BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 30 June 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  In Montparnasse by Sue Roe—Episode 5
  5/5Sue Roe charts the birth of surrealism in this racy, rackety Paris quarter.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/06/2018
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/06/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter.
8. 05:45
  iPM—30/06/2018
  A listener closes his bookshop after 40 years on the high street.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—30/06/2018
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Humphry Repton and his Red Books
  Helen Mark finds out about Humphry Repton the landscaper gardener and his red books.(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: National Parks
  Charlotte Smith considers what the future might hold for England's national parks.
4. 06:57
  Weather—30/06/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—30/06/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Bryn Terfel, Judy Murray, Frank Gardner, Rai Rafiq, Edwina Brocklesby
  Opera star Bryn Terfel, Edwina 'Irongran' Brocklesby, Frank Gardner and Rai Rafiq.
7. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 21, Bournemouth
  Jay Rayner and his panel are in Bournemouth.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—30/06/2018
  Peter Oborne of the Daily Mail looks behind the scenes in Westminster.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—What Hope?
  What hope is there amidst rising violence in Mexico? And for Afghanistan's 'forever war'?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—30/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Hope for victims of push payment bank fraud
  Changes to complaint handling rules proposed.
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 18, Episode 4
  4/6Topical satire with politicians, the world cup and even the weather getting roasted.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/06/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  News—30/06/2018
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Sir Alan Duncan MP, Liam Halligan, Gina Miller, Baroness Smith of Basildon
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Ampthill in Bedfordshire.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Heathrow, Brexit Business and National Service
  What do you think about big companies' warnings on the danger of no deal exit from Europe?
8. 14:30
  Drama on 4—The Thrill of Love
  Maxine Peake as Ruth Ellis and Siobhan Finneran in Amanda Whittington's hit stage transfer(R)
9. 15:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 17, Debussy: La Mer
  Frances Fyfield's team explore the astonishing manuscript of Debussy's La Mer.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Celebrating women and activism, Author Lore Segal, Teenagers' partners staying over.
  Celebrating women and activism, Author Lore Segal and teenagers' partners staying over.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Luke Jones with coverage and analysis of the day's news.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Should CEOs have term limits?
  Would it be good for businesses if CEOs faced term limits?(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—30/06/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/06/2018 "Bright future" for Welsh steel workers?
  Unions say a merger will secure steel production in the UK for years to come.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Barry Humphries, Michael Palin, Kelli O' Hara, Cherrelle Skeete, Calypso Rose, Dinosaur, Nikki Bedi, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Matteo Salvini
  Helen Grady profiles the Italian interior minister, Matteo Salvini.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Leave No Trace, Rip It Up, One For Sorrow, Tim Winton, Bedtime Stories For The End Of The World
  Leave No Trace, Rip It Up - Scottish pop, One For Sorrow, Tim Winton, Bedtime Stories.
5. 20:00
  UK Confidential—The Birth of the NHS
  Martha Kearney looks at the arguments over creating the NHS in wartime government papers.
6. 21:00
  Tommies—11 November 1914
  Mickey finds himself at Ypres with the exhausted British Expeditionary Force.(R)
7. 21:45
  The Listening Project—The Listening Project One Thousand, Psychological Insights
  Susie Orbach explores what the archive reveals of how we feel about our lives today.(R)
8. 22:00
  News and Weather—30/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
9. 22:15
  The Reith Lectures—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain, War and Humanity
  1/5Margaret MacMillan asks if war is an essential part of being human.(R)
10. 23:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 8, Newcastle University
  1/6Students from Newcastle University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.(R)
11. 23:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 8, Tom Pickard and Denise Riley
  3/4New year, new poems, veteran poets: Tom Pickard and Denise Riley.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/07/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Works—The Gleaning by Alison MacLeod
  In Alison MacLeod's specially commissioned story past and present are intimately linked.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/07/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/07/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints Church, East Meon
  Church bells from All Saints Church, East Meon.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Matteo Salvini
  Helen Grady profiles the Italian interior minister, Matteo Salvini.(R)

Sunday 1 July 2018