BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 3 March 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/03/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bird Cloud, Episode 3
  3/5Annie Proulx sets out to build her dream house in remote Wyoming. Read by Laura Brook.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/03/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/03/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Beverley Humphreys
  With singer and broadcaster Beverley Humphreys.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/03/2011
  Pig farmers protesting about low prices are taking a giant fake sausage to Westminster.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/03/2011
  Debating BSkyB's move on Sky News, vocational education and UFO sightings.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Age of the Universe
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the age of the Universe.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Bird Cloud, Episode 4
  4/5Annie Proulx sets out to build her dream house in remote Wyoming.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—03/03/2011
  Jenni Murray talks to Sarah Brown about life 'Behind the Black Door'.
5. 10:45
  Chronicles of Ait: Echo Beach—The Vision
  4/5Linus Scott seems to be losing his composure. Has he really seen a ghost?
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—03/03/2011
  Kate Adie presents a selection of despatches from around the world.
7. 11:30
  Liberty, Fraternity, Anarchy - Le Punk Francais
  Andrew Hussey explores how France played a pivotal role in the explosion of 1970s punk.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—03/03/2011
  Why retirement flat operators are still charging exit fees despite an OFT warning.
2. 12:57
  Weather—03/03/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—03/03/2011
  Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world.
4. 13:30
  Costing the Earth—OK Coral
  Could coral provide answers as to how our environment adapts or fails? Tom Heap finds out.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—02/03/2011
  Phoebe is having sleepless nights.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Jonathan Holloway - The Old Spies
  Three former spies, now in an old people's home, remember their old missions.
7. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 17, Wales - Garth
  Stuart Maconie hikes up the Garth outside Cardiff with a group of women walkers.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Prostate Action
  Barry Cryer presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Prostate Action.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories, The Deal
  3/3Salley Vickers reads her own story to an audience at the Bath Festival of Literature.
10. 15:45
  The Generation Gap—Series 5: Crime, Magistrates
  4/5Two magistrates highlight the many changes in legislation and the move to virtual courts.
11. 16:00
  Open Book—Kim Edwards, Sybille Bedford, Sarah Dunant, Reading Clinic
  Mariella Frostrup talks to American novelist Kim Edwards about her new book.
12. 16:30
  Material World—03/03/2011
  Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
13. 17:00
  PM—03/03/2011
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/03/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 3, Kate Adie
  6/6Kate Adie tries eating porridge, bingo, yoga and reading Swallows and Amazons.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/03/2011
  Kenton is feeling apprehensive.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Actress Helen Mirren and crime writer Lee Child
  Mark Lawson talks to actress Helen Mirren and crime writer Lee Child.
5. 19:45
  Chronicles of Ait: Echo Beach—The Vision
  4/5Linus Scott seems to be losing his composure. Has he really seen a ghost?
6. 20:00
  The Report—Uprisings in Libya
  Hugh Miles reveals the background to recent events in Libya.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Business Time
  Stephanie Flanders and guests swap thoughts on timing and keeping up with current events.
8. 21:00
  Debating Animals—Series 2, The Kestrel and Red Kite
  2/2Rod Liddle debates our reactions to the familiar kestrel and the well nurtured red kite.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Age of the Universe
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the age of the Universe.
10. 21:58
  Weather—03/03/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—03/03/2011
  Daily news and current affairs programme bringing you global news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Episode 4
  4/5Few believed that Santiago Nasar was guilty but the Vicario brothers wanted his blood.
13. 23:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The panel show hosted by Angus Deayton and devised by the panellists.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—03/03/2011
  Alicia McCarthy reports on events at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/03/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Bird Cloud, Episode 4
  4/5Annie Proulx sets out to build her dream house in remote Wyoming.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/03/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/03/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—Beverley Humphreys
  With singer and broadcaster Beverley Humphreys.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/03/2011
  Charlotte Smith meets pig farmers protesting at Downing Street.

Friday 4 March 2011