BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 7 October 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/10/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—2. Overnight Success
  2/5Tom turns to the writing and production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/10/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/10/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/10/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Teather
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/10/20 - George Eustice on ELMS and Nigel Owens on cattle versus rugby players.
  How will the new Environmental Land Management Schemes actually work?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Resplendent Quetzal
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the resplendent quetzal of Guatemala.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/10/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  More or Less—Spreadsheet snafu, ‘Long Covid’ quantified, and the birth of probability
  Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment.
3. 09:30
  Four Thought—Class of 2020
  Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic.
4. 09:45
  Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—3. Activism
  3/5Tom meets Václav Havel.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Natalya Romaniw; Party political conference season, Essex Girls, the women behind the first hydrogen train.
  The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
6. 10:45
  Broken English by Shelagh Stephenson—8. Suspicion
  8/10Suspicion around their missing son falls on one of Anna and John’s closest friends.
7. 11:00
  Surviving Unemployment—Reece and Sean
  1/3Reece is 23 and a carer for his mum. He meets Sean, who moved to London for work in 1985.
8. 11:30
  The Wilsons Save the World—Series 2, Library
  1/4The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—07/10/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Housing Lark by Sam Selvon—Episode 3
  3/10With the decision made to buy a house together, the friends must come up with some cash.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—50 years of Transport, Wedding Restrictions, Green Homes Grant
  Celebrating 50 years of You & Yours - how has transport changed since the 1970s?
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/10/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—07/10/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  Anatomy of Touch—Touch Culture
  3/5How much does the culture we grow up in effect who we touch and how we touch?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—06/10/2020
  The pressure builds on Alice
8. 14:15
  Deacon—Deacon
  By Edson Burton. Mack has an illicit delivery to make and the clock is ticking.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—MBL: Eviction Bans
  Are you facing eviction from your home?
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Touch in Health Care
  What role does touch play in health care?
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Elites
  Elites: Why has anti-elitism become such a common stable of media and political rhetoric?
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—YouTube and the reinvention of television
  Exclusive interview with the UK boss of Google's video sharing platform.
13. 17:00
  PM—07/10/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/10/2020 Covid: Pub Closures Across Central Scotland
  Pubs and restaurants in central Scotland to close to try to stop the spread of Covid-19.
2. 18:30
  Ability—Series 2, Disability Exam
  1/4Matt has cerebral palsy and is disabled. But does the benefits inspector agree?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/10/2020
  Ruth is reluctant to jump the gun
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Melanie C, live music industry in crisis, Johnny Nash remembered
  We consider the future of music making across the UK amidst musicians' protest.
5. 19:45
  Broken English by Shelagh Stephenson—8. Suspicion
  8/10Suspicion around their missing son falls on one of Anna and John’s closest friends.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Lived Experience
  Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Class of 2020
  Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Bushfire Animal Rescue
  Can Australia's unique animal life bounce back from bushfire devastation?
9. 21:30
  The Media Show—YouTube and the reinvention of television
  Exclusive interview with the UK boss of Google's video sharing platform.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Pubs and restaurants across central Scotland to close for 16 days
  Ministers likely to tighten restrictions for parts of England from Monday
11. 22:45
  The Housing Lark by Sam Selvon—Episode 3
  3/10With the decision made to buy a house together, the friends must come up with some cash.
12. 23:00
  Damien Slash—The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 3, Episode 4
  4/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker).
13. 23:15
  Bunk Bed—Series 7, Benjamin Zephaniah
  2/4Peter Curran and Patrick Marber attempt Tai Chi in the dark with poet Benjamin Zephaniah.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/10/2020
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/10/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—3. Activism
  3/5Tom meets Václav Havel.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/10/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/10/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/10/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/10/2020
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Teather
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/10/20 - Live transport of animals abroad, tenant farmers after CAP and nature friendly farming
  New footage shows exported British cattle being slaughtered in the Lebanon and Libya.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Greater Honeyguide
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the greater honeyguide of sub-Saharan Africa.

Thursday 8 October 2020