BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 4 August 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Byng Ballads: The Story of Douglas Byng—The Cabaret Boys
  2/3Byng tells of his first professional engagement as a member of a concert party in Hastings(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/08/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/08/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—04/08/2013
  The bells of Solovetsky Monastery, Russia.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Haifaa Al-Mansour
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Saudi Arabia's first female film director.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—04/08/2013
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Heat
  Mark Tully considers the metaphorical and spiritual significance of heat.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Glow Worms
  Chris Sperring meets Robin Scagell on a night-time safari for the enigmatic glow worm.
4. 06:57
  Weather—04/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—04/08/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—04/08/2013
  Immigration campaign; Caste legislation delay; New approach to homosexuality.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Crisis
  Joanna Lumley presents an appeal for Children in Crisis.
8. 07:57
  Weather—04/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—04/08/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—04/08/2013
  Festival Mass sung to Mozart's Missa Brevis in D in St John's Church, Buxton.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Machiavelli's Summer in Tuscany
  Sarah Dunant on why Machiavelli wrote his seminal work 'The Prince' one summer in Tuscany.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kestrel
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the kestrel.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—04/08/2013
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—04/08/2013
  Things are looking up for Lilian, and Tony speaks his mind.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Eve Stewart
  Bafta-winning production designer Eve Stewart is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 59, Episode 5
  5/6Rob Brydon joins regulars Tim, Barry and Graeme. Jack Dee chairs.(R)
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Banana - fascinating history, uncertain future
  Sheila Dillon asks why the future of the UK's most popular fruit, the banana, is uncertain
3. 12:57
  Weather—04/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—04/08/2013
  The latest national and international news.
5. 13:30
  Feeding the World: America's New Deal
  David Loyn investigates why US food aid policy isn't working, and how it could be reformed
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Midlothian
  Eric Robson chairs this week's episode of Gardeners' Question Time from Midlothian.(R)
7. 14:45
  Witness History—Vietnam - US Prisoner of War
  In August 1964, Everett Alvarez was shot down by communist North Vietnamese forces.
8. 15:00
  Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 1
  1/2Elinor and Marianne try to make a new life for themselves at Barton Cottage.
9. 16:00
  Bookclub—Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever
  Deborah Moggach discusses her novel Tulip Fever with James Naughtie and a group of readers
10. 16:30
  TS Eliot's India: Many Gods, Many Voices
  Poet Daljit Nagra explores the often overlooked Indian element to TS Eliot's poetry.
11. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—A Place of Safety?
  Are psychiatric hospitals failing to learn vital lessons from suicides among patients?(R)
12. 17:40
  Profile—Haifaa Al-Mansour
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Saudi Arabia's first female film director.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—04/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—04/08/2013
  The best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio, chosen by Gerry Northam.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/08/2013
  Caroline's on the mend.
4. 19:15
  Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy—Episode 1
  1/4Lloyd Langford explains about his rather unusual first day at work.
5. 19:45
  Opening Lines—Series 15, Princess
  3/3By Atar Hadari. A young blade working in a kibbutz kitchen offers friendly advice on love.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—02/08/2013
  Too much Wagner, not enough Verdi? Roger Bolton talks to the director of the BBC Proms.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—A sex therapist, an archeologist, a modelling agent, a meditation teacher and a guitarist and songwriter
  Jane Little on Virginia Johnson, Mike Morwood, John Casablancas, Sonia Moriceau, JJ Cale.(R)
8. 21:00
  Face the Facts—Sold Down River
  John Waite investigates how rivers are paying the price for our cheap water.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Crisis
  Joanna Lumley presents an appeal for Children in Crisis.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—North Sea Oil
  Peter Day reports from Aberdeen on the UK's North Sea oil industry.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—04/08/2013
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—04/08/2013
  Tom Newton Dunn, the Sun's political editor, analyses the week's newspapers.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Only God Forgives; The Heat; My Father and the Man in Black
  Robbie Collin talks to the director Nicolas Winding Refn about Only God Forgives.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Heat
  Mark Tully considers the metaphorical and spiritual significance of heat.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—'Teddies' and 'Gollies'; Smart-casual dining
  The transformation of gourmet restaurant style. Also, racialised children's literature.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—04/08/2013
  The bells of Solovetsky Monastery, Russia.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/08/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/08/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/08/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Scott McKenna.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/08/2013
  The Faroese prime minister accuses the EU of bullying tactics in row over over-fishing.
10. 05:56
  Weather—05/08/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wood Pigeon
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon.

Monday 5 August 2013