BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 13 April 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Free Will Explored
  Laurie Taylor explores free will and pets as family.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—12/04/2015
  The bells of St Bartholomew's Church in Sutton-cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/04/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/04/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Stressed Pigs, One Man and His Shires, Sugar
  Scientists have found stressful conditions can trigger illness in pigs. With Sybil Ruscoe.
10. 05:56
  Weather—13/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Egyptian Goose
  Bill Oddie presents the Egyptian goose.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/04/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—David Sloan Wilson on Altruism
  Tom Sutcliffe with Lydia Cacho, David Sloan Wilson, William MacAskill and Tansy Davies.
3. 09:45
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—1. Growing Up
  1/5The tough challenges of growing up in the Lake District in a sheep farming family.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Hillary Clinton, Patricia Duncker
  Jane Garvey discusses Hillary Clinton's potential run for presidency in the USA.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 27 - The Journal of a Joskin, 1940: The Doorstep War
  1/5The cowman's first book is finally published.
6. 11:00
  The Fishwives’ Tale
  The women who overcame grief through friendship and sea shanties
7. 11:30
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of the search for her birth mother.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—13/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  A History of Ideas—What Does It Mean to Be Me?
  Barry Smith, Paul Broks, AL Kennedy and Jules Evans discuss the self.
3. 12:16
  You and Yours—Tesco Compensation and Clickbait
  Tesco pays compensation for abandoning a store, and why is clickbait so popular?
4. 12:57
  Weather—13/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—13/04/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—12/04/2015
  Ian is wary.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Clean Trade
  In Winsome Pinnock's drama set in an investment bank, the cleaners try out trading.
8. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Semi-Final 4, 2015
  Russell Davies chairs the last semi-final of the 2015 series.
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—The Ark of Taste
  Dan Saladino meets the people working to save foods and flavours at risk of extinction.(R)
10. 16:00
  Arts Technologica—Music
  1/2Martha Lane Fox explores how increasing internet speed is changing the way music is made.
11. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 7, Secrets
  Aleks Krotoski explores the impact digital technology is having on secrets.
12. 17:00
  PM—13/04/2015
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/04/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/04/2015
  It is a difficult day for Rob.
4. 19:16
  Front Row—Baileys Shortlist, Gunter Grass, Dear Lupin, The Last Five Years
  The Baileys shortlist and a stage adapation of the Dear Lupin letters. With Samira Ahmed.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 27 - The Journal of a Joskin, 1940: The Doorstep War
  1/5The cowman's first book is finally published.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Hobsbawm File
  The hidden history of Britain's covert programme against communism during the Cold War.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—The Bizarre Workings of St Louis County, Missouri
  How a cluster of tiny US cities are accused of fuelling community tensions.(R)
8. 21:00
  3D Bioprinting
  Howard Stableford investigates whether advances in 3D printing can benefit nature.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—David Sloan Wilson on Altruism
  Tom Sutcliffe with Lydia Cacho, David Sloan Wilson, William MacAskill and Tansy Davies.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—13/04/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Election - The Labour Manifesto
  Will 'fiscal responsibility' be a vote winner?
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Gorsky, Episode 1
  1/10Chelski: a London home for Russian wealth. Gorsky: a story about beauty, money and books.
13. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Landscape Language
  Michael Rosen on the evocative words used to describe features of the British landscape.(R)
14. 23:30
  The Design Dimension—Series 2, Know Your Place
  1/4Tom Dyckhoff examines how the design of the built environment can influence who we are.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—1. Growing Up
  1/5The tough challenges of growing up in the Lake District in a sheep farming family.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/04/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/04/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Labour Manifesto, Cow Attacks, the History of the Chicken, the Scilly Shrew
  The rural analysis of the Labour Party manifesto.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alpine Swift
  Bill Oddie presents the alpine swift.(R)

Tuesday 14 April 2015