BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 11 November 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/11/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Magnetic North, Alaska and Canada
  2/5Sara Wheeler finds traces of American entrepreneurial drive in the wide spaces of Alaska.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/11/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/11/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/11/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/11/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/11/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Lesley Carroll.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/11/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—11/11/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—11/11/2009
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Jayne Torvill.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Magnetic North, Greenland
  3/5Sara Wheeler flies above the huge Greenland ice sheet.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women bishops; Chef Darina Allen
  Sexism in the Church of England. Plus, chef Darina Allen on forgotten cooking skills.
5. 11:00
  Armistice Day Silence
  The traditional two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day.
6. 11:02
  Find Me A New York Jewish Princess
  Tim Samuels braves the New York Jewish dating scene to find the girl of his dreams
7. 11:30
  Hut 33—Series 3, Unlucky for Some
  5/6Can the Bletchley codebreakers remain rational as they move into spooky Hut 13?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—11/11/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
2. 12:57
  Weather—11/11/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—11/11/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  The Media Show—11/11/2009
  Libel law reform, X-Factor success and coverage of the PM's letter to Jacqui Janes.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—10/11/2009
  Another brotherly spat.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—28
  By Dawn King. A teacher is detained for 28 days, after which he tries to rebuild his life.
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—11/11/2009
  Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on wills and estate planning.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—The Diaries of Edith Appleton, Episode 2
  2/3Edie is moved to Etretat, where she must supervise members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment
9. 15:45
  Whatever Happened to the Teapots?—Episode 3
  3/5Roger Law finds out who is winning in the battle for ceramic supremacy, Stoke or China.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—White Collar Crime: Regulation of Crime
  2/3 Why has corporate crime had such a low priority?
11. 16:30
  All in the Mind—Drug Side Effects - Evolutionary Prejudice - Carl Jung
  Claudia Hammond hears about surprising side effects of drugs used to treat schizophrenia.
12. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—11th November 1989
  Bulldozers tear down sections of the Berlin Wall to make more crossing points.
13. 17:00
  PM—11/11/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/11/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Nick Mohammed: Apollo 21
  Surviving astronauts reveal the story of their 1969 mission to the moon. Mockumentary.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/11/2009
  Time to leave.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—11/11/2009
  Mark Lawson on the new Nottingham Contemporary arts venue and director Steven Soderbergh.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Our Mutual Friend, Episode 3
  3/20With young John Harmon presumed drowned, the Boffins have inherited old Harmon's fortune.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—11/11/2009
  Michael Buerk chairs. With Claire Fox, Kenan Malik, Melanie Phillips and Clifford Longley.
7. 20:45
  The Cases That Changed Our World—Episode 2
  2/4The case of the Victorian medicine which established principles about truth in advertising
8. 21:00
  Supersize Surgeries
  Penny Marshall asks if new super-sized polyclinics will mean the end of the family GP.(R)
9. 21:30
  Midweek—11/11/2009
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Jayne Torvill.
10. 21:58
  Weather—11/11/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—11/11/2009
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Glass Room, Episode 3
  3/10The Glass Room is nearly complete but Liesel and Viktor's relationship is growing strained
13. 23:00
  One—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Sketch show written by David Quantick, in which no item features more than one voice.
14. 23:15
  Rik Mayall's Bedside Tales—Wake Up
  6/6Settle down because Rik would like to talk to you about Wake Up.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—11/11/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/11/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Magnetic North, Greenland
  3/5Sara Wheeler flies above the huge Greenland ice sheet.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/11/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/11/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/11/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/11/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/11/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Lesley Carroll.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/11/2009
  Charlotte Smith hears that hill farming could die out within a decade.

Thursday 12 November 2009