BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 12 February 2017

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Rides in Fast Machines—About Time by Tania Hershman
  3/3A writer's research for a story about time machines takes a strange turn.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/02/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/02/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Helen's Church, Lundy Island
  Church bells from St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.
8. 05:45
  Profile—John Bercow
  John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—12/02/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Reading Between the Lines
  Mark Tully looks between the lines to find the secret symbols and codes of everyday life.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Chorizo Farmer
  Ruth Sanderson visits a farmer who is making chorizo from his herd of free range pigs.
4. 06:57
  Weather—12/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—12/02/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Child refugee programme, Faith and mental health, Archbishop of Canterbury
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by William Crawley.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—MediCinema
  Sir Derek Jacobi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of MediCinema.
8. 07:57
  Weather—12/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—12/02/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—'My work station is my worship station'
  Considering faith and work live from Emmanuel Church, Didsbury in south Manchester.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Protecting Our Way of Life
  John Gray examines what lies behind our desire to protect our "way of life".(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Spotted Woodpecker
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the great spotted woodpecker.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—12/02/2017
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—12/02/2017
  Helen is concerned for Henry, and Jennifer wants to put an end to the rumours.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—June Brown
  June Brown, actor, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—12/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 10, Episode 5
  5/6John Lloyd and Jo Brand with Deborah Frances-White, Prof Dave Goulson and Tony Robinson.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Citrus
  Sheila Dillon steps into a vivid, flavour-filled and surprising world of citrus.
4. 12:57
  Weather—12/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—12/02/2017
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 9, The Story of Oh!
  Stephen Fry links Oh! and Bang! The sounds made by people and things.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—St Monans, Scotland
  Eric Robson and the panel are in St Monans in Scotland.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Contending with Death
  How to comfort, how to remember and how to face loss.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2. Only an Accident...
  2/2'It's only an accident that I'm not you, and you're not me.'
10. 16:00
  Open Book—12/02/2017
  Joanna Trollope talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel City of Friends.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Philip Larkin
  Roger McGough celebrates Hull's most famous librarian, Philip Larkin.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Speaking Up - Whistleblowing in the NHS
  How are whistleblowers who report unsafe care in the NHS treated?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—John Bercow
  John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—12/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—12/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/02/2017 White House condemns North Korea missile test
  The White House has pledged to respond after Pyongyang carried out a new missile test.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Julie Hesmondhalgh
  Julie Hesmondhalgh chooses her BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/02/2017
  Roy and Helen have a nervous wait.
4. 19:15
  Guilt Trip—2. Walking Worries
  2/4Ros and Laura each have concerns. Will they find what they're looking for?(R)
5. 19:45
  The Poet and the Echo—Series 1, Song of Myself
  An uplifting story by Janice Galloway, inspired by Walt Whitman's poem Song of Myself.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—Melvyn Bragg, Feisty Moral Maze, Brexit agriculture
  Melvyn Bragg on 750 episodes of In Our Time and Hugh Sykes discusses scrutinised language.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Alan Simpson, Brunhilde Pomsel, Sir Ken Morrison, Buchi Emecheta
  Matthew Bannister on a comedy writer, a secretary, a businessman and an author.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Landmark moment for cohabiting couples?
  Cohabitee discrimination, prepay energy price cap, lack of protection for fraud victims?(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—MediCinema
  Sir Derek Jacobi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of MediCinema.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—How Not to Do It
  Jacqui Smith reveals why one of New Labour's most cherished sentencing reforms failed.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—12/02/2017
  Carolyn Quinn with discussion on Speaker of the Commons John Bercow, and Labour's troubles
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Annette Bening
  Antonia Quirke meets Annette Bening.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Reading Between the Lines
  Mark Tully looks between the lines to find the secret symbols and codes of everyday life.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/02/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Vertical Cities - India's property boom
  Vertical cities - a three-dimensional view of urban life. Also, India's property boom.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Helen's Church, Lundy Island
  Church bells from St Helen's Church, Lundy Island.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/02/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/02/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/02/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/02/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Marie-Elsa Bragg.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Rural care, geothermal heating and cider making
  Rural care funding, geothermal heating and cider making.
10. 05:56
  Weather—13/02/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mallard
  Chris Packham presents the mallard.(R)

Monday 13 February 2017