BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 27 April 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Stories Behind Immigration - Winner of the Ethnography Award
  The winner of the 2015 BBC/BSA Ethnography Award.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—26/04/2015
  The bells of St Lawrence's Church in Towcester.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/04/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/04/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Potash Mine, Fishing Row
  Plans for a huge potash mine have cleared their first planning hurdle.
10. 05:56
  Weather—27/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Flycatcher
  David Attenborough presents the pied flycatcher.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/04/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Violence
  Anne McElvoy with Richard Bessel, Diana Preston, Helen Benedict and June Oscar.
3. 09:45
  Philip Glass - Words without Music—Episode 1
  1/5The composer recalls his childhood and acceptance into university at a young age.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Theodora Hawksley, Laura Lippman, Dementia and Daughters, Reinterpreting the Qur'an
  Dementia UK's new research, and Theodora Hawksley on becoming a nun. With Jenni Murray.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Elizabeth von Arnim - The Enchanted April, Episode 1
  1/5An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the Riviera.
6. 11:00
  Vive l'Empereur!
  Max Cotton explores the world of Napoleonic re-enactment and the legacy of Waterloo.
7. 11:30
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Australian-born Deborah recalls the true tale of her struggle with visa issues.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Listeners' Election—Litter and Smoking
  Chris Mason brings together Radio 4 listeners' contributions on the issue of litter.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Sucker Lists, Supplements, Sleeping Under Steeples, Soccer Sites
  Are food supplements worth it and what makes a conman's sucker?
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—27/04/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—26/04/2015
  Pip is studying hard.(R)
7. 14:15
  Tommies—27 April 1915
  Mickey Bliss tries to work out why the enemy are always one step ahead.
8. 15:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 5, Cardiff University/Prifysgol Caerdydd
  1/6Three students from Cardiff University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Diet and Diabetes
  Felicity Evans discusses the role of diet in diabetes.(R)
10. 16:00
  Twenty Years of Hate
  Andrew Hussey on the impact of one of French cinema's most incendiary films, La Haine.
11. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 7, Breathe
  Aleks Krotoski explores the overlap between technology and the natural world.
12. 17:00
  PM—27/04/2015
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/04/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/04/2015
  Jolene and Kenton are under a cloud.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jonathan Pryce, Far from the Madding Crowd, Ronnie Wood, Frances Bacon
  Jonathan Pryce as Shylock, a Far from the Madding Crowd film and Ronnie Wood.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Elizabeth von Arnim - The Enchanted April, Episode 1
  1/5An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the Riviera.(R)
6. 20:00
  Lore's Story
  Moving story of love and the struggle to find meaning when faced with a terrible illness.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—'Police State' Portugal
  Does Portugal have a problem with police brutality and racism?(R)
8. 21:00
  Forensics in Crisis—Crisis in Research
  Is forensic evidence becoming increasingly unreliable? Linda Geddes investigates.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Violence
  Anne McElvoy with Richard Bessel, Diana Preston, Helen Benedict and June Oscar.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—27/04/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Nepal welcomes aid workers in the aftermath of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake.
  8 million people now said to have been affected by devastation of Saturday's quake
12. 22:45
  The History of the Peloponnesian War—War Begins
  1/5With Spartan distrust of the rising power of Athens, is war inevitable?
13. 23:00
  The Vote Now Show—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis host an election special with special guest Danny Finklestein.
14. 23:30
  Word of Mouth—A Language Without Words
  Michael Rosen asks Julian Barratt and Steve Oram about creating a language without words.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Philip Glass - Words without Music—Episode 1
  1/5The composer recalls his childhood and acceptance into university at a young age.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/04/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/04/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Horsemeat, Farm Safety, Community Pubs, Dartmoor Ponies
  Horsemeat is back in the news, as police clamp down on illegal meat trading in Europe.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Woodland Dawn Chorus
  David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus recorded in Rutland Water.(R)

Tuesday 28 April 2015