BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 29 April 2014

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/04/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Richard Benson - The Valley, Episode 1
  1/5Miner Walter Parkin brings wife Annie and daughter Winnie to Yorkshire's Dearne Valley.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/04/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/04/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/04/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Mango Ban, Flood-Fighting Grass, Leek Harvest
  Imports of Indian mangoes are banned to protect UK salad crops from insect pests.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Fulmar
  Kate Humble presents the fulmar.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/04/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  No Triumph, No Tragedy—Raul Midon
  Peter White meets the blind singer and songwriter Raul Midon.
3. 09:30
  Witness History—The Fall of Idi Amin
  In April 1979, the brutal Ugandan ruler Idi Amin was ousted by invading Tanzanian troops.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Benson - The Valley, Episode 2
  2/5On a summer evening in 1929, Winnie goes to her first dance at the Miners' Welfare Hall.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Woman's Hour Takeover, Kelly Holmes
  Kelly Holmes takes a look at how retired athletes stay motivated.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Le Donne, Episode 2
  2/5Caterina is now the reluctant head of the Riccardi clan, but a rival family pose a threat.
7. 11:00
  Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different—Born Smart
  1/3Adam Rutherford on the rise, fall and rise of the genetics of intelligence.
8. 11:30
  Soul Music—Adagio in G minor
  Albinoni's Adagio may be wrongly attributed but it still never fails to move us.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Cancer Survival Rates
  Today cancer survival rates have never been better, but could early diagnosis be improved?
2. 12:57
  Weather—29/04/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—29/04/2014
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:45
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—The Cuckoo's Nest
  How doctors took over the treatment of the mentally ill.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—28/04/2014
  Brian's in pain.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Higher, Restructure
  2/3The vice-chancellor wants to restructure three departments into two.
7. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 5, Mystery
  5/6Josie Long explores the disappointment of banal family secrets.
8. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Chemical Weapons: 100 Years On
  Tom Heap finds out how Syria's chemical weapons are going to be disposed of.
9. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Time
  Michael Rosen asks what time is and explores the words we use to talk about it.
10. 16:30
  Great Lives—Deborah Moggach on Arnold Bennett
  The author Deborah Moggach talks about the life of Potteries writer Arnold Bennett.
11. 17:00
  PM—29/04/2014
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/04/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Down the Line—Series 4, Episode 7
  7/7The ground-breaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/04/2014
  Peggy tries to build bridges.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott; Bad Neighbours; sculptor Phillip King; and Sally Wainwright
  The Beautiful South reunited; Bad Neighbours; sculptor Phillip King; and Sally Wainwright.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Le Donne, Episode 2
  2/5Caterina is now the reluctant head of the Riccardi clan, but a rival family pose a threat.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Party of No
  Can the US Republican Party stop tearing itself apart and start to retake the country?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Blind magistrates; reading printed documents; listener feedback.
  Experiences of blind magistrates, and reading printed documents with a smartphone.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—29/04/2014
  Claudia hears from one pair of finalists in the All in the Mind mental health awards.
9. 21:30
  No Triumph, No Tragedy—Raul Midon
  Peter White meets the blind singer and songwriter Raul Midon.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—29/04/2014
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Lovely Way to Burn, Episode 2
  2/10Still in shock, Stevie waits for the police to arrive.
12. 23:00
  Act Your Age—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—29/04/2014
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/04/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Richard Benson - The Valley, Episode 2
  2/5On a summer evening in 1929, Winnie goes to her first dance at the Miners' Welfare Hall.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/04/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/04/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/04/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/04/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/04/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Badger cull, beavers and grass
  An independent expert panel will not scrutinise the second year of badger culling pilots.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Stone Curlew
  Kate Humble presents the stone curlew.

Wednesday 30 April 2014