BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 1 September 2016

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/09/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Shrinking Violets, Episode 3
  3/5Could the origins of art lie in the human capacity for introversion?(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/09/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/09/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/09/2016
  Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev John McLuckie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Animal welfare in abattoirs, pet foxes and bovine TB in Wales
  Should abattoirs be made to install CCTV to prevent animal welfare abuse?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ruff
  Bill Oddie presents the ruff.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/09/2016
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Matter of the North—The Rebellious Tongues of the North
  4/10Melvyn Bragg on the the turbulent years of rebellion which swept the north of England.
3. 09:30
  Natural History Heroes—Dorothea Bate
  3/10Palaeontologist Tori Herridge explains why Dorothea Bate is her Natural History Hero.(R)
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Shrinking Violets, Episode 4
  4/5In a New York brownstone in 1965, the first skirmish in the war against shyness began.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Mother Teresa; US campus sexual assaults
  The canonisation of Mother Teresa as a saint. And tackling sexual assaults on US campuses.
6. 10:45
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 1, 9. Violence
  9/10Annie unearths some terrible, but useful secrets...
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Addicted in Suburbia
  Heroin, opiates, and suburban Ohio.
8. 11:30
  Taking Art To The People
  Michael Symmons Roberts on the life and legacy of the philanthropist Thomas Horsfall.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—01/09/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—1 September 1916 - Dorothea Winwood
  Ralph Winwood returns home to a limited welcome.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Abortion pills helpline, The millennial whoop, The Cambridge Satchel Company, Edreams
  A new helpline is launched for women who buy illegal abortion pills.
4. 12:57
  Weather—01/09/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—01/09/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Nature's Great Invaders—4. Ring-necked Parakeet
  4/5How invasive is the ring-necked parakeet?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—31/08/2016
  Tom realises he has got his work cut out.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Hatch, Match and Dispatch, Time and Tide by David Hodgson
  3/6Stag-night, time-travelling thriller.(R)
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Hoylake: Green Belt and Greens
  Helen Mark finds out how a proposed golf resort in Hoylake will affect the green belt.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Children's Liver Disease Foundation
  Louise Tubman makes an appeal on behalf of Children's Liver Disease Foundation.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Crime Writing: Val McDermid, Abir Mukherjee and Lucy Ribchester
  A special edition of Open Book from Edinburgh, devoted to crime writing.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—The Choir That Sang Elvish
  Antonia Quirke meets a choir that supplies voices for blockbuster soundtracks.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Gravitational wave detection, Exo-Mars landing, Royal Society book prize, Gait biometrics
  Gravitational wave detection, Exo-Mars landing, Royal Society book prize, gait biometrics.
14. 17:00
  PM—01/09/2016
  Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/09/2016 May accuses BMA of playing politics
  Theresa May accuses BMA of playing politics. £ rises after positive manufacturing survey
2. 18:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 4, Big Tom and the Hendersons
  2/4Dad tries to fight off an unwanted invasion, while Granny turns to smuggling.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/09/2016
  Brian gives Adam a heads up.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Reading prison and Oscar Wilde, The Collection, Venice Film Festival, Bjork digital
  Art inspired by Reading gaol's most famous inmate, Bjork goes digital at Somerset House.
5. 19:45
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 1, 9. Violence
  9/10Annie unearths some terrible, but useful secrets...(R)
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Jesse Morton: The Jihadi Who Changed His Mind
  A former radical jihadi changed his mind and is now speaking out against extremism.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Has 3D printing lived up to the hype?
  Peter Day asks whether 3D printing has lived up to its early promise.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Gravitational wave detection, Exo-Mars landing, Royal Society book prize, Gait biometrics
  Gravitational wave detection, Exo-Mars landing, Royal Society book prize, gait biometrics.(R)
9. 21:30
  The Matter of the North—The Rebellious Tongues of the North
  4/10Melvyn Bragg on the the turbulent years of rebellion which swept the north of England.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—01/09/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Migrants facing added dangers in Libya
  How is Italy coping with the influx of migrants who are crossing the sea from Libya?
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Paradise Lodge, Episode 4
  4/10Coming-of-age comedy by Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina.
13. 23:00
  Heresy—Series 9, Episode 4
  4/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Julia Hartley-Brewer, Richard Coles and Giles Coren.(R)
14. 23:30
  Shared Experience—Series 5, Not What We Were Expecting
  Three parents discuss life with a child with learning difficulties.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/09/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Shrinking Violets, Episode 4
  4/5In a New York brownstone in 1965, the first skirmish in the war against shyness began.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/09/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/09/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/09/2016
  Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev John McLuckie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Fish virus, Green belt, Tick survey
  Careless anglers could be spreading a killer virus among fish.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ringed Plover
  Michaela Strachan presents the ringed plover.(R)

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