BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 10 July 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A Long Walk Home, Episode 2
  2/5As her ordeal begins, Judith clings on to her hope that her husband is safe.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/07/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/07/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/07/2013
  British Sugar is accused of intimidation tactics by sugar beet growers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—House Martin
  Steve Backshall presents the house martin.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/07/2013
  Call for better care training, plus Branagh on Macbeth and Aussie sporting underdogs.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Natalie Cole, Joan Shepard, Liz Jones, Tom Wrigglesworth
  Libby Purves meets singer Natalie Cole and columnist Liz Jones.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—A Long Walk Home, Episode 3
  3/5Judith gets a phone call - but worryingly it's from her son, rather than her husband.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Zora Neale Hurston; Mumsnot; Do Looks Matter At Work?
  Zora Neale Hurston, a woman's value if she has no children, and do looks matter at work?
5. 10:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Casting Off, Episode 8
  8/10Louise feels unexpected pity for her father, while Sid is rescued by an old friend.
6. 11:00
  One Billion Digitally Identified Indians
  Mukti Jain Campion examines the world's most ambitious national identity scheme.
7. 11:30
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, 2. Introducing Sir Donald Murdo
  2/10Paul and Steve take a walk to a lonely clifftop cottage.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Standing charges; a cheaper future for IVF
  With a look at standing charges and tips on when to buy a holiday to get the cheapest deal
2. 12:57
  Weather—10/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—10/07/2013
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  Foreign Bodies—Series 2, Ireland - Inspector Benedict Devlin
  3/5Mark meets novelist Brian McGilloway, whose books explore the long shadows of the Troubles
5. 14:00
  The Archers—09/07/2013
  Brenda's had enough.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—James Lees-Milne, What England Owes
  3/3James travels to Faringdon House, home to eccentric Lord Berners and his ménage-a-trois.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Pension planning and retirement choices
  Need advice about pension planning or retirement choices? Call Vincent Duggleby.
8. 15:30
  Inside Health—Measles, Prostate, Juvenile arthritis, Scruffy docs, Xenon lung scanner
  Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.(R)
9. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Terrorism Studies
  Laurie Taylor explores a new academic field emerging. Also, political violence in Pakistan
10. 16:30
  The Media Show—BBC Called to Account
  The BBC Chairman and DG appear before MPs over exec pay offs; Rupert Murdoch's Sun tape.
11. 17:00
  PM—10/07/2013
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/07/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Brig Society—Series 1, Prison
  3/6Radicalisation and the difficulties of dining hall protest tray-banging syncopation.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/07/2013
  David's backseat driving.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Top of the Lake; Rachel Joyce; Pat Barker
  Arts news with Mark Lawson. Novelist Pat Barker makes her selection for Cultural Exchange.
5. 19:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—Casting Off, Episode 8
  8/10Louise feels unexpected pity for her father, while Sid is rescued by an old friend.(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—10/07/2013
  When is it morally justifiable for an elected government to be thrown out in a coup?
7. 20:45
  Pop-Up Ideas—Series 1, Malcolm Gladwell: Listening in Vietnam
  1/4Tim Harford is joined by Malcolm Gladwell for the first in this new series of talks.(R)
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—Crossrail - Tunnelling under London
  How 26 miles of precision-engineered tunnels are created through London's erratic geology.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Natalie Cole, Joan Shepard, Liz Jones, Tom Wrigglesworth
  Libby Purves meets singer Natalie Cole and columnist Liz Jones.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—10/07/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—10/07/2013
  Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Episode 3
  3/5Can the mysterious Hempstock womenfolk send Ursula Monkton back to wherever she came from?
13. 23:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Edinburgh Special
  Mark Steel uncovers stories and characters making up Leith in Edinburgh.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/07/2013
  Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report as Cameron and Miliband clash again.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A Long Walk Home, Episode 3
  3/5Judith gets a phone call - but worryingly it's from her son, rather than her husband.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/07/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/07/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/07/2013
  Charlotte Smith hears fears over the future of the rural postal service.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Coal Tit
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the coal tit.

Thursday 11 July 2013