BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 20 April 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 2
  2/5Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/04/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/04/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/04/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—NFU position on Brexit
  The NFU has announced its support for staying in the EU and the president explains why.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Tern
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common tern.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/04/2016
  Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Hunter Davies, Daniel Evans, Henry Normal, Fiona Bird
  Libby Purves meets writer Hunter Davies and artistic director Daniel Evans.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 3
  3/5Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Shakespeare's mothers and sons, When should you go public about sexism?
  Shakepeare's portrayal of mothers and sons and the history of criminalising prostitution.
5. 10:41
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 4
  4/7While Fleur decides to flirt with danger, Michael wrestles with his conscience at work.
6. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Holly and Axel - Aftershock
  A year after the Nepal earthquake, a couple who were there reflect on its impact on them.
7. 11:00
  Are Human Rights Really Universal?—Episode 1
  1/2Helena Kennedy QC explores the deeper claims of human rights to be truly universal.(R)
8. 11:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 9, Neil Innes talks to Graham Linehan
  5/6Songwriter Neil Innes talks to comedy writer and director Graham Linehan.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—20 April 1916 - Elspeth Taverner
  The rift widens between Halecot and Blackfold farms.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Recycling confusion, Matchmaker services, Online estate agents
  Recycling refusers - if you won't separate your rubbish, do you deserve to lose your bin?
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/04/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Scenes from Student Life—The Wits
  3/10Ellie Cawthorne on writers, actors and entertainers that were forged at university.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/04/2016
  Rex just keeps on trying.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Original British Dramatists, Rock Me Amadeus
  1/10By Simon Topping. Charlie is a boy but knows she is really a girl. Starring Alex Lawther.(R)
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Wedding Costs
  Listeners share their questions and ideas about wedding costs with Ruth Alexander.
10. 15:30
  The Joy of 9 to 5—02/12/2015
  Lucy Kellaway asks whether we should be more open about what we are paid.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Happiness and government, Good parenting
  Laurie Taylor asks if the government should aim to promote well-being.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—The decline of TV news, Celebrity injunction, Local TV
  The decline of TV news, celebrity injunction, and local TV.
13. 17:00
  PM—20/04/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/04/2016 Comedian Victoria Wood dies at 62
  The comedian and actor, Victoria Wood, has died of cancer at 62
2. 18:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Questioning Loyalties
  3/6Collaboration loyalty cards ruin Uljabaan's plans and Richard's chances in the pub quiz.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/04/2016
  Pip has a proposition for Tom.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Victoria Wood remembered, Curtis Sittenfeld, Maya Sondhi, Lucian Msamati
  Producer Geoff Posner remembers Victoria Wood. Plus Lucian Msamati on Iago.
5. 19:45
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 4
  4/7While Fleur decides to flirt with danger, Michael wrestles with his conscience at work.(R)
6. 20:00
  Agree to Differ—Series 2, Artificial Intelligence
  3/3Discussion programme that gives listeners a new way to understand a controversial issue.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Dead White Composers
  Simon Zagorski-Thomas thinks we fail to value the study of pop music.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—The Mars of the Mid-Atlantic
  Peter Gibbs explores Ascension Island, a barren Atlantic rock made fertile by man.(R)
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Hunter Davies, Daniel Evans, Henry Normal, Fiona Bird
  Libby Purves meets writer Hunter Davies and artistic director Daniel Evans.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—London Mayoral Contest in Extremism Row
  London mayoral contest in extremism row - the cleric at the centre speaks out.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—10 Days, Episode 3
  3/10Cathy and her daughter are caught up in the protest that the Met are struggling to contain
12. 23:00
  Nurse—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse.
13. 23:15
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 2, Survival
  4/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the subject of survival, through the medium of poetry.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/04/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 3
  3/5Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/04/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/04/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/04/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—European Subsidies Update
  English farmers are to be given bridging payments to tide them over.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Osprey
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the osprey.(R)

Thursday 21 April 2016