BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 8 September 2019

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/09/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—A Long Way to Go by Daisy Johnson
  An original short story by Daisy Johnson, the youngest ever Booker Prize nominee.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/09/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/09/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/09/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/09/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent.
8. 05:45
  Profile—David Gauke
  Edward Stourton looks at the life of an unlikely rebel.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—08/09/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Uncertainty
  Rabbi Harvey Belovski discovers the creative power of uncertainty.(R)
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—The Baking Farmer
  JB Gill joins a farmer in Essex who mills his own wheat to bake bread.
4. 06:57
  Weather—08/09/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—08/09/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Should you break a promise, Sacred trees, The legacy of Mugabe
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide
  Andy Airey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide.
8. 07:57
  Weather—08/09/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—08/09/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Just as I am
  A service celebrating the witness of people with disabilities in churches and communities.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—September Anxiety
  Sarah Dunant on why this year's September malaise has a different feel to it.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Montserrat Oriole
  Liz Bonnin presents Montserrat oriole from the Caribbean island of Montserrat.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—08/09/2019
  Paddy O'Connell with analysis of the power struggle between Downing Street and parliament.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—08/09/2019
  Peggy's got some exciting news and Emma breaks down.
15. 11:15
  The Reunion—The Alder Hey Organs Scandal
  Sue MacGregor reunites those involved in the organ retention row at Alder Hey hospital.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—08/09/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 85, Episode 5
  Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Ice Cream Nation
  A visit to Redcar and Sheffield proves that UK ice cream culture is stronger than ever.
4. 12:57
  Weather—08/09/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—08/09/2019
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  The Trouble with Social Mobility
  Byron Vincent raises some practical, and moral, questions about social mobility.(R)
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—North Riding Coast
  Peter Gibbs and the panel are on the North Riding Coast in Yorkshire.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project—Sunday Omnibus - Sharing Emotions, Time and Work Ethic
  The omnibus edition of the series presented by Fi Glover
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—The Canterbury Tales, The Canterbury Tales, Part 1
  The Archers present Chaucer's tales of courtly love, deadly rivalry and boisterous sex.(R)
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Deborah Levy, therapists in fiction, India's richest literary prize, Lorca's symbolism
  Deborah Levy discusses her bestselling new novel The Man Who Saw Everything.
11. 16:30
  Mother Tongue—A Sense of Belonging
  Poet Imtiaz Dhaker hears poems written in Catalan, Turkish, Kurdish and Livonian.
12. 17:00
  Birds and the Bees 2.0
  Is a new era in Relationships and Sex Education set to begin in English secondary schools?(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—David Gauke
  Edward Stourton looks at the life of an unlikely rebel.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/09/2019
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—08/09/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/09/2019 Senior government figures reject the charge from Amber Rudd that not enough is being done to secure a Brexit deal
  Government ministers say Boris Johnson won't seek a delay to Britain leaving the EU
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—James Walton
  The best of BBC Radio this week with James Walton.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—08/09/2019
  There is tension at the Parish Council meeting.
4. 19:15
  Cooking in a Bedsitter—Series 2, Mutton Rissoles
  1/4Romantic comedy set in a 1965 bedsit, inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.(R)
5. 19:45
  Stillicide—Episode 5: Chaffinch
  5/12Stephen Campbell Moore continues Cynan Jones' electrifying series set in the near future.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—Climate deaths, Austerity, Pet food
  Challenging the idea of six billion deaths due to climate change; plus what pets eat.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Robert Mugabe, Alla Verber, Ciaran McKeown, Bill Anderson MBE
  Matthew Bannister on a president, a fashion buyer, a peace campaigner and a sportsman.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Former Extra Energy customer shocked at new £4,000 bill
  Why are some Extra Energy customers receiving bills ten months after the firm collapsed?(R)
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide
  Andy Airey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—The Business of Clicks
  Behind the economics of e-commerce.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—08/09/2019
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—The secret life of the stills photographer
  The secret life of the stills photographer.(R)
13. 23:30
  Shakespeare's Starling
  How did a single starling mentioned in Shakespeare cause ecological disaster in the USA?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/09/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Mastertapes—Series 8, The Good, The Bad & The Queen (B-side)
  Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong respond to audience questions(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary the Virgin, Chislet in Kent.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/09/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/09/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/09/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/09/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/09/2019
  Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Badger cull, Women in agriculture, Angling
  A badger cull will not now go ahead in Derbyshire while Defra looks into vaccination.
10. 05:56
  Weather—09/09/2019
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Snow Petrel
  Liz Bonnin presents an Antarctic specialist, the delicate-looking snow petrel.(R)

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