BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 22 June 2018

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Early
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)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—22/06/2018
  Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—John Motson
  John Motson, broadcaster, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.(R)
3. 09:45
  The Crossway by Guy Stagg—5. Jerusalem
  5/5Guy arrives in Jerusalem, after 5,500km on foot, without triumph or celebration.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Frida Kahlo, upskirting and image based sexual abuse, Mahalia, Lesley Garrett & Madeleine Shaw
  Frida Kahlo's possessions, image based sexual abuse, a suffrage opera, and singer Mahalia.
5. 10:45
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 5
  5/5Maya starts work on the San Francisco trams and her life changes forever.
6. 11:00
  Face in the Crowd
  Vanley Burke returns to his photograph of Handsworth’s Africa Liberation Day 1977.
7. 11:30
  Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse—Episode 4
  4/4All-star comic tour-de-force with Joanna Lumley and Martin Jarvis.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—22/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—22 June 1918 - Cathy Lawrence
  Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—World Cup gambling adverts, Concert tickets, Wind power
  Are there too many gambling advertisements on TV during the World Cup?
4. 12:57
  Weather—22/06/2018
  Weather information.
5. 13:00
  World at One—22/06/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs with Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  National Health Stories—Free Specs & Teeth
  The highs and lows that followed the launch of the National Health Service on 5 July 1948.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—21/06/2018
  Phoebe offers some advice.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—While We're Here
  By Barney Norris. Eddie and Carol were lovers, but then Eddie disappeared. Now he's back.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Summer Garden Party at Mount Stewart: Part Two
  Peter Gibbs hosts GQT's annual Summer Garden Party at National Trust Mount Stewart.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—A Long Silence by Remi Graves
  Silence takes on a new shape for Ethel in a house that is too big for her. By Remi Graves.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Gennady Rozhdestvensky CBE, Maria Bueno, Gena Turgel, Zhao Kangmin, Leo Sarkisian
  Matthew Bannister on a conductor, a tennis player, a holocaust survivor, an archaeologist.
12. 16:30
  Feedback—Covering Corbyn, My Dream Dinner Party, News for Millennials
  Reporting Jeremy Corbyn, behind the scenes at Newsbeat and My Dream Dinner Party.
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Belinda and Jane - Work/Life Balance at Hull Royal Infirmary
  Waking up at four in the morning, worrying about the ward, worrying about the clinic.
14. 17:00
  PM—22/06/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/06/2018 BMW and Airbus call for clarity over Brexit plans
  BMW and Airbus say failure to agree a post-Brexit trade deal would harm the car industry.
2. 18:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 18, Episode 3
  3/6Holding a wobbly mirror up to the news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/06/2018
  Kate plots her future.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Fly by Night, Tim Winton, Poems by teenagers, Music discovered in a painting
  Fly by Night pigeon art, Tim Winton's new novel, Kate Clanchy and her student poets.
5. 19:45
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 5
  5/5Maya starts work on the San Francisco trams and her life changes forever.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Alastair Campbell, Maya Goodfellow, Lord Lilley, Linda Yueh.
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Highbridge Community Hall in Somerset.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Mindless Replicants
  Will Self on consciousness, humanity and artificial intelligence.
8. 21:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—18-22 June 1918 (Season 14 start)
  Epic drama, Home Front, returns to Devon for its penultimate season.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—UN calls for full international inquiry into what is happening in Venezuela.
  Report says security services killing hundreds of people without being held to account.
10. 22:45
  The Librarian by Salley Vickers—Episode 5
  5/10Sylvia receives a piece of good news as her friendship with Dr Bell deepens.
11. 23:00
  A Good Read—Tony Parsons and Olly Mann
  Tony Parsons and Olly Mann join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.(R)
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—22/06/2018
  News from Westminster.
13. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Steve and Gill - The Joy of Nursing
  The patients are amazing people; they're going through all this and just dealing with it.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Crossway by Guy Stagg—5. Jerusalem
  5/5Guy arrives in Jerusalem, after 5,500km on foot, without triumph or celebration.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/06/2018
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/06/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Amanda Khozi Mukwashi.
8. 05:45
  iPM—We bought an island
  We are looking for somewhere to broadcast from. Small horses or small islands?

Saturday 23 June 2018