat 8
  8/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
8. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Food, game changers and career movers
  A look at the award winners who leaving high flying careers to follow their food passions.(R)
9. 16:00
  Lowry Revisited
  Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the life of his childhood inspiration.
10. 16:30
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 8, What Is Death?
  Brian and Robin discuss the scientific nature of death with comedian Katy Brand.
11. 17:00
  PM—24/06/2013
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/06/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 66, Episode 6
  6/6With panellists Gyles Brandreth, Russell Kane, Richard Herring and Paul Merton.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/06/2013
  Clarrie's a woman on a mission.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—This Is the End; Jonathan Dee; Lowry; Brian Aldiss
  This Is the End, LS Lowry exhibition, Jonathan Dee, and Brian Aldiss's Cultural Exchange.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme, Episode 1
  1/51918. Vera is raising funds for Serbian causes.(R)
6. 20:00
  Damascus Diary
  Lina Sinjab presents a personal account of how the Syrian war has changed her home city.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Pornography: What Do We Know?
  What does the best evidence tell us about the effects of pornography? Jo Fidgen presents.
8. 21:00
  Shared Planet—Can We Save It All?
  With so many species and habitats under threat, how do we decide what to conserve?(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Zadie Smith on social mobility
  Stephanie Flanders with Zadie Smith, David Kynaston, David Willetts MP and Owen Jones.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—24/06/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—24/06/2013
  Lawrence allegations - who gave the order to watch the family? With Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Professor of Truth, Episode 1
  1/10Years later, a university lecturer still does not know the truth of the Lockerbie bombing.
13. 23:00
  Mastertapes—Series 2, Spandau Ballet (A-Side)
  9/10Gary Kemp and Tony Hadley talk to John about Spandau Ballet's chart-topping album True.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/06/2013
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/06/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—David Mitchell - The Reason I Jump, Episode 1
  1/5Author David Mitchell introduces a unique book written by a 13-year-old with severe autism
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/06/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/06/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/06/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/06/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Frank Sellar.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/06/2013
  Low wages plus high cost of living - the formula for hidden rural poverty.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Sandpiper
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the common sandpiper.

Tuesday 25 June 2013