BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 7 January 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/01/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  From Fact to Fiction—Cold Turkey
  Writer Hugo Rifkind creates a short story in response to a topical news story.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/01/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/01/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—York Minster
  Church bells from York Minster.
8. 05:45
  Profile—President Hassan Rouhani
  Mark Coles looks at the life and career of President Hassan Rouhani.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—07/01/2018
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Initiation
  As we start a new year, Mark Tully considers initiation rituals and rites of passage.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Mountain Hares
  Sarah Pitt heads into a wintry Peak District in search of mountain hares. From 2005.
4. 06:57
  Weather—07/01/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—07/01/2018
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Britain's youngest railway chaplain, President Putin's Christmas, Getting to the Church on Time.
  Britain's youngest railway chaplain and president Putin's Christmas.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Opportunity International UK
  Actress Adjoa Andoh makes an appeal on behalf of Opportunity International UK.
8. 07:57
  Weather—07/01/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—07/01/2018
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Three Kings from Persian Lands Afar
  A meditation for Epiphany from Holy Name Church, Manchester.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Last Bohemia
  Howard Jacobson on why we need to preserve Bohemia.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Doug Allan on the Emperor Penguin
  Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls hearing an emperor penguin chick for the first time.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—07/01/2018
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—07/01/2018
  Noluthando uses her initiative, and Pip prepares for a big night.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Charlie Brooker
  Charlie Brooker, satirist and writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—07/01/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—01/01/2018
  Paul Merton interviews Nicholas Parsons about his time as host of the popular panel show.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Porridge
  Sheila Dillon explores porridge.
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/01/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—07/01/2018
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  Hardeep's Sunday Lunch—Series 7, Northern Ireland
  Hardeep Singh Kohli travels round the UK cooking lunch for people with remarkable stories.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Essex
  Eric Robson and his panel of experts are joined by gardeners in Essex.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Coming Clean
  Three exceptionally honest and revealing conversations.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Graeae's Midwich Cuckoos, Episode 2
  2/2As the Cuckoos' powers grow, so fears grow for their safety and the safety of others.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Colin Thubron - In Siberia
  James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to travel writer Colin Thubron about In Siberia
11. 16:30
  In Pursuit of Edward Thomas
  Matthew Hollis follows Edward Thomas's 1913 journey into the south west and towards poetry(R)
12. 17:00
  Germany Without Merkel
  How do young Germans imagine a future after Angela Merkel?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—President Hassan Rouhani
  Mark Coles looks at the life and career of President Hassan Rouhani.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—07/01/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/01/2018 The prime minister has confirmed that she is about to reshuffle her Cabinet
  The prime minister has confirmed that she is about to reshuffle her Cabinet
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Jake Yapp
  Broadcasters choose their BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/01/2018
  Ruth has a difficult question to raise.
4. 19:15
  The Break—Series 1, The Key
  1/6City boy Andy has come to his uncle's seaside home in search of a stress-free life.(R)
5. 19:45
  The Reservoir Tapes—Series 1, Joe's Story
  15/15The story of a disappearance. Bertie Carvel concludes Jon McGregor's gripping story series
6. 20:00
  Open Book—David Walliams
  David Walliams on his life as a children's writer.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Maureen Baker, Richard Cousins, Bronwen Lady Astor Chatelaine of Cliveden, Meic Povey, Rick Hall
  Matthew Bannister on a designer, a businessman, a model, a writer, a producer.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Credit Card Charge Ban
  Paying for a holiday by credit card? From next week you may not be able to.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Opportunity International UK
  Actress Adjoa Andoh makes an appeal on behalf of Opportunity International UK.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—Diversifying Russia's Economy
  Can Russia diversify its economy beyond the energy sector?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—07/01/2018
  Carolyn Quinn and guests look forward to the political year ahead.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Churchill in the movies; Rosamund Pike
  Francine Stock talks to director Joe Wright about his Churchill bio-pic The Darkest Hour.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Initiation
  As we start a new year, Mark Tully considers initiation rituals and rites of passage.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/01/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The Housing Crisis, Squatting in Amsterdam
  The housing crisis. Also, squatting in Amsterdam.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—York Minster
  Church bells from York Minster.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/01/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/01/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/01/2018
  Spiritual reflection with Monica M Grady CBE, professor of planetary and space sciences.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Devolved farm policy; Livestock in winter
  Charlotte Smith asks how farm subsidies will work in devolved areas of the UK after Brexit
10. 05:56
  Weather—08/01/2018
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Andy Radford on the Curlew
  Professor Andy Radford recalls first hearing curlews as a child on the Yorkshire moors.

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