BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 28 April 2015

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Early
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)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/04/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:57
  DEC Nepal Earthquake Appeal
  Kate Adie makes a Nepal Earthquake Appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee.
3. 09:00
  The Great War of Words: Peace before Annihilation?
  Michael Portillo explores the possibilities for peace and protest during World War I.
4. 09:45
  Philip Glass - Words without Music—Episode 2
  2/5Gaining a place at Juilliard, Philip Glass begins his music studies in earnest.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The Leader of the Conservative Party - David Cameron
  The prime minister David Cameron brings the election 2015 leader interviews to a close.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Elizabeth von Arnim - The Enchanted April, Episode 2
  2/5Having arrived in darkness, Lotty and Rose wake up to the radiance of April in Italy.
7. 11:00
  Forensics in Crisis—Crisis in the Lab
  Are specialist forensic techniques used to catch killers and paedophiles under threat?
8. 11:30
  Soul Music—First Cut Is the Deepest
  The story behind the Cat Stevens song, and the memories people associate with it.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—28/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Listeners' Election—Housing and Population
  Chris Mason brings together Radio 4 listeners' contributions about housing and population.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Did you struggle with your weight as a teenager?
  One in four teenagers is clinically obese. What might help?
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/04/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—28/04/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—27/04/2015
  Jolene and Kenton are under a cloud.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Third Eye and the Private Eye
  By David Lemon and Mark Eccleston. The story of one of literature's greatest hoaxes.(R)
8. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 7, The Conversation
  4/6Josie Long hears stories of intimate conversations - including the 'dual form'.
9. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—China's Water Revolution
  China needs more water urgently. Isabel Hilton examines the nation's options.
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Naming Family Relationships - Step, Half or 'Blended'?
  Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look at the names people give to family relationships.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Dame Helen Ghosh on James Lees-Milne
  Matthew Parris talks to the National Trust's Dame Helen Ghosh about James Lees-Milne.
12. 17:00
  PM—28/04/2015
  With the latest news interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/04/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:27
  DEC Nepal Earthquake Appeal
  Kate Adie makes a Nepal Earthquake Appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee.(R)
3. 18:30
  The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 1, Case #32 - Haunted Bookshop
  4/9Reece Shearsmith joins Max and Ivan as they investigate ghoulish goings on in a bookshop.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—28/04/2015
  Adam is ambitious.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Alan Parker, The Game, Eleanor Rees
  Alan Parker on Bugsy Malone, new spy thriller TV series The Game and poet Eleanor Rees.
6. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Elizabeth von Arnim - The Enchanted April, Episode 2
  2/5Having arrived in darkness, Lotty and Rose wake up to the radiance of April in Italy.(R)
7. 20:00
  The Rape of Berlin
  Investigating mass rapes committed by Soviet troops in Germany at the end of World War II.
8. 20:40
  In Touch—Election Special
  Ian Macrae tells Peter White what the main parties are offering blind voters.
9. 21:00
  All in the Mind—28/04/2015
  Mental health policies and Matt Haig's book on depression recovery. With Claudia Hammond.
10. 21:30
  The Great War of Words: Peace before Annihilation?
  Michael Portillo explores the possibilities for peace and protest during World War I.(R)
11. 21:58
  Weather—28/04/2015
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  The World Tonight—UK economic growth slows ahead of general election.
  Official figures show economy grew 0.3 per cent, half the rate of previous 3 months.
13. 22:45
  The History of the Peloponnesian War—From Funerals to Plague
  2/5Ancient Greek historian Thucydides' masterful first-hand account of the Peloponnesian wars
14. 23:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth: Utterly at Odds with the Universe
  Tom takes an emotional journey exploring his profound relationship with his granddad.(R)
15. 23:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 1, Money
  2/4Recycled Radio explores money, the root of all evil. Or is it?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/04/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Philip Glass - Words without Music—Episode 2
  2/5Gaining a place at Juilliard, Philip Glass begins his music studies in earnest.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/04/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/04/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/04/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/04/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Surviving a Cow Attack, Solar Farm Theft, Asparagus Picking
  The farmer who sustained devastating injuries when attacked by a cow. With Sybil Ruscoe.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Heather Moorland Dawn Chorus
  David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the heather moorlands of Allendale.(R)

Wednesday 29 April 2015