BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 23 November 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/11/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—DEPORTATION
  Deportation - from the UK to the US.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset.
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, Somerset.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/11/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/11/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/11/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Lesley Carroll
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/11/20 - Bovine TB, Government consultation on urea.
  Where are we at with bovine TB?
10. 05:56
  Weather—23/11/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—David Rothenberg on the Mocking Bird
  Mockingbirds do not mock but, as David Rothenberg explains, can copy over 1,000 bird songs
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/11/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Derrida, Woolf, and the pleasure of reading
  Andrew Marr with Bernhard Schlink, Alexandra Harris and Peter Salmon
3. 09:45
  Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake—Episode 1
  1/5A remarkable account of how fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shape our futures
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Spending review 2020; Maureen Lipman’s shoes; Özlem Cekic
  What’s in this week’s spending review for women?
5. 10:45
  D for Dexter—Series 7, Episode 1
  1/5Skye is usually on Dexter-duty but now she's got nothing to do.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—On the verge
  Grace Dent presents a series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain.
7. 11:30
  How to Vaccinate the World—Who gets it?
  Tim Harford reports on the global race to create a vaccine to end the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—23/11/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter—1. Feathered Mary Poppins
  1/5A deeply moving and highly original book about the sudden loss of a loved one.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Christmas Preparation; Manufacturing Jobs; Jigsaw Star
  The wholesalers struggling to prepare for an uncertain Christmas.
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/11/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—23/11/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  Intrigue—Mayday, Operation Magic Carpet
  11/15Now the rescuers need saving.
7. 14:00
  Tracks—Series 5: Abyss, Abyss: Episode Five
  5/9By Matthew Broughton. Episode five of the conspiracy thriller's final series.
8. 14:45
  The Unseen - A History of the Invisible—Becoming Invisible
  5/5Writer Philip Ball meets the physicists who are making real life invisibility cloaks.
9. 15:00
  Quote... Unquote—Nikesh Shukla, Victoria Hislop, Benjamin Partridge
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—What’s the deal with "chlorinated chicken"?
  Charlotte Smith explores the implications of a future US trade deal on the UK food sector.
11. 16:00
  Moving Pictures—The Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera
  A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Religion and Soap Operas
  Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world.
13. 17:00
  PM—23/11/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/11/2020 Oxford vaccine shown to be highly effective
  70% - 90% of those immunised in clinical trials were protected from Covid-19.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Compilation, Episode 6
  6/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Rufus Hound, Jenny Eclair and Zoe Lyons.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/11/2020
  Philip turns the screw
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart on Shuggie Bain
  Booker prize winner Douglas Stuart on his novel Shuggie Bain.
5. 19:45
  D for Dexter—Series 7, Episode 1
  1/5Skye is usually on Dexter-duty but now she's got nothing to do.
6. 20:00
  Apocalypse How—The Knockout Pulse
  1/3Jolyon Jenkins asks whether civilisation could be ended by a electromagnetic pulse bomb
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Martinique: The Poisoning of Paradise
  The historic link between slavery and the toxic contamination of a Caribbean island.
8. 21:00
  The Invention Of...—Scandinavia, The Viking Inheritance
  2/3Why Sweden has not always been the peace-loving nation it is today, with Misha Glenny.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Derrida, Woolf, and the pleasure of reading
  Andrew Marr with Bernhard Schlink, Alexandra Harris and Peter Salmon
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—PM suggests people could be offered vaccines by Easter
  Oxford University AstraZeneca vaccine results show 70% efficacy
11. 22:45
  Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter—1. Feathered Mary Poppins
  1/5A deeply moving and highly original book about the sudden loss of a loved one.
12. 23:00
  Loose Ends—Ian Hislop, Stuart Turton, Andrew Cotter, Ben Whishaw, Katy J Pearson, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—23/11/2020
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/11/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake—Episode 1
  1/5A remarkable account of how fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shape our futures
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/11/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/11/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/11/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Lesley Carroll
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/11/20 - Council farms, bovine TB and nitrogen fixing technology
  Is it the end of the road for council farm?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Bittern
  Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls the first time he saw a bittern.

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