BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 7 July 2012

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/07/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Old Ways, Episode 5
  5/5It's back to the chalk paths for Robert MacFarlane, and a ghostly encounter is in store.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/07/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/07/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/07/2012
  Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Peter Baker.
8. 05:45
  iPM—07/07/2012
  'Jimmy Carr? Let him get on with it.' A welfare adviser's view of tax avoidance.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—07/07/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—07/07/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Eels
  Helen Mark is in Gloucestershire to find out about the mysterious eel.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  Charlotte Smith asks if landowners are cashing in on England's forests and woodlands.
5. 06:57
  Weather—07/07/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—07/07/2012
  Debating social care, plus the latest on the floods and Murray's chances of victory.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—07/07/2012
  Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Mary Beard; Olivia Newton-John's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  Britain in a Box—Series 5, Grandstand
  2/3Paul Jackson traces the development of the sports programme which ran for nearly 50 years.
9. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—07/07/2012
  George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—07/07/2012
  Kate Adie presents reports from Nairobi, Riga, London, Nigeria and the Indian Himalayas.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—07/07/2012
  Paul Lewis with the latest personal finance news, including troubles with timeshares.
2. 12:30
  The Now Show—Series 37, Episode 5
  5/7Jon Holmes, Holly Walsh, Mitch Benn and Pippa Evans join Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
3. 12:57
  Weather—07/07/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—07/07/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Darton, South Yorkshire
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Barnsley, South Yorks
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—07/07/2012
  A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions.
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—The Hound of the Baskervilles
  Comic take on the classic Holmes mystery, performed in front of an audience in Bristol.
8. 15:30
  Changing My Voice
  Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Julie Walters. Mitch Winehouse. Fifty Shades of Grey
  Julie Walters, Mitch Winehouse and music from Mary Chapin Carpenter.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  The day's top news stories, with sports headlines with Paddy O'Connell.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—05/07/2012
  Evan Davis and guests discuss the evolution and hierarchy of brands, and consumer taste.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—07/07/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/07/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Neil Sedaka, Helena Kennedy QC, Sharon Horgan and Luke Goss
  Clive Anderson is joined by Neil Sedaka, Helena Kennedy QC, Sharon Horgan and Luke Goss.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 12, A Delicate Lie
  6/8Lemn Sissay responds to the recent banking scandal with a short drama about two bankers.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—07/07/2012
  Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the week's cultural highlights including The Hunter.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Night of the Long Knives
  Peter Oborne revisits British history's most dramatic cabinet reshuffle in 1962.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—G&W Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody, Episode 1
  1/2Johnny Vegas and Katherine Parkinson are Mr and Mrs Pooter in this classic adaptation.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—07/07/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  The Reith Lectures—Niall Ferguson - The Rule of Law and Its Enemies, The Landscape of the Law
  3/4Niall Ferguson asks if different systems of law are key to economic success.
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 26, 2012 Semi-final 2
  11/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the second semi-final of the general knowledge music quiz.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—01/07/2012
  Roger McGough marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Byron's Childe Harold.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/07/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Midsummer Tales—The Longest Day
  3/3By Alison Miller. Returning home to Orkney, lonely Jan seeks diversion in a blind date.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/07/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/07/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—08/07/2012
  The bells of Westminster Abbey.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 3, Alice Bell: Improving Public Understanding of Science
  Alice Bell tackles the myth of scientific literacy as a panacea to understanding science.

Sunday 8 July 2012