BBC Radio 4 FM - Schedules, Sunday 3 February 2013

Early
1. 00:00 – 00:30
  
  Midnight News 03/02/2013
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30 – 00:48
  
  Deep Country Episode 3
  
  3/3 Neil survives the gales, but has to face another storm - his own vulnerability. (R)
3. 00:48 – 01:00
  
  Shipping Forecast 03/02/2013
  
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00 – 05:20
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 03/02/2013
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20 – 05:30
  
  Shipping Forecast 03/02/2013
  
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30 – 05:43
  
  News Briefing 03/02/2013
  
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43 – 05:45
  
  Bells on Sunday 03/02/2013
  
  The bells of St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.
8. 05:45 – 06:00
  
  Pop-Up Economics War-gaming Armageddon
  
  3/5 Tim Harford tells the story of Thomas Schelling, who used economics to avert war.
Morning
1. 06:00 – 06:05
  
  News Headlines 03/02/2013
  
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05 – 06:35
  
  Something Understood Towards a New Consciousness
  
  Mark Tully explores a new spirituality that might change our attitude to the environment.
3. 06:35 – 06:57
  
  The Living World Godwits
  
  Living World visits a flooded meadow in Hampshire where 2000 godwits spend the winter.
4. 06:57 – 07:00
  
  Weather 03/02/2013
  
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00 – 07:10
  
  News and Papers 03/02/2013
  
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10 – 07:55
  
  Sunday 03/02/2013
  
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:55 – 07:57
  
  Radio 4 Appeal International Nepal Fellowship
  
  Anne Wafula Strike presents an appeal on behalf of International Nepal Fellowship.
8. 07:57 – 08:00
  
  Weather 03/02/2013
  
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00 – 08:10
  
  News and Papers 03/02/2013
  
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10 – 08:50
  
  Sunday Worship 03/02/2013
  
  Canon Mark Oakley from St Paul's Cathedral explores the church's loyalty to the future.
11. 08:50 – 09:00
  
  A Point of View The Love of Bears
  
  David Cannadine reflects on the enduring appeal of the teddy bear in contemporary culture.
12. 09:00 – 10:00
  
  Broadcasting House 03/02/2013
  
  Sunday morning magazine programme, presented by Paddy O'Connell.
13. 10:00 – 11:15
  
  The Archers Omnibus 03/02/2013
  
  Emma is in the doghouse, and Christopher's suspicions are aroused.
14. 11:15 – 12:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Sir Terry Leahy
  
  Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
Afternoon
1. 12:00 – 12:32
  
  The Unbelievable Truth Series 10, Episode 5
  
  5/6 With panellists Lloyd Langford, Celia Pacquola, Phill Jupitus and Marcus Brigstocke.
2. 12:32 – 12:57
  
  Food Programme Food on a Pension
  
  Sheila Dillon investigates the food lives of people surviving on the basic state pension.
3. 12:57 – 13:00
  
  Weather 03/02/2013
  
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00 – 13:30
  
  The World This Weekend 03/02/2013
  
  Global news and analysis.
5. 13:30 – 14:00
  
  Guns: An American Love Affair
  
  Journalist DD Guttenplan explores the cultural roots of America's love affair with guns.
6. 14:00 – 14:45
  
  Gardeners' Question Time Stilton
  
  Eric Robson chairs Gardeners' Question Time from Stilton, Cambridgeshire.
7. 14:45 – 15:00
  
  Witness The 'flour bomb' rugby tour
  
  In 1981 the South African rugby team toured New Zealand, prompting huge protests.
8. 15:00 – 16:00
  
  The Real George Orwell Homage to Catalonia, Episode 2
  
  2/2 Caught between the different factions, Eric and Eileen find themselves in terrible danger.
9. 16:00 – 16:30
  
  Bookclub George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia
  
  John Simpson and Hilary Spurling discuss George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.
10. 16:30 – 17:00
  
