BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 17 January 2019

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/01/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Girl With Dove by Sally Bayley—3. Laurie
  3/5One day, the man called Laurie returned, to take Mum and the family out to dinner.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/01/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/01/2019
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/01/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/01/2019
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Uncertainty over Brexit, the impact of climate change on our oceans and Welsh livestock farmers talk veganism
  Farmers give their response to the political uncertainty over Brexit.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Teal
  Chris Packham presents our smallest duck the teal.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/01/2019
  News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Samuel Beckett
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the playwright and novelist, author of Waiting for Godot
3. 09:45
  Girl With Dove by Sally Bayley—4. Audrey
  4/5All doctors have 'expert opinions', according to Agatha Christie.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Ruth Bader Ginsburg, family secrets, Voyeurism Bill, comfy shoes
  Ruth Bader Ginsburg as pop icon, the burden of family secrets, Voyeurism Bill, comfy shoes
5. 10:45
  Riot Girls—How To Be A Woman, Episode 4
  Dramatisation of Caitlin Moran's comic memoir. Episode 4. Caitlin is 18 and in love.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Japan's Elderly Crime Wave
  Elderly pensioners in Japan commit petty crimes so that they can be sent to prison.
7. 11:30
  Art of Now—Warsaw
  Poland’s artists, writers and musicians respond to growing ultra-nationalism.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—17/01/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Washington Black—Episode Four
  By Esi Edugyan. Philip has disturbing news for Titch and Erasmus Wilde.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Patient abuse, Getting fit - again, Pie eating
  Radio 4's consumer affairs programme.
4. 12:57
  Weather—17/01/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—17/01/2019
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  The Battles That Won Our Freedoms—9 Gay Rights
  The decriminalisation of homosexuality, and the struggle for equal rights that followed.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—16/01/2019
  Rex is not impressed
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Torch No 1
  Drama marking the 50th anniversary of the Prague Spring by David Pownall.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—The Changing Thetford Forest
  Ian Marchant meets some of the unexpected animals in Thetford Forest in Norfolk.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—TREE AID
  Zoë Wanamaker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of TREE AID
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Oyinkan Braithwaite, Books as clutter, Kafka's legacy, True crime in fiction
  Oyinkan Braithwaite discusses her Lagos-set debut novel, My Sister the Serial Killer.
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Mary Queen of Scots
  Josie Rourke on Mary Queen Of Scots
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Clean Air Strategy, Fast Radio Bursts and Kuba Kingdom
  Clean Air Strategy, Fast Radio Bursts and Kuba Kingdom
14. 17:00
  PM—17/01/2019
  PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/01/2019 Theresa May meets opposition politicians to discuss Brexit
  Theresa May has met opposition politicians, as she tries to solve the Brexit deadlock.
2. 18:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 9, Hastings
  1/6Mark Steel is back In Town for a ninth series. First stop, Hastings.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/01/2019
  Shula offers support
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Brexit and the arts, Diane Setterfield, Charlie Luxton on beautiful buildings, composer Du Yun
  How Brexit might impact upon the arts. Plus Diane Setterfield's new novel.
5. 19:45
  Riot Girls—How To Be A Woman, Episode 4
  Dramatisation of Caitlin Moran's comic memoir. Episode 4. Caitlin is 18 and in love.
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Is Britain’s political system broken?
  Brexit has stretched the parliamentary system to its limits - is it irretrievably broken?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Beyond the Barbed Wire - Cyber Security in the UK
  Can the UK become a world leader in making the internet safer?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Clean Air Strategy, Fast Radio Bursts and Kuba Kingdom
  Clean Air Strategy, Fast Radio Bursts and Kuba Kingdom
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Samuel Beckett
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the playwright and novelist, author of Waiting for Godot(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/01/2019
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
11. 22:45
  Washington Black—Episode Four
  By Esi Edugyan. Philip has disturbing news for Titch and Erasmus Wilde.(R)
12. 23:00
  Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 1, Pirates
  2/4The gang leave for New York but are waylaid by George's mathematical ineptitude.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/01/2019
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/01/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Girl With Dove by Sally Bayley—4. Audrey
  4/5All doctors have 'expert opinions', according to Agatha Christie.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/01/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/01/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/01/2019
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/01/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/01/2019
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—The environmental impact of veganism, Monitoring ammonia on farms, Train drivers hitting livestock
  Is a vegan diet really better for the environment?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mat Waddington on the long tailed tit
  Mat Waddington found a long tailed tit playing cupid in his Worcester village.(R)

Friday 18 January 2019