BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 12 March 2018

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Women and democracy - the language of power
  Is democracy failing women? Also, how 'normality' is established in language.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Olave's Hart Street, London
  Church bells from St Olave's Hart Street, London.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/03/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/03/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/03/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer, with the Reverend Richard Littledale, Baptist minister.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Spring calving, badger cull, animal pain relief, pulse fishing
  A fresh approach to livestock pain relief - and the debate over fishing with electricity.
10. 05:56
  Weather—12/03/2018
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Andy Clements on Pink-footed Geese
  Andy Clements is captivated by the excited chatter of pink-footed geese.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—12/03/2018
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
  Kirsty Wark with Lionel Shriver, Linda Yueh, Bev Skeggs and Sean O'Brien.
3. 09:45
  An Alternative History of Art—Ibrahim El-Salahi
  6/10Hans Ulrich Obrist on the overlooked Sudanese modernist painter Ibrahim El-Salahi.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Ruth Ellis, Woman's Hour Craft Prize Tour, Maizi Li, Grassroots politics and the gender gap
  The Ruth Ellis Files, grassroots politics and the gender gap, WH Craft Prize Tour.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 1
  1/5Meera Syal returns as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell.
6. 11:00
  What Are the Odds?
  Rajesh Mirchandani goes on an exploration of coincidence.
7. 11:30
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Welcome to the Family
  4/4Sophie auditions for a part in the New Hull Theatre panto.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—12/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—12 March 1918 - Alec Poole
  In Folkestone, Alec Poole feels a bit put upon.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Botox Bother, the Fear of Finding Out, Borrow to Build
  With buy-to-let in decline, are investors turning to house development instead?
4. 12:57
  Weather—12/03/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—12/03/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Horse Story—1. Wild Horses
  How the Konik became the answer to a 21st-century environmentalist dream.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—11/03/2018
  Shula is left disappointed.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Community Service
  Daniel Mays stars in a bittersweet drama about a first-time offender's day in court.(R)
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 3, 2018
  The nationwide general knowledge tournament, chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—African Food
  Food writer Zoe Adjonyoh wants you to think again about saying 'African food'.(R)
11. 16:00
  The Piano Man
  Behind the scenes with Ulrich Gerhartz, piano technician to the world's best pianists.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 13, Bliss
  Aleks Krotoski asks if there are some things that we would be better off not knowing.
13. 17:00
  PM—12/03/2018
  Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/03/2018 Russia "highly likely" to be behind Skripal poisoning
  Theresa May says it is "highly likely" Russia was behind the poisoning of a former spy.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 80, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jenny Eclair and Tony Hawks.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/03/2018
  Toby has a cunning plan.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Eleanor Bron, The Great Wave, Ken Dodd
  Eleanor Bron at 80, The Great Wave at the National Theatre and the comic art of Ken Dodd.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 1
  1/5Meera Syal returns as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell.(R)
6. 20:00
  Mind the Gender Pay Gap
  Emma Griffin takes a historical look at the gender pay gap.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—What Are Universities For?
  Sonia Sodha considers if it is time to rethink the fundamental purpose of university.
8. 21:00
  Aftermath—Series 2, After the Plane Went Down
  How a devastating air crash in Switzerland disrupted tightly-knit Somerset communities.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
  Kirsty Wark with Lionel Shriver, Linda Yueh, Bev Skeggs and Sean O'Brien.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—May demands answers from Russia over Skripal
  Nerve agent used to poison former double agent and his daughter 'likely' to be Russian.
11. 22:45
  The Long Drop by Denise Mina—6. Consequences
  6/10The Glasgow underworld is closing in on William Watt and Peter Manuel.
12. 23:00
  Something of the Night—Miriam Darlington, Ken Cheng, Dr Guy Leschziner
  Nature writer and owl enthusiast Miriam Darlington joins Libby Purves.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—12/03/2018
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  An Alternative History of Art—Ibrahim El-Salahi
  6/10Hans Ulrich Obrist on the overlooked Sudanese modernist painter Ibrahim El-Salahi.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/03/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/03/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/03/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer, with the Reverend Richard Littledale, Baptist minister.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Welfare food labelling, spring planting
  One sausage producer explains why it is changing its labels.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Jennifer Border on the Whinchat
  Jennifer Border recalls how looking for whinchats resulted in a broken road sign.

Tuesday 13 March 2018