BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 10 August 2020

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Maoism
  Maoism: its origins and development as a global political force.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Dunstan, Stepney in Greater London
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Dunstan, Stepney in Greater London.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/08/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tobi Olujinmi
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/08/20 - The revival of rural tourism, Vertical farming, GPS cows
  Rural tourism is awash with UK tourists unable or unwilling to go abroad for the summer.
10. 05:56
  Weather—10/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Samuel West on the Capercaille
  Samuel West describes the snooker ball and champagne cork sounds of the capercaillie.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/08/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Patch—Anglesey
  Surprisingly timely beliefs of the Latter-day Saints and their missionaries in North Wales
3. 09:30
  Legacy of War—Episode 10
  10/10Sean Bean explores how wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations.
4. 09:45
  British Summer Time Begins by Ysenda Maxtone-Graham—Summer Opens Out
  1/5A nostalgic celebration of summertime in twentieth century Britain.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and unemployment; Daisy Johnson; BBC Elite Women's Sport Survey 2020
  The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
6. 10:45
  Bird in the Hand by Sarah Daniels—1. Where There's a Will
  1/5Ben Miles stars as a bereaved man learning to let go of the past.
7. 11:00
  My Name Is...—My Name Is Kabir
  An individual with a story to tell, and some answers to find, in today's Britain.
8. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Lesley Manville, Linda Grant, DBC Pierre, Tahmima Anam, JP Devlin, Nikki Bedi
  Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—10/08/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield—1: The Stranger
  Hugh Bonneville reads one of Katherine Mansfield's greatest stories, written in 1921.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Gym membership; University economies; Stamp Duty
  Thousands of gym goers are cancelling their memberships as lockdown eases.
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/08/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  New Storytellers—Anything Goes in Holbeck
  An insight into Leeds’ dedicated zone for the legalised selling and buying of street sex.
7. 14:00
  Drama on 4—The Ballad of Bobby Sands
  1981. Northern Ireland. Attended by his mother and a priest, Bobby Sands nears his death,
8. 14:45
  Museum of Lost Objects—Mar Elian Monastery
  The legends of a shrine, revered by both Christians and Muslims for hundreds of years
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 7, 2020
  The nationwide general knowledge contest for the title of Brain of Britain.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—How Consumers Saved Our Cheese
  When UK cheese makers were faced with ruin in lockdown, consumers stepped in to save them.
11. 16:00
  Sketches: Stories of Art and People—Legacy
  True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.
12. 16:30
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 22, When the Monkeys Met the Chimps
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at 60 years of chimpanzee research with Jane Goodall.
13. 17:00
  PM—10/08/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Scottish government apology on exam grades
  First Minister says the problem will be fixed
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 60, Episode 6
  6/6Regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry are joined by David Mitchell. Jack Dee chairs.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/08/2020
  Lynda makes plans for the future
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Xiaolu Guo, Belarus Free Theatre, Blindness, The Leach Pottery
  Novelist Xiaolu Guo, Belarus Free Theatre arrests, Bernard Leach's St Ives pottery
5. 19:45
  Bird in the Hand by Sarah Daniels—1. Where There's a Will
  1/5Ben Miles stars as a bereaved man learning to let go of the past.
6. 20:00
  Fighting Together in Korea
  How the Korean War forced the US military to desegregate.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Algeria's Plague Revisited
  A tale of two plagues in the Algerian city of Oran - one fictional and the other COVID 19.
8. 21:00
  From Our Home Correspondent—04/08/2020
  Saving artisan cheese, sheep fleeces, brain surgery, a fraternal burial and eery football.
9. 21:30
  The Patch—Anglesey
  Surprisingly timely beliefs of the Latter-day Saints and their missionaries in North Wales
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Lebanon’s Prime Minister announces resignation of his government
  Hassan Diab said last week’s blast was the result of endemic corruption
11. 22:45
  And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield—1: The Stranger
  Hugh Bonneville reads one of Katherine Mansfield's greatest stories, written in 1921.
12. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Othering through the centuries: Translation to acronyms
  Sabrina Mahfouz talks to Tobi Kyeremateng and Katherine Harloe about othering in language.
13. 23:30
  Wireless Nights—Series 5, Joujouka
  Jarvis Cocker is back, curing a troubled mind with a night of sufi trance music in Morocco
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  British Summer Time Begins by Ysenda Maxtone-Graham—Summer Opens Out
  1/5A nostalgic celebration of summertime in twentieth century Britain.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/08/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tobi Olujinmi
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/08/20 - Tariffs cut on imported sugar cane, On-farm glamping pods, Growing plants in seawater
  Cuts to tariffs on imported sugar cane could put UK farmers out of business.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Frank Gardner on the Little Auk
  BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on the Little Auk.

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