BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 1 June 2014

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/06/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hidden Agendas—Christmas '83 in the Rhondda
  3/3Ceri would like to give her two young children toys, but their father has other plans.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/06/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/06/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Michael, Huyton, Merseyside
  The bells of the church of St Michael in Huyton, Merseyside.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Rachel Armstrong
  48/3Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—01/06/2014
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Spirituality without God
  Mark Tully asks to what extent we need God when seeking a spiritual approach to life.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Glasshouse Growing in Lea Valley
  Anna Hill goes under glass to see how peppers are grown in the Lea Valley.
4. 06:57
  Weather—01/06/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—01/06/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Apostasy Family Exclusive, Credit Unions and Assisted Dying
  Apostasy Family Exclusive, Credit Unions and Assisted Dying.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Working Families
  Allison Pearson presents an appeal for Working Families.
8. 07:57
  Weather—01/06/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—01/06/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Panning for Gold
  Adrian and Bridget Plass lead a service from Scargill House in the Yorkshire Dales.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Should we be frightened of disability?
  Tom Shakespeare argues that we have nothing to fear from disability.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Blackcap
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the blackcap.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—01/06/2014
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—01/06/2014
  Peggy finds out about Tom, and Ambridge rallies to the cause.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Biddy Baxter
  Biddy Baxter, former Blue Peter editor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Just a Minute—Series 69, Episode 2
  2/6How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition and deviation?(R)
2. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Knives
  Sheila Dillon takes a look at that most coveted of kitchen tools: the knife.
3. 12:57
  Weather—01/06/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—01/06/2014
  The latest national and international news.
5. 13:30
  A Good Man in Rwanda
  A story of remarkable bravery from the Rwandan genocide of twenty years ago.(R)
6. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Whitehaven, Cumbria
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Whitehaven, Cumbria.
7. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—01/06/2014
  Fi Glover hears about life with MS and with learning disabilities, and also with horror.
8. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Barnaby Rudge, The Maypole Falls
  2/3Barnaby joins the Protestant Association and a prominent Catholic finds his life in danger
9. 16:00
  Bookclub—Emma Donoghue - Room
  Emma Donoghue talks to James Naughtie about her Man Booker shortlisted novel Room.
10. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Fire and Water
  Roger McGough is in his element, presenting poems on the theme of fire and water.
11. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Practices Under Pressure
  Is the family doctor an endangered species? Jenny Cuffe reports.(R)
12. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 16, Comfort Girl
  3/8Shelley Silas responds to developments in Boko Haram's kidnap of 200 Nigerian schoolgirls.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—01/06/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/06/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—01/06/2014
  Simon Parkes with his best of the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/06/2014
  David and Ruth face the future.
4. 19:15
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Insurance
  1/4Tom asks why the insurance industry is so confusing?(R)
5. 19:45
  Introductions—Three Singers, by Kavita A Jindal
  2/3Mixed-race twins join a classical Indian singing class, with unexpected results.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—The Piketty Affair
  Did French economist Thomas Piketty get his numbers wrong?(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Maya Angelou, Malcolm Glazer, Tessa Watts, General Jaruzelski, Herb Jeffries
  Matthew Bannister on a writer, a businessman, a music video producer and a Polish leader.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Does Power of Attorney give you enough power?
  Power of Attorney problems, Premium Bonds, Pensioner Bonds and payment mistakes.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Working Families
  Allison Pearson presents an appeal for Working Families.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Deirdre McCloskey
  Economic historian Deirdre McCloskey on why poverty matters more than inequality.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—01/06/2014
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say
  Peter Hitchens of the Mail on Sunday looks at how papers covered the week's big stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Ken Loach, Nashville, Emmanuelle Seigner
  Ken Loach on Jimmy's Hall, Nashville revisited, Emmanuelle Seigner on Polanski.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Spirituality without God
  Mark Tully asks to what extent we need God when seeking a spiritual approach to life.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/06/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Gender Inequality in China; Smokestack Nostalgia
  Chinese women and the resurgence of gender inequality. Also, 'smokestack nostalgia'.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Michael, Huyton, Merseyside
  The bells of the church of St Michael in Huyton, Merseyside.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/06/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/06/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/06/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with George Craig.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Wool, voluntary dairy code
  There is a call for a shake-up of the voluntary dairy code as milk prices drop.
10. 05:56
  Weather—02/06/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Barn Owl
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the barn owl.(R)

Monday 2 June 2014