BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 17 July 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Permanent Present Tense, Episode 2
  2/5Henry's inability to recollect is laid bare, and a scientific journey of discovery begins.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/07/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/07/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/07/2013
  The biggest ever upgrade to England's roads attracts criticism from environmental groups.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cirl Bunting
  Steve Backshall presents the cirl bunting.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/07/2013
  Untangling the politics of health reform, plus how effective are the UK's terror laws?
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Alain and Antoine Carabinier, James Bannon, James Rhodes, Zandra Rhodes
  Libby Purves meets fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and pianist James Rhodes.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Permanent Present Tense, Episode 3
  3/5Dark days lie ahead, and Henry grapples with the unreliability of his emotional memories.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Hiafaa al-Mansour; Exercise in pregnancy
  Haifaa al-Mansour on Wadjda, exercise during pregnancy, and infidelity in literature.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Lunch, Carpe Diem
  3/5A health scare changes Bill's outlook on life.
6. 11:00
  The Story of the Talmud—Episode 1
  1/2An insight into the ancient texts of the Talmud, which unlock the secrets of Judaism.
7. 11:30
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, 3. The Madrid
  3/10Steve takes an eventful taxi ride to a louche Mayfair nightclub.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Heathrow, mortgage growth, energy haggling
  Heathrow announces plans for a new runway. Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
2. 12:30
  Face the Facts—Safety on the Line?
  John Waite investigates the railway contractors who have broken the rules.
3. 12:57
  Weather—17/07/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—17/07/2013
  National and international news.
5. 13:45
  Dog Days—Sirius
  3/5By Olaf Stapledon. Can a man be a dog? Tales of a human obsession.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—16/07/2013
  Shula helps Darrell out.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Red Enters the Eye
  By Jane Rogers. Volunteer Julie goes to Nigeria to teach sewing skills in a woman's refuge
8. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Broadband TV, and Phone Bills and Service
  Happy with your broadband, TV and phone deal? Email [email protected] or call Wednesday.
9. 15:30
  Inside Health—Appendicitis, Artificial hips, Temporal Arteritis, Urinary stones
  Dr Mark Porter on why Elton John is waiting two weeks for his appendix operation.(R)
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Raising Middle-Class Black Children; Neon
  How neon illuminates the world, plus middle-class black families and education.
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—Mishal Husain becomes new Today presenter
  Today gets new woman presenter, the future of The Independent, Anjem Choudary complaints.
12. 17:00
  PM—17/07/2013
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/07/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Brig Society—Series 1, Food
  4/6Marcus has been volunteered to be the face, not to say beard and glasses, of British food.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/07/2013
  It's busy at the swishing event.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Clive James on Dante, A Season in the Congo, Paula Milne's Cultural Exchange
  Mark Lawson reviews Joe Wright's new staging of A Season in the Congo by Aime Cesaire.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Lunch, Carpe Diem
  3/5A health scare changes Bill's outlook on life.(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The Morality of Place
  Are mixed communities a moral good? Engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
7. 20:45
  Pop-Up Ideas—Series 1, Gillian Tett: The Anthropology of Finance
  2/4Financial journalist Gillian Tett describes how she predicted the financial crisis in 2008(R)
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—Oxytocin
  Linda Geddes asks if taking the hormone oxytocin can make people more sociable.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Alain and Antoine Carabinier, James Bannon, James Rhodes, Zandra Rhodes
  Libby Purves meets fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and pianist James Rhodes.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—17/07/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/07/2013
  Govt unveils bill to curb lobbyists' influence, Labour attacks Crosby. With Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Their Eyes Were Watching God, Episode 3
  3/10Janie is cutting potatoes in the yard, when a citified stylishly-dressed man stops by.
13. 23:00
  The Lach Chronicles—Series 1, The Night Dylan Came
  1/4Lach remembers the night Bob Dylan came to his open mic night.
14. 23:15
  Strap In - It's Clever Peter—Nigel
  1/4Clever Peter with a pygmy hippo, a mystery voice, house eyes and the Pope.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/07/2013
  Sean Curran and team report from Westminster on PMQs, minimum alcohol pricing and Trident.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/07/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Permanent Present Tense, Episode 3
  3/5Dark days lie ahead, and Henry grapples with the unreliability of his emotional memories.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/07/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/07/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/07/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/07/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/07/2013
  Concerns that the squeeze on public spending could have an impact on marine ecology.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Spotted flycatcher
  Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher.

Thursday 18 July 2013