BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 10 April 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/04/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Packing My Library by Alberto Manguel—Episode 1
  1/5With regret, author Alberto Manguel has to pack up his library of 35,000 volumes.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/04/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/04/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/04/2018
  Spiritual reflection with Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Live exports, Labelling and packing, Deadly Dog faeces
  The Government makes a major announcement relating to the export of animals for slaughter.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tiffany Francis on the Corncrake
  Tiffany Francis recalls not realising she's seen a corncrake on Lunga for Tweet of the Day(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/04/2018
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Long View—Facebook revelations and the Reformation
  The Facebook Cambridge Analytica data and the Catholic church in pre-Reformation Europe.
3. 09:30
  Nature's Great Invaders—2. Japanese Knotweed
  2/5Does Japanese knotweed deserve its place as the most hated plant in the UK?(R)
4. 09:45
  Packing My Library by Alberto Manguel—Episode 2
  2/5With regret, the author Alberto Manguel has to pack up his library of 35,000 volumes.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Kinship carers, Happy teenagers
  Financial hardships for kinship carers, and how can teenagers be happy?
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—How Does That Make You Feel?, Tony
  2/5Though Martha has refused Tony a certificate of sanity, he just keeps coming back.
7. 11:00
  The Second Genome—Manipulating Our Hidden Half
  James Gallagher explores how our second genome is driving our metabolism and health.
8. 11:30
  The Voices of...—Series 3, Hannah Peel
  An intimate portrait of singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Hannah Peel.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—10/04/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—10 April 1918 - Marieke Argent
  Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Marieke Argent is fed up.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What is it like doing business on the High Street today?
  Winifred Robinson asks what it is like doing business on the High Street today.
4. 12:56
  Weather—10/04/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/04/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Chinese Characters—Chiang Kai-Shek and Soong Meiling: Asian Power Couple
  The power couple who reunited China and nearly lost it to Japan.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—09/04/2018
  Freddie is confronted.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—States of Mind: Real Worlds
  Jane Rogers drama imagines a future in which virtual and real world boundaries blur.(R)
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 20, Golders Green, London
  Jay Rayner launches a new series in Golders Green, London, with guest Claudia Roden.(R)
10. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Shifting Spring
  Lindsey Chapman investigates how shifting seasons are affecting wildlife.
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Words Apart
  Michael Rosen asks if we are living through a crisis of language in public debate.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Ayesha Hazarika on Jayaben Desai
  Ayesha Hazarika champions her hero Jayaben Desai who led the Grunwick strike in 1976.
13. 17:00
  PM—10/04/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/04/2018 UK, US and France discuss suspected chemical attack in Syria
  UK, US and France agree on the need to respond to the suspected chemical attack in Syria.
2. 18:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 2, Coming Clean
  4/6Julie is having a tough time with her new bloke, and Danno has a shameful secret to share.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/04/2018
  Pat helps a friend in need.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Viv Albertine, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall reopens, BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh
  Musician Viv Albertine's new memoir and how BBC Three is attracting young audiences.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—How Does That Make You Feel?, Tony
  2/5Though Martha has refused Tony a certificate of sanity, he just keeps coming back.(R)
6. 20:00
  Meeting the Man I Killed
  Jonathan Izard attempts to come to terms with killing a man in a road traffic accident.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—RNIB in crisis over Pears Centre
  RNIB chair Eleanor Southwood on RNIB's crisis following Sally Harvey's resignation.
8. 21:00
  Inconspicuous Consumption—Series 2, Listening and Driving
  Laura Barton explores the music we choose when we are in the car.(R)
9. 21:30
  The Long View—Facebook revelations and the Reformation
  The Facebook Cambridge Analytica data and the Catholic church in pre-Reformation Europe.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Mark Zuckerberg testifies in front of joint US Senate committee
  Facebook's chief executive apologises for allowing firms to misuse personal data.
11. 22:45
  Rabbit Is Rich—Episode 7
  7/10Pru, heavily pregnant, has had an accident at a party. They pray the baby will survive.
12. 23:00
  Richard Marsh—Cardboard Heart, New Job
  1/4The team battle each other for a new job that has just opened up in the office.(R)
13. 23:30
  The Digital Human—Series 12, Duped
  Aleks Krotoski explores the world of spam, scams and caches of forgotten gold.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/04/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Packing My Library by Alberto Manguel—Episode 2
  2/5With regret, the author Alberto Manguel has to pack up his library of 35,000 volumes.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/04/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/04/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/04/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/04/2018
  Spiritual reflection with Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Free-range egg labelling, sheep still buried in Beast from the East snow, fodder crisis
  Does the 'free-range' label on our eggs tell us enough about how the hens are kept?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ptarmigan
  David Attenborough presents the ptarmigan.(R)

Wednesday 11 April 2018