BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 25 November 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/11/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake—Episode 2
  2/5Lichens are vital in understanding the complexities of life on earth and beyond.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/11/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/11/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/11/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Lesley Carroll
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/11/20 - Badger vaccination, badger culling and the Fisheries Act
  We look at the badger cull and the evidence around badger vaccination.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Dermot O'Leary on the Greater Black-backed Gull
  Presenter Dermot O'Leary hails the greater black-backed gull as an 'Alsatian of the skies'
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/11/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Britain in Ten Operas—Football and Fishermen
  Roderick Williams investigates what our opera history tells us about British identity.
3. 09:30
  Four Thought—Our Lost Food Culture
  Alastair Hendy explains why he thinks we've lost our food culture.
4. 09:45
  Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake—Episode 3
  3/5How fungi can affect behaviour, in strange and devastating ways.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Stella Gibbons, HMP Holloway, Sandra Horley
  The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
6. 10:45
  D for Dexter—Series 7, Episode 3
  3/5Skye can't stop thinking about Scarlett, and worrying about Dexter.
7. 11:00
  Apocalypse How—The Knockout Pulse
  1/3Jolyon Jenkins asks whether civilisation could be ended by a electromagnetic pulse bomb
8. 11:30
  ReincarNathan—Series 1, Shrimp
  2/4Nathan didn't really nail life so he's been reincarnated as a shrimp. Stars Daniel Rigby.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—25/11/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter—3. Demons
  3/5Time has passed and Mum is still missed.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Care Home Dad, Repairs and orthodontics
  Fix it; don't bin it - new rules aimed at making white goods easier to repair.
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/11/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—25/11/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  Intrigue—Mayday, The Boiling Frog
  13/15Things begin to unravel.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/11/2020
  Eddie puts his plan into action
8. 14:15
  Where This Service Will...—1. Where This Service Will Terminate
  1/5By Katherine Jakeways. Two strangers meet on the train from Paddington to Penzance.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—MBL: What does the Spending Review mean for you?
  Paul Lewis and guests dissect the Chancellor's plans and how they will affect your money.
10. 15:30
  All in the Mind—All in the Mind Awards Launch 2021
  Claudia Hammond launches the 2021 All in the Mind Awards.
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—GAMBLING
  Gambling: Who are the winners and losers?
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—A Queen of Advertising
  Annette King, UK boss of Publicis Groupe, on her career in advertising.
13. 17:00
  PM—25/11/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/11/2020 Sunak warns economic emergency has just begun
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak forecasts a huge plunge in economic output in his Spending Review.
2. 18:30
  The Wilsons Save the World—Series 3, Marrow
  4/4Mike throws himself into self-sufficiency with a veg patch, but his joy is soon shattered.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/11/2020
  It’s an emotional day for Chris
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Playwright Roy Williams, Poet Fred D'Aguiar, Defending Digga D documentary
  Roy Williams' new drama Death of England, poems from Fred D'Aguiar, Defending Digga D doc.
5. 19:45
  D for Dexter—Series 7, Episode 3
  3/5Skye can't stop thinking about Scarlett, and worrying about Dexter.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Defence versus Foreign Aid
  Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Our Lost Food Culture
  Alastair Hendy explains why he thinks we've lost our food culture.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—China 2060
  Celia Hatton and guests discuss China's pledge to be carbon neutral by 2060.
9. 21:30
  The Media Show—A Queen of Advertising
  Annette King, UK boss of Publicis Groupe, on her career in advertising.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—"Economic emergency" has just begun: Chancellor
  Rishi Sunak tells MPs UK heading for deepest recession in 3 centuries
11. 22:45
  Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter—3. Demons
  3/5Time has passed and Mum is still missed.
12. 23:00
  Sarah Keyworth - Are you a Boy or a Girl?—Series 1, Clutch Bag
  3/4Comedian Sarah Keyworth is off to university.
13. 23:15
  Matt Berry Interviews...—Series 1, Brian Eno
  2/4Matt Berry presents his classic 1976 interview with musician Brian Eno.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/11/2020
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/11/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake—Episode 3
  3/5How fungi can affect behaviour, in strange and devastating ways.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/11/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/11/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/11/2020
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Lesley Carroll
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/11/20 - Leaked videos from the Hunting Office, Welsh hydro power and Bovine TB testing.
  Police are investigating leaked training videos from The Hunting Office.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Dermot O'Leary on the Dunnock
  Dermot O'Leary admires the work ethic and understated beauty of the industrious dunnock.

Thursday 26 November 2020