BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 9 July 2014

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/07/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Zhivago Affair, Episode 2
  2/5Pasternak begins an affair with Olga Ivinskaya, which proves a dangerous move.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/07/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/07/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/07/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Share farming, Lilies in Norfolk, Welsh Farm Minister Sacked
  The Welsh farming minister has been fired for 'unacceptable behaviour'.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Black-backed Gull
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—09/07/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Professor Adam Hart, Maria Venegas, Sandra Howard, Paul Roseby
  Libby Purves meets writer Sandra Howard and bee expert Professor Adam Hart.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Zhivago Affair, Episode 3
  3/5The Russian-language manuscript of Dr Zhivago arrives at CIA headquarters.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Syrian refugees; Abuse Survivors; Epidurals
  Jenni Murray hears about the daily struggle for Syrian women refugees.
5. 10:45
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Further Tales of the City, Episode 3
  3/5Mary Ann needs a big news story and Michael is still searching for a Jon replacement.
6. 11:00
  Gone to Earth—1. The Fan Dance
  1/2Horatio Clare discovers how infantry soldiers are shaped by the Brecon Beacons' landscape
7. 11:30
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Corporate Bodies, Episode 3
  3/4Bill Nighy stars as actor-cum-amateur detective Charles Paris.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Top Gear's James May goes electric
  Top Gear petrolhead James May tells us why he has bought an electric car. With Peter White
2. 12:30
  Face the Facts—A Thousand Philomenas
  Investigating a mass grave in Northern Ireland.
3. 13:00
  World at One—09/07/2014
  Chris Mason presents national and international news.
4. 13:45
  Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/5In Kunming, some grotesque statues bring back memories of Roger's Spitting Image days.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—08/07/2014
  Jim speaks his mind.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Hatch, Match and Dispatch, Time and Tide by David Hodgson
  3/6Stag-night, time-travelling thriller.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Travel Rights and Money
  Dream Holiday? To ask the team about your travel rights & money e-mail [email protected].
8. 15:30
  Inside Health—Ebola, Bike saddles, Recording consultations, Insect bites
  Ebola, bike saddles and erectile dysfunction, recording consultations and insect bites.(R)
9. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—A History of Tennis, Talking Treatments
  Tennis: A social history. Also, psychotherapy and class.
10. 16:30
  The Media Show—'Magaluf Girl' coverage, White Dee, the reporting of historic child sex abuse allegations
  'Magaluf Girl' coverage, White Dee, the reporting of historic child sex abuse allegations.
11. 16:55
  1914: Day by Day—9th July
  The British press is concerned about the effect of film cameras on daily life.
12. 17:00
  PM—09/07/2014
  Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/07/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 1, 1. Theft
  1/3Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore with tales of theft from the coppering front line.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/07/2014
  Adam's under pressure.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Morrissey's new album reviewed; Gina McKee; Portraits of Virginia Woolf
  Gina McKee on Richard III, portraits of Virginia Woolf and French artist Daniel Buren.
5. 19:45
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Further Tales of the City, Episode 3
  3/5Mary Ann needs a big news story and Michael is still searching for a Jon replacement.(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The Future of the NHS
  Michael Buerk asks if the founding moral purposes of the NHS are still viable today.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Jasper Fforde
  54/3Jasper Fforde asks whether humans have reached the limit of creative thought.
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—Cosmology
  Have astronomers really found gravitational waves from the Big Bang as announced in March?
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Professor Adam Hart, Maria Venegas, Sandra Howard, Paul Roseby
  Libby Purves meets writer Sandra Howard and bee expert Professor Adam Hart.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—09/07/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—09/07/2014
  New strikes on Israel and Gaza, Brazil's World Cup legacy, we test the recovery in London.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Man Called Ove, Episode 3
  3/10Ove remembers that Rune's takeover of the Residents' Association soured things for good.
13. 23:00
  Before They Were Famous—Series 1, Episode 3
  Ian Leslie with more surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers.(R)
14. 23:15
  Tina C—Tina C's Global Depression Tour, China
  5/6Country music legend Tina C tries save the world from its financial mess by visiting China(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—09/07/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/07/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Zhivago Affair, Episode 3
  3/5The Russian-language manuscript of Dr Zhivago arrives at CIA headquarters.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/07/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/07/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/07/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Fracking, Wages, Flowers
  A Lancashire dairy farmer says fracking and farming are not compatible.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Oystercatcher
  Michaela Strachan presents the oystercatcher.(R)

Thursday 10 July 2014