BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 6 October 2019

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Meditations for a New Mother by Amy Mason
  Three guided meditations for a new mother, picturing a rather unusual happy place.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Rudolph Giuliani
  Rudy Giuliani is both a divisive figure and a man who once united his nation.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—06/10/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Wisdom of Equality
  Suryagupta Dharmacharini considers what it means to be equal and how to achieve equality.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Winter Ladybirds
  As the cold nights draw in, ladybirds come indoors for the winter months.
4. 06:57
  Weather—06/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—06/10/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Witch Map; LGBT+ Mass; Chibok Girls
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—FRANK Water
  Anita Rani makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of FRANK Water
8. 07:57
  Weather—06/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—06/10/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Essential Existence
  Rev Dr Sam Wells leads a meditation from St Martin-in-the-Fields on the nature of what is.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The happiest days of your life...
  Michael Morpurgo on the damage being caused to increasing numbers of children by stress.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mark Cocker on the Short-eared Owl
  Mark Cocker extols the aerial music flight of a wintering short-eared owl.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—06/10/2019
  News with Paddy O'Connell including Brexit and mental health, plus Helen Mirren on queens.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—06/10/2019
  Jennifer finds herself in trouble and Lilian fears the worst.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist
  Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—06/10/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 14, Episode 1
  1/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Jessica Fostekew, Dr Shini Somara and Linda Agran.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Return of Zing: How to Get Sour Back into Your Life.
  Dan Saladino explores the tastes and temptations of sourness, in our evolution and cooking
4. 12:57
  Weather—06/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—06/10/2019
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  Evidently Art
  Andrew McGibbon explores the intriguing new realm of investigative art work.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—King's Cross Skip Garden
  Kathy Clugston and the panel are in London at the King's Cross Skip Garden.
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Defined by Place
  Three conversations about how place defines us in so many different ways.
9. 15:00
  Anton Chekhov - Wild Honey—Episode 1
  1/2David Tennant stars in Michael Frayn's brilliant adaptation of the riotous Chekhov comedy.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Colson Whitehead - The Underground Railroad
  Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Owen Sheers
  Roger McGough invites Welsh poet Owen Sheers to select favourite poetry.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Families versus the state: An unfair fight?
  Are lives being put at risk because families are refused funding at inquests?
13. 17:40
  Profile—Rudolph Giuliani
  Rudy Giuliani is both a divisive figure and a man who once united his nation.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—06/10/2019
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—06/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/10/2019 Second Trump whistleblower emerges
  A second whistleblower emerges in Trump Ukraine probe.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Kate Fox
  The best of BBC Radio this week with poet and broadcaster Kate Fox.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/10/2019
  Ian’s concerns come to the forefront.
4. 19:15
  Stand-Up Specials—Ashley Blaker's Goyish Guide to Judaism - 2
  Fresh comic insights to the world of ultra-Orthodox Judaism.
5. 19:45
  Stillicide—Episode 9: Sound
  9/12Cynan Jones' gripping series set in a near future in which water is commodified.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—New hospitals promised, Aid to Ukraine, Bacon sandwiches
  Dissecting the government’s hospitals announcement and President Trump’s Ukraine claims.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Jessye Norman, Peter Sissons, Al Alvarez, Marita Lorenz
  Julian Worricker on a singer, a journalist, an author, a spy.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Credit at 18 - getting the right deal for you
  Credit card options for young adults.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—FRANK Water
  Anita Rani makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of FRANK Water
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Whiteness
  Do white people need to think more about their race?
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—06/10/2019
  Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Walter Murch on Apocalypse Now
  Editor Walter Murch takes Antonia Quirke on a journey to the heart of Apocalypse Now.
13. 23:30
  Hearing Homelessness
  The experience of street homelessness at night, through binaural sound.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Land and territory
  Land struggles: from Bolivia to Britain.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/10/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Emma Scrivener.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—7/10/19: UK Wine, Dartmoor Ponies, Farming Protestors
  A new variety of grape is set to transform the UK wine industry according to scientists.
10. 05:56
  Weather—07/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Doug Allan on the Emperor Penguin
  Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls hearing an emperor penguin chick for the first time.

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