BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 28 March 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Channel—Series 1, 2. Literary Passages
  From Dickens to Barnes, Professor Dominic Rainsford explores the literature of the Channel(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/03/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/03/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/03/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer with Sarah Teather, director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Healthier food, UK Free Trade Fears and Suckling Pigs.
  Anna Hill asks who should be responsible for making sure the food we eat is healthier.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mark Cocker on the Wood Warbler
  For nature writer Mark Cocker spring has not arrived until he hears his first wood warbler
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/03/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Only Artists—Series 4, Maxine Peake meets Cosey Fanni Tutti
  Actor and writer Maxine Peake meets musician and performance artist Cosey Fanni Tutti.
3. 09:30
  You're Doing It Wrong—Series 1, Family
  Adam Buxton looks at 'the decline of the family', and wonders if it's such a bad thing?
4. 09:45
  The Channel—Series 1, 3. Cross-Channel Journal
  Memories of crossing the Channel in childhood, and how the means have changed over time.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Surrogacy, Female cartoonists, Coercive control
  How do you start a family using a surrogate?
6. 10:41
  15 Minute Drama—Judas, Episode 3
  3/5A fierce young rebel desperate to overthrow Rome, Judas begins to doubt Jesus's teaching.
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Jo and Kaye - The Family Secret
  Growing up wanting an older brother, she didn't know she had one.
8. 11:00
  On and Off the Valley Lines—Tomorrow
  3/3Stories of the people who live along the south Wales valleys rail network.
9. 11:30
  Boswell's Lives—Series 3, Boswell's Life of Gandhi
  Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Gandhi.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—28/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—28 March 1918 - Marion Wardle
  On the Leas, Marion feels far from home.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Retirement Debt, Help To Buy, Renting Out Your Car
  Retirement debt, Help to buy, Renting out your car while you are away on holiday.
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/03/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—28/03/2018
  News with Martha Kearney including the court decision on black cab rapist John Worboys.
6. 13:45
  Encounters—Dangerous Dogs
  Two people with different views come together to see if they empathise with each other.(R)
7. 14:00
  The Archers—27/03/2018
  Will takes a step backwards.(R)
8. 14:15
  Tommies—28 March 1918
  In the face of a German advance, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps decide whether to stay.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Income in the UK
  Is the squeeze on incomes over?
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Acid Attacks and Corneal Grafts, Bowel Cancer Screening, Sports Prosthesis for Children
  Dr Mark Porter talks to Andrew who was blinded by a robber in an acid attack.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Dating at university, Online dating
  Hook-up culture: dating at university. Also, how online dating has changed our world.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Who owns our data?
  Can we trust technology companies to look after our personal information?
13. 17:00
  PM—28/03/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/03/2018 High Court blocks serial sex offender's release
  Parole board review ordered as High Court stops sex offender Worboy's release
2. 18:30
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/03/2018
  The Aldridges implode.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs, Sporting theme tunes, National poetry competition winner, AJ Pearce
  Wes Anderson on his film, Isle of Dogs, set on a trash island in Japan.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Judas, Episode 3
  3/5A fierce young rebel desperate to overthrow Rome, Judas begins to doubt Jesus's teaching.(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The Morality of Big Data
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
7. 20:45
  Lent Talks—The Cry from the Cross - Archbishop Justin Welby
  Archbishop Justin Welby reflects on Jesus's cry of dereliction on the cross.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Microfibre Detectives
  Tom Heap asks how dangerous plastic microfibres from clothes are and explores solutions.(R)
9. 21:30
  Only Artists—Series 4, Maxine Peake meets Cosey Fanni Tutti
  Actor and writer Maxine Peake meets musician and performance artist Cosey Fanni Tutti.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Worboys ruling quashed
  Black cab rapist Worboys' release is blocked as chairman of the Parole Board quits.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Reservoir 13, Undertakings had been given.
  8/10The story of a disappearance. Lee Ingleby reads Jon McGregor's multi-award-winning novel.
12. 23:00
  Stand-Up Specials—Sophie Willan's Guide to Normality, Get a Job
  Break-out comedy star Sophie Willan looks at how 'normal' it is to have a job.
13. 23:15
  The John Moloney Show—Series 1, Jokes for Pubs and Clubs
  3/4John tells a story about darts and remembers a few of his old one-liners.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—28/03/2018
  Sean Curran with reaction to the release of the serial sex offender John Worboys.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Channel—Series 1, 3. Cross-Channel Journal
  Memories of crossing the Channel in childhood, and how the means have changed over time.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/03/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/03/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/03/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer with Sarah Teather, director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—The Cost of Farming, Welsh Shellfish, Scottish Barley and Farm Buildings.
  Anna Hill asks how farmers can balance the books as agricultural costs rise.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mark Cocker on the Curlew
  Mark Cocker on the evocative song of a curlew floating over the Derbyshire moorlands.

Thursday 29 March 2018