BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 19 May 2014

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/05/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—'Illicit' Dance; The Purpose of War
  'Illicit' dance in Indian popular culture. Also, does war serve a social purpose?(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary's, Ilmington
  The bells of St Mary's Church, Ilmington, Warwickshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/05/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/05/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/05/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Transatlantic trade deal, Livestock breeding, M5 services
  A transatlantic trade deal is threatened by disagreements over food and farming.
10. 05:56
  Weather—19/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nightingale
  David Attenborough presents the nightingale.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—19/05/2014
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Alien Invaders
  Anne McElvoy and Ken Thompson, Monique Simmonds, Victoria Herridge and John Lewis-Stempel.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Stringer: A Reporter's Journey in the Congo, First Impressions
  1/5First impressions of Kinshasa, and an encounter with a group of orphaned children.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Wedding Dresses; Meaningful Conversations; Sex Offences
  We eavesdrop on brides-to-be as they shop for the big day dress, with Jane Garvey.
5. 10:45
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Proposition
  1/10Thriller set in India about a sales assistant who is offered a chance to change her life.
6. 11:00
  Rise of the Willies
  They work in London but live in Edinburgh. Alan Cochrane meets Edinburgh's super-commuters
7. 11:30
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 3, "No Richie, No Cry"
  1/6Adam and Rudy fill the gap left by Richie being at University with some salsa classes.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—House prices, banking standards and clean beaches
  Are mortgage lenders giving out too much money?
2. 12:57
  Weather—19/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—19/05/2014
  Martha Kearney presents national and international news.
4. 13:45
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—The Criminal Mind
  Martin investigates the criminal mind and how neuroscience is used in court.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—18/05/2014
  Challenging times at Bridge Farm.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Original British Dramatists, The Cloistered Soul
  6/10Lyrical drama by Rachel Connor, set in a Benedictine convent.
7. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—19/05/2014
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs a new series of the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
8. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Fish Farming
  Sheila Dillon on the huge rise in farmed fish and the people trying to make it sustainable(R)
9. 16:00
  In Godzilla's Footsteps
  Godzilla was a response to atomic war. Japanese artists now respond to the tsunami of 2011(R)
10. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—19/05/2014
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the heady mix of football and religion in Brazil.
11. 17:00
  PM—19/05/2014
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/05/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 69, Episode 1
  1/6Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary and Vanessa Feltz take the 60-second challenge.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/05/2014
  Peggy sides with Rob.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Edmund de Waal; Winner of Young Musician; Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
  Ceramic artist and author Edmund de Waal shows John Wilson around his London studio.
5. 19:45
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Proposition
  1/10Thriller set in India about a sales assistant who is offered a chance to change her life.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Invention Of...—Brazil, Getulio Vargas and the USA
  3/3Misha Glenny explores the life of Getulio Vargas, the man who changed Brazil.(R)
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—The Reykjavik Confessions
  Simon Cox investigates a notorious miscarriage of justice in Iceland.(R)
8. 21:00
  Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different—Born Different
  3/3Adam Rutherford asks what the genetics of intelligence could mean for education.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Alien Invaders
  Anne McElvoy and Ken Thompson, Monique Simmonds, Victoria Herridge and John Lewis-Stempel.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—19/05/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—19/05/2014
  Abu Hamza found guilty in US court on terror charges. News round-up with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Fallout, Who Would Not Free a Caged Creature?
  6/10There is interest in Luke's play Paper Pieces, but his only interest is Nina.
13. 23:00
  Singing with the Nightingales
  Sam Lee marks the 100th anniversary of cellist Beatrice Harrison's duet with a nightingale
14. 23:15
  Four Thought—Series 4, Benet Brandreth
  43/3Benet Brandreth criticises the bankruptcy of current political discourse.(R)
15. 23:30
  Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/3Migrants from the Indian subcontinent recall coming to the UK in the '50s with just £3.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/05/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Stringer: A Reporter's Journey in the Congo, First Impressions
  1/5First impressions of Kinshasa, and an encounter with a group of orphaned children.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/05/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/05/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/05/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Art in the Fields, Mussel farming ban, Dairy genetics
  Has breeding for yield been at the cows' expense? And the farm art to be seen by billions.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kittiwake
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the kittiwake.(R)

Tuesday 20 May 2014