BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 18 September 2019

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/09/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Orlando Figes - The Europeans—Episode 2
  Turgenev leaves Russia to follow his heart.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/09/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/09/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/09/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/09/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/09/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Archbishop Angaelos
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/09/19: Anti GM, Disease-resistant potatoes, Kiwi berries
  Anna Hill asks whether genetic modification and the organic label can ever co-exist.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Helen Moncrieff on the Shetland Starling
  Helen Moncrieff is bewitched by the mimicking of Shetland starlings.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/09/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day
2. 09:00
  The Sound Odyssey—Loyle Carner in Guyana
  Gemma Cairney and Loyle Carner travel to Georgetown, Guyana, for a musical collaboration.
3. 09:30
  Four Thought—The P Word
  Richard Lynch-Smith argues that social workers need to better acknowledge poverty.
4. 09:45
  Orlando Figes - The Europeans—Episode 3
  Cries for revolution spread across the continent.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Reverend Traci Blackmon mobilising mothers in the US against guns
  Reverend Traci Blackmon mobilising mothers in the US against guns.
6. 10:41
  Blackwater by Claire McGowan—8. Abduction
  8/10Could Zoe have been abducted by travellers? If so, who was the murdered girl?
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Sarah and Charlie - Dragons, Unicorns, Griffins
  Mother and daughter talk about the magical imaginary world the daughter has created.
8. 11:00
  Simon Evans Is Right
  Stand-up comedian Simon Evans looks at right-wing comedy.
9. 11:30
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—The Family
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—18/09/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  The Testaments—Episode 3
  Margaret Atwood’s powerful and hugely anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Desperate bank protestors, 'disappearing' cheap weddings, and coating food to save plastic
  Desperate bank protestors, 'disappearing' cheap weddings, and coating food to save plastic
4. 12:57
  Weather—18/09/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—18/09/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, Postage Stamp
  Rowland Hill went from disgruntled user to radical reformer of Britain’s postal system.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—17/09/2019
  Kate exacts her revenge.
8. 14:15
  Brief Lives—Series 11, Episode 1
  Return of the popular legal series starring David Schofield.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—How do I start investing?
  Have you been thinking about investing but have been put off by the jargon or fees?
10. 15:30
  Science Stories—Series 9, Alexis Carrel and the immortal chicken heart
  Philip Ball tells the tale of Alexis Carrel's immortal chicken heart.
11. 16:00
  Mastertapes—Series 8, Don McLean (B-side)
  Don McLean answers audience questions about his all-time classic album, 'American Pie'
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Is opinion the future of journalism?
  LBC is gaining listeners thanks to a strategy of employing highly opinionated presenters.
13. 17:00
  PM—18/09/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/09/2019 Saudi oil attacks: Iran faces more pressure despite denials
  US ratchets up pressure on Iran despite denials of involvement in Saudi oil attacks
2. 18:30
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Mummy! My Donkey's Head Is Exploding
  2/6Martian hostage Guuuurk risks his life and his sanity to save the crew from the X-Barrier.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/09/2019
  Brian has bad news to impart.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Soweto Kinch, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture launch, Sam Fender
  Soweto Kinch, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture launch, Sam Fender
5. 19:45
  Letters from Inside—Gillian Slovo
  Novelist Gillian Slovo's letter to her mother, the anti-apartheid activist Ruth First.
6. 20:00
  Across the Red Line—Series 4, Does identity politics cause more problems than it solves?
  Douglas Murray and Nesrine Malik debate, and ask each other about what drives their views.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—The P Word
  Richard Lynch-Smith argues that social workers need to better acknowledge poverty.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Fire in the Amazon
  How can we prevent a repeat of the devastating fires in the Amazon?
9. 21:30
  The Sound Odyssey—Loyle Carner in Guyana
  Gemma Cairney and Loyle Carner travel to Georgetown, Guyana, for a musical collaboration.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Saudi defence ministry displays wreckage of "Iranian-made" weapons
  US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, accuses Tehran of an "act of war".
11. 22:45
  The Testaments—Episode 3
  Margaret Atwood’s powerful and hugely anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.
12. 23:00
  Monty Python at 50: The Self-Abasement Tapes—Episode 3
  Michael Palin searches for lost Python recordings and finds them in very unusual places.
13. 23:15
  TEZ Talks—Series 3, Mischief
  Comedian Tez Ilyas presents a stand-up show about life as a British Muslim.
14. 23:30
  The Digital Human—Series 15, Average
  Aleks Krotoski explores the unexpected advantages of average.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/09/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Orlando Figes - The Europeans—Episode 3
  Cries for revolution spread across the continent.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/09/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/09/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/09/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/09/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/09/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Archbishop Angaelos.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/09/19: Funding for the environment, GM high-iron wheat, Eating Blue Shark
  Conservation organisations say £2.9bn will be needed for the environment post-Brexit.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Penny Anderson on the Spotted Flycatcher
  Penny Anderson had to stop work on her house when the spotted flycatchers moved in.

Thursday 19 September 2019