BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 29 October 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/10/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Maps and Postcodes
  Maps and postcodes - what do they reveal about our society and selves?(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Bells on Sunday comes from St Matthew, Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Matthew, Chapel Allerton, Leeds.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/10/2018
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/10/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/10/2018
  The latest shipping forecast
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/10/2018
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/10/2018
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—A future US trade deal, pumpkin picking for Halloween and fishing after Brexit
  What will a future US trade deal mean for UK farmers after Brexit?
10. 05:56
  Weather—29/10/2018
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Owl
  Kate Humble presents the little owl.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/10/2018
  Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—That's not fair
  Helena Kennedy, Paul Collier, David Willetts and Tiffany Watt Smith with Andrew Marr.
3. 09:45
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—1. Dublin
  1/5Colm Tóibín takes a literary walk around Dublin.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Emma Clarke: the first Black woman footballer
  Emma Clarke, gender dysphoria, Rebecca Allen and future leaders.
5. 10:45
  The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories—The Vertical Ladder by William Sansom
  1/5A dare turns into an exercise in fear limitation.
6. 11:00
  Dr, Why?
  There are more PhD students in the UK than ever, but who’s really benefitting?
7. 11:30
  Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 2, The Playgroup
  5/6Monique has work so Josh has to take their son single-handedly to his playgroup.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—29/10/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—29 October 1918 - Jessie Moore
  Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Budget, Pet food, Gourmet burgers
  The rise and fall of the gourmet burger.
4. 12:57
  Weather—29/10/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—29/10/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Tom Watson One
  Nick Robinson talks to Labour deputy leader Tom Watson.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—28/10/2018
  Ruairi is caught out.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—In My Own Skin
  Original drama written by Debbie Oates with Melissa Johns.
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 32, The Final, 2018
  Paul Gambaccini hosts the 2018 final of the wide-ranging music quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—May Contain Nuts
  Bee Wilson asks whether food labelling needs to change to protect allergy sufferers.
11. 16:00
  Instrument Makers—Series 1, New Strings Attached
  Gwenan Gibbard and Robin Huw Bowen visit the Teifi Harps Factory in Llandysul.(R)
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 15, Rescue
  Can technology empower a person to turn from a victim to a rescuer?
13. 17:00
  PM—29/10/2018
  PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/10/2018 Austerity to end, says Chancellor
  Hammond puts more cash into the rollout of Universal Credit and public services
2. 18:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 13, Episode 5
  5/6John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Nina Conti, Daisy Goodman and Lord Butler of Brockwell.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/10/2018
  Elizabeth makes a mistake.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård in The Little Drummer Girl, Darkness and writing, Tom Odell
  Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård discuss the TV adaptation of The Little Drummer Girl
5. 19:45
  The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories—The Vertical Ladder by William Sansom
  1/5A dare turns into an exercise in fear limitation.
6. 20:00
  The Democrats Dilemma: Now What
  Michael Goldfarb asks what the Democratic Party in America stands for today.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Do Assassinations Work?
  Poison, exploding cigars and shooting down planes: tales of espionage and statesmanship.
8. 21:00
  The Death of the Postwar Settlement—Out of the Ashes
  Bridget Kendall asks why the international order built after 1945 is now in deep trouble.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—That's not fair
  Helena Kennedy, Paul Collier, David Willetts and Tiffany Watt Smith with Andrew Marr.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Phillip Hammond delivers his last Budget before Brexit
  Chancellor declares that austerity is coming to an end.
11. 22:45
  Melmoth by Sarah Perry—Episode 6
  6/10Hoffman’s manuscript describes terrifying experiences during the Second World War.
12. 23:00
  Ghosts in the Machine
  Exploring the people who hear spooks in random sound - and the world of auditory illusion.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—29/10/2018
  Susan Hulme reports on today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/10/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—1. Dublin
  1/5Colm Tóibín takes a literary walk around Dublin.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2018
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/10/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2018
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/10/2018
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/10/2018
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Food standards; Scottish fishing; national hedge laying championships
  A UK expert responds to claims that the US has comparable food standards to this country
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Harpy Eagle
  Michael Palin presents the harpy eagle flying over the Brazilian rainforest(R)

Tuesday 30 October 2018