BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 2 March 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/03/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The British in South Africa - Romanian Economic Migrants in London
  Laurie Taylor explores migration in contrasting contexts.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—01/03/2015
  The bells of Exeter Cathedral.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/03/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/03/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/03/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rosa Hunt.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Gangmasters, Predators, Badgers
  The Gangmasters Licensing Authority holds its first national conference.
10. 05:56
  Weather—02/03/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Chaffinch
  John Aitchison presents the chaffinch.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/03/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—From Fringe to Frontline?
  Tom Sutcliffe with Robert Ford, Catherine de Vries, Srdja Popovic and John Fulljames.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Anna Lyndsey - Girl in the Dark, The Beginnings of the Darkness
  1/5Anna Lyndsey's account of finding light in the darkness after illness changed her life.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women Composers, Rene Denfield, Jo Milne
  Jane Garvey talks to Jo Milne about hearing for the first time.
5. 10:45
  The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee—1. You Can't See Me
  1/5Police camera operator Leslie Burden assists a colleague in the hunt for a missing woman.
6. 11:00
  The Life in My Head: From Stroke to Brain Attack—Episode 1
  1/2Robert McCrum journeys into his own brain to understand more about stroke.
7. 11:30
  When the Dog Dies—Series 3, Where There's a Will
  1/6Sandy has made a new will, and son-in-law Blake can't wait to see what it says.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/03/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—2 March 1915 - Phyllis Marshall
  The Grahams and Wilsons arrive in Tynemouth for the christenings of Peter and Rosamund.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Energy Companies; Welfare Deaths; High Street Homes
  Campaigners demand the release of reports into deaths that followed welfare cuts.
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/03/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—02/03/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Promises, Promises: A History of Debt—The Moral Power of Debt
  Anthropologist David Graeber examines the moral power that debt holds over people.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—01/03/2015
  Ruth is implacable.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—My Name Is...
  Sudha Bhuchar's play is inspired by a media controversy over a mixed-race family breakdown
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 10, 2015
  Russell Davies chairs the tenth heat of the nationwide general knowledge quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—The 'Clean Label' Question
  Sheila Dillon asks how food manufacturing has changed to create more 'natural' ingredients(R)
11. 16:00
  Jock Purdon, the Miners' Poet
  Billy Bragg tells the story of Jock Purdon and the history of songwriting about mining.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Purgatory
  Is purgatory a religious place or a psychological concept? Ernie Rea and guests discuss.
13. 17:00
  PM—02/03/2015
  With the latest news interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/03/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 71, Episode 4
  4/8With Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton, Paul Merton and Robin Ince. Nicholas Parsons hosts.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/03/2015
  It is karaoke night at the Bull.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Juliette Binoche, Poldark, Thomas Heatherwick
  Kirsty Lang talks to Juliette Binoche who stars in an adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone.
5. 19:45
  The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee—1. You Can't See Me
  1/5Police camera operator Leslie Burden assists a colleague in the hunt for a missing woman.(R)
6. 20:00
  Saudi Arabia: Sands of Time—The Rise of the Kingdom
  1/3Egyptian writer Tarek Osman examines the history of this desert kingdom.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—When Robots Steal Our Jobs
  Technology has decimated manual labour. Now it has its sights on white-collar work.
8. 21:00
  Ebola Junction
  As the new Ebola treatment centre opens, Dr John Wright and his team record what happens.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—From Fringe to Frontline?
  Tom Sutcliffe with Robert Ford, Catherine de Vries, Srdja Popovic and John Fulljames.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—The authorities in Kuwait question Mohammed Emwazi's parents.
  Mother of "Jihadi John" recognised son's voice when she heard it on hostage video
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant, Episode 1
  1/10David Suchet reads Kazuo Ishiguro's novel The Buried Giant.
12. 23:00
  The Human Zoo—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Michael Blastland explores the way human beings think, behave and make decisions.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—02/03/2015
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/03/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Anna Lyndsey - Girl in the Dark, The Beginnings of the Darkness
  1/5Anna Lyndsey's account of finding light in the darkness after illness changed her life.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/03/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/03/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/03/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rosa Hunt.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Duck Farming, Grey Squirrel Eradication, Mink
  How much water do farmed ducks need? Anna Hill talks to a duck farmer and the RSPCA.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wren
  John Aitchison presents the wren.(R)

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