BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 8 September 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/09/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Ramble Book by Adam Buxton—Episode 1
  1/5Comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton takes a look back at his life.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/09/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/09/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/09/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/09/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/09/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with The Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/09/20 - The Badger Cull, automated fruit grading, Eu trade negotiations
  The badger cull is getting bigger.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Laughing Kookaburra
  Sir David Attenborough presents Australia's laughing kookaburra.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—08/09/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Steve Haake on technology, sport and health
  Steve Haake talks to Jim al-Khalili about how technology improves sporting ability.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Hair changes: Helen Mort & Niamh Kavanagh
  Poet Helen Mort talks to hair stylist Niamh Kavanagh about hair and personality.
4. 09:45
  Ramble Book by Adam Buxton—Episode 2
  2/5Adam Buxton looks back at his adolescent years and the people who helped shape him.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Lissie Harper’s campaign, body positivity in the age of Covid, Toddler tantrums and the other Tchaikovsky.
  Lissie Harper’s campaign. Body positivity in Covid age. And dealing with toddler tantrums
6. 10:45
  Prostrate—Episode 2
  2/5Stephen Tompkinson and Gary Wilmot star as buddies grappling the UK’s least sexy cancer.
7. 11:00
  Broad Spectrum
  Helen Keen had a diagnosis of autism as an adult: she explores how it appears in women.
8. 11:30
  Miles Jupp Is Literally Unputdownable
  Miles Jupp investigates how to write an unputdownable story.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—08/09/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—7. Boys
  7/10Giovanna fends off Corrado and Rosario.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Call You & Yours: How do you feel about returning to your workplace?
  How do you feel about returning to the workplace?
4. 12:57
  Weather—08/09/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—08/09/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  From the Mayflower to the Moon (and Back Again)—The Dust Bowl
  7/10Joe Queenan enters the Dust Bowl of the 1930s
7. 14:00
  The Archers—07/09/2020
  Tracy finds herself in an awkward predicament.
8. 14:15
  Trust—Series 1 – 2. Purple Enough
  School drama starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
9. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Hinterland
  Short documentaries about hinterlands. Presented by Josie Long.
10. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Autopia to Utopia? Car-Free Cities
  Has the Covid crisis jump started us towards car-free cities?
11. 16:00
  Stretch and Listen!
  Derrick Evans, aka Mr Motivator, tells the global story of fitness on the radio.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Tom Allen on Kenneth Williams
  Comedian Tom Allen chooses the entertainer Kenneth Williams.
13. 17:00
  PM—08/09/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/09/2020 Brexit agreement change could 'break international law'
  Govt admits plan to modify withdrawal deal would breach law in a "very limited way".
2. 18:30
  The Lenny Henry Show—Episode 3
  3/6Character-based sketch show from Lenny Henry and the gang.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—08/09/2020
  Lilian issues some home truths.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Andrew O'Hagan, The Singapore Grip, Theatre at the point of no return
  Andrew O'Hagan on his novel Mayflies. Plus ITV's new drama The Singapore Grip.
5. 19:45
  Prostrate—Episode 2
  2/5Stephen Tompkinson and Gary Wilmot star as buddies grappling the UK’s least sexy cancer.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Covid 19: The Long Road to Recovery
  After coronavirus, the survivors left with life-changing and long-term conditions.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Paralympic Legend Tim Reddish On The Delayed 2020 Games; Who Were Japan's Goze Performers?
  Paralympic legend Tim Reddish looks ahead to the rescheduled games one year from now.
8. 21:00
  Science Stories—The duchess who gatecrashed science
  Margaret Cavendish and the birth of the scientific method.
9. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Steve Haake on technology, sport and health
  Steve Haake talks to Jim al-Khalili about how technology improves sporting ability.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Cabinet Minister admits government could break international law
  Senior government lawyer resigns over Internal Markets Bill
11. 22:45
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—7. Boys
  7/10Giovanna fends off Corrado and Rosario.
12. 23:00
  Fresh from the Fringe—Fresh from the Fringe: 2018 - Part 1
  Fresh from the Fringe showcases the best in comedy from the festival. Hosted by Ahir Shah.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—08/09/2020
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/09/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Ramble Book by Adam Buxton—Episode 2
  2/5Adam Buxton looks back at his adolescent years and the people who helped shape him.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/09/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/09/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/09/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/09/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/09/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/09/20 Plumpton College fined over pollution, Robots on soft fruit farms
  An agricultural college has been fined tens of thousands of pounds for polluting a river.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Greater Hill Mynah
  Sir David Attenborough presents the mimic specialist Greater Hill Mynah from Asia.

Wednesday 9 September 2020