BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 4 March 2017

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Border - Tales from the Edge of Europe, Episode 5
  5/5When the time comes to leave the border, Kapka needs help to understand her feelings.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/03/2017
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/03/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald of World Vision UK.
8. 05:45
  iPM—The daughter: part 2
  A young woman on recovering from her class A drug problem. Email [email protected].
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—04/03/2017
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—04/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 35, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire
  Clare Balding is in the Peaks to join a group who have been walking together for 25 years.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Careers
  Sybil Ruscoe talks farming careers to students at the Royal Agricultural University.
5. 06:57
  Weather—04/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—04/03/2017
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Lee Mack
  Lee Mack, rally driver Bron Burrell, Matthew Syed and burlesque performer Iestyn Edwards.
8. 10:30
  And the Academy Award Goes To...—Series 7, Schindler's List
  The biggest director in Hollywood takes on the most difficult challenge of his life.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—04/03/2017
  Paul Waugh of the Huffington Post asks what role the House of Lords will play over Brexit.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Journalist's Best Friend
  Lost confidence, fake seeds, masked assignations, steaming glory and animal insights.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—04/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Pubs clubs and workplace pensions
  Workplace pensions, tax overpayers told to stop and bank branch staff tackle fraud.
3. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 50, 03/03/2017
  Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests present the week in news through stand-up and sketches.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—04/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—04/03/2017
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Roger Bootle, Damian Green MP, Liz Kendall MP, Ava Vidal
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Valley Park School in Maidstone, Kent.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Brexit: EU Citizens and the House of Lords
  Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  HG Wells—The War of the Worlds, Part 1
  1/2HG Wells's story of the brutal Martian invasion of Earth.
9. 15:30
  Jazzed Up: How Jazz Changed Britain—Episode 3
  3/3Kevin Le Gendre investigates the role of jazz in post World War II Britain.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Stefanie Martini, Thomasina Miers, Jonathan Saccone Joly
  Stefanie Martini: the young Jane Tennison. The change from wife to carer. Thomasina Miers.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—How does stuff get to us?
  A hidden industry that makes globalisation work: Evan Davis and guests discuss logistiscs.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—04/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/03/2017 Sinn Fein calls the results of Northern Ireland elections a watershed
  The Republicans, who made big gains, say the unionists' majority has ended
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Josie Lawrence, Sarah Kendall, Daniel Cole, Mae Martin, Ibibio Sound Machine, Courtney Marie Andrews, Arthur Smith
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Cressida Dick
  Mark Coles profiles the first woman to lead the Metropolitan Police.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Viceroy's House, Hamlet, Jake Arnott, Photography on BBC TV, Serpentine Gallery
  Viceroy's House, Almeida's Hamlet, Jake Arnott, Photography on BBC TV, Serpentine Gallery.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Shape of Things That Came
  Professor Sean Street uses audio archives to explore the future history novel by HG Wells.
6. 21:00
  HG Wells—Ann Veronica, 2. A Quest for Liberation
  2/2Concluding the story of a young woman's quest for liberation. Stars Amy Hoggart.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—04/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Morality of Loyalty
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 6, 2017
  Russell Davies chairs the evergreen general knowledge quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—The Poem as Portrait
  Roger McGough presents a selection of requests for poems that paint a portrait.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Opening Lines—Series 17, Pieces of Mars Have Fallen to Earth, by Cherise Saywell
  3/3The mother of an astronaut reflects on her place in the line of women forgotten by history(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/03/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Paul's Cathedral
  Church bells from St Paul's Cathedral.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Cressida Dick
  Mark Coles profiles the first woman to lead the Metropolitan Police.(R)

Sunday 5 March 2017