BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 30 July 2014

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/07/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Cold Blood, Episode 2
  2/5Toads - real and imaginary. The temptations of anthropomorphism.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/07/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/07/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/07/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Rural tourism VAT, Powdered milk, Maris Otter barley
  Members of the rural tourism industry unite to call for a cut to VAT.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cirl Bunting
  Steve Backshall presents the cirl bunting.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/07/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Long View—30/07/2014
  Jonathan Freedland on attitudes to young people who volunteer to fight in foreign wars.
3. 09:30
  Publishing Lives—Series 1, Harold Macmillan
  3/5Robert McCrum explores the life of Harold Macmillan, the publishing prime minister.(R)
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Cold Blood, Episode 3
  3/5Tensions at home are released by a lizard hunt.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Margaret Atwood; Cook the Perfect Dal and East London Suffragettes
  From our archive, Margaret Atwood on the Handmaid's Tale and we cook the perfect dal.
6. 10:45
  Queens of Noise—Queens of Noise: Get It On, Episode 3
  3/5Beth hangs out with a rival band's lead singer, leaving with new ideas of how to proceed.
7. 11:00
  The Georgians: Restraint, Revolution and Reform—2. Reform
  2/2Amanda Foreman considers reform on the ground as the disenfranchised rebel.
8. 11:30
  The Gobetweenies—Series 2, Happy Father's Day
  2/6Tom discovers Grandad in a stool-softening ad. Lucy figures Dad needs a classy present.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Cheap Chicken; Portas Towns; Driverless Cars
  How raw chicken is being bulked out with extra hidden water. With Winifred Robinson.
2. 12:30
  Face the Facts—Prostitution: Red Light? Green Light?
  John Waite investigates the varying approaches to street prostitution across the UK.
3. 13:00
  World at One—30/07/2014
  Edward Stourton presents national and international news.
4. 13:45
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Orchidmania
  Kathy Willis examines Charles Darwin's use of orchids as a scientific tool.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—29/07/2014
  PC Burns is handing out advice.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Hatch, Match and Dispatch, Elephants All the Way Up by Lavinia Murray
  6/6Life's complicated for simple soul Harper. Then the ground starts to shift - literally.
7. 15:00
  Money Box—Pension freedoms; The pros and cons of P2P lending; Tax credits deadline looms
  Pension freedom and responsibility, the pros and cons of P2P and tax credits deadline.(R)
8. 15:30
  Inside Health—Back pain and paracetamol, blood thinning drugs, drug driving, kidney stones
  Paracetamol and back pain; blood thinning drugs; drug driving limits and kidney stones.(R)
9. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Non-Networking Graduates; Race and Consumption
  Race and consumption. Also, working class graduates who refuse to network.
10. 16:30
  The Media Show—30/07/2014
  Right to be forgotten, save BBC 3 campaign and London Live requests cut to live programmes
11. 16:55
  1914: Day by Day—30th July
  The tsar orders a full mobilisation of the Russian army.
12. 17:00
  PM—30/07/2014
  Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/07/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 12, Episode 1
  1/6The return of the popular impressions show that tugs on the beard of news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/07/2014
  Lynda makes a breakthrough.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Adrian Dunbar, Tasmin Little, Mood Indigo, Katie Paterson
  Adrian Dunbar on Beckett, violinist Tasmin Little, Tautou in Mood Indigo, Katie Paterson.
5. 19:45
  Queens of Noise—Queens of Noise: Get It On, Episode 3
  3/5Beth hangs out with a rival band's lead singer, leaving with new ideas of how to proceed.(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Politics, personality and principle
  Michael Buerk presents combative, provocative and engaging debate.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Adjoa Andoh
  57/3Adjoa Andoh on raising a transgender child.
8. 21:00
  The Bronze Age Man of Jodrell Bank
  His home's Bronze Age legacy and nearby Jodrell Bank inspire author Alan Garner to write.(R)
9. 21:30
  The Long View—30/07/2014
  Jonathan Freedland on attitudes to young people who volunteer to fight in foreign wars.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—30/07/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—30/07/2014
  Death toll rises as UN school and market struck in Gaza. With Carolyn Quinn.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Miniaturist, Episode 8
  8/10Nella must do what she can to sell the warehouse full of sugar before it rots
13. 23:00
  The Future of Radio—Series 1, Sweet Smell of Success
  1/4BBC boffins explore the possibilities of broadcasting smells over the airwaves.
14. 23:15
  Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 1, Fifteen Minutes to Landing
  1/6A woman married to a philandering husband finds solace during a turbulent air flight.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/07/2014
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
16. 23:55
  The Listening Project—William and Elizabeth - Finding Love in Orkney
  Going to live on a remote island brought about more life changes than anticipated.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/07/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Cold Blood, Episode 3
  3/5Tensions at home are released by a lizard hunt.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/07/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/07/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/07/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Apple Harvest, Black Grass, Sheep Event
  The apples are early! The latest from the orchards of England.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Spotted flycatcher
  Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher.(R)

Thursday 31 July 2014