BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 9 February 2014

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Early
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)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—09/02/2014
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Up in Flames
  Samira Ahmed reflects on the creative and destructive power of fire.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Lepidopteran Winter
  Chris Sperring goes to Dorset to see how one butterfly in particular survives the winter.
4. 06:57
  Weather—09/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—09/02/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Nick Clegg, Sochi and Bishops Palaces
  Nick Clegg has been in Manchester visiting minority groups.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Heart n Soul
  Lilly Cook presents an appeal for the charity Heart n Soul.
8. 07:57
  Weather—09/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—09/02/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—On the Way: A Spiritual Journey with St Columbanus
  A service from St Columbanus, Bangor, County Down, led by the Rev Alistair Morrison.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Twitter-Free
  Adam Gopnik explains his indifference to Twitter and social media.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Grey Heron (Winter)
  Chris Packham presents the grey heron.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—09/02/2014
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—09/02/2014
  Clarrie fears the future. Meanwhile Helen makes a fresh start.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Dame Elish Angiolini
  Kirsty Young interviews lawyer Dame Elish Angiolini.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 12, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game(R)
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Claudia Roden: A Life Through Food
  Claudia Roden talks about her life, cooking and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food.
3. 12:57
  Weather—09/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—09/02/2014
  The latest national and international news.
5. 13:30
  It's My Story—Let Me In
  Seymour, a repeat offender, thrives in prison but struggles to cope with life outside.(R)
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Portmeirion
  Eric Robson and the panel visit the Italianate village of Portmeirion, North Wales.(R)
7. 14:45
  Witness History—The Battle of the Carmens
  At the 1988 Winter Olympics, an East German and an American ice dancer were vying for Gold
8. 15:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers, 2. Things Unsaid
  2/3Will the Archdeacon's new vicar of St Ewold's be a challenge to the slippery chaplain?
9. 16:00
  Open Book—Adam Foulds, Naomi Wood, David Park, Lindsey Davis, listeners' heroines
  Adam Foulds on his novel In the Wolf's Mouth, set in Sicily during the Second World War.
10. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Islands and High Seas
  Poems on islands and high seas sail through this show, with Roger McGough at the helm.
11. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Cut-Price Care
  Are the old and vulnerable paying the price of cuts in home care?(R)
12. 17:40
  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.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—09/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/02/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—09/02/2014
  Liz Barclay makes her selection of highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/02/2014
  Rob needs some help.
4. 19:15
  Kerry's List—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Avoid eBay, descale kettle, buy jeans, tone upper arms, retrieve asthma pump from hoover.(R)
5. 19:45
  Shorts—Series 13, Egg and Cress
  2/4A disappointing sandwich is the start of a slow unravelling for a put-upon mother.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—07/02/2014
  Who sets the news agenda, and why did Radio 4 spoil the result of BBC's Fake or Fortune?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jose Sulaiman, Anna Gordy Gaye, Ron Hall, Peter Austin
  Matthew Bannister recalls an actor, a journalist, a Motown exec and a boxing administrator(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—DIY Investing
  Paul Lewis asks if a novice can invest their money without financial advice.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Heart n Soul
  Lilly Cook presents an appeal for the charity Heart n Soul.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—The Philosophy of Russell Brand
  Jeremy Cliffe encounters the ideas and personalities behind a new 'anarcho-populism'.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—09/02/2014
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—09/02/2014
  Zoe Williams of the Guardian looks at how newspapers covered the week's biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—The Invisible Woman; Dallas Buyers Club; RoboCop; Philip Seymour Hoffman
  Matthew Sweet talks to screenwriter Abi Morgan about The Invisible Woman.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Up in Flames
  Samira Ahmed reflects on the creative and destructive power of fire.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/02/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Numbers in Global Politics; Gay Rights and Religion in Belfast
  The power of numbers in global politics, plus gay rights and religion in Belfast.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Andrew's Church in Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire
  The bells of St Andrew's Church in Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/02/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/02/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/02/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Horse exports, Wind/solar power, Help for flooded farmers
  A legal loophole could be allowing horses to be exported from Britain for meat.
10. 05:56
  Weather—10/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Chaffinch
  John Aitchison presents the chaffinch.

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