BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 7 December 2013

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life, Episode 5
  5/5Now in her 70s and still fiercely independent, Penelope is finally solvent.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/12/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/12/2013
  A spiritual comment, prayer and tribute to Nelson Mandela with Lord Harries of Pentregarth
8. 05:45
  iPM—07/12/2013
  One listener tells iPM - 'My husband was a child sex offender, but I never knew.'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—07/12/2013
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—07/12/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Romney Marsh
  Tales of smuggling, a nuclear power station and medieval churches on Romney Marsh.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith visits a pheasant shoot in East Sussex.
5. 06:57
  Weather—07/12/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—07/12/2013
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Michael Arditti, Judith Kerr
  Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with writer Michael Arditti and children's writer Judith Kerr
8. 10:30
  The Enfield Thunderbolt—Episode 2
  2/2Peter Curran tells the story of the Enfield 8000, Britain's pioneering electric car.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—07/12/2013
  Steve Richards of The Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Mandela: Five Correspondents' Stories
  BBC News correspondents tell stories of their encounters with Nelson Mandela.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—Energy firms, Autumn Statement, mobile bills
  Energy firms that keep your money, Autumn Statement, and the deal to end mega mobile bills
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 82, Episode 5
  5/7A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.(R)
3. 12:57
  Weather—07/12/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—07/12/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Andrew Lansley MP, Tristram Hunt MP, Jeanette Winterson, Paul Johnson
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Coleford, Gloucestershire.(R)
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Mandela, Education, Economic Recovery
  Your views on Nelson Mandela, the economic recovery, and UK education and the Pisa tests.
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Carine Adler - Angel Maker
  Lili arrives in London penniless, set on a permanent arrangement with her rich boyfriend.
8. 15:30
  Soul Music—Gymnopédie No 1
  Pascal Rogé leads us through a personal and musical journey of Erik Satie's Gymnopédies.(R)
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Barbara Broccoli; Jeff Kinney; Mona Eltahawy
  Barbara Broccoli on her love of Bond movies, and Jeff Kinney on his Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
11. 17:30
  iPM—07/12/2013
  One listener tells iPM - 'My husband was a child sex offender, but I never knew.'.(R)
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—07/12/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Julie Hesmondhalgh, Alan McGee, Dan Patterson, Henning Wehn, Danny Wallace, Samantha Crain
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Tom Daley
  Mark Coles profiles British Olympic diver Tom Daley.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Emil and the Detectives at the National Theatre; Photorealism exhibition in Birmingham; Nebraska; The Dogs of Littlefield
  Emil and the Detectives at National Theatre, and photorealism exhibition in Birmingham.
5. 20:00
  Making Mandela
  Laurie Taylor tells the story of how Nelson Mandela became a moral icon in Britain.
6. 21:00
  The James M Cain Series—James M Cain - Double Indemnity
  An insurance man comes up with the perfect murder, or so he thinks.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—07/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Morality on the battlefield
  When we send men and women to war, how do we ensure they do the right thing?(R)
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—02/12/2013
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R)
10. 23:30
  The Whitsun Weddings
  Poet Jean Sprackland takes the Hull train to recall Larkin's famous poem Whitsun Weddings.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Three for My Baby, Mighty
  2/3By Tom Connolly. All is well with the man and his lover, until the past calls out to her.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/12/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—08/12/2013
  The bells of St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Tom Daley
  Mark Coles profiles British Olympic diver Tom Daley.(R)

Sunday 8 December 2013