BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 11 January 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/01/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Auntie's War by Edward Stourton—3. Remarkable Voices
  3/5Ed Stourton on the French and Americans broadcasting from Britain.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/01/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/01/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/01/2018
  Spiritual reflection with Monica M Grady CBE, professor of planetary and space sciences.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Trump and trade, Cheese-eating pigs, Green building
  Is the USA preparing to play hard-ball with Britain in post-Brexit trade talks?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Andy Radford on the Pied Babbler
  Professor Andy Radford describes the role of the sentry amongst pied babblers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—11/01/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Siege of Malta, 1565
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Ottoman attack on the Knights Hospitaller in Malta.
3. 09:45
  Auntie's War by Edward Stourton—4. George Orwell
  4/5George Orwell joins the propaganda effort at the BBC. Written and read by Ed Stourton.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Childcare, Sports bra, Lady Jane Grey, Mental health, African-American GIs
  Making childcare affordable, designing a sports bra and Helen Castor on Lady Jane Grey.
5. 10:45
  Shardlake—Heartstone, Episode 9
  9/10CJ Sansom's Tudor mystery featuring lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Ukraine's Frontline Bakery
  How one bakery is bringing a hope of normality to war-torn east Ukraine.
7. 11:30
  From the Steppes to the Stage—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/2Mongolia's remarkable rise to being an opera superpower.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—11/01/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Curious Cases—Series 8, The Curious Face Off
  Are machines better than humans at identifying faces?
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Smart meter roll-out and 'sip and paint' classes
  Will the roll-out of smart meters still save people money?
4. 12:57
  Weather—11/01/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—11/01/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Slavery
  9/11Paul Seabright examines the role of slave labour in the expansion of global trade.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—10/01/2018
  Susan's hopes are dashed.(R)
8. 14:15
  Stone—Series 7, Episode 4
  4/10Stone. Written by Richard Monks. Detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Finding Fossils on the Jurassic Coast
  Helen Mark discovers the story of man's earliest ancestor on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Opportunity International UK
  Actress Adjoa Andoh makes an appeal on behalf of Opportunity International UK.(R)
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Colin Thubron - In Siberia
  James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to travel writer Colin Thubron about In Siberia(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Martin McDonagh
  Martin McDonagh on his award-winning drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas-monitoring pill and Chimpanzee portraits
  Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas sensor, Do babies look like their fathers?, Neanderthal sex.
14. 17:00
  PM—11/01/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/01/2018 NHS patients 'dying prematurely'
  A&E heads in England warn patients are "dying prematurely" due to pressures on the NHS.
2. 18:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 7, Episode 2
  2/6A surprise wedding venue and the sound of Shakespeare. Sketch show from 2018.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/01/2018
  Adam is outmanoeuvred.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Rita, Sue and Bob Too controversy, Philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer, Poet Sasha Dugdale
  Director Vicky Featherstone, philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer, and poet Sasha Dugdale.
5. 19:45
  Shardlake—Heartstone, Episode 9
  9/10CJ Sansom's Tudor mystery featuring lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Would you pay more for the NHS?
  In its 70th year the NHS is in a winter crisis again. What will it take to fix it?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Electric Cars
  Can electric cars replace petrol and diesel vehicles in a new motoring revolution?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas-monitoring pill and Chimpanzee portraits
  Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas sensor, Do babies look like their fathers?, Neanderthal sex.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Siege of Malta, 1565
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Ottoman attack on the Knights Hospitaller in Malta.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—European foreign ministers urge US to stick with 2015 Iran nuclear deal
  Treasury secretary suggests Washington likely to impose new sanctions against Tehran.
11. 22:45
  A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark—Episode 4
  4/10After losing her job in publishing, war widow Mrs Hawkins finds her love life improved.
12. 23:00
  The Brig Society—Series 3, Diplomat
  3/6Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has decided to don a crumpled linen suit and fib for Britain.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—11/01/2018
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/01/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Auntie's War by Edward Stourton—4. George Orwell
  4/5George Orwell joins the propaganda effort at the BBC. Written and read by Ed Stourton.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/01/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/01/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/01/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/01/2018
  Spiritual reflection with Monica M Grady CBE, professor of planetary and space sciences.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Plastics on the farm; the truth about chlorinated chicken; winter in the Cairngorms
  What could a tax on single-use plastics mean for farmers?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Andy Radford on the Green Woodhoopoe
  Professor Andy Radford describes a noisy encounter among green woodhoopoes.

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