BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 25 March 2019

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/03/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Debt
  Debt - from household to national.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Bells on Sunday from the Parish Church of St. Peter, Tiverton in Devon
  Bells on Sunday from the Parish Church of St. Peter, Tiverton in Devon(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/03/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2019
  The latest shipping forecast
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/03/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/03/2019
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Housing, spring vegetables, sheep herding by drone
  A new report identifies brownfield sites in England that can accommodate a million homes
10. 05:56
  Weather—25/03/2019
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Indian Cuckoo
  Chris Packham presents the Indian cuckoo found across much of South East Asia.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/03/2019
  Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Art for all
  Tom Sutcliffe with Karl Ove Knausgaard, Fiona MacCarthy, Tamsin Wimhurst and Alison Brown.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Pianist of Yarmouk, Episode 1
  Aeham Ahmad’s dramatic story of how he defied the war in Syria with his music.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and Environmental Activism
  We speak to three generations of women fighting for the environment.
5. 10:45
  Annika Strandhed—Series 4, Beginnings
  By Nick Walker. Annika investigates the death of Tor's class teacher.(R)
6. 11:00
  Spain's Lost Generations—The Missing Children
  2/2Lucas Laursen investigates Spain's missing children from the Franco era and decades after.
7. 11:30
  Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 1, The Last Woman Killed In The War
  4/4Mary returns to Liverpool 40 years after she was forced to leave...
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—25/03/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Wall—Episode One
  The new novel by John Lanchester, author of Capital and The Debt to Pleasure.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Shop Rents, #NoSpend, Vaping
  Shop rent deadline day, #NoSpend plans, vaping and life insurance
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/03/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—25/03/2019
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  The Puppet Master—1. Snipers
  From deadly chaos a mysterious figure emerges.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/03/2019
  Lily fears for the future(R)
8. 14:15
  Tumanbay—Series 3, The Coming
  8/8The Balarac return with a gift. A new uncomfortable alliance or a deadly game?
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 1, 2019
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Would you let a robot cook you dinner?
  Robot chefs are working in burger joints and pizzerias. Will they be in our homes next?(R)
11. 16:00
  Pursuit of Beauty—In Stitches
  Amber Butchart talks to embroidery artists about their complex, political, dynamic artwork
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 16, Haven
  Aleks Krotoski explores whether it is possible to find a haven online.
13. 17:00
  PM—25/03/2019
  PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/03/2019 PM: support lacking for third Brexit vote
  Theresa May says discussions continuing on giving MPs third meaningful vote
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 83, Episode 8
  8/8Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Fern Britton and Gyles Brandreth join Nicholas Parsons.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/03/2019
  Tom discovers a surprising truth
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, At Eternity's Gate, Scott Walker
  At Eternity's Gate, Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, Scott Walker.
5. 19:45
  The Pillow Book—Series 10, Episode 1
  1/5Shonagon is summoned to meet the new empress, a strange and disturbing encounter.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Brexit Prime Minister—Episode 3
  3/3Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with insiders
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Will China and America go to war?
  Will competition between China and the United States inevitably lead to military conflict?
8. 21:00
  No Triumph, No Tragedy—Samantha Renke
  Peter White, born blind, meets actress Samantha Renke, who has brittle bone disease.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Art for all
  Tom Sutcliffe with Karl Ove Knausgaard, Fiona MacCarthy, Tamsin Wimhurst and Alison Brown.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—25/03/2019
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
11. 22:45
  The Wall—Episode One
  The new novel by John Lanchester, author of Capital and The Debt to Pleasure.
12. 23:00
  The Walk: Across the Water—Dover
  Encounters with the people of Calais and Dover finding out what unites and divides them.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/03/2019
  Another day of key Brexit votes in the Commons. Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/03/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Pianist of Yarmouk, Episode 1
  Aeham Ahmad’s dramatic story of how he defied the war in Syria with his music.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/03/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2019
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/03/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/03/2019
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Brexit's impact on farmers' mental health, tattie day, cows out for spring
  A charity describes how uncertainties over Brexit are feeding into farmers' stress.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Grasshopper Warbler
  Kate Humble presents the grasshopper warbler.(R)

Tuesday 26 March 2019