BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 4 April 2015

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Landmarks, by Robert Macfarlane—Episode 5
  5/5Robert Macfarlane describes some vivid places and the words they conjure up.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/04/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/04/2015
  Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews.
8. 05:45
  iPM—04/04/2015
  A listener and her brother talk to iPM about the unsolved murder of their sister in 1965.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—04/04/2015
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—04/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—CS Lewis Nature Reserve, Oxfordshire
  Helen Mark discovers the Oxfordshire woodland that once belonged to author CS Lewis.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Egg Industry
  Charlotte Smith is on a smallholding that sells turkey, goose, duck and chicken eggs.
5. 06:57
  Weather—04/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—04/04/2015
  Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Diarmuid Gavin
  Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein are joined by garden designer and TV presenter Diarmuid Gavin.
8. 10:30
  This is Me Totally Sausage
  Henning Wehn looks at the difficulties of speaking and understanding English.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—Self-Assembly
  Bridget Kendall and guests explore how cells, molecules and robots achieve complexity.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Battle for Yemen
  The struggle for control in Yemen, the deal on Iran's nuclear programme and more.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—04/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Liberal Democrat personal finance plans
  Paul Lewis presents the latest news from the world of personal finance.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 86, Episode 7
  7/7Sandi Toksvig is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Holly Walsh, Mark Steel and Romesh Ranganathan.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—04/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—04/04/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Rhun ap Iorwerth, Vince Cable, Angela Eagle, Francis Maude
  Jonathan Dimbleby hosts political debate from the Radio Theatre at BBC Broadcasting House.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—04/04/2015
  Sheila McClennon answers listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Paul Sellar - The Moonflask
  A group of jobseekers pool their skills to steal a Ming vase and return it to its owner.(R)
9. 15:30
  It's All About the Bass: Carol Kaye at 80
  The story of the first lady of bass, who worked with Phil Spector and the Beach Boys.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Katie Brayben as Carole King, Clare Grogan, Ageism in Teaching
  Katie Brayben as Carole King, and Clare Grogan on her children's books. With Jenni Murray.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news, presented by Andrew Peach.
12. 17:30
  iPM—04/04/2015
  A listener and her brother talk to iPM about the unsolved murder of their sister in 1965.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—04/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Viggo Mortensen, Virginia Ironside, Jesse Armstrong, Alfie Deyes, Scottee, Denai Moore, Josef Salvat
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Trevor Noah
  The South African comedian set to take over from Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Death of a Salesman, While We're Young, Alfred Hitchcock, Frames in Focus, Sex and the Church
  The RSC production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, plus While We're Young.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Epic Fail
  Grace Dent presents a field guide to failure.
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—A Fine Balance, Episode 2
  2/3Four strangers form a bond that takes them through one of India's most turbulent periods.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—04/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Witness History—Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis
  The romance between the widowed US First Lady and the Greek shipping tycoon in the 1960s.
9. 22:30
  Minecraft: More than a Game
  Jolyon Jenkins asks why UK children are hooked on the computer game Minecraft.(R)
10. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Semi-Final 2, 2015
  Russell Davies chairs the second semi-final of the 2015 series.(R)
11. 23:30
  Landmark Poetics
  Lemn Sissay explores the increasing amount of poetry in Britain's outdoors.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Ballads of Thin Men—Dig Yourself
  1/3By Nick Walker. It is 1965, and something odd is happening to Margaret at the Savoy Hotel.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/04/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—05/04/2015
  The bells of St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Trevor Noah
  The South African comedian set to take over from Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show.(R)

Sunday 5 April 2015