BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 10 May 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/05/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Way I See It—Jason Moran and Piet Mondrian
  3/30Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran shares his view of Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Good For You
  Clara surprises her brother with an unexpected visit.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/05/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/05/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—10/05/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Westminster Abbey
  Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey
8. 05:45
  Profile—Andrew Cuomo
  Mark Coles profiles Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—10/05/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Grace
  Award winning poet, Michael Symmons Roberts explores the deep meanings of grace.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Wade Dooley Does Things Differently
  Iowa, USA, is a land of industrial-scale agriculture but Wade Dooley prefers the old ways.
4. 06:57
  Weather—10/05/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—10/05/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Keeping fit South Asian style, Navajo Nation, Church post-lockdown
  William Crawley presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Orchard Project
  Horticulturalist Alys Fowler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Orchard Project
8. 07:57
  Weather—10/05/2020
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—10/05/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—What sort of victory?
  Dr Rowan Williams invokes the spirit of VE Day as he considers the aftermath of COVID-19.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—On Risk
  AL Kennedy on how we perceive risk.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Hyacinth Macaw
  Sir David Attenborough presents the hyacinth macaw of the Brazilian Pantanal.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—10/05/2020
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—Four Weddings and a Wake
  We delve into The Archers' archive to look back at four weddings and a wake.
15. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate
  Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate, shares the soundtrack of his life. With Lauren Laverne.
16. 11:45
  Desert Island Discs—Your Desert Island Discs: Launch
  Lauren Laverne invites you to nominate the music that you have turned to during lockdown.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—10/05/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  47 Years Without A Clue: A Tribute to Tim Brooke-Taylor
  A celebration of the late star of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, Tim Brooke-Taylor.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—The Kitchen Front: How wartime food strategies influenced our eating ethos
  Following VE Day, Sheila Dillon considers the legacy of WWII food and farming practices
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/05/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—10/05/2020
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—Peering Into the Horizon
  New and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At Home: Episode Six
  Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home.
8. 14:45
  The Way I See It—Neri Oxman and the Endless House
  4/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection; how do they see it?
9. 15:00
  Electric Decade—Uncle Fred in the Springtime, Episode 2
  2/2Uncle Fred is still masquerading as a brain doctor and Lord Emsworth's prize pig is stolen
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Tayari Jones, Jane Eyre, John Freeman
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Tayari Jones about her novel Silver Sparrow.
11. 16:30
  Shuntaro Tanikawa: A Poet's Japan
  A rare encounter with Japan's greatest living poet.
12. 17:00
  Bellfield's Year
  One year with a primary school in a poor part of Birmingham as it battles to stay solvent
13. 17:40
  Profile—Andrew Cuomo
  Mark Coles profiles Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/05/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—10/05/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/05/2020 UK nations refuse to change coronavirus 'stay at home' message
  Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland reject government advice urging people to 'stay alert'
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Chris Hawkins
  The best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  PM—PM Special
  News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
4. 20:00
  The Archers—Brookfield in Lockdown
  We delve into The Archers’ archive to 2001 when Brookfield went into lockdown.
5. 20:15
  Just a Minute—Series 75, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, John Finnemore, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock.
6. 20:45
  Short Works—BBC National Short Story Award 2018, Dog In A Hole
  Five commissioned short stories to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award
7. 21:00
  Money Box—Can I get a mortgage on furlough?
  'Can I get a mortgage on 80% of my salary?' House buying during pandemic.
8. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Orchard Project
  Horticulturalist Alys Fowler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Orchard Project
9. 21:30
  Last Word—Catherine Hamlin, Irrfan Khan, Denis Goldberg, Ann Sayer
  Matthew Bannister on an obstetrician, an actor, an activist, an athlete
10. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—10/05/2020
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
11. 23:00
  The Film Programme—There Will Be Blood
  Film Club - There Will Be Blood
12. 23:30
  Something Understood—Grace
  Award winning poet, Michael Symmons Roberts explores the deep meanings of grace.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/05/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Detective fiction - homicide and social media
  Detective fiction - how it represents social change. Also homicide confessions on Facebook
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Westminster Abbey
  Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/05/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—11/05/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/05/2020
  Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/05/20 UK US trade talks, wildfires, farms adapting to coronavirus
  The BBC's global trade correspondent Dharshini David gives us a trade talks update.
9. 05:56
  Weather—11/05/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Red-throated Caracara
  Sir David Attenborough presents the red-throated caracara from the Amazonian rainforest.

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