BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 21 April 2016

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Early
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)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/04/2016
  Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—1816, the Year Without a Summer
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 1816, known as the year without a summer.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 4
  4/5Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Mediation in divorce, Being 90
  A look at the role of mediation in divorce. Why is the law not being imposed?
5. 10:45
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 5
  5/7Soames visits his cousin George and muses on life and death.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—'Islamic State's' Most Wanted
  The astonishing story of a group of young men in Syria resisting so-called Islamic State.
7. 11:30
  Will Gompertz Gets Creative—Pottery
  3/4Will Gompertz is joined by Johnny Vegas and Kate Malone for a masterclass in pottery.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—21/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—21 April 1916 - Tobias Holden
  Tobias Holden tries to mend bridges.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—All Tomorrow's Parties and our iWonder guide
  You and Yours is launching a new online guide to help listeners avoid fraud.
4. 12:57
  Weather—21/04/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—21/04/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Scenes from Student Life—The Diarist and the Blogger
  4/10Ellie Cawthorne compares a student diary from 1690 to an undergraduate blog from 2015.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—20/04/2016
  Pip has a proposition for Tom.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Holy Father
  In the year 2020, cardinals from all over the world gather in Rome to elect a new pontiff.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Old Oswestry Hillfort
  Helen Mark visits the Iron Age hillfort in Oswestry, Shropshire.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—MedEquip4Kids
  Kirsten O'Brien presents an appeal on behalf of MedEquip4Kids.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Barney Norris
  Deborah Levy and Daniel Hahn tell Mariella Frostrup about the enduring appeal of Cervantes(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Bastille Day, Flatpack Film Festival
  Francine Stock visits the Flatpack Festival in Birmingham and tries out Blind Cinema.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—EU membership and UK science, Quantum games, Fixing genes
  What are the consequences for UK science of leaving the EU? Adam investigates.
14. 17:00
  PM—21/04/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/04/2016 Government says it could buy part of Tata Steel to safeguard its future
  UK and Welsh governments offer to buy 25% of Tata Steel to attract potential buyers
2. 18:30
  Don't Make Me Laugh—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Omid Djalili, Sara Pascoe, Russell Kane and Adam Hess try not to be funny.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/04/2016
  Lilian is on a spree.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Remembering Prince, Opera North's Ring Cycle, novelist Georgina Harding
  Mica Paris, biographer Matt Thorne and journalist Kevin Le Gendre on the legacy of Prince.
5. 19:45
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 5
  5/7Soames visits his cousin George and muses on life and death.(R)
6. 20:00
  Borders, An Odyssey—The Journey
  2/3How much do we need home? Frances Stonor Saunders examines the journeys we take.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Selling Shakespeare
  Author Andrew Dickson explores William Shakespeare's influence on the business world.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—EU membership and UK science, Quantum games, Fixing genes
  What are the consequences for UK science of leaving the EU? Adam investigates.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—1816, the Year Without a Summer
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 1816, known as the year without a summer.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Pop superstar Prince dead at 57
  US pop superstar Prince dies aged 57.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—10 Days, Episode 4
  4/10The new police commissioner must find Molotov Man - the face of the London riots.
12. 23:00
  Down the Line—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—21/04/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/04/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 4
  4/5Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/04/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/04/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/04/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/04/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Police and crime commissioners elections, Campylobacter in poultry, Rural Payments Agency and subsidies and dairy
  Rural issues affecting the election of police and crime commissioners.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—House Martin
  Steve Backshall presents the house martin.(R)

Friday 22 April 2016