BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 2 January 2015

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Dog Days—My Dog Tulip
  5/5By JR Ackerley. The messy stuff - how do we live with it? Tales of a human obsession.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Ian Bostridge - Schubert's Winter Journey, Episode 4
  4/5How Schubert's composition challenged the social and political order of his day.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/01/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rt Rev Richard Chartres.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Land Army
  Charlotte Smith meets some of the Women's Land Army of the Second World War.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Swan
  Sir David Attenborough presents a widely regarded symbol of Australia, the black swan.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/01/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Ray Winstone
  Kirsty Young talks to actor Ray Winstone.(R)
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Ian Bostridge - Schubert's Winter Journey, Episode 5
  5/5Literature, religion and the hurdy-gurdy man. Ian Bostridge concludes his exploration.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jane Hawking; Surrogacy; Same Clothes Every Day; Safe Houses for Over-45s
  Jane Hawking, surrogacy, wearing the same clothes every day, safe houses for over-45s.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Nigel Slater - Eating for England, Episode 5
  5/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.
6. 11:00
  Wittgenstein's Jet
  A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.
7. 11:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 5, Glastonbury
  1/6Mark Steel visits Glastonbury in Somerset for another programme of travelling stand-up.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—2 January 1915 - Ivor Davies
  The recruitment drive is bearing fruit for Sergeant Major Davies, but nothing is simple.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Pay Day Loans, Fuel Poverty and Shiny Toasters
  New rules on pay day loans, tackling fuel poverty and a tour of the Dualit toaster factory
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—02/01/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Edward Stourton.
6. 13:45
  Out of Armenia—Yerevan
  5/5Mount Ararat and the stories of Syrian refugees.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—01/01/2015
  Kate confides in Adam.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Inventing Scotland
  By Mike Harris. The true story of how one man's need for cash created a national myth.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—The Garden Museum
  Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from the Garden Museum in London.
10. 15:45
  King Albert's Book—Episode 3
  3/3Henri Bergson, Mary Cholmondeley and others pay tribute to the King of Belgium in 1914.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Debbie Purdy, David Ryall, Willy Burgdorfer, Dame Mary Glen Haig, Graeme Goodall
  Julian Worricker on a campaigner, an actor, an entomologist, a fencer and a music pioneer.
12. 16:30
  More or Less—Numbers of the Year 2014
  Tim Harford and guests look back at some of the weird and wonderful numbers of 2014.
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Eifion and Berwyn - Community Matters
  Two men who are at the heart of their community find that their efforts are repaid tenfold
14. 17:00
  PM—02/01/2015
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/01/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  15 Minute Musical—Series 8, The Last Days of Farage
  3/6Nigel Farage goes to Europe via Question Time with a Britpop soundtrack.(R)
3. 18:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 13, Episode 2
  2/2The classic impression show takes a fair and reasoned look back at 2014.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—02/01/2015
  Rob looks forward to 2015.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Tamsin Greig, Birdman, Turner in January
  Tamsin Greig, Birdman reviewed, and Turner in January at the Scottish National Gallery.
6. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Nigel Slater - Eating for England, Episode 5
  5/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.(R)
7. 20:00
  Correspondents' Look Ahead—2015
  Mark Mardell invites BBC correspondents to discuss the major news stories to come in 2015.
8. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Pursuit of Happiness
  AL Kennedy reflects on what it means to pursue happiness.
9. 21:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—29 December 1914 to 2 January 1915
  Folkestone is uneasy about the move from 1914 into 1915.
10. 21:58
  Weather—02/01/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Palace says any suggestion of impropriety by Prince Andrew "categorically untrue"
  Woman claims she was forced to have sex with a number of men, including Duke of York.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Girls of Slender Means, It Was all a Question of Time
  5/5As tragedy strikes the May of Teck Club, time is running out for some of the girls.
13. 23:00
  Great Lives—Tom Solomon on Roald Dahl
  Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.(R)
14. 23:27
  Hot Gossip!—2. Brains
  2/2Geoff Watts contunues his exploration of the science and culture of gossip(R)
15. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Tony and Chris - Magical Powers
  Two magicians debate the morality of magic and deception.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Comic Fringes—Series 10, Bad Fairytale by Grainne Maguire
  Comedian Grainne Maguire reads her story in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Ian Bostridge - Schubert's Winter Journey, Episode 5
  5/5Literature, religion and the hurdy-gurdy man. Ian Bostridge concludes his exploration.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/01/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
9. 05:45
  iPM—03/01/2015
  'Come on mum, it's just death, just relax.' Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey.

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