BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 2 July 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/07/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—White Sands, Beginning
  5/5Writer Geoff Dyer is back in Los Angeles and forced to confront his own mortality.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/07/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/07/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/07/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Muslim writer Sarah Joseph.
8. 05:45
  iPM—02/07/2016
  The programme that starts with its listeners.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—02/07/2016
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—02/07/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Midsummer Music in Orkney
  Helen Mark visits Orkney to hear music and stories from 40 years of St Magnus Festival.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: What Should a Post-Brexit British Agricultural Policy Look Like?
  What should a post-Brexit British agricultural policy look like? Four guests discuss.
5. 06:57
  Weather—02/07/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—02/07/2016
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Denise Welch and Brendan Foster
  Denise Welch and Brendan Foster join Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles live from South Shields.
8. 10:30
  I Was...—Series 2, Chet Baker's Last Tour Manager
  2/3Jim Coleman managed Chet Baker’s touring schedules for the last four years of his life.(R)
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—02/07/2016
  George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Planes, Tanks and Teaspoons
  Kate Adie with stories from Iraq, Czechoslovakia, Pakistan, Brazil and South Sudan.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/07/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Post-Brexit pension prospects
  Pensions minister Ros Altmann talks about pension prospects post-Brexit.
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 16, Episode 3
  3/6Topical impressions show that offers a satirical take on politics, media and celebrity.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/07/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—02/07/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Graham Brady MP, Caroline Flint MP, Paul Nuttall MEP, Matt Wrack.
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Fleetwood in Lancashire.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Leadership of the Tory and Labour Party
  You have your say on the leadership of the Labour and Conservative Party.
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—Roald Dahl: Boy
  Dahl's very own childhood tales. Narrated by Patrick Malahide.
9. 15:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 13, The Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams
  3/3Frances Fyfield explores the manuscript of an enduringly popular classical music hit.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Brexit Debate, Life After Infidelity, Olivia de Havilland at 100
  Brexit consequences, how to negotiate and can employers insist on high heels?
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Life after Brexit
  How will the vote to leave the EU affect businesses big and small? Evan Davis presents.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—02/07/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/07/2016 Comic actor Caroline Aherne dies
  The creator of Mrs Merton and the Royle Family has died at the age of 52
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Arthur Smith, Omid Djalili, Glen Matlock, Christopher Timothy, Cleo Sylvestre, Michael Kiwanuka, Philip Achille
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Stephen Crabb
  Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Hisham Matar, Faith Healer, The Colony, David Hockney, Brief Encounters
  Emma Watson in The Colony, Faith Healer, Hisham Matar, David Hockney, Brief Encounters.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Roald Dahl: In His Own Words
  Roald Dahl tells his own story in his own words with the help of his granddaughter Sophie.
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory, 2. The Last Priest
  2/2Stephen Rea is the Whisky Priest in Graham Greene's classic, dramatised by Nick Warburton.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—02/07/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Morality of Victors and Vanquished
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 30, Heat 2, 2016
  2/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the wide ranging quiz of musical knowledge.(R)
10. 23:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 7, Simon Armitage in the Somme
  1/4New poems by Simon Armitage inspired by the battle of the Somme.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/07/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Introductions—Naz, by Iman Qureshi
  1/3Naz's life is set to change when her dog Doris takes a fancy to another person.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/07/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/07/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/07/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints, Inveraray
  The sound of church bells.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Stephen Crabb
  Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines.(R)

Sunday 3 July 2016