BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 7 August 2019

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  A Woman of Firsts—Episode 2
  Edna Ismail’s memoir of nursing training in London, a long way from her Somaliland home.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/08/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/08/2019
  A reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/08/19 The new Chief Whip is a farmer, salad shortages, social media helping with rural isolation
  We hear why salad might be scarce after October.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Corncrake
  Writer Amy Liptrot recalls her work as the RSPB corncrake officer on Orkney.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/08/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  A Singer's Guide to Britain—Song of Myself
  Roderick Williams explores how songs and singing help us express a sense of belonging.
3. 09:30
  Four Thought—The Inside of Being
  Bex Burch explores the difference between 'doing' and 'being' as a source of creativity.
4. 09:45
  A Woman of Firsts—Episode 3
  Edna Ismail’s memoir of life as a midwife in Somaliland with little equipment and no pay.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Remembering Toni Morrison
  Author Toni Morrison; Emma Glasbey; Janet Ellis; Karine Polwart.
6. 10:41
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 9: The Fruits of Gwyddno, 3. Preparing to Leave
  3/5Diane prepares to leave Glan Don.
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Craig and Russell - I Thought I Looked Great
  Two friends who live in Dundee look back to where their sense of street came from.
8. 11:00
  Hannah Walker Is a Highly Sensitive Person
  Hannah Jane Walker argues that sensitivity is overlooked, dismissed and under-utilised(R)
9. 11:30
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Hetty tries to talk Maggie out of lunch with an old friend she does not actually like.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—07/08/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Ulverton—Dissection (1775)
  4/12Multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Army pensions, Pottery classes, Universal credit deductions
  A group of former British soldiers says the government should pay back their pensions.
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/08/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—07/08/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  The TED Interview—Yuval Noah Harari
  Chris Anderson talks to the author of ‘Sapiens’, historian Yuval Noah Harari.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—06/08/2019
  Ed has a confession to make(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Rumpole, Rumpole and the Golden Thread
  Rumpole's arrested in Africa. Phillida arrives to rescue him, and their love is rekindled.(R)
9. 15:00
  The Money Clinic—Poppy and Cliff (Part 1)
  In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money.(R)
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms, Sunscreens and Myasthenia gravis
  Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms and exercise, Sunscreens, Myasthenia gravis(R)
11. 16:00
  The Gamble Network—How gambling interests bought a country
  How a small island in the Caribbean became a haven for unregulated online gambling
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Hunting spies and exposing lies
  How Eliot Higgins founded Bellingcat and reinvented investigative journalism
13. 17:00
  PM—07/08/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/08/2019 BA flight disruption
  Thousands of air passengers stranded after IT glitch.
2. 18:30
  Gaby's Talking Pictures—Series 2, Episode 2
  Gaby Roslin, Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona present the comedy panel show about film.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/08/2019
  Oliver finds himself unexpectedly impressed
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Candace Bushnell, Dance about rugby, Concern over the captioning of audiobooks, New play 8 Hotels
  Sex and the City writer Candace Bushnell, dance about rugby, Paul Robeson drama 8 Hotels
5. 19:45
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 9: The Fruits of Gwyddno, 3. Preparing to Leave
  3/5Diane prepares to leave Glan Don.(R)
6. 20:00
  Unreliable Evidence—Citizenship
  Clive Anderson and guests ask if the government should be able to revoke our citizenship.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—The Inside of Being
  Bex Burch explores the difference between 'doing' and 'being' as a source of creativity.
8. 21:00
  Stranger Than Sci-Fi—Space Colonies
  Physicist Dr Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi.
9. 21:30
  A Singer's Guide to Britain—Song of Myself
  Roderick Williams explores how songs and singing help us express a sense of belonging.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—President Trump faces protesters in visits to El Paso and Dayton
  2 communities affected by mass shootings at the weekend -- 31 people were killed.
11. 22:45
  Ulverton—Dissection (1775)
  4/12Multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.(R)
12. 23:00
  The John Moloney Show—Series 4, Jeffrey, The Jack Russell
  1/4John welcomes a new member to the family who really needs to learn how to behave himself.
13. 23:15
  TEZ Talks—Series 2, 4. Made in Britain
  4/4Tez talks about what it is like being both Muslim and British at the same time.(R)
14. 23:30
  Partition Voices—Series 1, Legacy
  Partition's legacy on those who lived through it and subsequent generations in Britain.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  A Woman of Firsts—Episode 3
  Edna Ismail’s memoir of life as a midwife in Somaliland with little equipment and no pay.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/08/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/08/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/08/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/08/2019
  A reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/08/19 - Death threats on social media, flystrike in sheep, nature-friendly farming and a play about Foot and Mouth
  The dark side of social media - we hear from a farmer who was sent death threats online.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Robert Martin on the Cerulean Paradise-flycatcher
  BirdLife International's Rob Martin on the cerulean paradise-flycatcher.(R)

Thursday 8 August 2019