BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 24 August 2020

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Skateboarding - Parkour
  Skateboarding and parkour: lifestyle sport in the hyper regulated city.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/08/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/08/20 Potato harvest. Poultry farming. Ash dieback in Northern Ireland
  Potatoes to withstand disease and drought; chicken farming; the impact of ash dieback.
10. 05:56
  Weather—24/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Redstart
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/08/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Patch—Camborne
  One producer, one random generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
3. 09:30
  Laws That Aren't Laws—Betteridge's Law of Headlines
  3/5Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be.
4. 09:45
  Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
  1/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Listener Week 2020 - paddlesport; the Pill; Nits; Dating over 45;
  Paddlesport; the Pill; Nits; Dating over the age of 45.
6. 10:45
  Electric Decade—The Alice B Toklas Cookbook, Onion Soup
  1/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
7. 11:00
  My Name Is...—My Name Is Roman
  Roman is 11 and loves Minecraft - should his parents be so strict about screen time?
8. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Ruthie Henshall, Harry Hill, Tom Ellis, Katie Melua, The Golden Dregs, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—24/08/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—6. Violet's Invitation
  6/10Ross Poldark is called to London.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—British Airways; House Plants; Waitrose Deliveries
  British Airways; House Plants; Waitrose Deliveries.
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/08/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—24/08/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC), Oxus Chariot Model
  1/5Neil MacGregor tells the story of a tiny gold chariot from ancient Persia.
7. 14:00
  Electric Decade—Break of Day
  Colette abandons love and her Parisian life for a restorative summer in Provence.
8. 14:45
  Museum of Lost Objects—The Genie of Nimrud
  On the murky trail of a missing genie, last seen in the ancient Assyrian palace of Nimrud
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 9, 2020
  The prestigious general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Plate of the Nation
  Discussing the future of UK food policy in light of the National Food Strategy
11. 16:00
  Sketches: Stories of Art and People—Interior Life
  True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Bathing
  Ernie Rea takes a look at religious bathing rituals.
13. 17:00
  PM—24/08/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/08/2020 Masks 'likely in Scottish schools'
  The Scottish government looks set to make face coverings mandatory in secondary schools.
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 56, Episode 4
  4/6A second show from Sage Gateshead, with the regulars and Marcus Brigstocke on the panel.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/08/2020
  Ed demands answers at Home Farm
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Algorithms in the arts, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film controversy
  Algorithms in art, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film.
5. 19:45
  Electric Decade—The Alice B Toklas Cookbook, Onion Soup
  1/5The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
6. 20:00
  On the Menu
  Adam Hart explores our relationship with some of the animal kingdom's deadliest predators.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Spain: the elephant in the palace
  Spain’s King Juan Carlos – a story of entitlement and dynasty…
8. 21:00
  Sharing the Baby
  Shared Parental Leave has a 3% take-up in the UK. Fi Glover asks why it is so low.
9. 21:30
  The Patch—Camborne
  One producer, one random generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—President Trump addresses Republican National Convention in North Carolina
  Party formally nominates Mr Trump as its candidate for November's election
11. 22:45
  Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—6. Violet's Invitation
  6/10Ross Poldark is called to London.
12. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Black masculinity and language
  Jeffrey Boakye on the language of black masculinity in a post-colonial world.
13. 23:30
  Lights Out—Series 2, Into This World
  Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/08/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
  1/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/08/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/08/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/08/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/08/20 Broiler chickens, Internal market, Fleeces used in gardening
  Are we heading for a constitutional crisis over agricultural trade after Brexit?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Bullfinch
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the bullfinch.

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