BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 13 October 2019

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Is This Platform Four Madam? Is it? by Pauline Melville
  The haunting story of a remarkable encounter with two mysterious strangers on a train.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Christ Church, Radyr in Cardiff
  Bells on Sunday comes from Christ Church, Radyr in Cardiff.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Recep Tayyip Erdogan
  The president of Turkey who has sent troops into northern Syria.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—13/10/2019
  The latest national and international news headlines.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Unexpected
  Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski explores attitudes towards the unexpected.
3. 06:35
  Living World—Stone Curlew
  Hannah Stitfall and Dom Davies discuss stone curlews from the Living World archive
4. 06:57
  Weather—13/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—13/10/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Canonisation of Cardinal Newman
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme with Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Music as Therapy International
  Imelda Staunton makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Music as Therapy International
8. 07:57
  Weather—13/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—13/10/2019
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Firmly I believe and truly
  A celebration of the Canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman at the Birmingham Oratory.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Myth of Inevitability
  Margaret Heffernan argues that, in the world of technology, nothing is inevitable.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Goldfinch
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the goldfinch.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—13/10/2019
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—13/10/2019
  Ed manages to strike a deal and there's a sad goodbye for Eddie
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Baroness Arminka Helić
  Baroness Arminka Helić shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—13/10/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 14, Episode 2
  2/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Sarah Kendall, James Wong and Sir Chris Evans.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Joe Wicks: A Life Through Food
  From bootcamps to book deals: Joe Wicks explains his phenomenal success to Sheila Dillon
4. 12:57
  Weather—13/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—13/10/2019
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  Journey of a Lifetime—Mountains, Mules and my Mum
  Redzi Bernard recreates her mother's journey to Lalibela in Ethiopia fifty years on
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Chesham
  Kathy Clugston and the panel are in Chesham.
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—The Joy of Belonging
  Three conversations about belonging - about place, about people and about things.
9. 15:00
  Anton Chekhov - Wild Honey—Episode 2
  2/2Platonov seems to gain the admiration of all the women he knows. Who will he end up with?
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Emma Donoghue, Spy Fiction, Harper Lee's Unpublished Novel
  Emma Donoghue discusses her new novel Akin, plus a discussion of the best fiction spies
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Mike Garry
  Roger McGough is joined by Manchester poet Mike Garry
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Can sex offenders and violent criminals be rehabilitated in prison?
  Can sex offenders and violent criminals be rehabilitated in prison?
13. 17:40
  Profile—Recep Tayyip Erdogan
  The president of Turkey who has sent troops into northern Syria.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2019
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—13/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/10/2019 Pentagon announces withdrawal of a thousand US troops from northern Syria
  Pentagon announces withdrawal of a thousand US troops from northern Syria
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Sheila McClennon
  The best of BBC Radio this week with broadcaster Sheila McClennon.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/10/2019
  Emotions run high at Grange Farm
4. 19:15
  Sofie Hagen: How To Love Your Fat
  A personal, funny and impassioned look at society's relationship with fat people.
5. 19:45
  Stillicide—Episode 10: Potato Water
  10/12Cynan Jones' gripping series set in a near future in which water is commodified.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—11/10/2019
  The new presenter of Any Questions explains how he intends to chair the programme
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Ginger Baker, Su Beng, John Haylett, Diahann Carroll
  Matthew Bannister on an activist, a drummer, an editor and an actress.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—'Herders' and 'olders'
  How teenagers are being recruited by criminals to help launder money.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Music as Therapy International
  Imelda Staunton makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Music as Therapy International
10. 21:30
  Analysis—The Problem with Boys
  The reverse gender gap: why boys are failing at school and what can be done about it.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—13/10/2019
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—The London Film Festival
  Antonia Quirke and Caitlin Benedict go behind the scenes of the London Film Festival.
13. 23:30
  Art of Now—Jeremy Deller’s Peterloo
  An in-depth look at Jeremy Deller's new People's Monument to the Peterloo Massacre.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Estates
  Council estates - then and now. Laurie Taylor explores the concept of the 'sink estate'.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Christ Church, Radyr in Cardiff
  Bells on Sunday comes from Christ Church, Radyr in Cardiff.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/10/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with writer and broadcaster Mark Dowd.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/10/19: New report on the badger cull, rural mobile signal
  Charlotte Smith asks Professor Christl Donnelly about her new report into the badger cull.
10. 05:56
  Weather—14/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Puffin
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the puffin.

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