BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 19 October 2014

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/10/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Brazilian Bonanza—Asi Es La Vida - That's Life
  2/3In Paloma Vidal's short story, a film-maker returns to her past to research a new project.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/10/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/10/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—19/10/2014
  The bells of the Parish Church of St Mary, Bishopstoke in Hampshire.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Richard Flanagan
  Becky Milligan on Richard Flanagan, the fourth Australian to win the Man Booker Prize.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—19/10/2014
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—George Herbert
  Mark Tully discusses the religious importance of metaphysical poet George Herbert.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—The Disease That Ended a Herd
  Caz Graham witnesses the end of an era for Cumbrian dairy farmer Duncan Maughan.
4. 06:57
  Weather—19/10/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—19/10/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—The morality of tax; Cardinal Vincent Nichols; the Chief Rabbi
  Cardinal Vincent Nichols talks about the Catholic Synod on the family, and more.
7. 07:55
  Radio 4 Appeal—Unseen
  Emilia Fox presents an appeal for Unseen.
8. 07:57
  Weather—19/10/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—19/10/2014
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—07/07/2013
  From Eton College Chapel. Canon Keith Wilkinson explores Gerard Manley Hopkins's poetry.(R)
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Football Fallacy
  Adam Gopnik explains why the English are better at watching football than at playing it.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Galapagos Mockingbird
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents a bird which intrigued Darwin, the Galapagos mockingbird.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—19/10/2014
  Sunday morning magazine programme.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—19/10/2014
  Phoebe is on the move, and Adam discovers the truth.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Debbie Wiseman
  Kirsty Young talks to composer Debbie Wiseman.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—19/10/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 7, Episode 2
  2/6John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Richard Osman, Prof Kevin Dutton and Dr Sandra Knapp.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—In a Stew about Rabbits
  Sheila Dillon explores rabbit meat. Is it delicious or unjustifiable?
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/10/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—19/10/2014
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  The Waiting
  Raymond Tallis describes how the act of waiting pervades so much of our daily lives.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Anglesey
  Eric Robson and the GQT panel are on the Isle of Anglesey.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—19/10/2014
  Conversations about adoption, death and disability, from Cardiff, Devon and London.
9. 15:00
  Ernest Hemingway - For Whom the Bell Tolls—2. Action
  2/2As a guerrilla prepares to blow up a bridge, he fears the enemy is aware of the offensive.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Amanda Coe, Kathy Reichs, Catalan literature
  Featuring Amanda Coe, the literary beginnings of Sherlock Holmes, and Catalan literature.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Birmingham Literature Festival
  Roger McGough presents a request edition on stage at the Birmingham Literature Festival.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—NHS: Testing the Market
  What lies behind plans to outsource NHS cancer care in parts of the Midlands?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Richard Flanagan
  Becky Milligan on Richard Flanagan, the fourth Australian to win the Man Booker Prize.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—19/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—19/10/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/10/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—19/10/2014
  Liz Barclay chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/10/2014
  Jill is keeping busy.
4. 19:15
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, Gerard Manley Hopkins
  3/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Russell Davies and Sue Limb.
5. 19:45
  Under My Bed—Getting Ink
  1/3By Patrick Neate. A writer tries to impress his wife that his creativity knows no bounds.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—17/10/2014
  How best to pin down politicians? And what worries BBC Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper?
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Sir Jocelyn Stevens, Jerrie Mock, John Moat, Shirley Baker, David Rayvern Allen
  Matthew Bannister on a newspaper executive, a pilot, an author, a photographer, a producer(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—David Cameron on Pension Freedoms
  Paul Lewis interviews the prime minister about plans to allow tax-free withdrawals anytime(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Unseen
  Emilia Fox presents an appeal for Unseen.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Meet the Family
  Politicians love talking about families. But do they understand modern family life?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—19/10/2014
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—19/10/2014
  George Parker of the Financial Times analyses the papers' coverage of the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Agnes B; Jeffrey Katzenberg; Animal Farm and the CIA
  Fashion designer Agnes B discusses her directorial debut My Name Is Hmmm...(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—George Herbert
  Mark Tully discusses the religious importance of metaphysical poet George Herbert.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/10/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Drug Mules; 'Dads Only' Parenting Project
  Laurie Taylor looks at women in the international cocaine trade. Also, dads in training.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—19/10/2014
  The bells of the Parish Church of St Mary, Bishopstoke in Hampshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/10/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/10/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/10/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Pilot badger cull ends
  Charlotte Smith speaks to the Badger Trust as the second pilot badger cull ends today.
10. 05:56
  Weather—20/10/2014
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Montezuma Oropendola
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Panamanian Montezuma oropendola.

Monday 20 October 2014