BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 30 June 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/06/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Boy With Two Hearts by Hamed Amiri—Episode 1
  1/5Hamed Amiri's mother speaks out against the Taliban in Afghanistan, so they must flee.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/06/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—30/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/06/2020
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/06/20 - Trade and Agriculture Commission, Sugar labelling row, Pick your own fruit
  A new Trade and Agriculture Commission has been announced to advise on future trade deals.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Becky Unthank's Wren
  Becky Unthank, one half of the folk group The Unthanks recalls why she named her son wren.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/06/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Positive Thinking—Curing Our Productivity Problem
  Working to live, not living to work
3. 09:30
  One to One—Karen Darke talks to Diana Davies
  Does getting old mean you have to lose control of your life? With Diana Davies.
4. 09:45
  The Boy With Two Hearts by Hamed Amiri—Episode 2
  2/5With Hussein's health deteriorating, the family must try to get out of Moscow fast.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and Gaming; ICU nurse Dawn Bilbrough; Poulomi Basu; Puberty blockers
  Women and Gaming, ICU nurse Dawn Bilbrough, Poulomi Basu, Puberty blockers
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup, Episode 2
  2/10Whodunit set in India. Suspect number two: the Bollywood actress with the guilty secret.
7. 11:00
  Home Birds
  Naturalist Brett Westwood considers migration in differing forms from the DRC to the UK.
8. 11:30
  The Last Songs of Gaia—2: Waterlife
  How are the world’s musicians, sound artists and poets responding to the loss of species?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—30/06/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:03
  Shipping Forecast—30/06/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
3. 12:06
  Brixton Hill by Lottie Moggach—Episode 2
  2/10Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. Read by Maggie Service and Will Howard.
4. 12:20
  You and Yours—Call You & Yours: Are you going on a summer holiday abroad? email [email protected]
  Call You & Yours asks are you going on a summer holiday abroad?
5. 12:57
  Weather—30/06/2020
  The latest weather forecast
6. 13:00
  World at One—30/06/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
7. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC), Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
  2/5Neil MacGregor describes man's early calculations on an Egyptian papyrus fragment
8. 14:00
  The Archers—29/06/2020
  Elizabeth considers her options.
9. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Suffer Little Children
  By Gabriele Kögl. Prix Europa-winning Austrian play with Maggie Steed.
10. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 29, Home Economics: Episode Seven
  1/6Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
11. 15:30
  Curious Cases—Series 16, The End of Everything
  4/6When and how is the universe going to end?
12. 16:00
  Mapping the Future
  Jerry Brotton navigates the transformation from paper to digital mapping.
13. 16:30
  A Good Read—Laurie Anderson & Stuart Maconie
  Laurie Anderson and Stuart Maconie talk about favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
14. 17:00
  PM—30/06/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/06/2020 Johnson pledges £5 billion for infrastructure
  PM launches plan to revive economy. Labour says there's nothing new in his promises.
2. 18:30
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Cedric the Gnome
  3/4Comedian and policeman Alfie Moore asks his audience to help him solve a real-life crime.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/06/2020
  Ed has his arm twisted.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Arts in Crisis
  Simon Rattle and other leading figures discuss the crisis facing the arts.
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Racism in the Police
  Racism in the police: do the UK police treat black and ethnic minority officers fairly?
6. 20:40
  In Touch—RNIB failings and Lord Blunkett
  The RNIB respond to the damming report produced by the Charity Commission.
7. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Blue Health; Talking to the dying; Diet or exercise to halt memory decline
  Blue Health; talking to the dying; diet, exercise and memory decline.
8. 21:30
  Positive Thinking—Curing Our Productivity Problem
  Working to live, not living to work
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Controversial new National Security Law enacted in Hong Kong
  For the first time, suspects can be transferred to mainland courts
10. 22:45
  Brixton Hill by Lottie Moggach—Episode 2
  2/10Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. Read by Maggie Service and Will Howard.
11. 23:00
  You'll Do—Love in the Public Eye with Vicky Pattison and Ercan Ramadan
  Vicky Pattison and Ercan Ramadan chat public perceptions and relaxing in airports.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/06/2020
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/07/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Boy With Two Hearts by Hamed Amiri—Episode 2
  2/5With Hussein's health deteriorating, the family must try to get out of Moscow fast.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/07/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—01/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/07/2020
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/07/20 - Food supply post-Covid, Build build build in the countryside, Pick your own strawberries
  Neil Parish MP tells Anna Hill how the UK's food supply might change in the future.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Fyfe Dangerfield on the Pied Butcherbird
  Musician Fyfe Dangerfield uses his own birdsong recordings to experiment with music.

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