BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 30 July 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/07/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Girl Taken—8. On the Trail
  8/10Can a hidden tracker provide the longed-for break in the search for the missing youngster?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/07/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/07/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/07/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Myriam François
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/07/20 - Consultation on gene editing, Mammal extinction, Peregrine Falcons, COVID-19 and food supply chains
  Lord Krebs tells Charlotte Smith why a consultation on gene editing is good for consumers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Cailean MacLean on the Bonxie
  Photographer Cailean Maclean on the great skua, or bonxie, for Tweet of the Day.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/07/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Long View—Dominic Cummings and Civil Service Reform
  Jonathan Freedland presents stories from the past and compares them with current events.
3. 09:30
  James Burke's Web of Knowledge—Episode 3
  James Burke joins the dots on his 'Knowledge Web'
4. 09:45
  Girl Taken—9. A Time for Answers
  9/10Investigators think they know the address. Will Reza make his move before he's confronted?
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence
  School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence
6. 10:45
  Electric Decade—Babelsberg Babylon, Episode 4
  4/5Suspenseful drama set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin and its film studio.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Venezuela's 'Bay of Piglets'
  A failed coup in Venezuela - a story of hubris, incompetence and treachery…
8. 11:30
  Tales from the Stave—Mozart's Haffner Symphony
  A celebration of Mozart's genius through the autograph manuscript of his Haffner Symphony.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—30/07/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Actress by Anne Enright—Episode 4: Hollywood wife
  4/10Anne Enright reads her new novel about the rise and terrible fall of an acting legend.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Cheap Clothes, Green Homes and Tiny Pubs
  Cheap clothing: Can a trust-mark ever guarantee clothing has not been made by slaves?
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/07/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—30/07/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  How They Made Us Doubt Everything—The Tobacco Playbook: 4. Tobacco in the Dock
  As the evidence against tobacco mounts, the court suits mount up. Tobacco keeps winning.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—29/07/2020
  Johnny begins a frantic search
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Care Inc
  The owner of a Seattle bookstore can't get the health insurance she needs to stay alive.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Restoration in the Lake District
  Ian Marchant talks to people restoring landscapes in the Lake District.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Five Talents
  Sandi Toksvig makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Five Talents
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Kate Grenville, Beryl Bainbridge, Narrative Voices
  Sara Collins talks to Kate Grenville about her new novel A Room Made of Leaves.
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Odds Against Tomorrow
  Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) is essential film noir that ends an unofficial trilogy.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100
  Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100
14. 17:00
  PM—30/07/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/07/2020 Coronavirus: England highest excess death levels in Europe
  England saw the largest increase in death rates in Europe, early in the pandemic.
2. 18:30
  ReincarNathan—Series 2, Space Hamster
  4/6Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/07/2020
  Harrison faces a race against time
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Whipped cream on The Fourth Plinth, Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee, and Booker Prize nominated Avni Doshi
  Heather Phillipson's Trafalgar Square whipped cream sculpture, and Derry Girls' Lisa McGee
5. 19:45
  Electric Decade—Babelsberg Babylon, Episode 4
  4/5Suspenseful drama set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin and its film studio.
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—How to beat obesity
  What’s in the government's plan to help people lose weight and what more could be done?
7. 20:30
  In Business—The Jobs Challenge
  Whose jobs are most at risk from the economic wreckage of Covid 19?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100
  Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100
9. 21:30
  The Long View—Dominic Cummings and Civil Service Reform
  Jonathan Freedland presents stories from the past and compares them with current events.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Donald Trump suggests delaying November's election
  President says result would be inaccurate because of large number of postal votes
11. 22:45
  Actress by Anne Enright—Episode 4: Hollywood wife
  4/10Anne Enright reads her new novel about the rise and terrible fall of an acting legend.
12. 23:00
  Stand-Up Specials—Dave Podmore's Positive Test
  Could 2020's dearth of sport be a unique opportunity for cricket's anti-hero Dave Podmore?
13. 23:30
  Your Call Is Important to Us
  New universal credit claimants tell us about their lives on hold.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/07/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Girl Taken—9. A Time for Answers
  9/10Investigators think they know the address. Will Reza make his move before he's confronted?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/07/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/07/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/07/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/07/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Myriam François
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/07/20 KFC chicken welfare report, GM moths, illegal shellfish
  Fast food chain KFC publish a warts and all chicken welfare report.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Heather Bennett on the Lapwing
  The RSPB's Heather Bennett recalls her first sighting of a lapwing for Tweet of the Day.

Friday 31 July 2020