BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 3 January 2014

FM Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Man Belong Mrs Queen, Episode 4
  Matthew Baylis investigates the island cult of Vanuatu that worships Prince Philip.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/01/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/01/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/01/2014
  As floods and storms threaten farmland, Caz Graham hears from the farmers affected.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Magpie
  David Attenborough presents the magpie.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/01/2014
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Ant and Dec
  Kirsty Young chats to Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.(R)
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Man Belong Mrs Queen, Episode 5
  Matthew Baylis investigates the island cult of Vanuatu that worships Prince Philip.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Men and anti-sexism campaigns; reasons to enjoy January; Romany version of Carmen
  Jenni Murray looks at men who want to join in the struggle with women against sexism.
5. 10:45
  Hester by Margaret Oliphant—5. Farewell to Vernon's?
  5/5Once again, Mr Rule is facing a run on the bank, which could close Vernon's forever.
6. 11:00
  UK Confidential—1984
  Martha Kearney reveals the secrets within the prime minister's newly-opened files of 1984.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Online gambling
  Peter White's special report on the largely unregulated world of online gambling.
2. 12:57
  Weather—03/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—03/01/2014
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  Across the Board—Series 1, Natan Sharansky
  5/5Dominic Lawson interviews Natan Sharansky over a game of chess.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—02/01/2014
  Peggy receives a troubling phone call.(R)
6. 14:15
  Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—5. Tuesday's Child
  5/5Tuesday grows up assuming her mother abandoned her, despite the voices in her dreams.(R)
7. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Shropshire
  Peter Gibbs presents this week's episode of the horticultural panel show from Shropshire.
8. 15:45
  First for Radio—Series 2, Finding Your Voice
  1/3By Ned Beauman. An actor with a beautiful voice has to act ruthlessly after a strange trip
9. 16:00
  Last Word—Elizabeth Jane Howard, John Fortune, Vera Houghton, Sir Christopher Curwen, Harold Camping
  A novelist, a satirist, a family planning pioneer, an MI6 chief and a Doomsday evangelist.
10. 16:30
  More or Less—The Power of Pension Fees
  Tim Harford and Money Box's Paul Lewis show how small charges hit pension funds hard.
11. 17:00
  PM—03/01/2014
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/01/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 9, Kevin Bridges talks to Frankie Boyle
  2/6Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges talks to his comedy mentor Frankie Boyle.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/01/2014
  Jill has a narrow escape.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Naomie Harris; Nigella Lawson in The Taste; Mahan Esfahani; 2014 in books and art
  Arts news, reviews and interviews, including Naomie Harris on playing Winnie Mandela.
5. 19:45
  Hester by Margaret Oliphant—5. Farewell to Vernon's?
  5/5Once again, Mr Rule is facing a run on the bank, which could close Vernon's forever.(R)
6. 20:00
  Correspondents' Look Ahead—2014
  The BBC's top correspondents predict what they think will happen around the world in 2014.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Perils of Belief
  John Gray reflects on the damage that can be caused by evangelical belief.
8. 21:00
  Saturday Drama—White Snow
  Faced with an upstart stepdaughter, the queen is forced into decisive and deadly action.(R)
9. 21:58
  Weather—03/01/2014
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—03/01/2014
  The UK's flooded coast, South Sudan and the US, and energy security and costs in the UK.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared, Episode 10
  10/10At Bosse's farm, Allan and his friends are apparently under arrest.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Sir David Chipperfield on Le Corbusier
  The architect Sir David Chipperfield chooses Le Corbusier.(R)
13. 23:30
  Bingo, Barbie and Barthes: 50 Years of Cultural Studies—Episode 2
  2/2Laurie looks at how cultural studies has reached beyond academia and into everyday life.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Man Belong Mrs Queen, Episode 5
  Matthew Baylis investigates the island cult of Vanuatu that worships Prince Philip.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/01/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/01/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  iPM—04/01/2014
  'They have built their country from scratch, I hope they don't destroy it'.

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