BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 27 September 2018

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/09/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre—3. London Calling
  3/5London calls in the double-agent drama.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/09/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/09/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—The Greenhouse of Growing Up
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Miriam Swaffield.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Compensation for Culled Cows, Rural Broadband, HS2 Payments, Potatoes
  Charlotte Smith asks if farmers have been unfairly claiming compensation for culled cows.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Golden Plover
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the golden plover.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/09/2018
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German theologian, killed for plotting against Hitler
3. 09:45
  The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre—4. Moscow's Reaction
  4/5Moscow wants a meeting in the double-agent drama.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Mary Queen of Scots, Rape prosecutions, Widows and food
  Rape prosecutions, Mary Queen of Scots, and widows and food
5. 10:45
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Tiger's Bride
  4/5A father stakes his daughter in a game of cards. His adversary is known as the Beast.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Fighting Ebola in DR Congo
  How rebel violence is making it harder to tackle the latest outbreak of the virus.
7. 11:30
  Art of Now—Surveillance
  Artist Nye Thompson asks how the creative world is reflecting the state of surveillance.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/09/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—27 September 1918 - Florrie Wilson
  Jack has something controversial to tell Florrie and Adam.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Consumer harm report, Goldcar, Insurance and mental health
  New threats from scammers, complaints about Goldcar, mental health and travel insurance.
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/09/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—27/09/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  Doorstep Daughter—The Reunion
  Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—26/09/2018
  It's all change for Tom.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Princes and Princesses of Wales
  By Simon Crowther. A darkly comic tale of North Wales meets South in a Cardiff back yard.(R)
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 40, Centurion Way, Chichester
  This is the uplifting story of how walking helped a young man recover from a brain injury.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—TB Alert
  Felicity Kendal makes an appeal on behalf of TB Alert.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Gail Jones, 1930s' crime fiction, Marlowe and Holmes revisited
  Gail Jones on her new novel The Death of Noah Glass, and new life for Marlowe and Holmes.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Moving Image - When Paddington Bear Met Colonel Blimp
  Paul King on the influence of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp on his Paddington films.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Hyabusa 2 at Ryugu, deadly 1918 flu pandemic; WW2 bombing and ionosphere, teenage brain
  Hayabusa2, the deadly 1918 flu pandemic, WW2 bombing and the ionosphere, the teenage brain
14. 17:00
  PM—27/09/2018
  Interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Kavanaugh accuser testifies
  Woman who accused Trump's nominee for US Supreme Court of sexual assault testifies
2. 18:30
  Plum House—Series 1, Lights, Camera, Pudding
  6/6Peter agrees to Plum House being used as a location in a period drama.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/09/2018
  Elizabeth makes a surprising decision
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Lord of the Flies, Silence in art, Javier Marias
  Lord of the Flies with an all-female cast, and the significance of silence in art.
5. 19:45
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Tiger's Bride
  4/5A father stakes his daughter in a game of cards. His adversary is known as the Beast.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Nationalisation - how would it work?
  Labour's plans for nationalisation - how would they work?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Retail's AI Revolution
  Will artificial intelligence change how we shop and decide which retailers succeed?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Hyabusa 2 at Ryugu, deadly 1918 flu pandemic; WW2 bombing and ionosphere, teenage brain
  Hayabusa2, the deadly 1918 flu pandemic, WW2 bombing and the ionosphere, the teenage brain
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German theologian, killed for plotting against Hitler(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Christine Blasey Ford tells Congress that Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her
  Trump's Supreme Court nominee angrily denies allegations.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Silence of the Girls, Episode 4
  Achilles assembles the Greek army and confronts Agamemnon about the plague.
12. 23:00
  Nick Revell: BrokenDreamCatcher—Series 1, Nick Revell vs Lily, Evil Cat Queen of Earth Planet and the Laughing Fridge
  3/3Cats injected with nanobots, which form a neural lace, will almost certainly misbehave.
13. 23:30
  Making History—The Clockwork Orange Town
  Helen Castor discusses dystopia in Thamesmead and Trappist ale from Leicestershire.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/09/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre—4. Moscow's Reaction
  4/5Moscow wants a meeting in the double-agent drama.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/09/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/09/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/09/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—God at Work and Rest
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Miriam Swaffield.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Labour's post-Brexit plans, Young farmers in Guernsey, Jacuzzi-grown tomatoes
  Jacuzzi-grown tomatoes; why young farmers are leaving Guernsey; Labour's post Brexit plans
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Avocet
  Chris Packham presents the avocet.(R)

Friday 28 September 2018