BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 20 March 2017

FM Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Teen bedrooms - Skydivers
  Teen bedrooms. Also, skydivers.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent
  Church bells from St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/03/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/03/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Richard Littledale.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Germaine Greer on post-Brexit agriculture
  Author Germaine Greer talks wildlife and habitat protection in a post-Brexit landscape.
10. 05:56
  Weather—20/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Willow Warbler
  Kate Humble presents the willow warbler.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/03/2017
  News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—The Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
  Tom Sutcliffe with Russell Foster, Denise Mina, Stephen Westaby and Eugenia Cheng.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Fathers and Sons, Episode 1
  1/5A fatherless man tries to be a father to his daughter, who is now becoming his son.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jenny Seagrove, Transnational surrogacy, Dating website scams
  Jane Garvey speaks to a woman who fell for an online dating scam.
5. 10:45
  Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 1
  1/10Shardlake returns in a thrilling adaptation of CJ Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime novel.
6. 11:00
  The Great Egg Freeze
  Fi Glover takes a personal journey into the controversial trend of egg freezing.
7. 11:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 12, Harry Hill Interviews Tim Vine
  5/6Harry Hill puts Tim Vine in the hot seat.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 1, Diesel Engine
  Rudolf Diesel died in strange circumstances after changing the world with his engine.
3. 12:13
  Four Seasons—Charlotte Mew - In the Fields, Philip Larkin - The Trees
  Spring poems: Charlotte Mew's In the Fields and Philip Larkin's The Trees.
4. 12:15
  You and Yours—Leasehold abuse, Care homes, Death of diesel
  Better rights for leaseholders, care home costs and will diesel cars soon disappear?
5. 12:57
  Weather—20/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 13:00
  World at One—20/03/2017
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
7. 13:43
  Four Seasons—Alice Oswald - A Wood Coming into Leaf.
  A poem for the first day of spring: Alice Oswald reads her A Wood Coming into Leaf.
8. 13:45
  The Uncommon Senses—Series 1, Making Sense of the Senses
  Barry Smith presents a journey into the human multi-sensory experience.
9. 14:00
  The Archers—19/03/2017
  Lilian seeks another point of view.(R)
10. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Finding Freud
  John Houston and Jean-Paul Sartre plan a movie about Sigmund Freud. Result? Meltdown!
11. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 9, 2017
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
12. 15:30
  The Food Programme—BBC Food & Farming Awards 2017: The Finalists
  The finalists of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2017 are revealed.(R)
13. 16:00
  Four Seasons—Gerard Manley Hopkins - Spring
  A poem for the first day of a new season: Spring by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
14. 16:02
  Bus Lines
  First bus company run a writing competition for their drivers. Hop on board...(R)
15. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Interfaith Worship
  Robert Beckford and guests discuss the purpose of interfaith worship.
16. 17:00
  PM—20/03/2017
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
17. 17:58
  Four Seasons—Edward Thomas - The Cherry Trees
  A poem for spring. Noma Dumezweni reads The Cherry Trees, by Edward Thomas.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/03/2017 May to trigger Brexit
  The government says it will formally start the process of Brexit on Wednesday next week
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 5
  5/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/03/2017
  Alistair deals with an emergency.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Chuck Berry remembered, The Lost City of Z, Howard Hodgkin portraits, Poem for the Spring equinox
  Ray Mears reviews the film The Lost City of Z. Chuck Berry remembered.
5. 19:45
  Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 1
  1/10Shardlake returns in a thrilling adaptation of CJ Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime novel.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Age of Consent—Episode 2
  2/2Helena Kennedy QC explores idea of consent in our politics, law, media and digital lives.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Detoxifying France's National Front
  Has Marine Le Pen succeeded in detoxifying the party founded by her father 40 years ago?
8. 21:00
  Supersense Me
  Timandra Harkness explores technologies that help humans perceive the world in novel ways.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—The Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
  Tom Sutcliffe with Russell Foster, Denise Mina, Stephen Westaby and Eugenia Cheng.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—20/03/2017
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—'No evidence' Obama ordered wiretap on Trump - FBI chief
  Comey confirms publicly that agency conducting investigation into Trump-Russia links
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Behind Her Eyes, Episode 1
  1/10Single mum Louise meets the man of her dreams in a bar - but there's a catch.
13. 23:00
  Wireless Nights—Series 5, Night Tube
  Jarvis Cocker rides in the driver's cab of a late-night Tube train.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/03/2017
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
15. 23:55
  Four Seasons—Christopher Marlowe - Come Live with Me, William Wordsworth - Lines Composed in Early Spring, Louis MacNeice - Nuts in May
  Three poems for the new season.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Fathers and Sons, Episode 1
  1/5A fatherless man tries to be a father to his daughter, who is now becoming his son.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/03/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/03/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Richard Littledale.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit on a post-Brexit agricultural landscape
  Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit calls for a revolution in attitudes to producing food.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Redshank
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank.(R)

Tuesday 21 March 2017