BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 30 November 2016

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/11/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Reality Is Not What It Seems, The Most Beautiful of Theories
  2/5In 1905, Albert Einstein formulates the most famous equation of modern science.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/11/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/11/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/11/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/11/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/11/2016
  Spiritual reflection to start the day, with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Pig exports post-Brexit, New Scottish salmon hatchery, Dairy Crest research
  Brexit, sterling and pork exports: Anna Hill hears the outlook for UK pork producers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Bar-tailed Godwit
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the bar-tailed godwit.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/11/2016
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.
  Actor Bradley Walsh and novelist Salley Vickers join Libby Purves.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Reality Is Not What It Seems, The Quantum Leap
  3/5Carlo Rovelli explores 20th-century discoveries in the fields of quantum science.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Marine le Pen and the French presidential race, Georgette Heyer, No fault divorce
  Will Marine le Pen become the first female president of France? With Jenni Murray.
5. 10:41
  Gudrun—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/5Lucy Catherine's modern re-telling of classic Icelanders' saga.
6. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Elspeth and Sue - Period Pains
  A childhood with some unusual features required a lot of explaining.
7. 11:00
  The Tarpaulin - A Biography
  Historian Dina Gusejnova tells the story of tarpaulin from the 17th Century to now.(R)
8. 11:30
  Gloomsbury—Series 3, Tired of London
  5/6Henry finally gives up his job at the Foreign Office for a career as a writer.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—30/11/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Witness History—The US School Bible Controversy
  How a schoolboy challenged the practice of daily Bible reading in US schools - and won.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Mis-sold solar panels, Seduced by the sultan, Flood resilience grants
  Hundreds of people mis-sold government Green Deal loans are still paying them back.
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/11/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—30/11/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Self Drives—The Trabant, 3. Achtung Bitte!
  3/5Will makes it to the former East German border in his iconic communist car
7. 14:00
  The Archers—29/11/2016
  Ruth fires a warning shot.(R)
8. 14:15
  Douglas Livingstone—Road to Oxford
  The story of a missing student set against the rowdy May Day celebrations in Oxford.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Transforming the NHS
  Lesley Curwen and guests answer calls on the NHS and its future finances.
10. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Pathological Demand Avoidance, Is wisdom a trait or a state, Anxiety-free comedy gigs
  Claudia Hammond examines pathological demand avoidance.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Foie gras & the politics of taste - Memories of Irish food
  Foie gras and the politics of taste. Also, male Irish migrants recall the food back home.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Diversity at the BBC, Yousra Elbagir, Hugo Rifkind
  Steve Hewlett asks what the BBC is doing to improve diversity in the top jobs.
13. 17:00
  PM—30/11/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/11/2016 Child sex abuse in football - Chelsea allegations reported
  Chelsea is the latest football club to become embroiled in allegations of child sex abuse
2. 18:30
  Women Talking About Cars—Series 1, Dawn French
  1/4Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Dawn French about her life, and the cars she has known!
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/11/2016
  Lynda has some reluctant players.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Robert Rauschenberg, The poetry of Philip Larkin, This is Us reviewed
  Robert Rauschenberg at the Tate, the poetry of Philip Larkin, This is Us reviewed.
5. 19:45
  Gudrun—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/5Lucy Catherine's modern re-telling of classic Icelanders' saga.(R)
6. 20:00
  We Need to Talk About Death—Series 1, Stand By Me
  Joan Bakewell explores death and dying, confronting the very questions we fear the most.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Magazine Renaissance
  Jeremy Leslie explains why reports of magazines dying have been greatly exaggerated.
8. 21:00
  Science Stories—The Day The Earth Stopped Standing Still
  How a dying man's book demoted the earth and reconstructed the universe.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.
  Actor Bradley Walsh and novelist Salley Vickers join Libby Purves.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—30/11/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Is Aleppo at risk of becoming "one giant graveyard" ?
  Is Aleppo at risk of becoming "one giant graveyard"? We report from Syria.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Nutshell, Episode 3
  3/8Ian McEwan's modern-day take on Hamlet, told from the perspective of an unborn child.
13. 23:00
  Terry Alderton: More Crazy Now—The Dirty Smile
  1/4A one-man comedy explosion from the mind of Terry Alderton.
14. 23:15
  Jigsaw—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together a high-concept sketch show.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/11/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on PMQs where Labour calls for extra NHS funding.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/12/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Reality Is Not What It Seems, The Quantum Leap
  3/5Carlo Rovelli explores 20th-century discoveries in the fields of quantum science.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/12/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/12/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/12/2016
  Spiritual reflection to start the day, with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Christmas Trees, Pig Welfare and can Britain be food self-sufficient?
  Can Britain ever be food self-sufficient?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Reed Bunting
  David Attenborough presents the reed bunting.(R)

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