BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 2 August 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The Way I See It—Es Devlin on Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Perfect Lovers
  12/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
3. 00:30
  The Poet and the Echo—The Idler
  Hannah Lavery’s meditative story inspired by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey.
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
9. 05:45
  The Long View—Rethink, The Unexpected Impact of the Black Death
  1/5Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—02/08/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Seeking Eurydice
  Jo Fidgen goes in search of an afterlife that even an atheist can believe in.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Secrets Beneath the Soil
  How can the history of a field affect the crops that grow in it today?
4. 06:57
  Weather—02/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—02/08/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years on; Sheffield Cathedral Choir; Hajj in lockdown
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Edward Stourton.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Royal Life Saving Society UK
  Johnny Ball makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Royal Life Saving Society UK.
8. 07:57
  Weather—02/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—02/08/2020
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Encountering God in abandonment
  The Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury charts her walk with God and with Covid-19.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—The Big Benefits of Smallness
  Linda Colley on why being a small nation can be an advantage.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Geoff Sample's Orphean Warbler
  Wildlife Sound Recordist Geoff Sample on Tweet of the Day
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—02/08/2020
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—02/08/2020
  Fallon finds herself under pressure and Tony makes a nostalgic discovery.
15. 10:55
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Oystercatcher
  An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the oystercatcher.
16. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Steve Backshall, explorer
  Steve Backshall, explorer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
17. 11:45
  The Alien Birds Have Landed—The Pheasant
  1/5Alison Steadman tells the story of how and why the pheasant became a British bird.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/08/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Clue at 50, From 1999 - The Theatre Royal, Nottingham
  Jeremy Hardy joins Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Humph.
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Return of the Restaurant?
  Sheila Dillon finds out how the restaurant sector is handling the move out of lockdown.
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—02/08/2020
  Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—02/08/2020
  The nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown. Fi Glover presents.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At Home: Episode Eighteen
  Kathy Clugston presents the horticultural panel show with gardening experts.
8. 14:45
  The Way I See It—Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall
  14/3030 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Closely Observed Trains by Bohumil Hrabal
  For Milos Hrma, life at the railway station in Bohemia is full of complex preoccupations.
10. 16:00
  Bookclub—Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
  James Naughtie and novelist Louise Welsh discuss Kidnapped by RL Stevenson
11. 16:30
  Fothermather
  Poet Gail McConnell explores what it means to be a parent in a same-sex relationship.
12. 17:00
  The Homeless Hotel
  What happened to rough sleepers during the coronavirus lockdown - and what happens next?
13. 17:40
  The Long View—Rethink, The Unexpected Impact of the Black Death
  1/5Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—02/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/08/2020 Government says reopening schools in England "a priority"
  Ministers insist it will be safe to return in September despite concerns from unions
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—02/08/2020
  The best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 1
  1/15Henry Akeley, an old student from Dr Eleanor Peck’s folklore course has gone missing.
4. 19:15
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Kuala Lumpur
  5/6A week on standby at the airfield gives Arthur a chance to brush up his stewarding skills.
5. 19:45
  Fabuloso—It Was Too Hot
  1/2A new short story to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Brighton and Hove Pride.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—31/07/2020
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Stuart Wheeler, Josephine Cox, Miloš Jakeš, Peter Green
  Matthew Bannister on a financier, an author, a politician, a guitarist.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—'We know apprenticeships work'
  Do apprenticeships work? Plus over-75's TV licences and debt collection.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Royal Life Saving Society UK
  Johnny Ball makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Royal Life Saving Society UK.
10. 21:30
  In Business—The Jobs Challenge
  Whose jobs are most at risk from the economic wreckage of Covid 19?
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—02/08/2020
  Ellie Price hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Odds Against Tomorrow
  Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) is essential film noir that ends an unofficial trilogy.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Seeking Eurydice
  Jo Fidgen goes in search of an afterlife that even an atheist can believe in.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Estates
  Council estates - then and now. Laurie Taylor explores the concept of the 'sink estate'.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey.
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Giles Church in Ashtead, Surrey
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/08/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/08/20 Harvest 2020, Algal blooms, Eat Out to Help Out in rural pubs
  Yields are down for harvest 2020 after a difficult growing season.
10. 05:56
  Weather—03/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Matt Merritt on the Curlew
  Matt Merritt, editor of British Birdwatching magazine, revels in the call of the curlew.

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