BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 30 July 2019

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Salt on Your Tongue—Episode 1
  1/5Charlotte Runcie's book explores the mythical and magical qualities of the sea.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/07/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/07/2019
  Reflection and prayer with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/07/19 'No deal' Brexit and its impact on food and farming
  As the government 'turbo-charges' no-deal planning, we ask what it would mean for farming.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Butcherbird
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the virtuoso songster the pied butcherbird of Australia.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/07/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Jonathan Ball on his arms race against viruses
  Virologist Jonathan Ball talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his quest to disarm killer viruses.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Growing Up with a Gay Dad
  Gay dad David Gregory-Kumar meets Sophie Mei Lan, who grew up with a gay dad and step-dad.
4. 09:45
  Salt on Your Tongue—Episode 2
  2/5Charlotte Runcie explores the mythical and terrifying creatures bound up with the sea.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Screen Time, Care Workers, Cook The Perfect
  The programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
6. 10:45
  Flying Visits—2. Stop all the stop-cocks
  2/5Hayleigh has been forced to take the law into her own hands.
7. 11:00
  The Black Blood Donor Crisis
  Lindsay Johns asks why so few black Britons give blood and examines why it matters.
8. 11:30
  Art of Now—Hands
  Psychotherapist Philippa Perry asks what our hands reveal about ourselves and our world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—30/07/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan—7. Plan
  7/10There are plans, conceived by one of the workers, Abraham, to free Warlow.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What's it like to have much less money than other people?
  Call You and Yours: What's it like to have much less money than other people?
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/07/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—30/07/2019
  Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  New Storytellers—Kidnapped
  A binaural docu-drama which puts the listener at the centre of two kidnapping stories.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—29/07/2019
  Jazzer goes too far in his quest for justice(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Music Lesson
  Fiona Shaw plays a music teacher striving for the impossible - the perfect sound.(R)
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 25, Cardiff
  Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Cardiff.(R)
10. 15:30
  No Triumph, No Tragedy—Samantha Renke
  Peter White, born blind, meets actress Samantha Renke, who has brittle bone disease.(R)
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Vikings
  Michael Rosen discovers how the Vikings changed English.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Robinson Crusoe
  Real-life castaway Lucy Irvine nominates Robinson Crusoe. With Martin Popplewell.
13. 17:00
  PM—30/07/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/07/2019 Scotland Yard is mired in a row over its discredited investigation into claims of a paedophile ring at Westminster.
  A police watchdog has defended the investigation into an alleged VIP paedophile ring.
2. 18:30
  Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers—Series 2, Stupidity
  2/4A series of potentially misremembered anecdotes on stupidity from Andy Hamilton.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/07/2019
  Will attempts to make amends
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Herman Melville and Moby Dick, Luddite rebellion on stage, TV's I Am the Night
  The great whaling novel Moby Dick and - is there something to be said for Luddism?
5. 19:45
  Flying Visits—2. Stop all the stop-cocks
  2/5Hayleigh has been forced to take the law into her own hands.(R)
6. 20:00
  France and Germany: Divided They Stand
  Could the 'Rhine Divide' between France and Germany threaten the EU more than Brexit?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Smart Meters and Improving Access to Roads and Rail
  Accessible smart meters; improvements to textured paving.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Bats and Rabies; Hip Dysplasia in babies; Online health tips; Clinical Law
  Bats and the risk of rabies; hip dysplasia in babies; online health tips; clinical law.
9. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Jonathan Ball on his arms race against viruses
  Virologist Jonathan Ball talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his quest to disarm killer viruses.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Boris Johnson visits Wales for first time as Prime Minister
  Welsh First Minister tells us there was "no meeting of minds" on Brexit
11. 22:45
  The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan—7. Plan
  7/10There are plans, conceived by one of the workers, Abraham, to free Warlow.(R)
12. 23:00
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore Loses the Ashes
  England's sleaziest cricketer has his hands on sport's most historic trophy. Or does he?
13. 23:30
  Short Cuts—Series 19, Mirror Image
  3/6Josie Long presents short documentaries and sonic adventures on reflections and doubles.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Salt on Your Tongue—Episode 2
  2/5Charlotte Runcie explores the mythical and terrifying creatures bound up with the sea.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/07/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/07/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/07/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/07/2019
  Reflection and prayer with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/07/19 Oak processionary moth, farming in North West Queensland, crops for pollinators
  The invasive oak processionary moth's caterpillars are a risk to human health.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Swainson's Hawk
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the North American Swainson's hawk.(R)

Wednesday 31 July 2019