BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 29 March 2018

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/03/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Long View—Brexit Special
  The Long View marks a year to go with a Brexit special edition.
3. 09:45
  The Channel—Series 1, 4. The Shared Sea
  The fluid frontier. Where in the Channel does England end and France begins?
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Mary Chapin Carpenter, Birds, Parole board, Marie Stopes, Upskirting
  Goldfinches, Sometimes Just The Sky, Warboys ruling, 'Married Love', Shorts under skirts.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Judas, Episode 4
  4/5Judas's doubts overwhelm him, and his resentments tip the balance to action.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Digging Up the Past in Catalonia
  Why is troubled Catalonia now opening up civil war mass graves?
7. 11:30
  Art of Now—Guantanamo
  Exploring an unlikely exhibit of artworks from Guantanamo Bay.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—29/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—29 March 1918 - Ivy Monk
  Ivy Monk is praying that everything runs smoothly at the Pleasure Gardens theatre.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Flight delays, Silver sharers, Prison baristas
  Flight delays, Silver sharers, Prison baristas.
4. 12:57
  Weather—29/03/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—29/03/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—28/03/2018
  The Aldridges implode.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—My Son the Doctor
  The real-life story of one mother's courageous journey to find and save her son.
8. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 38, Purton, Gloucestershire
  Clare Balding walks along the banks of the Severn with writer, Christopher Somerville.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Epilepsy Research UK
  Nick and Rachel Christian make the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Epilepsy Research UK.(R)
10. 15:30
  Open Book—Uzodinma Iweala
  Uzodinma Iweala on his new novel Speak No Evil.(R)
11. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Steven Spielberg, Julie Delpy, Virtual Reality
  Steven Spielberg, Julie Delpy, Virtual Reality.
12. 16:30
  The Brexit Lab
  How could Britain change after Brexit?(R)
13. 17:00
  PM—29/03/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/03/2018 Hostile takeover of GKN approved by shareholders
  Melrose Industries has won control of the UK engineering giant GKN
2. 18:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 6. The 0.6666667th Part
  4/6Ford Prefect calls upon Arthur Dent for help. Now, there’s desperation...
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/03/2018
  Kate is furious.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—David Mamet, Meghan Markle in Suits, Poetry Jukebox
  American playwright, director and novelist David Mamet on his book Chicago.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Judas, Episode 4
  4/5Judas's doubts overwhelm him, and his resentments tip the balance to action.(R)
6. 20:00
  The EU after Brexit
  Evan Davis and David Aaronovitch present a programme looking at the EU after Brexit.
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Genes and education, John Goodenough, Caring bears and hunting
  Adam Rutherford looks at the latest study on genetics and education.
8. 21:30
  The Long View—Brexit Special
  The Long View marks a year to go with a Brexit special edition.(R)
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Russia expels 60 diplomats; US denies 'tit for tat' charge
  Russia announces its response to expulsions of diplomats by more than 25 countries.
10. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Reservoir 13, A good sheepdog never needs to bark.
  9/10The story of a disappearance. Jon McGregor's acclaimed novel, read by Lee Ingleby.
11. 23:00
  It's Jocelyn—Series 2, Family
  4/4Jocelyn talks about family, and a spiritual medium goes over to the other side.(R)
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—29/03/2018
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/03/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Channel—Series 1, 4. The Shared Sea
  The fluid frontier. Where in the Channel does England end and France begins?(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/03/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/03/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/03/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer with Sarah Teather, director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Rural journeys to hospital
  Emma Campbell asks how cuts to rural bus services affect patients travelling to hospital.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mark Cocker on the Ring Ouzel
  Listening to the ring ouzel's call takes Mark Cocker back to his childhood.

Friday 30 March 2018