BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 19 July 2015

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Made in Bristol—Series 2, Reality Check
  2/3Three short pieces of flash-fiction by Tania Hershman linked by the theme of science.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/07/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/07/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Questioning Success
  Jennifer Kavanagh questions the value of success.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—19/07/2015
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Breath, You Invisible Poem
  John McCarthy explores the cultural and metaphorical significance of breathing.
3. 06:35
  Living World—The Snakebirds of May
  Chris Packham relives programmes from the Living World archives.
4. 06:57
  Weather—19/07/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—19/07/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Sunflowers,Punk vicar, 21st-century cloisters
  William Crawley asks whether God should be kept out of politics and talks to a punk vicar.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Rainforest Foundation UK
  Charlie Hamilton James presents an appeal for Rainforest Foundation UK.
8. 07:57
  Weather—19/07/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—19/07/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Buxton Festival
  Festival Eucharist from St John's Church, Buxton, sung to Schubert's Mass in C.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Adam Gopnik: In Praise of Privacy
  Adam Gopnik reflects on the need to protect private communications in the internet age.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Barnacle Goose
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the barnacle goose.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—19/07/2015
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—19/07/2015
  Debbie makes up her mind, and Kate is not the mother Phoebe wants.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Noel Gallagher
  Kirsty Young talks to Noel Gallagher, musician, songwriter and former Oasis lead guitarist
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—19/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 63, Episode 1
  1/663rd series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Fast Food Workers
  Sheila Dillon finds out how a fast food worker strike in the US is influencing the UK.
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/07/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—19/07/2015
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  In Search of the Black Mozart—Episode 1
  1/2Chi-chi Nwanoku turns musical detective in search of black composers and musicians.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Bedford
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel show from Bedford.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—19/07/2015
  Conversations about self-harm, MS and arthritis and how things can improve.
9. 15:00
  Tender Is the Night: A Romance—Episode 1
  1/2F Scott Fitzgerald's beautiful, poignant novel about marriage, glamour and disintegration.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Judy Blume
  Judy Blume talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel, In the Unlikely Event.
11. 16:30
  Poetry in the Remaking—Michael Rosen and Simon Armitage
  2/3Six poets reread Ted Hughes's seminal how-to book about poetry.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Police Complaints: A Fair Cop?
  Good cop? Bad cop? Reforming the police complaints process. Presented by Claire Savage.(R)
13. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 18, Blood Sports
  8/8Ryan Craig responds to the dropping of the vote on the fox hunting bill in the Commons.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—19/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—19/07/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/07/15 Cameron accused of making up Syria policy "on the hoof"
  Cameron accused of making up Syria policy "on the hoof"
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Julian Worricker
  Julian Worricker chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/07/2015
  Roll up for the (Lower Loxley) village fete.
4. 19:15
  The Kindness of Strangers
  John Osborne wrestles with the idea of donating one of his kidneys to a virtual stranger.
5. 19:45
  A Pocketful of Rye—A Rye Boy
  2/3A farmer struggles to control his wife when a sculptor comes to town.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—17/07/2015
  Listener comments on the BBC's future, iPlayer downloads and life-drawing on the radio.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Rev Joyce Bennett, Prince Saud al-Faisal, Burt Shavitz, Michael Oliver, Ian Allan
  Matthew Bannister on a priest, a foreign minister, a beekeeper and a medical professor.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Travel money saving tips from listeners, PPI redress, Would you tell colleagues what you earn?
  Ruth Alexander speaks to travellers about how they save money on holiday.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Rainforest Foundation UK
  Charlie Hamilton James presents an appeal for Rainforest Foundation UK.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Populism
  Who are 'the people' - and what do they really want? Eliane Glaser explores populism.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—19/07/2015
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—19/07/2015
  Andrew Gimson analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Michael Douglas, X + Y, The secrets of a storyboard artist
  Michael Douglas discusses his first superhero movie, Ant-Man. Francine Stock presents.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Breath, You Invisible Poem
  John McCarthy explores the cultural and metaphorical significance of breathing.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Middle-class drug dealers, Globalisation of white collar work
  Laurie Taylor discusses a study into the selling of drugs among teens in suburban America.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/07/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/07/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/07/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Aquaculture around British Isles, Prawn wars, Rural foodbanks
  Felicity Evans hears about the 'coastal harvest' from the waters around the UK.
10. 05:56
  Weather—20/07/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
  John Aitchison presents the lesser spotted woodpecker.(R)

Monday 20 July 2015