BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 6 June 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Claire Harman - Jane's Fame, Episode 5
  5/5Today we are witness to the spectacle of Austen being marketed as a global brand.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/06/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/06/2009
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/06/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Right Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London.
8. 05:45
  iPM—06/06/2009
  The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—06/06/2009
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—06/06/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 12, Wiltshire - Avebury
  Clare Balding walks in Wiltshire with 'modern-day Troubadours'.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith considers the future of the dairy industry.
5. 06:57
  Weather—06/06/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—06/06/2009
  Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day, Yesterday in Parliament.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—06/06/2009
  Fi Glover is joined by Lucy Worsley, the Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—06/06/2009
  John McCarthy looks at boats on the Aegean Sea, French waterways and Lake Malawi.
9. 10:30
  Punt PI—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/3Steve examines rumours that Hitler was intending to set up his command HQ in Balham.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—06/06/2009
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Peter Oborne.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—06/06/2009
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—06/06/2009
  As 3 more firms cut their final salary pensions, is it the end for this type of scheme?
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 68, Episode 6
  6/8Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Andy Hamilton and Sue Perkins.
3. 12:57
  Weather—06/06/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—06/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—05/06/2009
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Billingshurst, West Sussex.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—06/06/2009
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Adam Thorpe - Devastated Areas
  Adam Thorpe's play explores civilian grief during and after the Great War of 1914-1918.(R)
8. 15:30
  Performing to the Red Light—Episode 1
  1/2Terence Curran explores how performers cope with the demands of making a first recording.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
  Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
10. 17:00
  PM—06/06/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—04/06/2009
  Evan Davis and guests consider whether we have entered a new era of austerity.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—06/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—06/06/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—06/06/2009
  Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, Jo Brand, Joe Queenan and Dom Joly.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 6, I Dreamed a Dream
  6/8Patrick Neate's story about the greatest talent show on earth. Read by Alistair McGowan.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Jude Law in Hamlet, The Blind Side of the Heart by Julia Franck, and Be A Nose - three sketchbooks by Art Spiegelman
  Tom Sutcliffe is joined by writers David Aaronovitch and Tom Dyckhoff.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Bill Buckley - Mr Right
  A selection of conservative writer and intellectual William F Buckley's finest moments.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Mugsborough, 1926
  2/2An illegitimate child with a tragic secret is used as a pawn in a bigger game.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—06/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—03/06/2009
  Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Melanie Phillips, Clifford Longley and Kenan Malik.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Final
  13/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the 2009 Final of the eclectic music quiz.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—31/05/2009
  Roger McGough introduces requests for poems by Robert Frost and Edward Thomas.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Murder She Thought - Series 1, KK
  Theme-park monsters are meant to frighten the visitors, not the other way round.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/06/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/06/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—07/06/2009
  The sound of bells from St Vedast, Foster Lane in the City of London.
8. 05:45
  Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben
  Adam Long celebrates The Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster.

Sunday 7 June 2009