BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 15 June 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Wind in My Hair, Political Reporter
  4/5Masih faces new challenges in her new career as a political journalist in Iran.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/06/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/06/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with writer and broadcaster Sarah Joseph.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Food labels, Cauliflower pickers, Wolves and Shark tagging
  Charlotte Smith asks what the words 'traditional' and 'natural' on food labels really mean
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Water Rail
  Chris Packham presents the water rail.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/06/2018
  Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Carlos Frenk
  Prof Carlos Frenk, cosmologist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R)
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Wind in My Hair, My Stealthy Freedom
  5/5A single photo of Masih without a hijab sparks a social media liberation movement.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Exam stress, Artist Andrea Luka Zimmerman, 50-50 music festivals
  Exam stress - are pupils under more pressure? Plus gender equality at music festivals.
5. 10:45
  Ben Lewis - House Rules—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5Witty drama capturing a family's weekly truth and reconciliation meetings. By Ben Lewis.
6. 11:00
  Caribritish: Children of Windrush—Part 2
  Journalist Hugh Muir meets the grandchildren of the Windrush pioneers.
7. 11:30
  Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse—Episode 3
  3/4All-star comic tour-de-force with Stephen Fry and Sir Ian McKellen.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—15/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Welcome to the Quiet Zone—Change Must Come
  5/5You want to hear a few seconds after the Big Bang? You have to make some sacrifices.(R)
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Food prices, World Cup tickets, Hearing aid technology
  Consumer news and issues.
4. 12:57
  Weather—15/06/2018
  Weather information.
5. 13:00
  World at One—15/06/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  SLICE: Politics and Personality—E is for Elections
  Is psychographic targeting so bad? Could it be a way to re-engage people in politics?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—14/06/2018
  Jill comes to the rescue.(R)
8. 14:15
  First World Problems—Home
  5/5Where can the family be reunited and safe, when everything is pushing them apart?
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Summer Garden Party at Mount Stewart: Part One
  Eric Robson hosts the GQT annual Summer Garden Party at National Trust Mount Stewart.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—My Boy Jack
  On a disastrous date, a man is haunted by the voice of his dead father. By Donal Ryan.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Peter Mayer, Professor Celia Brackenridge OBE, Anthony Bourdain, Leslie Grantham, Teddy Johnson
  Tina Daheley on a publisher, a sports scientist, a chef, an actor and a singer.
12. 16:30
  Feedback—Drivetime Radio 2, Grenfell Inquiry Podcast, Brexit Vote
  The Head of Radio 2 on why he changed the Simon Mayo Drivetime show.
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—David and Clare - The Emotion Drives It
  It felt crafted to me, but it wasn't - it was coming from the immediacy of experience.
14. 17:00
  PM—15/06/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/06/2018 Rail company resignation
  The chief executive of one of Britain's biggest rail companies has resigned.
2. 18:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 18, Episode 2
  2/6Recorded in Llandudno. Kim Jong Un, Donald Trump, and a guide to the World Cup.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/06/2018
  Kate has the rug pulled from under her.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Frida Kahlo, Fly by Night, Queer Eye, Cats in literature
  The new Frida Kahlo exhibition Making Her Self Up at the V&A and Queer Eye on TV.
5. 19:45
  Ben Lewis - House Rules—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5Witty drama capturing a family's weekly truth and reconciliation meetings. By Ben Lewis.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Diane Abbott MP, Robert Buckland MP, Elisha McCallion MP, Jim Wells MLA
  Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Coleraine Campus of Ulster University.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—A New Anti-Semitism
  Will Self on a new wave of anti-Semitism in Britain.
8. 21:00
  Archive on 4—Father's Day
  Mark Thomas peels off the labels of fatherhood - from breadwinner to stay-at-home dad.(R)
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Europe divided on migration policy
  President Macron has said the EU approach to migration is not fit for purpose.
10. 22:45
  Dangerous Visions—Future Home of the Living God, Episode 10
  10/10By Louise Erdrich. Cedar's baby is almost full-term.
11. 23:00
  A Good Read—Adam Kay and Farrah Jarral
  Adam Kay and Farrah Jarral join Harriett Gilbert to talk about favourite books.(R)
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/06/2018
  Mark D'Arcy reports as plans to outlaw 'upskirting' are thwarted - for now.
13. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Rodney and Trevor - You Can Never Retire From It
  Music keeps your brain going.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Wind in My Hair, My Stealthy Freedom
  5/5A single photo of Masih without a hijab sparks a social media liberation movement.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/06/2018
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/06/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
8. 05:45
  iPM—'The devil of all drugs'
  A listener on rebuilding his life after drug abuse.

Saturday 16 June 2018