BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 2 November 2020

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/11/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The Rich
  The Rich in London. Also, global attitudes towards the wealthy.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—The Church of St Nicholas, Cuddington in Buckinghamshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Nicholas, Cuddington in Buckinghamshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/11/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/11/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/11/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/11/2020 Rural crime. Falling fish sales. Bath City Farm.
  Rural crime strategy. Fishing hit by Covid-19 restrictions. Bath City Farm.
10. 05:56
  Weather—02/11/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Long-tailed Duck
  Chris Packham presents the long-tailed duck.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/11/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Great women of the classics
  Kirsty Wark with Shadi Bartsch, Natalie Haynes and Letizia Treves
3. 09:45
  The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black—1. Childhood
  1/5Don Black on his childhood - and how he came to manage Matt Monro.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jane McDonald, HRT, Amanda Prowse and Josiah Hartley, Paint recycling
  The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
5. 10:45
  Cry Babies—Series 2, Episode One - Weird
  1/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—First Flight to Newquay
  Grace Dent follows Cornwall Airport Newquay as it fights for survival.
7. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Sir Cliff Richard, Elvis Costello, Grace Dent, Jazz Morley, Emma Freud, 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—02/11/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Order of the Day by Eric Vuillard—Episode 1
  1/51/5. By Éric Vuillard. The Nazis’ build-up to war in the 1930s. Read by Henry Goodman.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Care Homes; Debt Repayments; BA Vouchers
  What does a second national lockdown in England mean for people in care homes?
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/11/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—02/11/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  One to One—Peter Bazalgette on Empathy
  Peter Bazalgette talks to Jane Davis about the power of reading in encouraging empathy.
7. 14:00
  Tracks—Series 5: Abyss, Abyss: Episode Two
  2/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode two of the conspiracy thriller's final series.
8. 14:45
  The Unseen - A History of the Invisible—Conjuring the Invisible
  2/5Philip Ball examines the curious relationship between science, stage magic and cinema.
9. 15:00
  Quote... Unquote—Victoria Hislop, Nikesh Shukla, Benjamin Partridge
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Nadiya Hussain: A Life Through Food
  Nadiya Hussain and Tan France speak to Leyla Kazim about Nadiya's life and career.
11. 16:00
  Michael Morpurgo's Folk Journeys—Ten Thousand Miles
  3/4Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of some of the greatest songs ever composed.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 21, Sacred
  Aleks Krotoski explores the sacred
13. 17:00
  PM—02/11/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/11/2020 Boris Johnson sets out plans for England's second lockdown
  The Prime Minister has faced opposition from his own backbenchers
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Compilation, Episode 3
  3/5An episode from 2001, hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/11/2020
  Eddie has to think on his feet
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Cellist Steven Isserlis plays, the lockdown's impact on the arts and Booker shortlisted Avni Doshi
  Cellist Steven Isserlis plays, arts in the new lockdown, Booker shortlisted Avni Doshi.
5. 19:45
  Cry Babies—Series 2, Episode One - Weird
  1/5EV Crowe's drama about female friendship in all its gruesome glory.
6. 20:00
  The Most Successful Assassination in History
  The night Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin was gunned down - changing the Middle East forever.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—This Fractured Isle
  Edward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom.
8. 21:00
  Across the Red Line—Series 5, Do we need to learn to live with more risk?
  Anne McElvoy invites those on opposing sides of political issues to listen to each other.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Great women of the classics
  Kirsty Wark with Shadi Bartsch, Natalie Haynes and Letizia Treves
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Terror attack in Austrian capital Vienna
  Two people killed and more than a dozen injured
11. 22:45
  The Order of the Day by Eric Vuillard—Episode 1
  1/51/5. By Éric Vuillard. The Nazis’ build-up to war in the 1930s. Read by Henry Goodman.
12. 23:00
  Lights Out—Series 3, Silent Mothers
  2/3Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—02/11/2020
  All the news from Westminster with Sean Curran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/11/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black—1. Childhood
  1/5Don Black on his childhood - and how he came to manage Matt Monro.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/11/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/11/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/11/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/11/20 Trade and Agriculture Commission, Rural Crime & US elections
  The Trade and Agriculture Commission is to get 'new legislative underpinning’.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—American Bald Eagle
  Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska.

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