BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 2 August 2014

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Cold Blood, Episode 5
  5/5Family memories, a natterjack sings, and the 'alien' Camden Creature.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/08/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/08/2014
  Prayer and reflection with the Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  iPM—02/08/2014
  The programme that starts with its listeners.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—02/08/2014
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—02/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Slate Mines, Snowdonia
  Snowdonia's slate once roofed the world. Find out what has become of the quarries today.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Harvest 2014
  Harvest is here, and Caz Graham explores the arable farm at Tatton Park in Cheshire.
5. 06:57
  Weather—02/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—02/08/2014
  Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Maureen Lipman, Andy Bell
  Maureen Lipman joins Richard Coles and Suzy Klein. Plus, Andy Bell's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  Punt PI—Series 7, Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
  4/4Steve Punt examines the mysterious case of a woman found dead inside a tree.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—Hair, Fur and Cilia
  Bridget Kendall and her guests explore the slender filaments that are essential to life.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Invasion of the Seagulls
  The new invaders of Rome and other correspondents' despatches.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Bricks and Bubbles—Episode 1
  1/4Michael Robinson asks whether the UK is really experiencing a housing bubble.
2. 12:30
  The Brig Society—Series 2, MEP
  1/6Uh-oh, Marcus Brigstocke has got himself elected as a Member of the European Parliament.(R)
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—02/08/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Mary Beard, Rod Liddle, Clive Aslet, Richard Dannatt
  Edward Stourton presents political debate and discussion from Margate in Kent.(R)
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Gaza, sanctions, boycotts
  Anita Anand hosts listeners' responses to the conflict in Gaza.
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Peter Brough - His Master's Voice
  Rob Brydon is Peter Brough the ventriloquist, in the true story behind Educating Archie.
8. 15:30
  Roots Reggae and Rebellion—Episode 2
  2/2British musician and poet Akala examines the culture of his Rastafarian heritage.(R)
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Scottish Referendum
  The Scottish Referendum - are women really still making up their minds?
10. 16:55
  1914: Day by Day—2nd August
  The British cabinet is split over whether to join the war.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—02/08/2014
  The programme that starts with its listeners.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—02/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Nikki Bedi, Kevin Eldon, Julian Ovenden, Jon Culshaw, Louise Wener, Arthur Smith, Slow Club, Samantha Crain
  Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Radoslaw Sikorski
  Becky Milligan profiles the Polish foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Gillian Anderson Streetcar, Mood Indigo film, Secret Cinema, Philip Hensher, Gomorrah on TV
  Gillian Anderson Streetcar, Mood Indigo, Secret Cinema, Philip Hensher, Gomorrah on TV.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Wars, Lies and Audiotape
  Historian DD Guttenplan explores what happened in the Gulf of Tonkin on 4 August 1964.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
  1/2Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—02/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 10, Treating Patients with Dementia
  3/4When should doctors treat the ailments of people with dementia and when should they not?(R)
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—28/07/2014
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.(R)
10. 23:30
  Betjeman's Banana Blush
  Jarvis Cocker uncovers an album made by Sir John Betjeman in 1974.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Food of Love—Scotch Broth
  3/3By Aminatta Forna. A man does his best to cook for a child after a terrible loss.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/08/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Cathedral of the Transfiguration
  The bells of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Radoslaw Sikorski
  Becky Milligan profiles the Polish foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski.(R)

Sunday 3 August 2014