BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 20 August 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/08/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Short Cuts—Series 16, Civil Disobedients
  3/6Josie Long hears stories of small radical acts that help re-imagine the world around them.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Augustine, West Monkton, Somerset
  Church bells from St Augustine, West Monkton, Somerset.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/08/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/08/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/08/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Soil biology, Pest control, Bees flourishing
  A new project aims to analyse the biology of thousands of soil samples to help grow crops.
10. 05:56
  Weather—20/08/2018
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Laughing Kookaburra
  Sir David Attenborough presents Australia's laughing kookaburra.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/08/2018
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Soul Music—What a Wonderful World
  In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'(R)
3. 09:30
  One to One—Kriss Akabusi talks to Helen Glover
  Life After Gold: what happens next? Can Helen Glover learn anything from Kriss Akabusi?(R)
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Freedom Papers, Ade Adepitan and Sandip Roy
  1/5Six writers reflect on a modern definition of freedom. Today, Ade Adepitan and Sandip Roy.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Britney Spears, Ballymurphy Campaigner Briege Voyle, Being Queer in Nigeria
  20 years after her first hit, why is Britney Spears still known as the Princess of Pop?
6. 10:45
  44 Scotland Street—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/5Life and love is full of surprises in Edinburgh's New Town; is there something in the air?
7. 11:00
  The Tyranny of Story—Episode 1
  John Harris considers the potent role of narrative in our public and private lives.
8. 11:30
  Dot—Series 3, Dig for Victory!
  3/4Dot and the gals are not keen to join the Women's Land Army.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/08/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  A History of Ideas—Why Are Things Beautiful?
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of beauty.(R)
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Gambling advertising, Illegal cigarettes, Switching energy company
  Gambling advertising, Crackdown on illegal cigarettes, Switching energy company.
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/08/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/08/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Biohacking—Stirring It Up
  Prof Jonathan Ball explores new genetic technologies and how they might change society.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/08/2018
  Reality bites for Fallon.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Indigo Children
  Jaime Winstone plays a parent refusing to accept her daughter is on the autism spectrum.
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 32, Heat 3, 2018
  Paul Gambaccini asks the questions in the wide-ranging music quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—There's More to Mangoes
  Sheila Dillon looks at how convenience mangoes have kept us from their true exotic flavour(R)
11. 16:00
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 4, Livy
  Natalie Haynes stands up in the name of Roman historian Livy. With Al Murray.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—The Romanovs
  Ernie Rea in conversation with guests on the life and death of Tsar Nicholas.
13. 17:00
  PM—20/08/2018
  Sarah Smith with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/08/2018 Birmingham Prison taken over by government from G4S
  Inspectors say it's the worst prison they've ever been to
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 82, Episode 3
  How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/08/2018
  Phoebe attempts to offer advice.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Sir Lenny Henry, Alan Cumming in Instinct, Divine inspiration in the arts
  Sir Lenny Henry looks back at his career on the occasion of his 60th birthday.
5. 19:45
  44 Scotland Street—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/5Life and love is full of surprises in Edinburgh's New Town; is there something in the air?(R)
6. 20:00
  Refugee Reminiscence
  Three refugees talk about something important they have brought from their home country.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Seaweed, Sex and Liberation in Zanzibar
  The crop that has put women on top in Zanzibar.(R)
8. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Narwhal
  Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the 'unicorn of the sea', the narwhal.(R)
9. 21:30
  Soul Music—What a Wonderful World
  In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Greece emerges from debt crisis
  Greece has emerged from the biggest bailout in economic history.
11. 22:45
  Jaws by Peter Benchley—1. 'The great fish moved silently through the night water.'
  1/10Peter Benchley's classic novel, which became one of the most iconic films of all time.
12. 23:00
  Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Madonna
  3/418th century biographer James Boswell meets pop icon Madonna and lives to tell the tale.(R)
13. 23:30
  Science Stories—17th-Century Space Flight: The Real Cyrano de Bergerac
  Philip Ball reveals the real Cyrano de Bergerac and his 17th-century spaceship.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/08/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Freedom Papers, Ade Adepitan and Sandip Roy
  1/5Six writers reflect on a modern definition of freedom. Today, Ade Adepitan and Sandip Roy.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/08/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/08/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/08/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/08/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—New Young Farmers' event, county council farms, pigeon pests
  Plans for a new Young Farmers' event, following the cancellation of the annual convention.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Swallow
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the swallow.(R)

Tuesday 21 August 2018