BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 15 June 2019

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Moon, Episode 5
  Science writer Oliver Morton explores the likelihood of a human return to the moon.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/06/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/06/2019
  With Sarah Teather, UK director of the Jesuit Refugee Service
8. 05:45
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—12/06/2019
  Nick Robinson talks to former prime minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—15/06/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Ramblings—Going Wild in the West Country
  Clare Balding walks with two sisters and their children in Somerset(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—15/06/19: Crop protection
  Charlotte Smith and guests discuss how farmers protect crops from diseases and pests.
4. 06:57
  Weather—15/06/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—15/06/2019
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Benjamin Zephaniah
  Professor Alice Roberts, top nail manicurist Marian Newman, writer Gabriel Bisset-Smith.
7. 10:30
  The Patch—Chatham
  One producer, one randomly generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—15/06/2019
  Paul Waugh of HuffPostUK looks at this week in Westminster.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ebola spreads to Uganda
  Ebola has spread from the DRC to Uganda as the authorities struggle to control it
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—15/06/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Pension credits and the TV licence
  Changes to free over-75s BBC TV licence.
3. 12:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 19, Episode 2
  The topical satire show that will go on forever, much like the Brexit negotiations.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—15/06/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—15/06/2019
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Thangam Debbonaire MP, Andrew Mitchell MP, Matthew Parris, Ash Sarkar
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from the Paignton Palace Theatre in Devon.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Tory leadership and TV Licences
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Mike Walker - Vive la Republique
  The true story of how General de Gaulle disappeared at the height of 1968's May uprising.(R)
9. 15:30
  Art of Living—A Cape Sound Story
  Giant speakers vibrating through the floor transport Andile Vellem into a world of dance.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Women obsessed with women, Returning to work, Jack Monroe
  Women obsessed with women. Job hunting in later life. Cannellini Beurre Blanc.
11. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM 15/06/2019
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—The Fitness Industry
  Who wins and loses in the cut-throat exercise market? Evan Davis and guests discuss.(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2019
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—15/06/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/06/2019 Hong Kong suspends extradition bill
  Hong Kong cancels plans to allow extraditions to mainland China following mass protests
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Martha Plimpton, Lou Sanders, Emily Watson, Nels Abbey, Ady Suleiman, Arlo Day, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Jo Swinson
  Jo Swinson, the favourite to be the next Liberal Democrat leader.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Diego Maradona, Sweat, Catch 22, Elif Shafak, Manolo Blahnik
  Diego Maradona documentary, Sweat, Catch 22, Elif Shafak and Manolo Blahnik exhibition.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Speaking Truth to Power
  Mark D'Arcy examines how MPs' select committees are increasingly challenging the powerful.
6. 21:00
  Vanity Fair—Episode 3
  Al Murray stars as his ancestor Thackeray in this anarchic adaptation by Jim Poyser(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—15/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  The Reith Lectures—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics, Rights and the Ideal Constitution
  Jonathan Sumption assess the pros and cons of written and unwritten constitutions.(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 12, 2019
  Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz(R)
10. 23:30
  Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets—Episode 2 - Isle of Man
  Actor and writer Catherine Harvey explores Manx dialect and language speakers.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Bosco
  An original short work for radio by Eugene O'Hare, read by Stephen Rea.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/06/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/06/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church, Lymm in Cheshire
  The bells of St Mary’s Church, Lymm in Cheshire
8. 05:45
  Profile—Jo Swinson
  Jo Swinson, the favourite to be the next Liberal Democrat leader.(R)

Sunday 16 June 2019