BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 19 August 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Following Pappano—Episode 2
  2/5Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La Bohème.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/08/2020
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/08/20 - Wheat and the weather, Protecting peatlands, livestock buyer, Support for dairy farmers
  The wet spring, a dry summer, and now thunderstorms are making for a challenging harvest.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wrybill
  Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand wrybill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—19/08/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  More or Less—A-level algorithms, poker and buses
  We unpick the A-level algoshambles and discover what poker teaches us about statistics.
3. 09:30
  Four Thought—The Craft of Surgery
  Sam Gallivan examines the similarities between surgery and sculpture.
4. 09:45
  Following Pappano—Episode 3
  3/5Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La Bohème.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Ellen DeGeneres, crime writer Denise Mina and Kids in Crisis After Covid
  Ellen DeGeneres, Camilla Thurlow and Denise Mina.
6. 10:45
  Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—3. New York
  3/5Lucy and Desi face an ultimatum from the TV network.
7. 11:00
  My Final Wish
  Sushma Puri reveals why many British Hindus want their ashes scattered in the Ganges.
8. 11:30
  For the Love of Leo—Series 2, The Long-Lost Friend
  4/4We hear the truth of Tamsin’s visit to Paisley on the fateful day she died.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—19/08/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—3. A Visit to the Theatre
  3/10Clowance and Jeremy are invited by their cousin to the theatre in Truro.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Street Fundraising, Shopping Centres of the Future, Credit Cards
  Charities have begun street fundraising again, with new rules to keep people safe.
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—19/08/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC), Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel
  3/5Neil MacGregor's world history told through objects arrives in China 3000 years ago
7. 14:00
  The Archers—18/08/2020
  Lynda plans a special evening.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Infinity Pool
  Sibling rivalry and unspoken grief rise to the surface during a weekend spa visit.
9. 15:00
  The Money Clinic—Poppy and Cliff (Part 2)
  Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.
10. 15:30
  Science Stories—How Perkin brought purple to the people
  How William Perkin brought purple to the people in Victorian London.
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Skateboarding - Parkour
  Skateboarding and parkour: lifestyle sport in the hyper regulated city.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Our love-hate relationship with the tech giants
  Joe Tidy looks under the bonnet of TikTok, Apple and Facebook.
13. 17:00
  PM—19/08/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/08/2020 English Channel: Teenage migrant's body found
  A Sudanese boy has drowned apparently trying to reach the UK in a small boat.
2. 18:30
  Paul Sinha's General Knowledge—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Paul Sinha tests his audience on their knowledge of the world beyond Britain.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/08/2020
  Robert struggles to find the right words
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Stanley Spencer's wives, the damage to culture in Beirut, Angie Cruz
  The Wives of Stanley Spencer, the destruction of arts and culture in Beirut.
5. 19:45
  Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—3. New York
  3/5Lucy and Desi face an ultimatum from the TV network.
6. 20:00
  Grounded with Louis Theroux—7. Miriam Margolyes
  Louis speaks to actor and documentary-maker, Miriam Margolyes.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—The Craft of Surgery
  Sam Gallivan examines the similarities between surgery and sculpture.
8. 21:00
  More or Less—A-level algorithms, poker and buses
  We unpick the A-level algoshambles and discover what poker teaches us about statistics.
9. 21:30
  The Media Show—Our love-hate relationship with the tech giants
  Joe Tidy looks under the bonnet of TikTok, Apple and Facebook.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Crisis surrounding exam results intensifies
  Hundreds of thousands of BTEC students told they won’t recieve grades tomorrow
11. 22:45
  Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—3. A Visit to the Theatre
  3/10Clowance and Jeremy are invited by their cousin to the theatre in Truro.
12. 23:00
  Woof—Honest Mistakes at Home and Abroad, What Will You Be When You Grow Up?
  1/4Bittersweet stories written and performed by Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Isy Suttie.
13. 23:15
  Bunk Bed—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/4Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and Jane Horrocks talk critically-acclaimed nonsense in bed.
14. 23:30
  Lights Out—A Sense of Quietness
  Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Following Pappano—Episode 3
  3/5Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La Bohème.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/08/2020
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/08/20 - Government environmental targets, Information mapping and farming, Happy birthday Moredun
  Defra has published their initial thinking on what their environmental targets should be.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Guira Cuckoo
  Sir David Attenborough presents the guira cuckoo of central South America.

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