BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 23 January 2014

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 3
  The last days of gold as money came under Nixon presidency.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/01/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/01/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Frazer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/01/2014
  Charlotte Smith looks at two separate summits on bee health and pesticide regulation.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Moorhen
  Chris Packham presents the moorhen.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/01/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Sources of Early Chinese History
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the sources for early Chinese history.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 4
  China mines more gold than any other country and everyone wants a piece of it.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Angelique Kidjo; Child marriage
  African singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo, Twitter abuse and blogging about cancer.
5. 10:45
  Whodunnits—November Dead List - Series 1, 4. Confession
  4/5Pursuing the priest to Ireland, DI Flood arrives too late...
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—23/01/2014
  Lavatories in Sochi, fish on our plates and other correspondents' despatches.
7. 11:30
  Trollope
  Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the remarkable life of Anthony Trollope.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Green Deal
  The Green Deal is a year old, but has it created more energy efficient homes?
2. 12:57
  Weather—23/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—23/01/2014
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  Acts of Union and Disunion—Constitutions
  Linda Colley explores Britain's lack of a written constitution.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—22/01/2014
  Pat tries to form an alliance.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Demon Brother, Episode 2
  2/2Second of a dark two-part thriller in which two twins swap lives - Eddie's story.
7. 15:00
  Open Country—Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage
  Helen Mark discovers how Lincolnshire's former airfields are being used today.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Green Belt Movement International - Europe
  Jonathon Porritt presents an appeal on behalf of the Green Belt Movement International.(R)
9. 15:30
  Open Book—Horatio Clare and Christopher Nicholson on winter; Jeffery Deaver; Anna Whitwham
  Horatio Clare and Christopher Nicholson discuss the influence of winter in literature.(R)
10. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Meryl Streep; Oscar Isaac; Sundance festival; National Trust film locations
  Francine Stock talks to Meryl Streep about her Oscar-nominated role in August Osage County
11. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Higgs Boson; Neutrinos; Antarctic echo locator; Rainforest fungi; Alabama rot
  Tiny particles and the huge and hugely expensive experiments needed in order to find them.
12. 17:00
  PM—23/01/2014
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/01/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Documentary-makers, a big debate, and a little trophy.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/01/2014
  Tom tries to make amends.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Sir Kenneth Branagh; Michael Symmons Roberts; Sensing Spaces
  Arts news with Mark Lawson, including neth Branagh on directing Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
5. 19:45
  Whodunnits—November Dead List - Series 1, 4. Confession
  4/5Pursuing the priest to Ireland, DI Flood arrives too late...(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Oakwood Prison
  What caused the trouble at Oakwood Prison? Hannah Barnes investigates.
7. 20:30
  In Business—23/01/2014
  Peter Day travels to Cork to find out what life is really like after the EU bailout.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Higgs Boson; Neutrinos; Antarctic echo locator; Rainforest fungi; Alabama rot
  Tiny particles and the huge and hugely expensive experiments needed in order to find them.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Sources of Early Chinese History
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the sources for early Chinese history.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—23/01/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Northern Ireland special
  How much has changed since the Good Friday Agreement? With David Eades in Belfast.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Dissident Gardens, Episode 4
  4/10Miriam takes teenage Cicero under her wing. Years later he meets her adult son Sergius.
13. 23:00
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 1, Juradia
  2/6Brian travels to Juradia, a country where every other person is a lawyer.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—23/01/2014
  Alicia McCarthy and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 4
  China mines more gold than any other country and everyone wants a piece of it.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/01/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/01/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Frazer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Fat cows, soil, and badger cull
  Britain's cows are too fat, and overeating could cause complications with calving.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Merlin
  Chris Packham presents the merlin.

Friday 24 January 2014