BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 2 January 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Penguin Post Office—Episode 5
  5/5The young Gentoo penguins prepare to enter the water for the first time.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The House by the Lake: A Story of Germany, Episode 5
  5/5The Berlin Wall is gone but the house by the lake remains under threat.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/01/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/01/2016
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Neil Gardner.
9. 05:45
  iPM—Your Photos of 2015
  A closer look at some of the photos listeners have sent in, plus a Your News 2015 montage.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—02/01/2016
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—02/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Balnakeil Craft Village
  Helen Mark visits Balnakeil Craft Village in Sutherland.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Looking Ahead to 2016
  Charlotte Smith looks ahead to what 2016 has in store for farmers, with a panel of experts
5. 06:57
  Weather—02/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—02/01/2016
  Guest editor Lord Browne takes charge of the programme.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Pauline McLynn
  Pauline McLynn discusses playing Mrs Doyle in Father Ted and knitting for chickens.
8. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 12, Chepstow
  Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel from Chepstow, Monmouthshire.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—Being Cold
  Bridget Kendall travels to Canada to find out how weather affects a nation's character.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—New Year Questions
  The urgent questions world leaders must face up to in 2016.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Can We Live Without Cash?
  Could pocket change soon be a thing of the past? Paul Lewis and guests investigate.
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—A Look Back at the Year 2020
  The team take a retrospective look at the future as they focus on the year 2020.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—02/01/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Correspondents' Look Ahead—2016
  Top BBC correspondents predict what will shape our world in 2016.(R)
7. 14:00
  In the Moment
  Comedian Stewart Lee introduces his great passion - musical, free improvisation.(R)
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—The Continuing Adventures of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Deceased)
  An original western by Sebastian Baczkiewicz about the creation of an American legend.
9. 15:30
  Tiny Tinkles
  Rainer Hersch investigates how and why tinkly music is so evocative of childhood.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Sara Pascoe and Shappi Khorsandi in a quiz, plus the power of nudity and embracing change.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—Your Photos of 2015
  A closer look at some of the photos listeners have sent in, plus a Your News 2015 montage.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—02/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/01/2016 Shi'ites react angrily to execution of prominent Saudi cleric
  Iran warns Saudi Arabia will pay "high price" for execution of Shia cleric
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—John Cleese, Juliette Binoche, Chrisopher Eccleston, Maxine Peake and Mark Rylance
  Clive Anderson presents some of the best guests and music from Loose Ends in 2015.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Hartwig Fischer
  Chris Bowlby profiles Dr Hartwig Fischer, soon to be the director of the British Museum.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—The Danish Girl, War and Peace, Deutschland 83, Angela Clarke Follow Me, Fallout 4 and Her Story
  With a look at the games Fallout 4 and Her Story, plus Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Work is A Four Letter Word
  Professor Andrew Hussey asks why we should let the toad of work squat on our lives.
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—Memsahib Emma, Episode 2
  2/2Tanika Gupta's glorious adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma set in mid 19th Century India.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—02/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 3, David Owen
  1/3Peter Hennessy invites David Owen to reflect on his life and times.(R)
9. 23:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 11, 2015
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
10. 23:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 6, Sam Riviere and Emily Berry
  Paul Farley hears new poems from two new poets, Sam Riviere and Emily Berry.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Writing a New Nigeria—Ideas of Identity
  Wana Udobang meets the poets and writers exploring Nigerian ideas of identity.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—03/01/2016
  Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Hartwig Fischer
  Chris Bowlby profiles Dr Hartwig Fischer, soon to be the director of the British Museum.(R)

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