BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 27 May 2017

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/05/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Sound by Bella Bathurst—5. Changing?
  5/5Could a routine trip to see her audiologist change Bella's life?(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/05/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/05/2017
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/05/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rania Hafez.
8. 05:45
  iPM—Education and Integration
  How migrants living in camps in Greece join the Greek education system.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—27/05/2017
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—27/05/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Ramblings—Series 36, The Nidderdale Way: Scar House Reservoir to Ramsgill
  Clare Balding embarks on the second leg of the Nidderdale Way, a 53-mile circular walk.(R)
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Chelsea Flower Show
  Charlotte Smith visits the Chelsea Flower Show to take stock of the plant growing industry
5. 06:57
  Weather—27/05/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—27/05/2017
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Adrian Lester, James May, Marawa Ibrahim, Lottie Muir
  Actor Adrian Lester, James May, hula hooper Marawa Ibrahim, cocktail gardener Lottie Muir.
8. 10:30
  Costume Drama: The Wonderful World of Cosplay
  Who are the people who don costumes and make-up of their favourite characters?
9. 11:00
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—27/05/2017
  Nick Robinson talks to the former home secretary Jacqui Smith.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Haircut and a Pedicure
  A haircut in Mirpur, baby-blue painted nails in Athens and superfood of the South Pacific.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/05/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—The cost of driving while divorced
  Why divorcees may face higher car insurance premiums and why are rents falling?
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 93, 26/05/2017
  A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/05/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—27/05/2017
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—David Davis, Nia Griffith, Rhun ap Iorwerth AM, Isabel Oakeshott
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Crickhowell High School in Wales.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Terrorism & Foreign Policy
  Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Defoe—A Journal of the Plague Year
  Ben Miles stars as Daniel Defoe, writing his fictional documentary of the Great Plague.(R)
9. 15:30
  The Voices of...—Series 2, Andy Partridge
  An intimate portrait of the songwriter, singer and frontman of XTC, Andy Partridge.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Charlotte Harris, Sheryl Sandberg, Anne Dudley
  Charlotte Harris on her garden at Chelsea, children of alcoholics, Zoe Adjonyoh cooks fish
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  iPM—Education and Integration
  How migrants living in camps in Greece join the Greek education system.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/05/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—27/05/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/05/2017 British Airways cancels all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick
  BA flights severely disrupted by a major failure of the airline's computer systems.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Meera Syal, Anthony Head, Alistair McGowan, Rhyannon Styles, Ron Sexsmith, Mykki Blanco, Scottee, Clive Anderson
  Meera Syal and Alistair McGowan join Clive Anderson for conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—David Lynch
  Director David Lynch has died aged 78. This programme was first broadcast in 2017.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Woyzeck, The Other Side of Hope, Handmaid's Tale, Elif Batuman, California exhibition
  Woyzeck, The Other Side of Hope, Handmaid's Tale, Elif Batuman, California exhibition.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Femmes Fatales
  Screen siren Kathleen Turner celebrates the film noir femme fatale's enduring mystique.
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—August Strindberg - Miss Julie
  Sofie Grabol, Lars Mikkelsen and Marie Bach Hansen in a new version of Strindberg's play.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—27/05/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  FutureProofing—Wealth
  FutureProofing discovers what will be the secrets to achieving wealth in future.(R)
9. 23:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 7, The University of Roehampton
  1/6Three students take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Being Lost
  Roger McGough presents a selection of requests for poems about being lost.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/05/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Series 1, I Don't Want to Grow Up
  By Philip O Ceallaigh. A writer in an unnamed city struggles to focus.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/05/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/05/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/05/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/05/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St George's, Edinburgh
  Church bells from St George's, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Profile—David Lynch
  Director David Lynch has died aged 78. This programme was first broadcast in 2017.(R)

Sunday 28 May 2017