BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 31 May 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/05/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Way I See It—Steve Reich on Richard Serra’s Equal
  6/30Composer and godfather of Minimalism Steve Reich reflects on Richard Serra's work, "Equal"
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Mumma's Boy by Kirstin Innes
  A woman grapples with motherhood and apocalyptic weather.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/05/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Sheffield Cathedral
  Bells on Sunday comes from Sheffield Cathedral
8. 05:45
  Profile—Suella Braverman
  Edward Stourton profiles the attorney general for England and Wales, Suella Braverman.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—31/05/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—There's No Place Like Home
  Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines our relationship with the shifting notion of home.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Life After Lockdown
  Ruth Sanderson talks to farmers preparing their businesses for the future.
4. 06:57
  Weather—31/05/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—31/05/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—George Floyd death reaction, Sikh representation row, ‘Most popular hymn of hope’
  Edward Stourton presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news programme.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Cool Earth
  Naturalist and broadcaster Gillian Burke makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cool Earth
8. 07:57
  Weather—31/05/2020
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—31/05/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Pentecost
  A service for Pentecost from City Church Cardiff, with Dominic and Catherine De Souza.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Waiting
  Rebecca Stott reflects on how it feels being out of kilter with time.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Swift
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—31/05/2020
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—31/05/2020
  David reflects on life at locked down Brookfield and Tracy launches her manifesto.
15. 10:55
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5: Blackbirds
  An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the blackbird.
16. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, former nurse
  Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
17. 11:45
  Encounters with Victoria—7. A Nightingale at Balmoral
  7/10What happened when Florence Nightingale visited Queen Victoria? Lucy Worsley finds out.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—31/05/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 57, Episode 4
  4/6From Swansea. Tim, Barry and Graeme are joined by Rob Brydon. Jack Dee is in the chair.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Why Eat Wild Meat?
  Dan Saladino investigates the global trade in wild meat, from the legal to the illegal.
4. 12:57
  Weather—31/05/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—31/05/2020
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—A Change of Culture
  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 Nine
  Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from her home.
8. 14:45
  The Way I See It—Margaret Cho and Lady Vengeance
  7/30What will stand-up comedian Margaret Cho see when she rewatches the film "Lady Vengeance"?
9. 15:00
  Electric Decade—A Room of One's Own
  Virginia Woolf's iconic feminist text dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Paul Mendez, Class & Society novels, Thomas Keneally on Dickens
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Paul Mendez about his debut novel Rainbow Milk.
11. 16:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 6, Eurydice
  3/4Natalie Haynes tells Eurydice's story from a new perspective. With Llewelyn Morgan.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Game Changer: How the UK played on during coronavirus
  Did allowing the sporting events to continue help spread Covid-19 and put lives at risk?
13. 17:40
  Profile—Suella Braverman
  Edward Stourton profiles the attorney general for England and Wales, Suella Braverman.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—31/05/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—31/05/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/05/2020 Riots in the US blamed on police racism
  President Trump's adviser dismisses the accusation by the governor of Minnesota
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Kate Fox
  The best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  Q & A by Vikas Swarup—10,000 Rupees
  2/10He got the first question right, but can Thomas win a billion on the Indian TV game show?
4. 19:15
  Cabin Pressure—Series 1, Cremona
  3/6Arthur is struck dumb by a film star, and Douglas has to disguise 30 knights in a hurry.
5. 19:45
  Annika Strandhed—Series 6, Borders
  2/5By Nick Walker. A body is found on a boat drifting into Russian waters.
6. 20:00
  More or Less—Obeying lockdown, flight arrivals, and is this wave of the epidemic waning?
  Does the data show this wave of the epidemic is waning in the UK?
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Margaret Maughan, John Cumming OBE, Jerry Givens, John Langdon, Eric Weissberg
  Julian Worricker on an athlete, a jazz promoter, a campaigner, a comedy writer.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Self-employed grant extended
  SEISS, credit card gambling ban loophole and student maintenance loans.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Cool Earth
  Naturalist and broadcaster Gillian Burke makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Cool Earth
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Identity Wars: lessons from the Dreyfus Affair and Brexit Britain
  Can divided societies heal? Lessons from the Dreyfus Affair, which split France in two.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—31/05/2020
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—British New Wave
  Film Club: British New Wave
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—There's No Place Like Home
  Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand examines our relationship with the shifting notion of home.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/06/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Spark—Peter Macfadyen and rebuilding democracy
  Peter Macfadyen tells Helen Lewis his method for rebuilding democracy from the ground up.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Sheffield Cathedral
  Bells on Sunday comes from Sheffield Cathedral
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/06/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—01/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/06/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/06/20 - Fishing negotiations, farmers called John and wildlife on farms
  This week's Brexit talks will focus on fishing - but will they get anywhere?
9. 05:56
  Weather—01/06/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Guillemot
  David Attenborough presents the guillemot.

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