BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 10 July 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/07/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Slay in Your Lane, Episode 1
  1/5Two friends explore what it means to be young, black and female in the UK today.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/07/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/07/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/07/2018
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Welsh agricultural Brexit, Vineyards in the heatwave, Rural housing, Great Yorkshire Show
  Welsh farmers are promised their own separate subsidy system, post-Brexit.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Poorwill (American Nightjar)
  Michael Palin presents the common poorwill from an Arizona desert.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/07/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Reith Lectures—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain, Civilians and War
  3/5Margaret MacMillan examines the role of civilians as supporters and victims of conflict.
3. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Mixed tennis, Pregabalin, Doris Salcedo, Slay in Your Lane
  Mixed tennis; prescription addiction: pregabalin; Doris Salcedo; Slay in Your Lane.
4. 10:45
  The Citadel—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/5Manson and Christine move into their new home with prospects of a great new beginning.
5. 11:00
  Natural Histories—Pike
  A journey into dangerous waters to explore our relationship with the fearsome pike.
6. 11:30
  Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island—Series 3, Silver City
  Laura Barton samples musical life in Silver City - Aberdeen.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—10/07/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—10 July 1918 - Ivan Jackson
  On a train near Princetown, conscientious objector Ivan is taken to be an unwelcome pest.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Have you been given a second chance in life?
  Shari Vahl hears listeners' stories of being given a second chance in life.
4. 12:56
  Weather—10/07/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/07/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  National Health Stories—Policing the Bugs
  When MRSA and other hospital bugs hit the headlines, the NHS had to clean up its act.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—09/07/2018
  An old face returns to Ambridge.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—From a Great Height
  Drama looking at how the past can catch up on you. With Ray Fearon and Franc Ashman.
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 21, Peckham
  Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Peckham, south London.(R)
10. 15:30
  Making History—Church Pews and the Medieval Weather Forecast
  Tom Holland takes a back-side view of church architecture.
11. 16:00
  The Wrong Job—Reinventing the Workplace
  Emma Kennedy finds out why so many people in Britain hate their jobs.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Isy Suttie and Lolly Adefope
  Isy Suttie and Lolly Adefope talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
13. 17:00
  PM—10/07/2018
  Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Football team and coach rescued from Thai cave.
  All twelve boys and their football coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave.
2. 18:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 8, Gyles Brandreth
  5/6Gyles Brandreth reads the diaries of his boarding school days in the 1960s.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/07/2018
  Ruth considers her options.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—10/07/2018
  Holly Hunter talks to Samira Ahmed about her latest film, Incredibles 2.
5. 19:45
  The Citadel—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/5Manson and Christine move into their new home with prospects of a great new beginning.(R)
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Construction in Crisis?
  Are construction giants exploiting their suppliers to balance their books?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Useless subtitles and BSO Resound
  We ask BBC Current Affairs why stories often have subtitles but no spoken translation.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Biosimilars, Insomnia, Abortion at home
  Bad sleep breeds bad sleep. Dr Mark Porter reports on what works for insomnia.
9. 21:30
  Enlightenment After Dark—Series 1, Enlightenment Beyond Europe
  Allan Little discusses the Enlightenment's relevance for countries outside the west.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Trump criticises allies ahead of Nato summit
  EU leader Donald Tusk says, 'Appreciate your allies - you don't have that many.'.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Shepherd's Hut, I Stand in Awe of You
  7/10Jaxie tries to find out more about the mysterious Fintan McGillis.
12. 23:00
  The Brig Society—Series 4, Scandal!
  2/2Marcus becomes a victim of his own newspaper as he gets caught up in a scandal.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/07/2018
  The best of the day in the Commons and the Lords with Sean Curran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/07/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Slay in Your Lane, Episode 2
  2/5Yomi Adegoke recalls her experiences as a black woman attending a British university.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/07/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/07/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/07/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/07/2018
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Free Range Hens, Drought in Northern Ireland, Rural Housing, PYO strawberries
  Free range egg producers want derogation from an RSPCA rule on perches due in next month.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mark Cocker on the Meadow Pipit
  Nature writer Mark Cocker revels in the windblown melancholy of the meadow pipit's song.(R)

Wednesday 11 July 2018