BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 1 February 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/02/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Are You Inexperienced?—Episode 1
  1/3AL Kennedy relates what befell her whilst finishing her latest novel in the USA.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/02/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/02/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/02/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/02/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—01/02/2015
  The bells of St Mary Magdalene Church in Chewton Mendip, Somerset.
8. 05:45
  David Baddiel Tries to Understand—Sunni and Shia Islam
  David Baddiel tries to understand the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—01/02/2015
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Private Spaces
  Mark Tully searches for new approaches to private space in an increasingly crowded world.
3. 06:35
  Living World—The Spined Loach
  Brett Westwood heads to Cambridgeshire in search of one of Britain's rarest vertebrate.
4. 06:57
  Weather—01/02/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—01/02/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Three-Parent Babies; Modern Sermons; Freedom to Offend
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Women's Aid
  Julie Walters presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Women's Aid.
8. 07:57
  Weather—01/02/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—01/02/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—01/02/2015
  Seek the prosperity of the city. Live from Lisburn Cathedral in Co Antrim.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Losing Touch
  Will Self laments diminishing personal contact as a result of the rise of technology.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Oilbird
  Michael Palin presents the oilbird, from a Venezuelan cavern(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—01/02/2015
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—01/02/2015
  Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Angie Hobbs
  Kirsty Young talks to Angie Hobbs, professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—01/02/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 14, Episode 5
  5/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Grain Divide
  Dan Saladino discovers a global movement rethinking our most widely-grown food crop, wheat
4. 12:57
  Weather—01/02/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—01/02/2015
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
  Giles Fraser explores the personal moral response to inequality.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Correspondence Edition
  Peter Gibbs is at the University of Reading for a correspondence edition of the programme.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—01/02/2015
  Mothers and daughters talk about art, blindness and the importance of conversation.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Cloud Howe, Episode 2
  2/2Tensions in the town grow as Chris and Robert help the spinners prepare for strike action.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
  Judith Kerr discusses her classic novel for children When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Poems for Winter
  Roger McGough with requests for wintry poems.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Where Have All the Nurses Gone?
  With so much pressure on the NHS, why are we still so short of nurses? Jane Deith reports.(R)
13. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 17, The Diary of a Real Wolf
  7/8Journalist Peter Bradshaw creates a fictional response to a story in the week's news.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/02/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—01/02/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/02/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Sheila McClennon
  Sheila McClennon chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/02/2015
  Helen is torn.
4. 19:15
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, Desperately Seeking Peace and Quiet
  2/6Plagued by writer's block, novelist Ginny Fox visits Vera and Henry at their castle.(R)
5. 19:45
  Hibernian Homicide: New Irish Crime Stories—Archaeology, by Claire McGowan
  The discovery of a body turns an archaeological dig into a crime scene.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—Cameron's 1000 Jobs
  The Conservatives' employment claims, milk, teachers, dating and pregnancy due dates.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Sir Jack Hayward, Elena Obraztsova, Robert Stone, Jean Stogdon OBE and Demis Roussos
  Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a singer, a novelist, a social worker and a pop star.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Is That Call From Your 'Bank' a Bit Fishy?
  A new type of bank fraud, a pension revolution, comparison websites and bank compensation.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Women's Aid
  Julie Walters presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Women's Aid.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Maskirovka: Deception Russian-Style
  Lucy Ash explores maskirovka, the Russia strategy of military deception.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—01/02/2015
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—01/02/2015
  John Kampfner analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Paul Thomas Anderson on Inherent Vice; Stephen Daldry on Trash; Kids Clubs; Why we cry in films
  Paul Thomas Anderson on Inherent Vice. Stephen Daldry on Trash. Kids clubs remembered.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Private Spaces
  Mark Tully searches for new approaches to private space in an increasingly crowded world.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/02/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Social Stigma and Negative Labels - Migraine
  A cultural history of migraine. Also 'pramfaces' - denigrating the working class?(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—01/02/2015
  The bells of St Mary Magdalene Church in Chewton Mendip, Somerset.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/02/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/02/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/02/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/02/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/02/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Red Tractor, Nitrogen, Lambing
  The Red Tractor group propose a change to their beef assurance scheme.
10. 05:56
  Weather—02/02/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Scarlet Macaw
  Michael Palin presents the scarlet macaw from Costa Rica.

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