BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 20 November 2019

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters—Episode 2
  2/5George Eliot's real life explored through five of her fictional characters. - Dorothea
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/11/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/11/2019
  With the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/11/19 Wet weather consequences, Grass-fed beef, Cheese training course
  Farmers are having to change their cropping plans because of the wet weather.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Red-billed Quelea
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the world's most numerous bird: red-billed quelea.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/11/2019
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Only Artists—Helen Cammock meets Suhayla El Bushra
  The artist Helen Cammock meets the playwright Suhayla El-Bushra.
3. 09:30
  Curious Cases—Series 14, The Heart of the Antimatter
  How do you make antimatter? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
4. 09:45
  George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters—Episode 3
  3/5George Eliot's real life through her fictional characters - Janet from Janet's Repentance
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and PTSD. Tackling gender equality in the police force. Re-shaping the landscape of gaming
  Women and PTSD. Tackling gender equality in the police force. Author Marie-Elsa Bragg.
6. 10:41
  Life Lines—Series 3, 3. Talking
  3/5When 74-year-old Arthur calls, Carrie knows she must keep him talking or risk him dying.
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Anabel and Edwina - A Great Gift
  Mother and adopted daughter on constantly being asked specific questions about adoption.
8. 11:00
  Designing a World for Everyone
  The story of American designer Pattie Moore, who dared to do things differently.
9. 11:30
  Woof—True Tales of Romance and Failure, It's All In A Name & Much Loved Son and Fantasist
  Bittersweet stories written and performed by Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Isy Suttie.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/11/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Candide—Episode 3
  3/5Voltaire’s witty 18th century novel of ideas about good and evil.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Greener white goods; Mental-health referrals; Musical stocking-fillers
  Greener white goods, mental-health referrals, and musical stocking-fillers
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/11/2019
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/11/2019
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.
6. 13:45
  Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, Prohibition
  The idea of the “rational criminal” helps explain why Prohibition was so widely flouted.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/11/2019
  There’s a bump in the road for Elizabeth
8. 14:15
  The National—Episode 2
  2/3Battles ensue as the National struggles to find a successor to Sir Laurence Olivier.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Collectables
  Whether vintage watches, Hello Kitty or even tractors, how to make cash from collecting?
10. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Tackling Mental Health Myths
  How art challenges mental health stereotypes plus what happens to language as we age
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Thrift
  Thrift and austerity
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Trust me, I'm a journalist
  Channel 4's Dorothy Byrne and how journalism can help restore public trust in politics
13. 17:00
  PM—20/11/2019
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/11/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Susan Calman Makes Me Happy—Family
  1/4Susan Calman explores why family brings her total happiness.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/11/2019
  Lily is left feeling guilty
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Frozen's Idina Menzel, Dora Maar, power in publishing
  Idina Menzel on reprising her role as Elsa in Frozen II, and surrealist artist Dora Maar
5. 19:45
  Life Lines—Series 3, 3. Talking
  3/5When 74-year-old Arthur calls, Carrie knows she must keep him talking or risk him dying.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The Morality of Genetics
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
7. 20:45
  Curious Cases—Series 14, The Heart of the Antimatter
  How do you make antimatter? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Green Places for Everyone
  David Lindo AKA The Urban Birder asks how to make green space accessible for everyone
9. 21:30
  Only Artists—Helen Cammock meets Suhayla El Bushra
  The artist Helen Cammock meets the playwright Suhayla El-Bushra.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—The Duke of York steps down from royal duties
  Prince says his association with Jeffrey Epstein was "ill-judged"
11. 22:45
  Candide—Episode 3
  3/5Voltaire’s witty 18th century novel of ideas about good and evil.
12. 23:00
  Twayna Mayne: Black Woman—3. Gender and Sexuality
  Comedian Twayna Mayne explores the story of her identity as a Black British Woman
13. 23:15
  Bunk Bed—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Peter Curran and Patrick Marber with their acclaimed late-night conversation series.
14. 23:30
  Stranger Than Sci-Fi—Talking Plants
  Physicist Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:30
  George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters—Episode 3
  3/5George Eliot's real life through her fictional characters - Janet from Janet's Repentance
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/11/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/11/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/11/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/11/2019
  With the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/11/19 Getting out of beef and into dairy, alternative mulches, farm recycling, rural transport
  Farmer sells beef cattle to start dairy herd; new mulches; farm recycling; rural transport
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Drongo
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the black drongo of Southern Asia.

Thursday 21 November 2019