BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 11 May 2014

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/05/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  8.51 to Brighton—Housekeeping, by Vanessa Gebbie
  3/3Everyone is a stranger on a train, but no one is stranger than the housekeeper.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/05/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/05/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Tewkesbury Abbey
  The bells of Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Rebecca Mott
  45/3Rebecca Mott calls for the abolition of prostitution.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—11/05/2014
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Power of the Crowd
  Samira Ahmed reflects on what being part of a crowd means to us as individuals.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Springtime in the Hazel Coppice
  Chris Sperring visits a hazel coppice awash with springtime flowers.
4. 06:57
  Weather—11/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—11/05/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Nigeria reaction, Rowan Williams, Apollo prayer
  Nigeria reaction, Rowan Williams, Apollo Prayer.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Asylum Aid
  Shappi Khorsandi presents an appeal for Asylum Aid.
8. 07:57
  Weather—11/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—11/05/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—11/05/2014
  A service of Holy Communion from Down Cathedral, Downpatrick.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Paradox of Growing Old
  Mary Beard argues that our view of dementia is a sanitized one which needs to be rethought(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wetland Dawn Chorus
  David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the marshes of North Warren in Suffolk.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—11/05/2014
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—11/05/2014
  Dan's off to Sandhurst, and PC Burns steps up.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Jack Dee
  Kirsty Young talks to comedian, actor and writer Jack Dee.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 13, Episode 5
  5/6David Mitchell invites his guests to lie with some truths.(R)
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Ken Hom 1 (of 2) - The Early Years
  Sheila Dillon talks to Ken Hom about his extraordinary life through food. Part one of two.
3. 12:57
  Weather—11/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—11/05/2014
  The latest national and international news.
5. 13:30
  The Invention Of...—Brazil, The British
  2/3Misha Glenny on how, in 1808, the entire Portuguese court moved across the Atlantic.
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Postbag Edition from Kew Gardens
  Eric Robson chairs, as the team tackle questions sent in by post, email and Twitter.
7. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—11/05/2014
  Fi Glover with fathers who are not absent, theatrical romance, and the pain of widowhood.
8. 15:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne, Episode 2
  dramatised by Michael Symmons Roberts with Iain Glenn, Douglas Booth, Pippa Bennett-Warner
9. 16:00
  Open Book—11/05/2014
  Tony Parsons talks to Mariella Frostrup about why he turned to crime.
10. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Food Glorious Food
  Delicious poems introduced by Roger McGough from Bristol Food Connections Festival.
11. 17:00
  Cyprus: Divided Memory, United Future?
  Maria Margaronis explores the divided history of Cyprus, as a new settlement awaits.(R)
12. 17:40
  Profile—Elizabeth Warren
  Could Elizabeth Warren be the next president of the United States of America?(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—11/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/05/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—11/05/2014
  Highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/05/2014
  Pat and Tony are struggling.
4. 19:15
  Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Ben tests out a new coat suitable for the climate in the subantarctic.
5. 19:30
  Don't Start—Series 2, The Toenail
  2/4Neil's attempts at recycling strike Kim as an unhealthy obsession with death.(R)
6. 19:45
  Stories from Songwriters—One Swallow, by You Are Wolf
  2/3A songwriter turns to storytelling to create a tale of lost love interwoven with song.
7. 20:00
  More or Less—Food Bank Britain
  Are one million people really using food banks in Britain? Tim Harford investigates.(R)
8. 20:30
  Last Word—Sir George Christie, Leslie Thomas, Elena Baltacha, Sir William Benyon and Deborah Rogers
  Matthew Bannister remembers Glyndebourne's owner, an author, a Tory MP and a tennis player(R)
9. 21:00
  Money Box—New way to complain: use Twitter
  Paul Lewis looks at how to make your complaints heard; plus are new tax powers fair?(R)
10. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Asylum Aid
  Shappi Khorsandi presents an appeal for Asylum Aid.(R)
11. 21:30
  In Business—The Sharing Economy
  Sharing your neighbour's car, tools and clothes. Peter Day reports on the sharing economy.(R)
12. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—11/05/2014
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
13. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—11/05/2014
  George Parker of the Financial Times looks at how papers covered the week's big stories.
14. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Frank; Miyazaki; Lesbian Cinema
  Frank, the story of a singer with a papier mache head; a guide to Miyazaki; lesbian cinema(R)
15. 23:30
  Something Understood—The Power of the Crowd
  Samira Ahmed reflects on what being part of a crowd means to us as individuals.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/05/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Baristas; 'People' History
  The rise & fall of the working class. Also, the attraction of 'cool' jobs with poor wages.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Tewkesbury Abbey
  The bells of Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/05/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/05/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/05/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Andrew Graystone.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/05/2014
  British strawberries this summer are set to be sweet as they bask in the early sunshine.
10. 05:56
  Weather—12/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cuckoo - Male
  David Attenborough introduces the male cuckoo.(R)

Monday 12 May 2014