BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 25 January 2014

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/01/2014
  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 5
  Even in the 21st century, gold-dealing remains an archaic practice.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/01/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/01/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi YY Rubinstein.
8. 05:45
  iPM—25/01/2014
  The programme that starts with its listeners.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—25/01/2014
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—25/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage
  Helen Mark discovers how Lincolnshire's former airfields are being used today.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Soil
  Soil - why is it so important? Charlotte Smith does the science bit.
5. 06:57
  Weather—25/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—25/01/2014
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Tracey Thorn
  The Rev Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir talk to singer-songwriter Tracey Thorn.
8. 10:30
  Reimagining the City—Series 2, Birmingham
  1/3Soweto Kinch offers a different vision of a city he's loved all his life - Birmingham
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—25/01/2014
  Peter Oborne of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Guns and Gangs
  Why Central America is awash with guns and other reporters' stories from around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—Cashing Out
  Paul Lewis looks at how HSBC are preventing some customers taking out large sums of cash.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 42, Episode 3
  3/5Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on the week's news.(R)
3. 12:57
  Weather—25/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—25/01/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Michael Fabricant MP, Jill Evans MEP, Lord Steel, Carwyn Jones
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Gwyn Hall in Neath, Wales.(R)
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—The state of Welsh schools and Syrian refugees
  The state of education and the health service in Wales, and taking in Syrian refugees.
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Paul Sellar - The Moonflask
  A group of jobseekers pool their skills to steal a Ming vase and return it to its owner.
8. 15:30
  Who Killed Classical Music?
  Gabriel Prokofiev asks whether 20th-century classical composers killed off their audience.(R)
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Sophie Ellis-Bextor; Edith Cavell; Male body image
  Sophie Ellis-Bextor. African singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo. Edith Cavell.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
11. 17:30
  iPM—25/01/2014
  The programme that starts with its listeners.(R)
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—25/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Dan Croll, Lisa Dwan, Wayne Hemingway, Isaac Julien, Michael Paterniti, Peggy Sue
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 15, Sorry for Nothing
  3/8Fiona Evans takes us back to primary school, and to four new school council candidates.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—18/03/2010
  John Wilson reports on the world's biggest art theft, still unsolved.(R)
5. 19:45
  The Prime Ministers—Series 1, Lord North
  2/8Nick asks if history has been fair to Lord North, the prime minister who lost America.(R)
6. 20:00
  Archive on 4—A Life Less Ordinary, Reality TV
  How reality TV has put three ordinary people in the media spotlight.
7. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The World According to Garp, Episode 3
  3/3Jenny becomes a nurse again, as she helps Garp to piece his life back together.(R)
8. 22:00
  News and Weather—25/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
9. 22:15
  Bringing Up Britain—Series 7, Sibling Rivalry
  2/3From Cain and Abel to today, Mariella Frostrup and guests explore sibling rivalry.(R)
10. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—20/01/2014
  Nationwide general knowledge quiz, hosted by Russell Davies.(R)
11. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti
  Roger McGough presents Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti, read by Shirley Henderson.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Jennifer Egan - Emerald City and Other Stories—Emerald City
  2/5A young man comes to understand the allure and the disappointment of New York.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/01/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary and St Chad, Brewood, Staffordshire
  The bells of St Mary and St Chad, Brewood, Staffordshire.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Emile Simpson
  35/3Former soldier Emile Simpson argues we need to rethink the way we fight wars.(R)

Sunday 26 January 2014