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TV Guide for BBC Radio 4 on Friday 12th March 2010
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| 0 | 00:00 A Good Read Sue MacGregor talks to writer Julia Blackburn and The World Tonight presenter Ritula Shah about their favourite books. |
| 1 | 01:30 Book of the Week Did You Really Shoot the Television? Max Hastings recalls the marriage of his Fleet Street parents. 4/5: The story of the family's beleaguered TV set. |
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| 7 | 07:00 Today With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day 7.48am; Yesterday in Parliament 6.45am. |
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| 10 | 10:45 Book of the Week Did You Really Shoot the Television? Max Hastings recalls the marriage of his Fleet Street parents. 5/5: More trouble for Mac, and Anne's later 'business' with the small Picasso. |
| 11 | 11:45 Beyond Black Hilary Mantel's blackly comic novel about a medium. 10/10: Alison confronts the past and finally learns the truth about her childhood, while Colette embraces the future with Gavin. |
| 12 | 12:00 Racing Ahead The horse racing authorities are worried about the future of their sport. Chris Ledgard reports on efforts to attract a new generation of punters. 12:30 People in Cars Linked comedies by Simon Brett. 3/3. Sat Love: A businessman spices up his life with excursions to extramarital assignations. But why is his new sat nav directing him back home? |
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| 15 | 15:15 Afternoon Play Final Demands: Series of plays by Frederic Raphael. 4/6. And A Happy New Year: Adam and Barbara meet their daughter-in-law Juliana and grandson for the first time. |
| 16 | 16:00 Gardeners' Question Time Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. Matthew Biggs, Pippa Greenwood and Christine Walkden are guests of Edenfield and District Horticultural Society in Lancashire. 16:45 A Brief History of Double Entry... ...Book-keeping: Jolyon Jenkins investigates how accountants shaped the modern world. 5/10: Jolyon examines accountancy fraud in the Middle Ages, brought about by the Black Death. |
| 17 | 17:00 Last Word Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. 17:30 The Film Programme Francine Stock enters the Green Zone with Bourne Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass, who has reunited with Matt Damon. |
| 18 | 18:00 PM Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. Including Weather at 5.57pm. |
| 19 | 19:30 The Now Show Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news, with help from Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn and special guest. |
| 20 | 20:45 Beyond Black Hilary Mantel's blackly comic novel about a medium. 10/10: Alison confronts the past and finally learns the truth about her childhood, while Colette embraces the future with Gavin. |
| 21 | 21:00 Any Questions? Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Oxford. The panel includes Lord Adonis, Ann Widdecombe MP, David Laws MP and John Micklethwait. 21:50 A Point of View Simon Schama reflects that when times are hard people seem to prefer tough leaders who knock heads together to mild-mannered conciliators. |
| 22 | 22:00 A History of the World in 100... ...Objects - Omnibus: Neil MacGregor presents an omnibus edition of five more items in his history of humanity as told through the objects it has made. |
| 23 | 23:45 Book at Bedtime Trespass: Sara Kestelman reads from the new novel by Rose Tremain. 10/10: A return to the place where they began; peace and reconciliation at last. |