BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 14 September 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/09/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carre, Episode 2
  2/5John le Carre casts his mind back to meeting the fearless Yvette Pierpaoli.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/09/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/09/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/09/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—The State of Nature report, edible insects and Back British Farming Day
  The future of farming and conservation in light of the State of Nature report 2016.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Egret
  The Little Egret - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—14/09/2016
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Waterside Ape—Episode 1
  1/2Sir David Attenborough examines new evidence on a controversial theory of human origins.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carre, Episode 3
  3/5John le Carre recalls meeting Count Mario da Bernaschina and his glamorous wife.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Victoria Hislop; Fostering; Hate crimes
  Author Victoria Hislop on her new book Cartes Postales from Greece. With Jane Garvey.
5. 10:41
  15 Minute Drama—Just a Girl: Series 2, Episode 3
  3/5Amy is victimised at school as a result of Ted's faux pas.
6. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Ella and Helen - Life after Retirement
  Adjusting to the freedom and pleasures of retirement can take a while.
7. 11:00
  Eastern Europeans in Brexitland—12/09/2016
  Journalist Gary Younge explores the impact of the Brexit vote on East Europeans in the UK.(R)
8. 11:30
  Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 1, The Route
  4/6Josh and his wife Monique attend their first NCT class.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—14/09/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—14 September 1916 - Kitty Lumley
  Kitty makes a painful decision.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—14/09/2016
  What's the next big thing in payment technology - could it be the finger?
4. 12:57
  Weather—14/09/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—14/09/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Oliver Burkeman Is Busy—It's not busyness but bandwidth
  Oliver Burkeman asks if our problem might not be lack of time but lack of head space.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—13/09/2016
  Joe's spirits will not be lifted.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The 56
  11 May 1985. Bradford City's ground was devastated by fire. 56 people lost their lives.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Pension or property - financing your retirement
  Could property be a better investment for retirement than pensions?
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Obesity and smoking, Blood pressure, ADHD
  Obesity and smoking, should blood pressure targets get lower? And medicating ADHD.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Men dressing up - The male 'suit'
  Men 'dressing up'. Also, the male 'suit'.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Turkish journalist Can Dundar, John Whittingdale on the BBC draft charter, Phone hacking
  John Whittingdale on Rona Fairhead's decision to stand down as BBC chair.
13. 17:00
  PM—14/09/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/09/2016 Jean-Claude Juncker calls for greater EU integration
  Jean-Claude Juncker calls for greater EU integration
2. 18:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 7, Colchester
  2/6Mark Steel visits the Essex town of Colchester and performs for the locals.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—14/09/2016
  Anna is hopeful.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Ron Howard on The Beatles, Sharon Olds, Tom Ellis, Two Women
  Director Ron Howard discusses his documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week.
5. 19:45
  Letters from Inside—Gillian Slovo
  Novelist Gillian Slovo's letter to her mother, the anti-apartheid activist Ruth First.
6. 20:00
  Unreliable Evidence—14/09/2016
  Clive Anderson and guests explore the legal fall-out from leaving the EU.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—In Praise of Parks
  Travis Elborough explores the role of public parks in British life.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Cities Without Cars
  Keeping cars out of the city: Chris Ledgard explores new plans in Paris and Barcelona.(R)
9. 21:30
  The Waterside Ape—Episode 1
  1/2Sir David Attenborough examines new evidence on a controversial theory of human origins.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—14/09/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Latest from War in Syria
  The latest from war in Syria and the plight of female refugees in Europe.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Anatomy of a Soldier, Episode 3
  3/5Written by Harry Parker and based on a true story of what it really means to be at war.
13. 23:00
  The Pin—Series 2, Shoestring
  2/4Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.
14. 23:15
  Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4A cereal bar fills up scientist Ben's audio diary in the subantarctic.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—14/09/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/09/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carre, Episode 3
  3/5John le Carre recalls meeting Count Mario da Bernaschina and his glamorous wife.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/09/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/09/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/09/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/09/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—A 50 billion-pound takeover, ice cream made from buffalo milk and more on the State of Nature report
  The Monsanto-Bayer merger; a farm's efforts to help stone-curlews; buffalo milk ice cream.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black-browed Albatross
  Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross.(R)

Thursday 15 September 2016