BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 20 July 2019

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Remarkable Life of the Skin—Social and Spiritual Skin
  5/5Dr Monty Lyman concludes with a look at tattooing as a social and religious activity.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/07/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/07/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day, with Canon Angela Tilby.
8. 05:45
  Four Thought—Facing Death Creatively
  R.M. Sánchez-Camus describes how art can help us to talk about death and dying.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—20/07/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Family Monsters Garden in Swaffham and Chelsea
  Helen Mark visits the Escape Project in Swaffham as they prepare for Chelsea Flower Show.(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Cereals
  Charlotte Smith discovers how a statistician influenced our understanding of cereals.
4. 06:57
  Weather—20/07/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—20/07/2019
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Ainsley Harriott
  Ainsley Harriott, Petra Velzeboer and Ella Dove
7. 10:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—The Infinite Moonkey Cage
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—20/07/2019
  George Parker of the Financial Times reviews the week in Westminster.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—A world of brandished kippers
  Jacob Zuma denies it all and issues veiled threats as South Africa reckons with its past
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/07/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—The challenge of charging an electric car
  Navigating the electric car charging network.
3. 12:30
  Lobby Land—Series 2, Vis-à-Vis
  1/5Topical sitcom following life in Westminster through the eyes of a clickbait website.(R)
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/07/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—20/07/2019
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Iain Dale, Nusrat Ghani MP, Jess Phillips MP, Pete Wishart MP
  Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Melton Theatre in Melton Mowbray.(R)
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—President Trump and No Deal
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:30
  Black Water: An American Story
  A young writer meets a famous US Senator at a party and something goes terribly wrong.
9. 15:30
  The Dying of the Ice—Frozen Music
  Andrew McGibbon explores the sounds of ice in the North Pole and the composers who use it.(R)
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Black maternal health, Netball World Cup, Imposter Syndrome
  Why are black women in the UK more likely to die in childbirth? Volunteers at the NWC 2019
11. 17:00
  PM—20/07/2019
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
12. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—Lessons of Theranos
  What can we learn from how one medical start-up fooled Silicon Valley and the world?(R)
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/07/2019
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—20/07/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/07/2019 Hunt urges Iran to release British flagged tanker
  Britain says it will do everything it can to defend shipping after Iran seizes tanker
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Eve Myles, Michael Dapaah, Doon Mackichan, Richard Strange, Aldous Harding, Lady Sanity, Arthur Smith, Nikki Bedi
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Ilhan Omar
  The Somali-born US congresswoman who's become a thorn in President Trump’s side.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—Making Noise Quietly, Night of the Iguana, The Moon, Laura Cummings, I Am Nicola
  Making Noise Quietly, Night of the Iguana, The Moon, Laura Cummings, I Am Nicola
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—James Burke: Our Man on the Moon
  James Burke revisits his coverage of the moon landings in 1969 in front of a live audience
6. 21:00
  Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari—Episode 1: Dome
  Tom Conti stars as Vasari, whose prayer for help painting Florence’s dome brings a visitor(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—20/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Moral Maze—Surveillance and Human Freedom
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.(R)
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—The Final, 2019
  The final of the general knowledge tournament, chaired by Russell Davies.(R)
10. 23:30
  The Dying of the Ice—The Reindeer Poets
  Andrew McGibbon explores the poetry, song and yoiking of the Sámi people in the Arctic.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Sonny's Bench by Dawn Watson
  Outside a primary school in Belfast, Sonny waits for his granddaughter.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/07/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Worcester Cathedral
  Bells on Sunday comes from Worcester Cathedral
8. 05:45
  Profile—Ilhan Omar
  The Somali-born US congresswoman who's become a thorn in President Trump’s side.(R)

Sunday 21 July 2019