BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 5 July 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/07/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Watching Us—Week 4
  4/5How reality TV set the tone for our behaviours on social media
3. 00:30
  Short Works—social virtues by Susannah Dickey
  A mysterious host anxiously awaits her young guests. Read by Clare Dunne.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/07/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—05/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool
  Bells on Sunday comes from The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Liverpool
8. 05:45
  Profile—Sir Ian McKellen
  Becky Milligan looks at the life of actor and activist Sir Ian McKellen.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—05/07/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Touch
  Arts journalist Marie-Louise Muir considers the value of human touch.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Strawberry Fields
  Caz Graham gets the summer started with a visit to a strawberry farm.
4. 06:57
  Weather—05/07/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—05/07/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Cycling Sisters; Leicester in Lockdown; Children's Mental Health
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Nystagmus Network
  Richard Osman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Nystagmus Network
8. 07:57
  Weather—05/07/2020
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—05/07/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Speaking into troubled times
  The Rev Lucy Winkett and Bob Chilcott explore the power of music in troubled times.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Why Black Lives Matter
  Bernardine Evaristo discusses how we historicise the past
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Stonechat
  Michaela Strachan presents the stonechat.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—05/07/2020
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—05/07/2020
  Elizabeth takes the first step and Freddie realises what’s important.
15. 10:55
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Garden Warbler and Blackcap
  An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the garden warbler and blackcap.
16. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Helen Fielding, author
  Helen Fielding, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
17. 11:45
  Join the Dots—2. Picture the Dot
  2/5Janet Ellis explores how this elemental mark has inspired great world art.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—05/07/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 24, Episode 3
  3/6Four comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Is it harder to make it in the food industry if you’re black?
  Jaega Wise meets three people speaking out about inequality in the food world.
4. 12:57
  Weather—05/07/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—05/07/2020
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—05/07/2020
  Capturing the nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At Home: Episode Fourteen
  Kathy Clugston and the panel answer gardening questions sent in by listeners.
8. 14:45
  Watching Us—Week 5
  5/5Twenty years after Big Brother hit our screens and reality TV has produced a president
9. 15:00
  Primo Levi's The Periodic Table—Gold. Cerium. Sulphur
  3/6Akbar Kurtha stars in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about life, matter and war.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Scott Turow - Presumed Innocent
  Scott Turow talks about his first thriller, Presumed Innocent, with James Naughtie
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Helen Mort
  We join Helen Mort in Sheffield as she chooses her favourite poems.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Racism in the Police
  Racism in the police: do the UK police treat black and ethnic minority officers fairly?
13. 17:40
  Profile—Sir Ian McKellen
  Becky Milligan looks at the life of actor and activist Sir Ian McKellen.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—05/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—05/07/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/07/2020 NHS boss demands social care reforms
  The head of the NHS in England gives the government a year to reform social care.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Lindsey Chapman
  Lindsey Chapman picks the best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  Q & A by Vikas Swarup—10,000,000 Rupees
  7/10Can Thomas's encounters with the Tragedy Queen help him reach the next stage of the quiz?
4. 19:15
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Helsinki
  1/6Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party.
5. 19:45
  Spice—Old Spice
  2/5Old Spice by Susmita Bhattacharya. There is a new member at Charles’ poetry group.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—03/07/2020
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Milton Glaser, Terry Dicks, Professor Tom Arie, Else Blangsted
  Matthew Bannister on a designer, an MP, a psychiatrist, a music editor.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Children duped by 'loot boxes'
  Loot box games aimed at children with odds of 0.01% of winning the jackpot prize
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Nystagmus Network
  Richard Osman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Nystagmus Network
10. 21:30
  Analysis—The Post-Pandemic State
  What should government priorities be now that it has such a dominant role in the economy?
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—05/07/2020
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Film-makers in Lockdown
  Mark Jenkin, Carol Morley and Andrew Kotting.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Touch
  Arts journalist Marie-Louise Muir considers the value of human touch.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/07/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Finance
  Traders and finance.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, in Liverpool
  Bells on Sunday comes from The Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Liverpool
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/07/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—06/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/07/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ann Memmott
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/07/20 - Rural housing for key workers, Sustainable fruit farm, Green recovery
  There is a call for more affordable housing for key workers in rural areas.
9. 05:56
  Weather—06/07/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—House Sparrow
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the house sparrow.

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