BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 21 June 2018

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Crossway by Guy Stagg—3. The River Po
  3/5In Northern Italy, following the Via Francigena, Guy needs help to cross a river.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/06/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/06/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—GE pigs, Funding for farming in Scotland, Countryside Stewardship scheme payments
  Gene edited pigs which are immune to a virus have been bred at The Roslin Institute.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nightjar
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the nightjar.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/06/2018
  Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Echolocation
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how some animals sense their world with sound not sight.
3. 09:45
  The Crossway by Guy Stagg—4. Detour
  4/5Memories of the author's breakdown resurface in Thessaloniki.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Director, Carrie Cracknell, Playwright, Polly Stenham and 'Julie' at the National Theatre
  Julie, Children & US/Mexico border, Linda Jackson, Danielle de Niese and Katharine Towers.
5. 10:45
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 4
  4/5Aged 15, Maya visits her estranged father on a chaotic and surprising trip to Mexico.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—A New Front In The Fight Against Terror
  An expanding international force is fighting Islamist extremists on the edge of the Sahara
7. 11:30
  Pursuit of Beauty—Virginia Woolf: Impossible Music
  In search of the musicality and sonic landscape of Virginia Woolf's world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—21/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—21 June 1918 - Clarence Ogden
  In Ashburton, Clarence Ogden leads the school assembly.
3. 12:15
  Four Seasons—Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert
  Jack Gilbert's reflective poem for the midpoint of summer, read by Simon Russell Beale.
4. 12:20
  You and Yours—London house prices, Non-stopping trains, Local markets
  London's house prices, trains that skip stations and can local markets save high streets.
5. 12:57
  Weather—21/06/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 13:00
  World at One—21/06/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
7. 13:43
  Four Seasons—A Bee by Peter Didsbury
  A playful, surreal take on the life of a man as a bee, read by Anton Lesser.
8. 13:45
  National Health Stories—Doctors Revolt
  How Aneurin Bevan convinced his harshest critics, the doctors, to sign up to his NHS.
9. 14:00
  The Archers—20/06/2018
  Alice gives some home truths.(R)
10. 14:15
  Drama on 4—My Shadow and Me
  Paven Virk's moving drama about a woman struggling with pre-natal depression.
11. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 39, Cairngorms
  Clare Balding goes on a musical walk with the composer Alexander Chapman Campbell.
12. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Cystic Fibrosis Trust
  Jenny Agutter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cystic Fibrosis Trust.(R)
13. 15:30
  Open Book—Michael Ondaatje, Nell Dunn
  Man Booker-winning Michael Ondaatje talks to Mariella Frostrup.(R)
14. 16:00
  Four Seasons—Dream Variations by Langston Hughes
  Langston Hughes' Dream Variations, read by Noma Dumezweni.
15. 16:03
  The Film Programme—Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett
  Francine Stock meets Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett.
16. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby
  The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby.
17. 17:00
  PM—21/06/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
18. 17:58
  Four Seasons—There Came a Wind Like a Bugle by Emily Dickinson
  Harriet Walter reads There Came a Wind Like a Bugle for the midpoint of summer.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/06/18 Residency Plans For EU Citizens Outlined
  UK details residency plans for EU citizens. Minister resigns over Heathrow expansion vote
2. 18:30
  The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Frank Skinner, Holly Walsh and Richard Herring ponder history’s funniest moments.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/06/2018
  Phoebe offers some advice.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—James Corden, Poet Raymond Antrobus, Arts Minister Michael Ellis
  James Corden talks to John Wilson about bringing his Late Late Show to London.
5. 19:45
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 4
  4/5Aged 15, Maya visits her estranged father on a chaotic and surprising trip to Mexico.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Social media in the dock
  Does social media pose a threat to criminal justice and how can fair trials be ensured?(R)
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Franchising
  Is opening a franchise a low-risk way to start a business? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby
  The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Echolocation
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how some animals sense their world with sound not sight.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Special report from the Sahara Desert
  We focus on the terror-threat that's spreading across the Sahel.
11. 22:45
  The Librarian by Salley Vickers—Episode 4
  4/10Sylvia Blackwell, new resident of East Mole, has found an ally in fellow newcomer Dr Bell.
12. 23:00
  Lobby Land—Series 1, Plane Sailing
  3/4Young political editor Sam Peakes needs a story - fast.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—21/06/2018
  The government's scheme to allow EU nationals to carry on living in the UK after Brexit.
14. 23:55
  Four Seasons—Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm, The Mower to the Glow-Worms, Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines
  Three poems to reflect on the longest day of the year before the light begins to fade.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Crossway by Guy Stagg—4. Detour
  4/5Memories of the author's breakdown resurface in Thessaloniki.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/06/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/06/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—CO2 shortage, Cow deaths, Flower foraging
  There's a CO2 shortage and it could affect chicken supplies by the end of this week.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Coot
  Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls his first encounter with a coot.(R)

Friday 22 June 2018