BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 16 September 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Bohemian Soho
  Laurie Taylor considers a cultural history of the Colony Room Club. Also, Soho sex shops.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—15/09/2013
  The bells of the Church of Benedict and Mary, Buckland Brewer, Devon.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/09/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/09/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/09/2013
  We find pork labelled as British - which isn't. Can we still trust the Red Tractor label?
10. 05:56
  Weather—16/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Shearwater
  Brett Westwood presents the great shearwater.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/09/2013
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Margaret Atwood's Dystopian Future
  Tom Sutcliffe talks to Margaret Atwood, Vicky Featherstone and AC Grayling.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Sandra Hempel - The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed, Episode 1
  1/51833: A family is killed by arsenic, and the race is on for a test to catch the culprits.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Stevie Nicks; Women in Rwandan elections; Infertility funding
  Stevie Nicks on her world tour with Fleetwood Mac. Presented by Jane Garvey.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Al Smith - Life in the Freezer, For When I Am Gone
  1/5As the Cartwright family grieve for their mother, they are aided by a freezer full of food
6. 11:00
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 14, Freeminers in the Forest of Dean
  Alan Dein meets the Forest of Dean 'free miners', still digging coal in their 70s.
7. 11:30
  Reception—Breaking the Rules
  3/6Brian is impressed by a visiting computer repair expert, but why is Danny not so sure?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—The Red Tractor label
  The new tests to confirm the origin of British pork sold under the Red Tractor logo.
2. 12:57
  Weather—16/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—16/09/2013
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  The Ideas That Make Us—Series 1, Ideas
  1/5Bettany Hughes' archaeology of philosophy. Who came up with the idea of an idea?
5. 14:00
  The Archers—15/09/2013
  Ruth's in for a shock.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Drone Pilots
  Night shift operators fly a drone over Waziristan from a trailer in the American desert.
7. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—16/09/2013
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
8. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Booze-free Bars
  Hardeep Singh Kohli discovers the new breed of non-alcoholic bars.(R)
9. 16:00
  The Uncanny
  How has the uncanny shaped fiction, film, architecture and art?(R)
10. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Sunni and Shia in Islam
  Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam.
11. 17:00
  PM—16/09/2013
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/09/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 67, Episode 6
  6/7Nicholas Parsons invites guests to talk without hesitation, repetition or deviation.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/09/2013
  Shula's determined.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Derek Jacobi; Naomi Watts on Diana; Orphan Black
  Mark Lawson talks to actor Derek Jacobi as he publishes his autobiography.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Al Smith - Life in the Freezer, For When I Am Gone
  1/5As the Cartwright family grieve for their mother, they are aided by a freezer full of food(R)
6. 20:00
  Costing the NHS
  Can we maintain the NHS much as we know it or do we need to envisage really big changes?
7. 21:58
  Weather—16/09/2013
  Weather information.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—16/09/2013
  Weapons inspectors in Syria say chemical weapons have been used.
9. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Jonathan Coe - Expo 58, Episode 6
  6/10Thomas is bundled into a car and whisked away to an unknown location.
10. 23:00
  Fry's English Delight—Series 6, WTF
  4/4The history and culture of the four-letter word that starts with F.
11. 23:30
  You Must Take the A Train
  Author Adam Gopnik rides New York's longest subway train which is famous for its song.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Sandra Hempel - The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed, Episode 1
  1/51833: A family is killed by arsenic, and the race is on for a test to catch the culprits.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/09/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/09/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/09/2013
  What do pig farmers make of the news that pork marked British was probably Dutch?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Hobby
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the hobby.

Tuesday 17 September 2013