BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 4 January 2016

FM Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Fashion and Beauty
  Laurie Taylor explores the pleasures and dangers in keeping up appearances.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—03/01/2016
  Church bells from St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/01/2016
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Neil Gardner.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Oxford Farming Conference and the Oxford Real Farming Conference
  Anna Hill previews the Oxford Farming Conference and the Oxford Real Farming Conference.
10. 05:56
  Weather—04/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Greater Rhea
  Chris Packham presents the greater rhea roaming the South American pampas.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/01/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Behaving Ourselves: Mitchell on Manners—A Bit of History
  David Mitchell sets out on a polite but firm inquiry into the confusing world of manners.
3. 09:30
  Hidden Histories of the Information Age—Enfield Exchange
  1/5Aleks Krotoski reveals how telephone exchanges changed young women's working lives.(R)
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Young Orson, Episode 1
  1/5A star is born - in Kenosha.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—04/01/2016
  A phone-in discussing making small or significant life changes.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Toni Morrison - Beloved, Episode 1
  1/10Adaptation of Toni Morrison's seminal novel about ghosts, slavery and terrible secrets.
7. 11:00
  After Ebola
  Dr John Wright, one of the first NHS volunteers in Sierra Leone, returns to the country.
8. 11:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Whitehaven
  1/6Surrealist pirates, rum butter's odd origins and what links rugby and nuclear power?(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—04/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—4 January 1916 - Dorothea Winwood
  Dorothea Winwood is getting into the rhythm of work at the Bevan.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Personal health budgets, Funding circle, Talking ATMs
  A former minister says people entitled to personal care are missing out on millions.
4. 12:57
  Weather—04/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—04/01/2016
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  The Etiquette Guide—1. The Ancients
  1/5Anne Widdecombe rewinds 5,000 years to look at the history of etiquette.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—03/01/2016
  Jill is feeling excited.(R)
8. 14:15
  Where This Service Will...—1. Where This Service Will Terminate
  1/5By Katherine Jakeways. Two strangers meet on the train from Paddington to Penzance.
9. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 12, 2015
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the last contest in the current series of the cryptic quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Eating to Run: Part 1
  How important is diet to running performance? Dan Saladino looks at, and tries, new ideas.(R)
11. 16:00
  With Great Pleasure—Phill Jupitus
  Phill Jupitus takes us through his life in books and songs - Sex Pistols and Steve Martin.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Religion and Psychotherapy
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the relationship between religion and psychotherapy.
13. 17:00
  PM—04/01/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/01/2016 Cameron condemns new IS video
  Speculation over identity of man with British accent in video from Islamic State group
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 6
  6/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined by Rob Brydon.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/01/2016
  There is much praise for Brian.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Tarantino on The Hateful Eight, Costa Book Awards category winners, Playwright Zodwa Nyoni
  Samira Ahmed talks to director Quentin Tarantino about The Hateful Eight.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Toni Morrison - Beloved, Episode 1
  1/10Adaptation of Toni Morrison's seminal novel about ghosts, slavery and terrible secrets.(R)
6. 20:00
  Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite... Laicite
  Catherine Guilyardi examines traditional French values after the Charlie Hebdo killings.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—The Battered Champions of Aleppo
  Tim Whewell is on a quest to find a Syrian football team who were torn apart by civil war.(R)
8. 21:00
  Putting Science to Work—Crowd Safety
  Jim Al-Khalili and guests debate ideas that could help to improve safety at public events.(R)
9. 21:30
  Behaving Ourselves: Mitchell on Manners—A Bit of History
  David Mitchell sets out on a polite but firm inquiry into the confusing world of manners.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—04/01/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Saudi-Iran spat 'threatens Syria peace'
  What impact will the diplomatic row between Saudi Arabia and Iran have on the Syria talks?
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Beach, Episode 1
  1/10Young backpacker Richard is looking for paradise and finds a map that may lead him there.
13. 23:00
  Mastertapes—Series 5, Steel Pulse (the A Side)
  David Hinds & Selwyn Brown about Steel Pulse's 1978 album, 'Handsworth Revolution'
14. 23:30
  Orpheus Underground
  Novelist Neil Gaiman explores the the intricacies of the Orpheus myth(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Young Orson, Episode 1
  1/5A star is born - in Kenosha.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/01/2016
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Neil Gardner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Is farming entrepreneurial enough? Flooding in Lancashire, Cutting greenhouse gas emissions
  Farming is less entrepreneurial than many other industries, according to a new report.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Atlantic (Island) Canary
  Chris Packham presents the Atlantic canary, singing in the Tenerife treetops.(R)

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