BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 22 September 2015

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/09/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The White Road, Mount Kao-ling
  1/5Edmund de Waal's first stop is China and Jingdezhen, the city of porcelain.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/09/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/09/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/09/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Shadow secretary of state for Defra, Chilli farming, Wild horse contraception
  Listeners' questions are put to the new shadow Defra secretary Kerry McCarthy.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Variable Pitohui
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the poisonous variable pitohui from New Guinea.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—22/09/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Long View—Vietnamese refugees in 1979
  Jonathan Freedland compares Britain's responses to refugees from Vietnam and Syria.
3. 09:30
  The Town Is The Menu—4. Cambridge
  4/5Town and Gown provide the inspiration as Simon Preston creates a new dish for Cambridge.(R)
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The White Road, Dresden and Tschirnhaus
  2/5The author explores the dramatic events that led to the creation of European porcelain.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Judy Chicago, Sexual assaults in schools, Boho fashion, Tara J Lal
  Jane Garvey talks to the pioneering feminist artist Judy Chicago.
6. 10:45
  Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 2
  2/10Shardlake is disturbed by a dying man's last words. Dramatisation of CJ Sansom's novel.
7. 11:00
  Natural Histories—Parrots
  Brett Westwood explores parrots and their effect on art, literature and society.
8. 11:30
  Orpheus Underground
  Novelist Neil Gaiman explores the the intricacies of the Orpheus myth
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—22/09/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—22 September 1915 - Dorothea Winwood
  The Winwoods venture out for the first time with their new baby.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Can you learn how to be happy?
  Winifred Robinson asks whether it is possible to learn how to be happy.
4. 12:57
  Weather—22/09/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—22/09/2015
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Computing Britain—Computers at Home
  7/12How 1980s Britain grew to love the home computer. Presented by mathematician Hannah Fry.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—21/09/2015
  Rob looks for more structure.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Orpheus and Eurydice
  Contemporary interpretation of the Orpheus myth by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 11, Wolverhampton
  4/6Jay Rayner and the culinary panel are in Wolverhampton.(R)
10. 15:30
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2015, Bunny
  By Mark Haddon. A man overeats and fears leaving the house, but Leah comes to the rescue.
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Reading: Print v eBooks
  Michael Rosen examines the differences between reading print books and reading eBooks.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Nick Stadlen on Bram Fischer
  Nick Stadlen champions the life of the Afrikaner Revolutionary Bram Fischer.
13. 17:00
  PM—22/09/2015
  News interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/9/2015 Volkswagen crisis escalates
  VW says 11 million diesel cars have same software used to cheat in emissions tests in US
2. 18:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 1, We Try Harder
  2/4Rupert Hardacre enlists Amanda's help to win back one of his old accounts.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/09/2015
  At Grey Gables, it is the time and place to remember.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—James Dean biopic, Mr Foote's Other Leg, Frances Leviston, Disclosure
  Including a review of the James Dean biopic Life. John Wilson presents.
5. 19:45
  Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 2
  2/10Shardlake is disturbed by a dying man's last words. Dramatisation of CJ Sansom's novel.(R)
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Working in the Shadows
  Simon Cox meets migrants working in Britain illegally.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—The Trader, the Archer and the Pastor
  We hear from a blind financial trader, a Baptist minister and an archer.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Cancer drugs fund, Winter flu vaccine, Bandy legs and knock knees, Peer review
  Dr Mark Porter on the anxiety being caused by proposed reforms to the Cancer Drugs Fund.
9. 21:30
  The Long View—Vietnamese refugees in 1979
  Jonathan Freedland compares Britain's responses to refugees from Vietnam and Syria.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—22/09/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—EU ministers agree compulsory quotas to relocate refugees.
  Vote passed by a large majority - despite fierce opposition from some countries.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay, Episode 2
  2/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless'
13. 23:00
  Alice's Wunderland—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/4Can the peculiar narrator help a ghost find the villain who squashed him in the 1970s?
14. 23:30
  With Great Pleasure—Levi Roots
  Levi Roots picks his favourite readings. Read by Adrian Lester and Claire Benedict.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/09/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The White Road, Dresden and Tschirnhaus
  2/5The author explores the dramatic events that led to the creation of European porcelain.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/09/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/09/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/09/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Newts, Joan Bomford, Herbs for skincare
  A new approach to newts might make land development easier. Presented by Anna Hill.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Drongo
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the black drongo of Southern Asia.(R)

Wednesday 23 September 2015