BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 9 April 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Beethoven for a Later Age, Convalescence
  5/5The Takacs Quartet's first violinist Edward Dusinberre on taking a leap of faith.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/04/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/04/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/04/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason
8. 05:45
  iPM—Why stalkers stalk
  Jennifer Tracey speaks to a woman who has worked with hundreds of stalkers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—09/04/2016
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—09/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Gainsborough's Nodding Donkeys
  Helen Mark visits the nodding donkeys of the Gainsborough Trough.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Rural Services
  A look at rural services under pressure, and the people trying to save them.
5. 06:57
  Weather—09/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—09/04/2016
  Morning news, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Stuart Maconie, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Radzi Chinyanganya, Frederick Forsyth
  Stuart Maconie, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Radzi Chinyanganya and Frederick Forsyth.
8. 10:30
  World War One: The Cultural Front—Series 3, Bleeding France
  1/31916. The year of Verdun and the Somme. Could artists and writers convey this new hell?
9. 11:00
  The Forum—The Hidden Power of Noise
  Bridget Kendall and guests discuss why we should pay more attention to background noise.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Babylon Brigade
  The Iraqis with a bible in one hand and a gun in the other.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—09/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Tax havens - 'sunny places for shady people'?
  How offshore accounts are often just a 'normal part' of most pension funds.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 48, Episode 6
  6/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week in news via topical stand-up and sketches.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—09/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—09/04/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Natalie Bennett, Michael Fallon MP, Frank Field MP, Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from Prestwood, Buckinghamshire.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Tax, Junior doctors' strike
  Have your say on Any Questions? Tax and the junior doctors' strike.
8. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Jonathan Myerson - Reykjavik
  Rollercoaster drama about the surprise Reagan-Gorbachev summit in 1986.(R)
9. 15:30
  Soul Music—Bring Him Home
  Contributors explain what 'Bring Him Home', from Les Miserables, means to them.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze, Angela Rippon, Shirley Manson
  The poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze talks about her new collection, The Verandah Poems.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—Why stalkers stalk
  Jennifer Tracey speaks to a woman who has worked with hundreds of stalkers.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—09/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/04/2016 Cameron blames himself for tax row
  David Cameron says he's to blame for the row over his tax affairs.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Nikki Bedi, Shalamar, Irvine Welsh, Leslie Caron, Josie Long, Danny Sapani
  Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Sanjeev Gupta
  Mark Coles profiles Sanjeev Gupta, the potential saviour of Britain's steel industry.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Dheepan, X at the Royal Court, All That Man Is, Shakespeare at Compton Verney, The Five
  Dheepan, X at the Royal Court, All That Man Is, Shakespeare at Compton Verney, The Five.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Unabomber
  How a reclusive maths prodigy terrorised America - and how the media amplified his cause.
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—The Magus by John Fowles, 3. End of the Masque
  3/3Conchis brings his masque at Bourani to an end but is the game really over?(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—09/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Agree to Differ—Series 2, Trident
  1/3Two experts who passionately disagree on Trident renewal are challenged to reach agreement(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Semi-Final 1, 2016
  Russell Davies chairs the first semi-final of the 2016 competition.
10. 23:30
  Murmur
  Julia Blackburn reads her poem about the death of her husband and flocks of starlings.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Shorts—Series 13, Egg and Cress
  2/4A disappointing sandwich is the start of a slow unravelling for a put-upon mother.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/04/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/04/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth
  Church bells from St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Sanjeev Gupta
  Mark Coles profiles Sanjeev Gupta, the potential saviour of Britain's steel industry.(R)

Sunday 10 April 2016