BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 6 November 2017

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/11/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—War in the air
  Laurie Taylor explores the history of aerial bombing and tear gas.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton
  Church bells from St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/11/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/11/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/11/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/11/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/11/2017
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Climate change and farming at 'COP 23'; a farm turning eggs into liquid; and a new UK charter for trees
  Climate change and farming, turning eggs into liquid and a new UK charter for trees.
10. 05:56
  Weather—06/11/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Gary Moore on the Golden Pheasant
  Gary Moore describes the elation of tracking down the notoriously elusive golden pheasant.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/11/2017
  News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Heart of Darkness: Conrad and Orwell
  Andrew Marr with Maya Jasanoff, Robert Colls, Ishion Hutchinson and Gideon Rachman.
3. 09:45
  Living with the Gods—The House of God
  Neil MacGregor on sacred spaces, from a 4,000-year-old temple to a brand new cathedral.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Pole dancing, Best place to be a woman, Sexual harassment
  Pole dancing could become an Olympic sport but can it ever lose its sexual connotations?
5. 10:45
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/5Extortion, corruption, deceit: another week in the dairy business of 1890s Whitechapel.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—Unfair Dismissal?
  The story of a care home manager who was sacked after posting a photo on Facebook.
7. 11:30
  A Month of Maureen—Three Journeys
  1/4Molly must try to persuade her son to strike out on his own...
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—06/11/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed—Series 2, Take Back Control?
  Return of the series that explains what is really at stake with Brexit.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Computers selling, Breakdown insurance, DIY disasters
  News and discussion of consumer affairs.
4. 12:57
  Weather—06/11/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—06/11/2017
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—Reality and Metaphor
  1/5Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens is read by Stephanie Cole.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—05/11/2017
  Justin issues an ultimatum.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Undercover Mumbai, Episode 1
  1/2Disgraced Alia Khan seeks a life of obscurity. But murder soon comes knocking at her door.(R)
9. 15:00
  Quote... Unquote—Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone
  Nigel Rees quizzes Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—The Art of Fermentation - A Masterclass
  Dan Saladino has a practical fermentation masterclass with writer and teacher Sandor Katz.(R)
11. 16:00
  Hull 2017—Hull City of Culture: Take Flight
  Four Hull dance schools bring the Royal Ballet's Take Flight to the city's streets.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 12, Shame
  Aleks Krotoski asks if technology is changing our experience and relationship with shame.
13. 17:00
  PM—06/11/2017
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—6/11/2017 Leaked tax papers show Apple is sheltering some of its profits in Jersey
  The technology giant moved the money after a tax loophole in Ireland was closed
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/11/2017
  Lilian tries to prevent a disaster.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Kenneth Lonergan on Howards End, The Florida Project, Artists as curators
  Kenneth Lonergan on his adaptation of EM Forster's Howards End.
5. 19:45
  Living with the Gods—The House of God
  Neil MacGregor on sacred spaces, from a 4,000-year-old temple to a brand new cathedral.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Confidence Trick—Series 1, Episode 2
  Laura Barton examines the place of school and background in determining confidence.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Primate Politics
  Professor James Tilley discovers how chimpanzee power struggles mirror human politics.
8. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Beaver
  Beavers are back, but Brett Westwood asks if they can recover their place in our culture.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Heart of Darkness: Conrad and Orwell
  Andrew Marr with Maya Jasanoff, Robert Colls, Ishion Hutchinson and Gideon Rachman.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—PM slaps down minister over 'secret' trip
  International development secretary Priti Patel apologises over Israel meetings.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—First Person, Episode 1
  1/10Australia's most wanted criminal, Ziggy Heidl, needs a ghostwriter for his memoir.
12. 23:00
  Power Lines—Series 1, Politics
  The dynamic and burgeoning world of UK spoken word poetry.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—06/11/2017
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs debate the leak of the Paradise Papers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/11/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—Reality and Metaphor
  1/5Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens is read by Stephanie Cole.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/11/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/11/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/11/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/11/2017
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Bovine TB, Agroforestry, Fishing post-Brexit
  A vet, a dairy farm and a badger welfare campaigner come together to address bovine TB.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Gary Moore on the Manx Shearwater
  How wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore became a launch pad for migrating birds on Skomer.

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