BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 21 February 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/02/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Stories—The Easter Lilies
  Julia McKenzie reads Jane Gardam's story set in an impoverished suburban English church.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/02/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/02/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—21/02/2016
  Bells from St Martin's Church Desford in Leicester.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—The Wilderness
  The Rev Dr Emma Loveridge takes listeners to her isolated retreat in east Devon.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—21/02/2016
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Repeat After Me
  Poet Ross Sutherland explores the consequences of repeating oneself.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Dairy: A More Ethical Alternative?
  Ruth Sanderson meets the Leicestershire dairy farmers with a fresh approach.
4. 06:57
  Weather—21/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—21/02/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Sikh women and the turban, The Church and the middle classes and Sin
  Looking at Sikh women and the turban, the church tackling middle-class bias, and sin.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Theatre for a Change
  Noma Dumezweni makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Theatre for a Change.
8. 07:57
  Weather—21/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—21/02/2016
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Lent Pilgrimage 2: Taking and Leaving
  How do we choose what to keep and what to leave behind on Lent pilgrimage?
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Vanilla Happiness
  Adam Gopnik says the secret of happiness lies in unexpected pleasures.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Raven
  David Attenborough presents the raven.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—21/02/2016
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—21/02/2016
  A helping hand for Helen? And it is a big day for Brookfield.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Dame Zaha Hadid
  Kirsty Young interviews architect Dame Zaha Hadid.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—21/02/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 8, Calman, Cooke, Lowe
  6/6John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Susan Calman, Adam Lowe and Lucy Cooke.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Sake Revelation
  Sheila Dillon can't stand sake... but she is about to have a revelation.
4. 12:57
  Weather—21/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—21/02/2016
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  The Spoken Image
  Photographer Eamonn McCabe curates his own photo exhibition on the radio.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Tutbury Castle
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—21/02/2016
  Children and parents talk about being deaf or hearing, and about a photographic legacy.
9. 15:00
  The Life and Loves of a She Devil by Fay Weldon—1. Revenge
  1/2Fay Weldon’s darkly comic fairy tale about revenge, sex and power.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Meg Rosoff
  Meg Rosoff talks about her debut novel for adults, Jonathan Unleashed.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Bubble and Squeak
  Roger McGough presents poetry old and new, happy and sad, and everything in between.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Sunni Shia Splits?
  Are relations between Sunni and Shia Muslims in the UK being strained by tensions abroad?(R)
13. 17:40
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 19, Popping Out
  Following the EU summit, novelist Will Self responds to the UK's pitch for better terms.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—21/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/02/2016 Boris Johnson backs leave campaign
  Boris Johnson has announced that he will argue for Britain's exit from the European Union
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Antonia Quirke
  Antonia Quirke chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/02/2016
  Is Brookfield all set for change? Jolene is making an effort for Lent.
4. 19:15
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Milton Jones, Susie Dent, Alun Cochrane and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.(R)
5. 19:45
  Say Yes by Tobias Wolff
  A chat after-dinner shows up a couples' differences. Can they compromise and reconcile?
6. 20:00
  Feedback—Junior doctors' strike, David Bowie's death
  Coverage of the junior doctors' strike and opinions on The Archers' Rob storyline.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Edmonde Charles-Roux, Norman Hudis, Antonin Scalia, Harper Lee
  Matthew Bannister on a UN Secretary General, an editor, a screenwriter, a judge(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—The East-West Energy Divide
  Why do gas and electricity cost more in some parts of the UK?(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Theatre for a Change
  Noma Dumezweni makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Theatre for a Change.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Inheritance
  Jo Fidgen asks why inheritance arouses such powerful emotions.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—21/02/2016
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—21/02/2016
  Hugh Muir of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—John Lasseter
  Francine Stock talks to the American animator and film-maker John Lasseter.(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—Repeat After Me
  Poet Ross Sutherland explores the consequences of repeating oneself.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/02/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Museums and nationalism, Imagining utopias
  Laurie Taylor asks what can be learnt about nationalism from cultural institutions.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—21/02/2016
  Bells from St Martin's Church Desford in Leicester.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/02/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/02/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/02/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—TB testing on dairy farm, Changing legal landscape in farming, Biochar and ash dieback
  When a negative TB test result opens up some very difficult decisions for a dairy farmer.
10. 05:56
  Weather—22/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—House Sparrow
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the house sparrow.(R)

Monday 22 February 2016