BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 8 February 2014

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/02/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything, A Peaceful End
  5/5Sally Magnusson reads the heart-rending account of her mother's struggle with dementia.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/02/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/02/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/02/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll.
8. 05:45
  iPM—08/02/2014
  'My daughter woke from her coma and hit me in the face.'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—08/02/2014
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—08/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Common Ground, Dorset
  Helen Mark hears why Dorset was used as a laboratory by the arts group Common Ground.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Farms, wildlife and nature improvement areas
  Charlotte Smith visits a 10,000-hectare nature improvement area farmed for wildlife.
5. 06:57
  Weather—08/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—08/02/2014
  Mishal Husain reports on Somerset's ongoing flood relief effort.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Simon Reeve
  Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with Simon Reeve, plus Marjorie Wallace's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  Reimagining the City—Series 2, Calcutta
  3/3Amit Chaudhuri offers a different vision of Calcutta, a city he's loved all his life.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—08/02/2014
  Steve Richards of the Independent talks to MPs caught up in the floods.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Robots Come Out at Night
  Reporters look behind the headlines in the USA, Spain, Denmark, Sri Lanka and China.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—DIY Investing
  Paul Lewis asks if a novice can invest their money without financial advice.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 42, Episode 5
  5/5Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis conclude the current run of topical stand-up, sketch and song.(R)
3. 12:57
  Weather—08/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—08/02/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Jeremy Browne MP, Jack Straw MP, Anna Soubry MP, Jack Monroe
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Altrincham Grammar School.(R)
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Schools, floods and the Winter Olympics
  Anita Anand on state vs private schools, flooding and boycotting the Winter Olympics.
7. 14:30
  Michael Symmons Roberts - The Sleeper
  In a future Britain, people have gradually lost the gift of sleep - or have they?(R)
8. 15:30
  The Black Liberace
  Record producer Joe Boyd profiles New Orleans pianist James Booker aka The Black Liberace.(R)
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Angel Haze; Sheryl Crow; Women in WW1; Eileen Atkins; Drug addiction; Cancer over 70; Couples in fiction
  Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, including World War One and its impact on women.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news with Paddy O'Connell.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—MBAs
  Business school or school of life? Evan Davis debates with guests.(R)
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—08/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/02/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Chris O'Dowd, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Peter Andre, Wayne Sleep, Bombay Bicycle Club, Nine Below Zero
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 15, God's Bidding
  5/8When the Pope's motorbike is auctioned, two women see it as their mission to buy it.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Dallas Buyers Club; Hanif Kureishi; Inside Number 9
  Dallas Buyers Club starring Matthew McConaughey, and Hanif Kureishi's The Last Word.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—John Tavener
  Sir Nicholas Kenyon reflects on the life of composer Sir John Tavener.
6. 21:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers, 1. The New Bishop
  1/3The Archdeacon wants to be bishop, but will his sponsor, be in power?(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—08/02/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Sochi
  Are sporting boycotts of events like the Winter Olympics effective or just empty gestures?(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—03/02/2014
  Nationwide general knowledge quiz, hosted by Russell Davies.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Dreams and Sleep
  Roger McGough introduces poems about dreams and sleep.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/02/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Jennifer Egan - Emerald City and Other Stories—Spanish Winter
  4/5A divorced woman tries to break free from the painful ties that bind.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/02/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/02/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Andrew's Church in Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire
  The bells of St Andrew's Church in Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Heaven Crawley
  37/3Heaven Crawley argues for a different approach in our attitude towards asylum seekers.(R)

Sunday 9 February 2014