BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 25 April 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot—Episode 5
  5/5Landing, flying blind, and coming home.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/04/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/04/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  iPM—25/04/2015
  'Life's too short to pretend to be somebody I'm not.'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—25/04/2015
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—25/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—The Solway Shore
  Caz Graham visits the shores of Solway Firth.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Countryfile Farming Hero Robert Bertram
  Charlotte Smith visits Northumberland, and a shepherd who saved his neighbour's life.
5. 06:57
  Weather—25/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—25/04/2015
  Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Conchita
  Conchita Wurst joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles in the studio.
8. 10:30
  World War One: The Cultural Front—Series 2, A Cubist War
  2/3Francine Stock explores a fragmented world through the prism of the art it created.
9. 11:00
  Campaign Sidebar—25/04/2015
  A quirky, irreverent take on the twists and turns of the election, with Hugo Rifkind.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Sahafa BBC
  Dodging bullets to reach the Yemeni port of Aden, and other stories from around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—25/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—UKIP's Personal Finance Plans, The Death of Cashback and Rewards?, Radical Housing Ideas.
  UKIP's personal finance plans, plus does a European ruling mean an end to cashback?
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 14, Episode 3
  3/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—25/04/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Lord Falconer, Dr Liam Fox, Stewart Hosie MSP, Jo Swinson
  Debate with Lord Falconer, Dr Liam Fox, Stewart Hosie MSP and Jo Swinson.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Libya, Lord Janner, Trident
  Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand.
8. 14:30
  Mark McShane - Seance On A Wet Afternoon
  A medium stages a kidnap to draw attention to her psychic powers.(R)
9. 15:30
  Soul Music—Bach Cello Suite No 1 in G Major
  Leading cellists explain the power of Bach's Cello Suite No 1 in G Major.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Couple Counselling, Pregnancy Sickness, Barbara Thompson
  When to try couple counselling, pregnancy sickness and saxophonist Barbara Thompson.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—25/04/2015
  'Life's too short to pretend to be somebody I'm not.'.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—25/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Catherine Tate, Arthur Smith, David Nicholls, Matthew Bourne, Lindsey Davies, Dan Mangan and Blacksmith, Veronica Valerio
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Aidan Turner
  Mark Coles profiles Aidan Turner, the Irish actor playing Poldark.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Toni Morrison, Ah Wilderness!, Indigenous Australians, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch, Storyville: Himmler
  Toni Morrison's novel God Help the Child and Eugene O'Neill's 1933 play Ah Wilderness!
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Black Aquarius
  The dawning of the age of Black Aquarius, the second great wave of pop occultism in the UK
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness, Episode 2
  2/2Genly Ai arrives from Earth onto a planet with ambigendered humans.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—25/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Two Rooms—22/04/2015
  Is the UK providing opportunity via access to education and personal development for all.(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—The Final, 2015
  The 2015 final of the general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.(R)
10. 23:30
  We Real Cool: The Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks
  A portrait of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, narrated by her daughter Nora Brooks Blakely.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Go West—A Story to Be Told
  1/5Under post-operative anaesthetic, Jennifer judges it's time to convey a last secret.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/04/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—26/04/2015
  The bells of St Lawrence's Church in Towcester.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Aidan Turner
  Mark Coles profiles Aidan Turner, the Irish actor playing Poldark.(R)

Sunday 26 April 2015