BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 19 January 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot—1. Washed Up and Back Home
  1/5Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of overcoming alcoholism on Orkney.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/01/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Padraig O Tuama.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Marine conservation zones, Farming apps, Goat gene bank
  The government has designated 23 new Marine Conservation Zones - but will they work?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Oilbird
  Michael Palin presents the oilbird, from a Venezuelan cavern(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—19/01/2016
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Long View—Donald Trump and the Politics of Celebrity
  Jonathan Freedland examines the rise of Donald Trump through the prism of the past.
3. 09:30
  Under the Mushroom Cloud
  A dramatic eyewitness account of the events in Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.(R)
4. 09:45
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot—2. Back from the Brink
  2/5After hitting rock bottom, Amy seeks treatment before the lambing season.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Muslim women and learning English; Drew Gilpin Faust, the first woman president at Harvard
  Harvard's president, Drew Gilpin Faust. And why the UK stillbirth rate is still too high.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The One about the Social Worker, Episode 2
  2/5Liz's decisions lead to an official complaint.
7. 11:00
  Rethinking Anorexia Nervosa
  How stimulating the brain could be used to treat severe and enduring anorexia nervosa.
8. 11:30
  The Manchester Ballads
  Folk singer Eliza Carthy discovers Manchester's 19th-century broadside ballads.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—19/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—19 January 1916 - Alec Poole
  The stalled Montenegro and Austria negotiations parallel events in the Winwood household.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What made you and your family feel less foreign and more British?
  What was it that led you to feel less foreign and more British?
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—19/01/2016
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Ed Stourton.
6. 13:45
  Three Score Years and Ten—What Next?
  Bishop Richard Holloway argues death is our friend and we should reach out our hand to it.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—18/01/2016
  Fallon has a brainwave.(R)
8. 14:15
  British New Wave—Up the Junction
  Zoe Tapper and Lacey Turner star in Nell Dunn's Sixties classic set in Battersea.(R)
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 12, Stoke-on-Trent
  Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Stoke-on-Trent.(R)
10. 15:30
  Mastertapes—Series 5, Bellowhead (the B Side)
  Bellowhead respond to audience questions about their 2010 album, 'Hedonism'
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Slang
  What is slang? Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright thrash it out with Jonathon Green.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Nitin Sawhney on Jeff Buckley
  Nitin Sawhney champions the life of American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley
13. 17:00
  PM—19/01/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/1/16 Interest rate prediction
  The Governor of the Bank of England has ruled out an immediate rise in interest rates.
2. 18:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, The Employment Agency
  4/6Milton launches a job agency, but his best client goes ballistic.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/01/2016
  Lynda is ready for a grand reopening.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Steve Carell in The Big Short, Brett Anderson and Suede, Fiona Barton
  Steve Carell on The Big Short and Fiona Barton on The Widow, plus diversity at the Oscars.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The One about the Social Worker, Episode 2
  2/5Liz's decisions lead to an official complaint.(R)
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Tennis: Game, Set and Fix?
  Have the tennis authorities done enough to investigate allegations of match-fixing?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Symbols to Say You Are Partially Sighted
  Symbols for partially sighted people and the counsellor who believes his blindness helps.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Hospital admissions and the 'weekend effect', Peyronie's disease
  Do more people die in hospital at the weekend? Dr Mark Porter examines the evidence.
9. 21:30
  The Long View—Donald Trump and the Politics of Celebrity
  Jonathan Freedland examines the rise of Donald Trump through the prism of the past.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—19/01/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Special report on people smuggling from Turkey into Europe
  A BBC correspondent is threatened, the 'staggering' Iraq death toll, and Palin backs Trump
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Automobile Club of Egypt, Episode 2
  2/10Abd el-Aziz's wages from the Automobile Club are barely covering his costs.
13. 23:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 13, Artificial Intelligence
  Brian and Robin talk artificial intelligence with Jo Brand, Anil Seth and Alan Winfield.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—19/01/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. Labour tries to stop student grants being scrapped.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot—2. Back from the Brink
  2/5After hitting rock bottom, Amy seeks treatment before the lambing season.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/01/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Padraig O Tuama.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Rural economy, Robotic chicken farming, Agricultural job on remote island
  A new report highlights the contribution of rural businesses to the UK economy.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Sicklebill
  Michael Palin presents the black sicklebill of New Guinea.(R)

Wednesday 20 January 2016