BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 28 October 2019

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Cool
  The origins & meaning of 'cool'
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter's Parish Church, South Petherton in Somerset
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Peter's Parish Church, South Petherton in Somerset
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/10/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jasvir Singh.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/10/19: What young people think about their food, the tupping point, root veg
  Anna Jones asks what a new survey tells us about attitudes towards food and farming.
10. 05:56
  Weather—28/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kathy Hinde on the Pink-footed Goose
  Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is captivated by a flock of pink-footed geese.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/10/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—The artist - warts and all
  Andrew Marr with William Feaver, Humphrey Ocean and Kate Grandjouan
3. 09:45
  The Great Flood: Travels Through a Sodden Landscape—Episode 1
  1/5Author Edward Platt explores the way floods have shaped the physical landscape of Britain.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Teen sex therapy. Surrogacy Laws. Classical monsters. Singer Lisa Simone.
  Teen sex therapy. Surrogacy law changes. Classical monsters. Singer Lisa Simone.
5. 10:45
  Tracks—Series 4: Indigo, Indigo: Episode One
  1/10The return of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
6. 11:00
  The Cult of King Tut
  Patricia Clavin explores the cult of Egyptomania in the 1920s.
7. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Peter James, Sophie Duker, Peter Bradshaw, Bridget Minamore, Hannah Williams & The Affirmations, Jake Wesley Rogers
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—28/10/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Starve Acre—Episode 1
  1/5Brooding horror set in the Yorkshire Dales from the prize-winning author of 'The Loney'.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Bank Tech, Mobile Insurance and Pizza Sales.
  Has Pizza had its chips and is mobile phone insurance worth it?
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—28/10/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  Intrigue—Tunnel 29, 6. The Gun
  “And then my interrogation began.” The escape operation unravels.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—27/10/2019
  The Grundys are on a mission.
8. 14:15
  Elsinore—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/3Prequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet, imagining the turbulent world of the Danish court.
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 33, Heat 9, 2019
  9/13The wide-ranging quiz about music of all kinds, with Paul Gambaccini
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Brexit: The Tomato's Story. What can one food tell us about the future?
  Dan Saladino picks the tomato to examine the impact of the new Brexit deal on future food.
11. 16:00
  Haunted Women
  An eerie exploration of how women have used the ghost story form.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 18, Uncomfortable
  Aleks Krotoski wants to have an uncomfortable conversation.
13. 17:00
  PM—28/10/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/10/2019 PM agrees to Brexit extension but wants election
  MPs are preparing to vote on Boris Johnson's call for a pre-Christmas general election.
2. 18:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 14, Episode 5
  5/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Andrew Maxwell, Dr Lindsey Fitzharris & Celia Imrie.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/10/2019
  Alice hatches a plan
4. 19:15
  Front Row—David Baddiel, Apple TV+, Wellcome Collection's scary podcasts
  David Baddiel, Apple TV+, Welcome Collection's eerie podcasts
5. 19:45
  SLICE: Politics and Personality—S is for Selfhood
  Big Data seems to know a lot about us. But what is personality and can you measure it?
6. 20:00
  The Secret History of GCHQ—Spying in Berlin and Bude
  How the intelligence agency changed direction after the Cold War
7. 20:30
  Analysis—State Aid: Brexit, Bailouts and Corporate Bonanzas
  Do the EU's state aid rules hold the UK back from having a more active industrial policy?
8. 21:00
  The Hand Detectives
  How the forensic science of hand identification is being used to investigate crime.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—The artist - warts and all
  Andrew Marr with William Feaver, Humphrey Ocean and Kate Grandjouan
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Boris Johnson fails for a third time to force General Election
  Poll on December 12 falls short of required two-thirds majority in Commons
11. 22:45
  Starve Acre—Episode 1
  1/5Brooding horror set in the Yorkshire Dales from the prize-winning author of 'The Loney'.
12. 23:00
  Have You Heard George's Podcast?—Chapter 1, The Journey Pt II
  On a mission to find the best use of his platform, George explores the Libyan slave trade.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—28/10/2019
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Great Flood: Travels Through a Sodden Landscape—Episode 1
  1/5Author Edward Platt explores the way floods have shaped the physical landscape of Britain.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/10/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jasvir Singh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/10/19: RSPB reviews its position on game shooting, 5g drones, heritage potatoes
  The RSPB could start campaigning against game shoots, for the first time.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kathy Hinde on the Barnacle Goose
  Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is inspired by the spectacle of migrating barnacle geese.

Tuesday 29 October 2019