BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 2 May 2016

FM Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The Flaneur - Walking in the City
  Laurie Taylor explores the history and meaning of the urban stroller, past and present.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Coventry Cathedral
  Church bells from Coventry Cathedral.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/05/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Beatrix Potter in the Lake District
  Celebrating the farming legacy of Beatrix Potter in the Lake District.
10. 05:56
  Weather—02/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Swift
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/05/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Cross-dressing and masculinity with Grayson Perry
  Grayson Perry, Emma Rice, Alice Coote and Kelley Swain with Mary Ann Sieghart.
3. 09:45
  The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel—Episode 1
  1/5John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer who wants to rediscover traditional practices.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The RCN @100 - A celebration of nurses and nursing
  Nurses who trained together in the late 1950s reminisce.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Clouds in Trousers, Ice
  1/5A weathered life as imagined by Katie Hims. A snowy day off-school.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—Child Rescue
  Grace Dent follows the case of the UK man caught trying to smuggle a child.
7. 11:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 6, Glamper, Camper, Pamper, Hamper
  3/6Ramesh enrols the community to help raise money for a local sporting star.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—2 May 1916 - Adam Wilson
  A letter arrives for Lewis Cox.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—New pubs adjudicator, Coastal erosion, Food hygiene
  Shari Vahl on the erosion affecting our coast and the new role of pubs code adjudicator.
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—02/05/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs with Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide—1. Othello
  1/5An exploration of the first of five Shakespeare plays crossing the racial divide.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—01/05/2016
  Pat and Tony make progress.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Undivided Heart
  Susan has died. People who loved her visit her flat. But did they love the same woman?
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—The Final, 2016
  The 2016 final of the general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Food and Farming Awards: The Highlights
  Featuring the finalists of the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
11. 16:00
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 2, Agrippina
  4/4Natalie Haynes stands up for Agrippina the Younger, who bossed it in first century Rome.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 9, Lost and Found
  Aleks explores if people are more likely to find lost items using online social networks.
13. 17:00
  PM—02/05/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/05/2016 A breakthrough in treating breast cancer
  Scientists produce a near-perfect picture of the genetic events that cause the illness.
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 16, Episode 5
  5/6David Mitchell with Henning Wehn, Jon Richardson, Susan Calman and Jack Dee.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/05/2016
  It's a busy day on The Green.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Capability Brown
  Capability Brown, born 300 years ago this year, changed the landscape of Georgian England.
5. 19:45
  Open Art—Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins, Episode 1
  Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet.
6. 20:00
  For Better or Worse
  Peter McGraith hears personal accounts of same-sex marriage in post equality Britain.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Forgetting Igbo
  Nkem Ifejika cannot speak Igbo, the language of his forefathers, and he wants to know why.(R)
8. 21:00
  The Imposter's Survival Guide
  Oliver Burkeman explores the frequent human experience of feeling like a fraud.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Cross-dressing and masculinity with Grayson Perry
  Grayson Perry, Emma Rice, Alice Coote and Kelley Swain with Mary Ann Sieghart.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—02/05/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Leicester City win Premier League title
  Leicester City win Premier League title - reaction from the mayor of Leicester.
12. 22:45
  Not Working by Lisa Owens—Episode 1
  1/10Lisa Owens' comic debut, depicting a life unravelling in minute and spectacular ways.
13. 23:00
  Don't Make Me Laugh—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Lee Mack, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan and Tom Parry try not to be funny.
14. 23:30
  My Mother's Sari
  Dr Shahidha Bari looks at the history of the sari.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel—Episode 1
  1/5John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer who wants to rediscover traditional practices.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/05/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Pest control, farm incomes, drones and bison
  Including investigation of pest control, drones, falling farm incomes and farming bison.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Reed Warbler
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the reed warbler.(R)

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