BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 10 November 2013

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Alexandros Papadiamandis - The Boundless Garden, Black Scarf Rock
  1/3An old fisherman saves a boy from drowning in the shadow of mysterious Black Scarf Rock.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/11/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/11/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—10/11/2013
  The bells of Worcester Cathedral.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Alison Saunders
  Becky Milligan profiles Alison Saunders, the new Director of Public Prosecutions.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—10/11/2013
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Artificial Soul
  Could a robot have a soul? John McCarthy speaks to experts in artificial intelligence.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Fairy Rings
  Chris Sperring talks to fungi expert Lynne Boddy about the weird world of fairy rings.
4. 06:57
  Weather—10/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—10/11/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Bishop of Portsmouth, Congo, Remembrance
  William Crawley talks to the Bishop of Portsmouth about the demise of ship buliding.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
  Giles Duley presents an appeal on behalf of Mines Advisory Group (MAG).
8. 07:57
  Weather—10/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—10/11/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Questioning Silence
  A service exploring the silence of Remembrance-tide from Girton College Chapel, Cambridge.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Kennedy 50 Years On
  Will Self reflects on America's view of the assassination of JF Kennedy, 50 years on.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Curlew
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the curlew.(R)
13. 09:00
  News and Papers—10/11/2013
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
14. 09:15
  The Archers Omnibus—10/11/2013
  Caroline receives an important letter, and Lynda mulls things over.
15. 10:30
  Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph
  Nicholas Witchell is the commentator at the Ceremony of Remembrance at the Cenotaph.
16. 11:45
  Some Corner of a Foreign Field
  Mark Whitaker tells the surprising story of how the Commonwealth War graves were created.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 6, Frost, Sinha, Aderin-Pocock
  6/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Paul Sinha and Maggie Aderin-Pocock.(R)
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Sugarman of Brazil
  The incredible story of one farmer who is trying to change the way we produce our food.
3. 12:57
  Weather—10/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—10/11/2013
  The latest national and international news.
5. 13:30
  Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 1, Jack Straw
  2/4Historian Peter Hennessy asks senior politicians to reflect on their life and times.(R)
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Correspondence at Sparsholt
  Eric Robson chairs, as the GQT team tackle questions sent in by post, email and Twitter.(R)
7. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Couples Talking
  Fi Glover with four conversations between couples about the challenges they face together.
8. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender
  7/7Guy believes his wartime experience is at an end, but then he receives new orders.
9. 16:00
  Open Book—Margaret Drabble on her novel The Pure Gold Baby, and Sebastian Faulks and Helen Dunmore on WWI novels
  Margaret Drabble talks about her latest novel The Pure Gold Baby.
10. 16:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 2, City Streets and Seashores
  2/4Paul Farley meets poets Roy Fisher and Michael Longley.
11. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Up to the Job?
  Is the government's flagship Work Programme working? Gerry Northam investigates.(R)
12. 17:40
  Profile—Alison Saunders
  Becky Milligan profiles Alison Saunders, the new Director of Public Prosecutions.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—10/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—10/11/2013
  Antonia Quirke chooses the best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/11/2013
  Shula tries to face the facts.
4. 19:15
  My Teenage Diary—Series 4, Julia Donaldson
  6/6Julia Donaldson reads from her diaries, recalling her teenage obsession with Mick Jagger.(R)
5. 19:45
  Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies—City Lovers
  2/3During apartheid, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—08/11/2013
  Is Grayson Perry a tough act to follow? We ask the Reith Lectures commissioner.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—A BBC political editor, a naturalist, a landscape architect, a Sultan and a union leader
  John Cole, John Cloudsley-Thompson, Georgina Livingston, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and more(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Copy-cat websites; Future of the Co-op; Dormant bank accounts
  Beware the clones - will bondholders co-operate? And the big sleep - dormant bank accounts(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
  Giles Duley presents an appeal on behalf of Mines Advisory Group (MAG).(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Importing the Metropolitan Revolution
  Matthew Taylor looks at the grassroots economic revolution being led by big cities.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—10/11/2013
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—10/11/2013
  Zoe Williams of the Guardian looks at how newspapers covered the week's big stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—George A Romero; Scottish sci-fi; James Toback; Ealing rarities
  Francine Stock talks to zombie godfather George A Romero about where horror lurks today.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Artificial Soul
  Could a robot have a soul? John McCarthy speaks to experts in artificial intelligence.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/11/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Richard Hoggart; The Anti-Social Family
  Laurie Taylor discusses the first biography of this leading cultural commentator.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—10/11/2013
  The bells of Worcester Cathedral.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/11/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/11/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/11/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/11/2013
  With the Chaplain to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in Kabul, Padre David Anderson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/11/2013
  What future for small rural schools? Charlotte Smith starts a week of reports.
10. 05:56
  Weather—11/11/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Siskin
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the siskin.

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