BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 30 October 2019

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Great Flood: Travels Through a Sodden Landscape—Episode 2
  2/5Platt meets flood victims and uncovers the legacy of botched Victorian infrastructure.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/10/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jasvir Singh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/10/19 Game shoots, farm waste, backdated subsidies for Scottish farms
  Your responses to the RSPB's review into game shooting.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Bonita Johnson on the Robin
  Bonita Johnson recalls watching a pair of battling robins.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/10/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Only Artists—Max Richter meets Tacita Dean
  The composer Max Richter meets the artist Tacita Dean.
3. 09:30
  Curious Cases—Series 14, A Frytful Scare, Part 1
  Why do we enjoy horror? Rutherford and Fry explore the thrill of fear
4. 09:45
  The Great Flood: Travels Through a Sodden Landscape—Episode 3
  3/5The author reveals the true extent of the plain that connected Britain to the continent.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Maddy Prior, Family Therapy, Linda Boström Knausgård
  The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
6. 10:41
  Tracks—Series 4: Indigo, Indigo: Episode Three
  3/10Part three of the conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Chuck and Michelle - The proudest moment of my life
  Daughter talks to her American father about his American ways and about the family.
8. 11:00
  The Secret History of GCHQ—Spying in Berlin and Bude
  How the intelligence agency changed direction after the Cold War
9. 11:30
  God's Work—Episode 4
  4/4Three vicars, three parishes, one year. What keeps them working for the man upstairs, God?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—30/10/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Starve Acre—Episode 3
  3/5Richard’s research into the Stythwaite Oak continues as Juliette prepares for the Beacons.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Driving test cheats; Amazon ad ban; Training shoes sales row
  Driving test cheats, Amazon ad ban, training shoes sales.
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/10/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—30/10/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  Intrigue—Tunnel 29, 8. The Messenger
  I said "ok, I'll do it”. Ellen, Mimmo's girlfriend, agrees to play a dangerous role.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—29/10/2019
  Eddie is in for a shock
8. 14:15
  Elsinore—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/3Unrest at King Hamlet's increasingly repressive regime forces his brother Claudius to act.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Mental Health & Money
  Depression and debt, anxiety and overdrafts, we look at how to cope
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—When to take Blood Pressure Pills; ADHD; Recurrent Fevers; Head lice
  The best time of day to take blood pressure pills; ADHD; Recurrent fevers; Head lice
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Immortality - transhumanism
  Immortality and transhumanism
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—The journalists who took down Harvey Weinstein
  Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story that ignited the #MeToo movement
13. 17:00
  PM—30/10/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/10/2019 Grenfell fire chief refuses to resign
  A fire chief rejects calls to resign following the release of the Grenfell Tower report.
2. 18:30
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 2, Apologies
  2/4Malawi's most famous comedian looks at how we deal with past sins.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/10/2019
  The late Joe Grundy proves to have one final trick up his sleeve
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Ian McKellen; theatre director Sarah Frankcom; Guilt reviewed
  Ian McKellen on his film The Good Liar. He plays an elderly conman. It's akin to acting.
5. 19:45
  SLICE: Politics and Personality—I is for Inclinations
  Does your personality predict your likely political opinions?
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The Morality of Risk
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
7. 20:45
  Curious Cases—Series 14, A Frytful Scare, Part 1
  Why do we enjoy horror? Rutherford and Fry explore the thrill of fear
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Iron Curtain Turns Green
  The Iron Curtain was an accidental wildlife haven. Nature still thrives in the deathzone.
9. 21:30
  Only Artists—Max Richter meets Tacita Dean
  The composer Max Richter meets the artist Tacita Dean.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Final PMQ's before December 12 election
  Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash over Brexit and future of NHS
11. 22:45
  Starve Acre—Episode 3
  3/5Richard’s research into the Stythwaite Oak continues as Juliette prepares for the Beacons.
12. 23:00
  Charlotte and Lillian—Series 2, 4. The Patient
  4/4A hospital stay and a big birthday force Lillian and Charlotte to face some awful truths.
13. 23:15
  Bunk Bed—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/10/2019
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  The Great Flood: Travels Through a Sodden Landscape—Episode 3
  3/5The author reveals the true extent of the plain that connected Britain to the continent.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/10/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/10/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/10/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/10/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jasvir Singh
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/10/19: Farming unions call for government intervention on beef prices
  Charlotte Smith asks Jimmy Ireland why he wants government help in the beef market.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Helen Moncrieff on the Northern Wheatear
  Helen Moncrieff reveals why her tummy 'flips with joy' at the sight of Northern Wheatears.

Thursday 31 October 2019