BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 6 May 2014

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/05/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Eleanor Marx: A Life, Childhood
  1/5Rachel Holmes's lively and engaging biography of Karl Marx's remarkable daughter.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/05/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/05/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/05/2014
  A short reflection and prayer with Andrea Rea.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Newts, Pests, Pirbright Prosecution, Milk Prices
  Farmers' milk prices drop. Three of the UK's biggest processors blame world markets.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Urban Dawn Chorus
  David Attenborough introduces the final recording marking International Dawn Chorus day.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/05/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Future Is Not What It Used to Be
  How will the workforce of the future be changed by advanced technologies?
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Eleanor Marx: A Life, The Paris Commune
  2/5Rachel Holmes's lively and engaging biography of Karl Marx's remarkable daughter.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Kirsty Wark on misogyny; Nazneen Rahman; Mindfulness
  Jane Garvey discusses whether misogyny is on the rise with Kirsty Wark.
5. 10:45
  Highlites—HighLites - Wash and Blow, 2. Drumming Up Business
  2/5The cruise has been a good way to drum up a little illicit hairdressing business.
6. 11:00
  Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different—Born Equal
  2/3Adam Rutherford explores the post-war era, when behavioural genetics fell far from grace.
7. 11:30
  Sir Neville at 90
  Sue MacGregor presents a 90th birthday profile of the conductor Sir Neville Marriner.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours
  Consumer phone-in with Shari Vahl. Would you walk for more than 20 minutes?
2. 12:57
  Weather—06/05/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—06/05/2014
  Martha Kearney presents national and international news.
4. 13:45
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—Brains and Brass Instruments
  Martin Sixsmith on how medical research helped identify different areas of the brain.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—05/05/2014
  It's May Day in Ambridge.(R)
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Frank Zappa and Me
  In 1967, a young English secretary had a life-changing encounter with musician Frank Zappa
7. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 5, Explorers
  6/6Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about exploration.
8. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—The Future of Our Food
  Where will our food come from in the future? Tom Heap chairs the debate.
9. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Words That Wound
  Words can be abusive, cruel and cause offence. Which is worse: online or face-to-face?
10. 16:30
  Great Lives—Isy Suttie on Jake Thackray
  Isy Suttie chooses Yorkshire-born singer songwriter Jake Thackray
11. 17:00
  PM—06/05/2014
  Carolyn Quinn presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/05/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 3, Sara Pascoe and James Acaster
  1/6Alex and his band take a comedic look at technology, with Sara Pascoe and James Acaster.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/05/2014
  PC Burns intervenes.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Irvine Welsh; The Wind Rises review; Rachel De-lahay
  Irvine Welsh; The Wind Rises review; Rachel De-lahay.
5. 19:45
  Highlites—HighLites - Wash and Blow, 2. Drumming Up Business
  2/5The cruise has been a good way to drum up a little illicit hairdressing business.(R)
6. 20:00
  Cyprus: Divided Memory, United Future?
  Maria Margaronis explores the divided history of Cyprus, as a new settlement awaits.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Speaking Across the Generations, part 2
  Four people 60 years apart share their experience of visual impairment.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—06/05/2014
  Are mental health services in crisis? And was shell shock in WWI hugely underdiagnosed?
9. 21:30
  The Future Is Not What It Used to Be
  How will the workforce of the future be changed by advanced technologies?(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—06/05/2014
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Lovely Way to Burn, Episode 7
  7/10Stevie makes a shocking discovery while searching Simon's flat.
12. 23:00
  Act Your Age—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—06/05/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/05/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Eleanor Marx: A Life, The Paris Commune
  2/5Rachel Holmes's lively and engaging biography of Karl Marx's remarkable daughter.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/05/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/05/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/05/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/05/2014
  A short reflection and prayer with Andrea Rea.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Turbines on the Wash, Wheat Rust, Malting Barley, Salad Days
  The fight against wheat rust, a fight over malting barley, and salad season approaches...
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Reed Bunting
  David Attenborough presents the reed bunting.

Wednesday 7 May 2014