BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 26 March 2017

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Opening Lines—Series 16, Audiophile by Ian Green
  2/3A young man is transfixed by the voice he hears through his living room wall.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 02:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/03/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Chad's, Shrewsbury
  Church bells from St Chad's, Shrewsbury.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—Ben Judah - Destiny and the Migrant
  Ben Judah talks about his family's journey over the centuries from Baghdad to London.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—26/03/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Walls
  Poet Michael Symmons Roberts asks if walls are a liability or asset.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Otters
  Jessica Holm searches for otters along the Tarka Trail in Devon. Recorded in 1993.
4. 06:57
  Weather—26/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—26/03/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Henry VIII's mass; Converts to Islam; Renovations to the Tomb of Jesus.
  The Mass heard by Henry VIII; converts to Islam; the completed renovations at Jesus' tomb.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Comic Relief
  David Tennant makes an appeal on behalf of Comic Relief.
8. 07:57
  Weather—26/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—26/03/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—The Pearl of Great Value
  Anna Magnusson draws on personal experience for a reflection on Mothering Sunday.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Power and Peril of Stories
  Tom Shakespeare reflects on why the political populists are all master story tellers.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Willow Warbler
  Kate Humble presents the willow warbler.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—26/03/2017
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—26/03/2017
  Alistair deals with an emergency, and Alice expresses her thanks.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Arundhati Roy
  Arundhati Roy, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—26/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 5
  5/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Chef Dan Barber: The Third Plate
  Dan Saladino meets influential US chef Dan Barber, in the UK on a food 'waste' mission.
4. 12:57
  Weather—26/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—26/03/2017
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  From Our Home Correspondent—26/03/2017
  Property guardians, boys' nights, British Asian football fans and terrorism all feature.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Kent
  Eric Robson and his panel answer the horticultural questions from Kent.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Breaking Down Barriers
  Overcoming a covert stammer, profound deafness, and prejudice against women bricklayers.
9. 15:00
  Jules Verne—Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Episode 2
  2/2More shocks and perils await the three intrepid explorers deep beneath the earth.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Balli Kaur Jaswal
  Topical short stories and Balli Kaur Jaswal.
11. 16:30
  Four Seasons—An anthology of poems for the new season
  An anthology of old and new poems for spring read by actors and poets for Four Seasons.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Councils in Crisis
  The local councils turning to commercial investments to balance the books.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Catherine Corless
  The story of Catherine Corless, who has been described as 'Ireland's Erin Brockovich'.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—26/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/03/17 Rudd: WhatsApp must not be "place for terrorists to hide"
  Rudd: security services must have access to encrypted messaging services in terror cases
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Peter Curran
  Peter Curran picks his favourite clips of the week.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/03/2017
  There's a difference of opinion at Bridge Farm.
4. 19:15
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Pinter
  3/4Boswell meets playwright Harold Pinter but finds himself the victim of a betrayal.(R)
5. 19:45
  The Sofa
  In a 1930s Dublin suburb, Mrs Bagot awaits the arrival of her new sofa. By Maeve Brennan.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—Westminster attack
  Listeners' reactions to the coverage of the Westminster attack and reporting on Brexit.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Martin McGuinness, Chuck Berry, Sir Derek Walcott, Salome Karwah, Colin Dexter
  Matthew Bannister on a politician, a musician, a poet, an Ebola survivor, a writer.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—The reality of financial exclusion
  Financial exclusion, state pension age review and the Lifetime ISA.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Comic Relief
  David Tennant makes an appeal on behalf of Comic Relief.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Detoxifying France's National Front
  Has Marine Le Pen succeeded in detoxifying the party founded by her father 40 years ago?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—26/03/2017
  Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss security at Westminster and the triggering of Article 50.
12. 23:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 4, Giving It Away
  3/13Guy Raz explores why some people give away their time, money, food and ideas.
13. 23:50
  A Point of View—The Power and Peril of Stories
  Tom Shakespeare reflects on why the political populists are all master story tellers.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Grandfathers - Dementia carers
  Grandfathers: a global study. Also, dementia carers.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Chad's, Shrewsbury
  Church bells from St Chad's, Shrewsbury.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/03/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/03/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Prebendary Edward Mason.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Neonicotinoids, rural pubs and spring on the farm
  Could neonicotinoids be banned outright on fields throughout the EU?
10. 05:56
  Weather—27/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Yellowhammer
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the yellowhammer.(R)
12. 06:00
  Today—27/03/2017
  News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

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