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BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule for Friday 10 February 2012

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  1. Early

    1. 00:00–00:30
      Midnight News
      10/02/2012
      7 days left to listen
      The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
    2. 00:30–00:48
      Book of the Week
      A Card from Angela Carter, Episode 4
      7 days left to listen
      4/5. A portrait of the author Angela Carter via a series of postcards she sent to a friend.
    3. 00:48–01:00
      Shipping Forecast
      10/02/2012
      7 days left to listen
      The latest shipping forecast.
    4. 01:00–05:20
      Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
      10/02/2012
      BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
    5. 05:20–05:30
      Shipping Forecast
      10/02/2012
      The latest shipping forecast.
    6. 05:30–05:43
      News Briefing
      10/02/2012
      News from BBC Radio 4.
    7. 05:43–05:45
      Prayer for the Day
      10/02/2012
      A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths.
    8. 05:45–06:00
      Farming Today
      10/02/2012
      The Badger Trust says it is ready to take legal action to stop a badger cull in England.

  2. Morning

    1. 06:00–09:00
      Today
      10/02/2012
      Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
    2. 09:00–09:45
      Desert Island Discs
      Denise Lewis
      Available to listen
      Denise Lewis, Olympic medallist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
    3. 09:45–10:00
      Book of the Week
      A Card from Angela Carter, Episode 5
      5/5. A portrait of the author Angela Carter via a series of postcards she sent to a friend.
    4. 10:00–10:45
      Woman's Hour
      Suffragette oral history, Lady Maisery, Women and the Hajj, Shared parental rights and Postnatal depression and fathers
      Suffragettes, shared parental rights, Lady Maisery, post-natal depression, women and Hajj.
    5. 10:45–11:00
      Woman's Hour Drama
      Dickens in London, The Inimitable
      5/5. Dickens is an old man now. His aching feet draw him irresistibly towards London's East End
    6. 11:00–11:30
      The Nile
      Episode 2
      2/3. Edward is in Cairo, witness to some of the critical confrontations of the 2011 uprising.
    7. 11:30–12:00
      The Write Stuff
      10/02/2012
      The guest panellists are former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion and author Sue Limb.
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  3. Afternoon

    1. 12:00–12:57
      You and Yours
      10/02/2012
      A new future for parks, price rises for church weddings and Olympic job promises.
    2. 12:57–13:00
      Weather
      10/02/2012
      The latest weather forecast.
    3. 13:00–13:45
      World at One
      10/02/2012
      Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
    4. 13:45–14:00
      Sport and the British
      Exporting Football
      10/30. Clare reveals how Britain gave the world it's great sporting passion - football.
    5. 14:00–14:15
      The Archers
      09/02/2012
      7 days left to listen
      Joe drives a hard bargain.
    6. 14:15–15:00
      Afternoon Play
      HighLites
      Farce by Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding, set in and around Bev's hairdressing salon. (R)
    7. 15:00–15:45
      Gardeners' Question Time
      Denbigh, North Wales
      Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A with the Cottage Garden Society, North Wales.
    8. 15:45–16:00
      The Human Cradle
      The Invisible Map
      2/3. A young Ethiopian woman finds herself trapped in a Libyan prison.
    9. 16:00–16:30
      Last Word
      10/02/2012
      Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.
    10. 16:30–17:00
      Feedback
      10/02/2012
      Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Presented by Roger Bolton.
    11. 17:00–18:00
      PM
      10/02/2012
      Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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  4. Evening

    1. 18:00–18:30
      Six O'Clock News
      10/02/2012
      National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
    2. 18:30–19:00
      The News Quiz
      Series 76, Episode 8
      8/8. Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
    3. 19:00–19:15
      The Archers
      10/02/2012
      Helen gains a new perspective.
    4. 19:15–19:45
      Front Row
      10/02/2012
      Arts news, interviews and reviews.
    5. 19:45–20:00
      Woman's Hour Drama
      Dickens in London, The Inimitable
      5/5. Dickens is an old man now. His aching feet draw him irresistibly towards London's East End
    6. 20:00–20:50
      Any Questions?
      Crewkerne, Somerset
      Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Crewkerne, Somerset.
    7. 20:50–21:00
      A Point of View
      Anniversary Cornucopia
      David Cannadine surveys the current crop of anniversaries.
    8. 21:00–21:58
      Sport and the British: Omnibus
      Episode 2
      2/6. Clare discovers the freedom that Victorian public school girls found on the sports field.
    9. 21:58–22:00
      Weather
      10/02/2012
      Weather information.
    10. 22:00–22:45
      The World Tonight
      10/02/2012
      Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis.
    11. 22:45–23:00
      Book at Bedtime
      Care of Wooden Floors, Episode 10
      10/10. With Oskar's flat in chaos, it appears all is lost. But events take an unexpected turn.
    12. 23:00–23:30
      A Good Read
      Bonnie Greer, Simon Brett
      Available to listen
      Three favourite books are discussed by Harriett Gilbert, Bonnie Greer and Simon Brett.
    13. 23:30–00:00
      Today in Parliament
      10/02/2012
      Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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  5. Late

    1. 00:00–00:30
      Midnight News
      11/02/2012
      The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
    2. 00:30–00:48
      Book of the Week
      A Card from Angela Carter, Episode 5
      5/5. A portrait of the author Angela Carter via a series of postcards she sent to a friend.
    3. 00:48–01:00
      Shipping Forecast
      11/02/2012
      The latest shipping forecast.
    4. 01:00–05:20
      Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
      11/02/2012
      BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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