BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 13 August 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/08/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Flâneuse: Women Who Walk the Cities by Lauren Elkin—5. Florence
  5/5Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walk.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/08/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/08/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/08/2016
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Patrick Thomas.
8. 05:45
  iPM—13/08/2016
  'I loved the boogie woogie, but hated my wartime life'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—13/08/2016
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—13/08/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—The 'Man Engine' in Cornwall's mining landscape
  Helen Mark meets the UK's largest puppet, Man Engine, in Cornwall's mining landscape.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Equine Industry
  Felicity Evans is at a new livery yard to learn about the UK's £7 billion equine industry.
5. 06:57
  Weather—13/08/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—13/08/2016
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Craig Charles and David Emanuel
  Craig Charles and David Emanuel, plus the inheritance tracks of geneticist Steve Jones.
8. 10:30
  Punt PI—Series 9, There's A Kind of Hum
  3/3Steve Punt puts his ear to the ground in a search for the mysterious so-called World Hum.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—Taming Nature
  What lies behind our desire to improve and perfect nature?
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Rebels with a Cause
  Stories from Baluchistan and Kashmir, Colombia, Armenia, and the deep ocean off Bermuda.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—13/08/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Your Money and Your Life—Forty and Fifty-Somethings
  Louise Cooper explores the financial pressures faced by the 'sandwich generation'.
3. 12:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 9, Noble, Shanahan, Dent
  3/6John Lloyd and Noel Fielding with Ross Noble, Dr Mike Shanahan and Susie Dent.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—13/08/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—13/08/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Therese Coffey MP, Frank Field MP, Tim Montgomerie, Rhea Wolfson
  Ritula Shah presents political debate from BBC Broadcasting House in London.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—13/08/2016
  Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—The Clintons, The Coup
  Entertaining new drama imagines key moments in the Clintons' lives together.
9. 15:15
  A Guide to Coastal Wildlife—2. Sandy Beaches
  2/5How do creatures and plant life survive along the sandy beaches of Northumberland?(R)
10. 15:30
  Marc Riley's Musical Time Machine—Series 2, Lemmy and Joe Strummer
  Marc Riley raids the BBC archive and finds interviews with Lemmy and Joe Strummer.(R)
11. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Angela Merkel, Giving birth in front of family, Charlotte Bray, Katharine Towers
  A new Angela Merkel biography, and would you let your children see you give birth?
12. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
13. 17:30
  iPM—13/08/2016
  'I loved the boogie woogie, but hated my wartime life'.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—13/08/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/8/2016 More Olympic success for Team GB
  More Olympic success for Team GB; warning over EU funding pledge
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Arthur Smith, Francesca Martinez, Angus Deayton, Cherry Jones, Camille O'Sullivan, Willis Earl Beal
  Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Stephen Hough
  Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Pianist Stephen Hough.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Wiener-Dog, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, The Summer That Melted Everything, The Hunterian Collection, Ingrid Bergman
  Wiener-Dog, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, Tiffany McDaniel, Hunterian Collection.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Dimbleby on Dimbleby
  Jonathan Dimbleby tells the story of his legendary broadcaster father, Richard Dimbleby.
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—Reading Europe - Spain: Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me, Episode 2
  2/2Eduardo, Marta's husband, wants a word with Victor.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—13/08/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 12, Growth Restriction in Pregnancy
  2/3The dilemmas faced by couples and medical teams when a baby stops growing in the womb.(R)
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 30, Heat 8, 2016
  8/13The wide ranging music quiz, chaired by Paul Gambaccini.(R)
10. 23:30
  How to Write a Poem—Dickinson and Byron
  2/2Poet Glyn Maxwell leads a poetry masterclass at a dream literature festival.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/08/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Stories from the Southern Cross—The Road from Austinmer Beach, by Catherine Cole
  1/3A retired widower discovers more than he bargained for when he walks into a cake shop.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/08/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/08/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Sheffield Cathedral
  Church bells from Sheffield Cathedral.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Stephen Hough
  Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Pianist Stephen Hough.

Sunday 14 August 2016