BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 13 June 2019

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Moon, Episode 3
  Post-war, scientists are daring to dream about the prospect of man walking on the moon.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/06/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/06/2019
  Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/06/19: Global food production, BBC Food and Farming Awards, Biological pest control
  Charlotte Smith asks how government plans to cut emissions by 2050 will impact farming.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kea
  Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/06/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Inca
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the advanced Andean empire, dominant until Pizarro arrived
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—The Moon, Episode 4
  Writer Oliver Morton explores the disappointment that followed the Apollo missions.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women obsessed with women, Hannah Arendt, CPS challenge
  Women obsessed with women, Hannah Arendt, CPS challenge,
5. 10:45
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—4. Messed Up
  4/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Protests on the streets of Hong Kong
  This week has seen the biggest protests in Hong Kong since its handover to China
7. 11:30
  Art of Living—Knife Imitates Art - How Surgeons Use Creativity
  Top surgeons reveal parallel lives as sculptors and musicians.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—13/06/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  How to Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith—4. Theft
  4/10On the road to Skegness Molly and friends have spent a night sleeping rough.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Universal credit and sex work, Retail responsibility, Ironing trends
  MPs investigate the link between universal credit and 'survival sex'.
4. 12:57
  Weather—13/06/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—13/06/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  Living Memory—That's Life, I Suppose!
  Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—12/06/2019
  Lilian finds herself out in the cold(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Holding Back the Tide, Herring Week
  Comedy as Richard and Clare move north to a seaside community intent on resisting change.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Going Wild in the West Country
  Clare Balding walks with two sisters and their children in Somerset
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Crimestoppers
  Baroness Helen Newlove makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Crimestoppers.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Pajtim Statovci, Gerald Murnane discussed, Roxane Gay's favourite book, Benjamin Dreyer
  Pajtim Statovci discusses his novel Crossing and we explore the work of Gerald Murnane(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Frank Cottrell Boyce
  Frank Cottrell-Boyce on his Scrabble-based drama Sometimes, Always, Never.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Net-Zero carbon target, Science Policy Under Thatcher, Screen time measures
  Gareth Mitchell discusses a new carbon emissions target, and Science Policy Under Thatcher
14. 17:00
  PM—13/06/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Round one of the tory leadership contest goes to Boris Johnson
  The knockout stages of the Conservative Party leadership contest have begun
2. 18:30
  My Obsession—Pilot
  Paul Merton and Suki Webster star in a comedy about a comedian meeting his number one fan.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/06/2019
  Jim issues a shocking instruction
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Rob Lowe, Russian Protest Art, Keith Haring
  Rob Lowe, former Brat Pack star, on his role as a chief constable in Boston, Lincolnshire
5. 19:45
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—4. Messed Up
  4/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Raising the Bar?
  Should a non-traditional background be a bar to joining the Bar?(R)
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—The Fitness Industry
  Who wins and loses in the cut-throat exercise market? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Net-Zero carbon target, Science Policy Under Thatcher, Screen time measures
  Gareth Mitchell discusses a new carbon emissions target, and Science Policy Under Thatcher(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Inca
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the advanced Andean empire, dominant until Pizarro arrived(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—US accuses Iran of attacks on tankers in Gulf of Oman
  Tehran vehemently denies they were responsible.
11. 22:45
  How to Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith—4. Theft
  4/10On the road to Skegness Molly and friends have spent a night sleeping rough.(R)
12. 23:00
  V.I.P. R.I.P.—13/06/2019
  Jo Brand runs down the incredible lives of those who have recently passed away.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—13/06/2019
  News, views and features on today's stories in parliament presented by Sean Curran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Moon, Episode 4
  Writer Oliver Morton explores the disappointment that followed the Apollo missions.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/06/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/06/2019
  Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/06/2019: Glyphosate resistance, insect poo, goose culling and nettle picking
  Glyphosate versus blackgrass - new research shows the weed is beginning to win.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—American Bald Eagle
  Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska.(R)

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