BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 10 July 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—All Day Long, The Fishmonger
  4/5Joanna Biggs' portrait of Britain at work continues with the fishmonger.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/07/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/07/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/07/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Brandon Lewis, Rural housing, Fell ponies, Wool to China
  Rural housing in crisis. The minister in charge responds.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ortolan Bunting
  Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Ortolan Bunting.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/07/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Freddie Flintoff
  Kirsty Young talks to former England cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff.(R)
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—All Day Long, The Quiz Writer and the Potter
  5/5Joanna Biggs' portrait of Britain at work concludes with the quiz writer and the potter.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Evelyn Glennie; Teen Emergency Contraception; The Handmaid's Tale
  Dame Evelyn Glennie talks about her musical career, which has spanned more than 30 years.
5. 10:45
  DCI Alma Blair—Dead Clever, Episode 5
  5/5With a man down, the team close ranks to find the murderer.
6. 11:00
  CSI Whale
  Philip Hoare attends the necropsy of a porpoise and thinks about going inside a whale.
7. 11:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, My Kinda Town
  1/6Clare gets involved with a TV producer making a documentary about the Sparrowhawk estate.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—10/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—10 July 1915 - Ralph Winwood
  Reverend Winwood finds ministering to his flock far easier than to his own household.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Mental illness, Graduation costs, Junk mail, Food substitutes
  Keeping people with mental illness out of police custody.
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/07/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/07/2015
  Analysis of news and current affairs, including the evacuation of tourists from Tunisia.
6. 13:45
  What Is a Story?—History for the Record
  5/12Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary fiction.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—09/07/2015
  Ruth and David consider the future.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Rumpole, Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation
  Rumpole defends a tabloid editor accused of libelling an author. With Benedict Cumberbatch
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—County Antrim
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel show from County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
10. 15:45
  Rapunzel—The Switch
  3/3By Julie Mayhew. Who - on ‘Earth’ - is the crying girl with the crazy hair?
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Omar Sharif, Stanley 'Steve' Moore, Jules Wright, Yevgeny Primakov, Ernest Tomlinson
  Matthew Bannister on an actor, a detective, a director, a politician and a composer.
12. 16:30
  Feedback—10/07/2015
  Views on the BBC licence fee settlement and verdicts on Apple's new radio station.
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Ian and Matthew - A Farming Family History
  A farmer and his son discuss the pull of the land.
14. 17:00
  PM—10/07/2015
  Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/07/2015 Tunisia holidaymakers return to UK
  British tourists return from Tunisia amid warnings of another terrorist attack.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 46, Episode 2
  2/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/07/2015
  Ruth feels torn.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Mike Leigh, Omar Sharif, Yves Saint Laurent, Online Orchestra
  Mike Leigh and Clive Judd discuss Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs.
5. 19:45
  DCI Alma Blair—Dead Clever, Episode 5
  5/5With a man down, the team close ranks to find the murderer.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Tim Farron MP, Lord Lamont, Chris Leslie MP, Merryn Somerset Webb
  Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Runway Visitor Park at Manchester Airport.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Adam Gopnik: Power, Persecution and Pluralism
  Adam Gopnik wonders why religious people are feeling 'persecuted' by same-sex marriage.
8. 21:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—6-10 July 1915
  Soldiers on leave find home very different to the one they thought they were fighting for.
9. 21:58
  Weather—10/07/2015
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Greece and its creditors try for agreement on new bail-out deal
  Will the EU accept Alexander Tsipras's latest proposals?
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Elizabeth and Her German Garden, Episode 5
  5/5Although the new year has come and gone, Elizabeth's guests show no sign of departing...
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—Julian Clary & Janet Ellis
  Comedian Julian Clary and former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis talk favourite books.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/07/2015
  Mark D'Arcy and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster.
14. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Sarah and Andy – Doctors are Human Too
  The human side of the doctor's dilemma confronted by a doctor and her husband
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—All Day Long, The Quiz Writer and the Potter
  5/5Joanna Biggs' portrait of Britain at work concludes with the quiz writer and the potter.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/07/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/07/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/07/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle.
8. 05:45
  iPM—11/07/2015
  Christopher Humphrys talks with his father John about living in Greece.

Saturday 11 July 2015