BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 8 January 2014

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Michael Paterniti - The Telling Room, Episode 2
  2/5The author learns how an incredible cheese was born.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/01/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/01/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/01/2014
  Anna Hill presents a special edition from the Oxford Farming Conference.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Tit
  David Attenborough presents the great tit.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—08/01/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  MINT: The Next Economic Giants—Nigeria - Africa's Hope
  3/4Jim O'Neill investigates Nigeria's exciting potential and worrying problems.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Michael Paterniti - The Telling Room, Episode 3
  3/5Obsessed with the world's greatest cheese, the author relocates to Spain.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Rape Crisis Centres; Women in Nigeria; Swedish parenting; Body image and self-esteem
  Jenni Murray looks at rape crisis centres. Are Swedish parents raising a nation of brats?
5. 10:45
  Carmen—3. Introductions
  3/5Carmen introduces Don Jose to her camp and a life of robbery and violence.
6. 11:00
  Natalie Haynes' Brave New Algo-World
  Natalie Haynes attempts to find the algorithm to determine the perfect joke.
7. 11:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 9, Stand By Your Man
  1/6Clare has mysteriously fled her honeymoon and returned to work.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—08/01/2014
  ECO funding, high business rates, the eight-minute fast workout and the Blue Badge scheme.
2. 12:30
  Face the Facts—The affordable housing that's unaffordable
  The house builders who claim they are too poor to build affordable homes.
3. 13:00
  World at One—08/01/2014
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  Acts of Union and Disunion—Sea
  Linda Colley wades into the choppy waters of Britain's relationship with the sea.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—07/01/2014
  Pat can't believe her ears.(R)
6. 14:15
  Pam Zinnemann-Hope - On Cigarette Papers
  A poignant true love story that begins in 1930s Germany.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Rights, Returns and Refunds
  Was your Christmas shopping a success? Paul Lewis presents a phone-in on consumer rights.
8. 15:30
  All in the Mind—07/01/2014
  Should restraint in mental health hospitals be eliminated? Are mind wanderers less happy?(R)
9. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Sensory Multiculturalism in an East End Market; Cultural Passions
  Laurie Taylor discusses the emotional commitment people bring to 'high' and 'low' culture.
10. 16:30
  The Media Show—'Dramatised' natural history; Channel 5; Sir Hayden Phillips on IPSO jobs
  Steve Hewlett on the fast-changing media world, including 'dramatised' natural history.
11. 17:00
  PM—08/01/2014
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/01/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 5, Glastonbury
  1/6Mark Steel visits Glastonbury in Somerset for another programme of travelling stand-up.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—08/01/2014
  George knows who to blame.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Bletchley Circle creator Guy Burt; author Donal Ryan; the rise of Nollywood
  Arts news with Mark Lawson, including Guy Burt on writing The Bletchley Circle.
5. 19:45
  Carmen—3. Introductions
  3/5Carmen introduces Don Jose to her camp and a life of robbery and violence.(R)
6. 20:00
  The State of... The 'Never Had It' Generation
  Are today's 18-25s the "Never Had It" generation? #neverhadit.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Refugee Stories
  33/3Agnes Woolley examines what is missing from the stories told by, and about, refugees.
8. 21:00
  Fructose: The Bittersweet Sugar
  Dr Mark Porter asks if fructose a 'toxic additive' or a healthy fruit sugar.
9. 21:30
  MINT: The Next Economic Giants—Nigeria - Africa's Hope
  3/4Jim O'Neill investigates Nigeria's exciting potential and worrying problems.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—08/01/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—08/01/2014
  Inquest into Duggan shooting, Iraq violence, Russian war dead honoured. With Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes—3. Shocks
  3/5A warning visit from Ed the Ted and a worrying visit from Mr Cool.
13. 23:00
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 2, Science
  1/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the thorny issue of science, through the medium of poetry.
14. 23:15
  iGod—Food
  1/6David Soul and Simon Day star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—08/01/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster on Prime Minister's Question Time.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Michael Paterniti - The Telling Room, Episode 3
  3/5Obsessed with the world's greatest cheese, the author relocates to Spain.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/01/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/01/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/01/2014
  A new report calls for a change in the relationship between landowners and farmers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ring-necked Parakeet
  David Attenborough presents the ring-necked parakeet.

Thursday 9 January 2014