BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 22 January 2015

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Stranger
  3/5Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/01/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Toxic silt, Milk update, Abattoir on Skye, Lamma
  After a court ruling, contaminated silt can no longer be dumped off the Cornish coast.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Greater Roadrunner
  Michael Palin presents the greater roadrunner of south western North America
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—22/01/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Phenomenology
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophical movement phenomenology.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, A Balancing Act
  4/5Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Beyond Clueless; How Influential Are Our Teenage Film Heroines?
  Beyond Clueless - how influential are teenage film heroines?
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, A Wonderland of Wealth
  14/15The prodigal Chip returns home for Christmas.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Knot Reaches the Comb
  Includes items on the election in Greece and other global preoccupations.
7. 11:30
  The Real MacColl
  John Cooper Clarke looks back at the life of broadcaster and folk singer, Ewan MacColl.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—22/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  A History of Ideas—Barry Smith on Noam Chomsky and Human Language
  Philosopher Barry Smith on Noam Chomsky and human language
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Carrier Bags, Ex-Council Flats, the Cost of Living
  Consumer news.
4. 13:00
  World at One—22/01/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
5. 13:45
  Churchill's Other Lives—Son and Father
  4/10Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's family life.(R)
6. 14:00
  The Archers—21/01/2015
  Susan loses patience.(R)
7. 14:15
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/10The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel
8. 15:00
  Open Country—Churchill's Chartwell in Kent
  Helen Mark explores Sir Winston Churchill's family home of Chartwell in Kent.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Book Aid International
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents an appeal on behalf of Book Aid International.(R)
10. 15:30
  Open Book—Emma Hooper on Etta and Otto and Russell and James
  Canadian writer Emma Hooper on her first book, Etta and Otto and Russell and James.(R)
11. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Alex Garland on Ex Machina, Liz Fraser on I'm All Right Jack, JC Chandor on A Most Violent Year
  Alex Garland on Ex Machina, Liz Fraser's career, and JC Chandor on A Most Violent Year.
12. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—GMOs; International Year of Light; Coral health
  Proposed failsafe for genetically modified organisms and the International Year of Light.
13. 17:00
  PM—22/01/2015
  Carolyn Quinn presents interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/01/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Bridget Christie Minds the Gap—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Bridget tries to find an icon who will not replace the word 'feminism' with 'bootylicious'
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/01/2015
  Lynda tells David what she thinks.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany, Imogen Cooper, Kate Saunders, Fortitude
  Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany on new film Mortdecai.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, A Wonderland of Wealth
  14/15The prodigal Chip returns home for Christmas.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Germany, Islam and the New Right
  Pegida, Germany's anti-Islamisation movement, is growing fast. Catrin Nye investigates.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Ttip: The world's biggest trade deal
  Peter Day discusses the potential impact of the world's biggest trade deal.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—GMOs; International Year of Light; Coral health
  Proposed failsafe for genetically modified organisms and the International Year of Light.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Phenomenology
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophical movement phenomenology.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Duke of York speaks publicly for first time about sex allegations
  Prince says he wanted to "reiterate" statements issued by Palace rejecting the claim.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Curtain Call, Episode 9
  9/10Soho in 1936. A story of love, murder and a society dancing towards the abyss.
12. 23:00
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4A bizarre world featuring the likes of forgotten silver screen star Anna Mann.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—22/01/2015
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, A Balancing Act
  4/5Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/01/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Campylobacter trials
  Campylobacter, big machines, rural conference.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Snail Kite
  Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades.

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