BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 16 August 2014

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered, Episode 5
  5/5Leonardo returns to Florence and Francesco del Giocondo commissions a portrait of his wife(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/08/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/08/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
8. 05:45
  iPM—16/08/2014
  'Are you straining tired eyes towards the future and saying, what next?'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—16/08/2014
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—16/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Chalk Streams
  Helen Mark finds out why Hampshire's chalk streams are so revered by fly fishermen.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Under the Land
  From gas to gold, who owns the riches beneath our feet?
5. 06:57
  Weather—16/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—16/08/2014
  Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Laura Mvula
  Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir meet Laura Mvula, plus Andrew Strauss' Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 8, Isle of Wight
  1/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—Solitude
  When being alone is a blessing, and when it is a blight.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Shopping List for Cuba
  Cuba, Iraq, Gaza, Panama and Somalia - correspondents tell their stories.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—16/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Bricks and Bubbles—Episode 3
  3/4Michael Robinson finds out why the UK rental market has been booming.
3. 12:30
  The Brig Society—Series 2, Drug Dealer
  3/6Marcus Brigstocke has 'broken bad' and become a drug dealer.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—16/08/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Sir Robert Francis QC, Minette Batters, Val McDermid, John Cridland
  Shaun Ley presents political debate from Broadcasting House Radio Theatre in London.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Trial by media, depression, league tables
  A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Murder Under Trust: The Massacre at Glencoe
  Adrian Bean's play dramatises events leading up to the infamous Highland massacre in 1692.
9. 15:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 10, Sousa's The Stars and Stripes for Ever
  Frances Fyfield is back in Washington DC to celebrate the National march of the USA.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and body size. Baroness Ruth Rendell. The quest for the perfect jeans
  Women and body size, Baroness Ruth Rendell, and do the perfect jeans really exist?
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—16/08/2014
  'Are you straining tired eyes towards the future and saying, what next?'.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—16/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Rick Wakeman, June Whitfield, Michael Mosley, Dominic Wilcox, Danny Wallace, Tricky
  Nikki Bedi, Danny Wallace and guests - an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Haider al-Abadi
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's prime minister-designate.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Joseph O'Neill, Robin Wright, Jezebel, Match of the Day at 50 and Andrew Marr's Great Scots
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—You Are Feeling Sleepy
  The extraordinary history and science of the use of hypnosis in medicine.
6. 21:00
  The Stuarts—Charles II, Part One: Through the World in Various Fortune
  Mike Walker's epic chronicle considers the young Charles II. With Jamie Parker.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—16/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  The Voter's Voice
  James Naughtie hosts discussion about Scotland's future, from the Edinburgh Festival.(R)
9. 23:00
  Quote... Unquote—11/08/2014
  Nigel Rees hosts with Chris Addison, Jim Al-Khalili, Katy Brand and John Campbell.(R)
10. 23:30
  Batter My Heart: Growing Up and Growing Old with John Donne
  Ed Docx discovers that John Donne can be a poet for life.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Sussex Scandals—A Yard in Crawley
  2/3A young woman falls in love with her parent's lodger, the charming John George Haigh.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/08/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter's Church, Ropley, Hampshire
  The bells of St Peter's Church in Ropley, Hampshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Haider al-Abadi
  Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's prime minister-designate.(R)

Sunday 17 August 2014