BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 25 May 2016

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room, Episode 2
  2/5Writer Aarathi Prasad visits the hospital in the Dharavi slum where the shrine holds sway.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/05/2016
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Very Rev John Chalmers.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Food fraud and traceability, Grading beef carcasses
  Traceability and food fraud are the issues looked at, alongside You and Yours.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
  John Aitchison presents the lesser spotted woodpecker.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/05/2016
  Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Martha High, Chris Lemmon, The Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones, Jamie Squibb
  Libby Purves meets soul singer Martha High and Chris Lemmon, son of the actor Jack.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room, Episode 3
  3/5It all began with a rabbit, so the bonesetter's story goes.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jodie Foster talks about fame, her relationship with her mum and her latest film project
  Jodie Foster on her latest film Money Monster, fame, family life and Freaky Friday.
5. 10:41
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Mary Ann in Autumn, Episode 3
  3/5Mary Ann takes some time out before her operation and Jake takes a chance on Jonah.
6. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Tim and Michael - Living on the Border
  Even though Hay-on-Wye is in Wales, at times it seems to be part of England.
7. 11:00
  Born in Bradford—Support for new mothers
  Winifred Robinson reports on the lives of thousands of families being tracked in Bradford.(R)
8. 11:30
  Polyoaks—Series 4, Back in the NHSS
  4/6The staff face supervision from the private sector in a 'care provision shake-up'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—25/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—25 May 1916 - Oswald Dyer
  Epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—NHS continuing care, Gay bars, Hotel Chocolat
  NHS continuing care, Hotel Chocolat, and how dating online has affected gay bars.
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—25/05/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  England: Made in the Middle—3. Midlands Beauty
  3/5Why Helen Castor claims the real garden of England is the Midlands - not Kent.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/05/2016
  It is a big day at Home Farm.(R)
8. 14:15
  Dangerous Visions—News from Nowhere
  Will wakes to find he has travelled 100 years into the future to a post-capitalist London.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Understanding the New State Pension
  Paul Lewis and a panel of guests explore the complexity of the new state pension.
10. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Exams and the mental health of children, A community approach to suicide prevention
  The reality of exam stress, and the community initiative to prevent suicide.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—'Queer' wars, Nigerian beauty pageants
  'Queer' wars: the global struggle for lesbian/gay rights. Also, Nigerian beauty pageants.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Press bias, Police and the media, Digital media
  How are the media representing the two sides of the referendum campaign?
13. 17:00
  PM—25/05/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/05//2016 Institute for Fiscal Studies criticised in EU referendum debate
  Vote Leave accuses IFS of bias after it warned about the financial impact of Brexit
2. 18:30
  Heresy—Series 10, Episode 2
  2/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Alex Horne, Jonny Woo and Richard Osman.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/05/2016
  Fallon and Kirsty get their heads together.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Neil Gaiman, Liz Lochhead, Roy Williams
  Neil Gaiman on his Likely Stories, poet Liz Lochhead, and playwright Roy Williams.
5. 19:45
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Mary Ann in Autumn, Episode 3
  3/5Mary Ann takes some time out before her operation and Jake takes a chance on Jonah.(R)
6. 20:00
  FutureProofing—Language
  Will technology make language barriers obsolete?
7. 20:45
  Why I Changed My Mind—Series 2, Peter Hitchens
  5/5Dominic Lawson asks Peter Hitchens about his transition from Trotskyism to conservatism.
8. 21:00
  Science Stories—Chaucer's Astrolabe - The Medieval GPS
  Chaucer's Astrolabe and how a renowned poet wrote the world's first scientific manual.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Martha High, Chris Lemmon, The Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones, Jamie Squibb
  Libby Purves meets soul singer Martha High and Chris Lemmon, son of the actor Jack.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—25/05/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Latest on future of Tata Steel in UK
  The latest on the future of Tata Steel in the UK.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Bricks That Built the Houses, None of It's Real
  3/5Harry and Leon feel edgy about a drug deal. Becky is still trying to make it as a dancer.
13. 23:00
  Lenny Henry's Rogues Gallery—Series 1, The Birthing Project
  2/4Lenny Henry stars in this tale about an alien who had an unfortunate experience on Earth.
14. 23:15
  Death and Taxis—Sometimes I Feel
  3/4Andy Warhol's acclaimed diaries brought to life in four short dramas by Sean Grundy.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/05/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room, Episode 3
  3/5It all began with a rabbit, so the bonesetter's story goes.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/05/2016
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Very Rev John Chalmers.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Microbeads harming marine life, woodcock decline and fruit packaging
  Renewed calls for a ban on plastic microbeads which harm marine life.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Marsh Tit
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the marsh tit.(R)

Thursday 26 May 2016