BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 9 November 2014

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/11/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Europe—On the Road
  2/3Every rucksack carried a copy - the 1970s traveller's guide to hitching on £10 a week.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/11/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/11/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—09/11/2014
  The bells of St Lawrence, Towcester.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Rand Paul
  Mark Coles profiles Senator Rand Paul, a likely Republican challenger for the White House.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—09/11/2014
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Commemoration
  On Remembrance Sunday, Mark Tully investigates the psychological need for commemoration.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Great Crested Newts
  Chris Sperring travels to the Somerset Levels in search of great crested newts.
4. 06:57
  Weather—09/11/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—09/11/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Religion in Remembrance Sunday, Gender-selective abortion, Berlin Wall 25th anniversary
  Religion in Remembrance Sunday, gender-selective abortion, Berlin Wall 25th anniversary.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Epilepsy Research UK
  Martin Kemp presents an appeal for Epilepsy Research UK.
8. 07:57
  Weather—09/11/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—09/11/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Coming Home
  A special edition recorded at Camp Bastion and on the battlefields of northern France.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Capitalism and the Myth of Social Evolution
  John Gray reflects on why the advance of capitalism is not inevitable.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Red-breasted Goose
  Chris Packham presents the red breasted goose in Siberia.(R)
13. 09:00
  News and Papers—09/11/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
14. 09:15
  The Archers Omnibus—09/11/2014
  There is no turning back for David, and Charlie has got something to say to Adam.
15. 10:30
  Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph
  Nicholas Witchell commentates from Whitehall for the solemn remembrance of sacrifice.
16. 11:45
  Singing with the Nightingales
  Sam Lee marks the 100th anniversary of cellist Beatrice Harrison's duet with a nightingale(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—09/11/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Clive Anderson, Anne Dudley and Richard Williams.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Mushrooms
  Dan Saladino discovers a mysterious, surprising and delicious world of edible mushrooms.
4. 12:57
  Weather—09/11/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—09/11/2014
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  Hardeep's Sunday Lunch—Series 3, Hardeep meets Joe Powell
  In Newport, South Wales, Joe Powell tells Hardeep about his life with Asperger's syndrome.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Leeds
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Leeds.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—09/11/2014
  Conversations about nightmares, trips to the supermarket and metaphorical angels.
9. 15:00
  The Once and Future King—The Coming of Merlyn
  1/6Merlyn and Arthur meet to discuss what has brought England to its current perilous state.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Jane Smiley on Some Luck; Africa 39
  Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Jane Smiley about her new novel Some Luck.
11. 16:30
  Coming Home
  A unique poetry event by Andrew Motion to mark Remembrance Day 2014.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Private Equity: Winners and Losers
  Did private equity takeovers play a role in the collapse of some major high street names?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Rand Paul
  Mark Coles profiles Senator Rand Paul, a likely Republican challenger for the White House.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—09/11/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/11/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—09/11/2014
  John McCarthy chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/11/2014
  Remembrance Day brings thoughtful reflection.
4. 19:15
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, Virginia Woolf
  6/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Russell Davies and Sue Limb.
5. 19:45
  Grounded—The Silt Path, by Togara Muzanenhamo
  1/3Togara Muzanenhamo's short story is set on a farm in Zimbabwe where he grew up.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—07/11/2014
  Rediscovering Hancock's Half Hour. And why some Archers addicts say they will switch off.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Warren Anderson, Acker Bilk, Lord Barnett, Sonia Rolt
  Matthew Bannister on a company chairman, a musician, a politician and a canal campaigner.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Security breach at the Booking.com hotel website
  A security breach at the Booking.com website, and finding a financial adviser.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Epilepsy Research UK
  Martin Kemp presents an appeal for Epilepsy Research UK.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Just Culture
  Margaret Heffernan explores why big organisations so often make big mistakes.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—09/11/2014
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—09/11/2014
  John Kampfner analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Interstellar; The Killing Fields; Sound of Harry Potter
  Presented by Francine Stock. Christopher Nolan talks about his new film Interstellar.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Commemoration
  On Remembrance Sunday, Mark Tully investigates the psychological need for commemoration.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/11/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—'Lad culture' in higher education - Fugitives from the law in Philadelphia
  Laurie Taylor explores the lives of African-American men caught up in webs of criminality.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—09/11/2014
  The bells of St Lawrence, Towcester.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/11/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/11/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/11/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, from the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Scottish Rural Parliament, Deer, Beef Recovery
  Farming Today reports from the first meeting of the Scottish Rural Parliament.
10. 05:56
  Weather—10/11/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Vegetarian Tree Finch
  Chris Packham presents the vegetarian tree finch on the Galapagos Islands.

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