  Poetry Please 03/02/2013
  
  Roger McGough presents listeners' poetry requests, including by the late Adrian Mitchell.
11. 17:00 – 17:40
  
  File on 4 Taxing Questions
  
  Corporate tax: Who writes the rules? Fran Abrams investigates.
12. 17:40 – 17:54
  
  From Fact to Fiction Series 13, One Needs Me-Time
  
  8/8 The Dutch Queen has abdicated. Terence Blacker imagines the effect on another household.
13. 17:54 – 17:57
  
  Shipping Forecast 03/02/2013
  
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57 – 18:00
  
  Weather 03/02/2013
  
  The latest weather forecast.
Evening
Late
1. 00:00 – 00:15
  
  Midnight News 04/02/2013
  
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15 – 00:45
  
  Thinking Allowed Rock climbing in conflict; women in Russian prisons
  
  With Laurie Taylor. Featuring Russian women prisoners and rock climbers in conflict.
3. 00:45 – 00:48
  
  Bells on Sunday 03/02/2013
  
  The bells of St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.
4. 00:48 – 01:00
  
  Shipping Forecast 04/02/2013
  
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00 – 05:20
  
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 04/02/2013
  
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20 – 05:30
  
  Shipping Forecast 04/02/2013
  
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30 – 05:43
  
  News Briefing 04/02/2013
  
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43 – 05:45
  
  Prayer for the Day 04/02/2013
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Noel Battye.
9. 05:45 – 05:57
  
  Farming Today 04/02/2013
  
  The rural view of high-speed rail - a blight on the landscape or an engine of growth?
10. 05:57 – 06:00
  
  Weather 04/02/2013
  
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Monday 4 February 2013

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BBC Radio 4, FM schedule Sunday 3 February 2013 

Early

00:00 – 00:30

Midnight News 03/02/2013

00:30 – 00:48

Deep Country Episode 3

00:48 – 01:00

Shipping Forecast 03/02/2013

01:00 – 05:20

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 03/02/2013

05:20 – 05:30

Shipping Forecast 03/02/2013

05:30 – 05:43

News Briefing 03/02/2013

05:43 – 05:45

Bells on Sunday 03/02/2013

05:45 – 06:00

Pop-Up Economics War-gaming Armageddon

Morning

06:00 – 06:05

News Headlines 03/02/2013

06:05 – 06:35

Something Understood Towards a New Consciousness

06:35 – 06:57

The Living World Godwits

06:57 – 07:00

Weather 03/02/2013

07:00 – 07:10

News and Papers 03/02/2013

07:10 – 07:55

Sunday 03/02/2013

07:55 – 07:57

Radio 4 Appeal International Nepal Fellowship

07:57 – 08:00

Weather 03/02/2013

08:00 – 08:10

News and Papers 03/02/2013

08:10 – 08:50

Sunday Worship 03/02/2013

08:50 – 09:00

A Point of View The Love of Bears

09:00 – 10:00

Broadcasting House 03/02/2013

10:00 – 11:15

The Archers Omnibus 03/02/2013

11:15 – 12:00

Desert Island Discs Sir Terry Leahy

Afternoon

12:00 – 12:32

The Unbelievable Truth Series 10, Episode 5

12:32 – 12:57

Food Programme Food on a Pension

12:57 – 13:00

Weather 03/02/2013

13:00 – 13:30

The World This Weekend 03/02/2013

13:30 – 14:00

Guns: An American Love Affair

14:00 – 14:45

Gardeners' Question Time Stilton

14:45 – 15:00

Witness The 'flour bomb' rugby tour

15:00 – 16:00

The Real George Orwell Homage to Catalonia, Episode 2

16:00 – 16:30

Bookclub George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia

16:30 – 17:00

Poetry Please 03/02/2013

17:00 – 17:40

File on 4 Taxing Questions

17:40 – 17:54

From Fact to Fiction Series 13, One Needs Me-Time

17:54 – 17:57

Shipping Forecast 03/02/2013

17:57 – 18:00

Weather 03/02/2013

Evening