BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 30 November 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/11/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—GAMBLING
  Gambling: Who are the winners and losers?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Lawrence’s Church, Towcester in Northamptonshire.
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Lawrence’s Church, Towcester in Northamptonshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/11/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/11/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/11/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/11/2020
  Reflection for St Andrew's Day with Rev Muriel Pearson of Cranhill Church, Glasgow
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/11/20 Plans for a future without farm subsidies. Landscapes damaged as walkers leave footpaths.
  Government reveals details of scheme to replace EU subsidies. C19 and damaged footpaths.
10. 05:56
  Weather—30/11/2020
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Dipper
  David Attenborough presents the dipper.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/11/2020
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Human ingenuity and shared inheritance
  Amol Rajan with Simon Baron-Cohen, Rebecca Wragg Sykes and Susana Carvalho.
3. 09:45
  The Boundless Sea by David Abulafia—Episode 1
  1/5David Abulafia’s Wolfson Prize-winning history of our relationship with the oceans.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and underpaid state pensions, Women's emotional labour at Christmas, Female footballers and dementia
  Who are the women who are receiving underpaid state pensions?
5. 10:45
  Karin and Andrew—Episode 1
  1/5An ex-offender gradually changes his life through his friendship with a photographer.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—Covid Love
  A grieving husband pays tribute to his dead wife by joining trials to find a covid vaccine
7. 11:30
  How to Vaccinate the World—The Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine
  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—30/11/2020
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  My American by Stella Gibbons—Episode 1
  1/5Stella Gibbons' romantic novel read by Jan Ravens and abridged by Kate McAll
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Arcadia, Cladding Repossessions, Lockdown Drinking, Green Homes Grant
  Repossession risk for owners of flats with cladding. Drinking less. Green Homes Grant.
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/11/2020
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—30/11/2020
  News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10), Head of Alexander
  1/5Neil MacGregor is with the great rulers of the world over 2000 years ago.
7. 14:00
  Tracks—Series 5: Abyss, Abyss: Episode Six
  6/9By Katherine Chandler. The final series of the conspiracy thriller.
8. 14:45
  Welcome to the Quiet Zone—Into the Valley
  1/5Listen to the universe being created, or have a mobile phone? What would you choose?
9. 15:00
  Quote... Unquote—Anna Ptaszynski, Steven Isserlis, Sophie Duker
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Cookbooks of 2020
  Sheila Dillon, Dan Saladino, Jaega Wise and Leyla Kazim discuss their books of the year
11. 16:00
  Moving Pictures—The Sherborne Missal
  A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Debt
  Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world.
13. 17:00
  PM—30/11/2020
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/11/2020 Welsh pubs to be banned from selling alcohol
  Alcohol ban & 6pm pub curfew among tougher coronavirus restrictions in Wales from Friday.
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 73/74, Huddersfield Town Hall
  1/6New series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/11/2020
  Tony makes an emotional discovery
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Henry Blake on County Lines; museums and galleries post Covid; re-reading Jane Austen's Emma
  Henry Blake; museums and galleries and Covid; John Mullen on Jane Austen's Emma.
5. 19:45
  Karin and Andrew—Episode 1
  1/5An ex-offender gradually changes his life through his friendship with a photographer.
6. 20:00
  Apocalypse How—Insectageddon
  2/3Could our food supplies be at risk from a worldwide decline in pollinating insects?
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Sicily's Prisoner Fishermen
  18 fishermen from Sicily are in jail in Benghazi accused of fishing in Libya's waters.
8. 21:00
  The Invention Of...—Scandinavia, The Narcissism of Small Differences
  3/3Misha Glenny looks at how Norway emerged as the richest Scandinavian nation of all.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Human ingenuity and shared inheritance
  Amol Rajan with Simon Baron-Cohen, Rebecca Wragg Sykes and Susana Carvalho.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Government in last minute push before Tiers vote
  Some potential Conservative rebels say they’ve not yet been won over
11. 22:45
  My American by Stella Gibbons—Episode 1
  1/5Stella Gibbons' romantic novel read by Jan Ravens and abridged by Kate McAll
12. 23:00
  Loose Ends—Juliet Gilkes Romero, Kevin Le Gendre, Richard Herring, Welly O’Brien, Mica Paris, This is The Kit, YolanDa Brown
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/11/2020
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/12/2020
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Boundless Sea by David Abulafia—Episode 1
  1/5David Abulafia’s Wolfson Prize-winning history of our relationship with the oceans.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/12/2020
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/12/2020
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/12/2020
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/12/2020
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Muriel Pearson of Cranhill Church, Glasgow
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/12/20 - Lamb exports after Brexit transition; Antibiotic use
  Is the lamb sector ready for the end of the Brexit transition period?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Robin
  David Attenborough presents a seasonal reflection of the robin.

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