BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 20 January 2021

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  English Pastoral by James Rebanks—Episode 2
  2/5Remembering childhood, farmer James Rebanks realises the pressure his father came under.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/01/2021
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/01/21 River monitoring, Live imports, New vets
  The Environment Agency says funding gap has lead to a decrease in water monitoring.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Great Crested Grebe
  Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls seeing a great crested grebe.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/01/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  More or Less—Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing
  If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change?
3. 09:30
  Steelmanning—Episode 2
  2/5Timandra Harkness tries to test her views by steelplating the arguments of her opponents.
4. 09:45
  English Pastoral by James Rebanks—Episode 3
  3/5The pressure to squeeze more out of the land intensifies as the farm risks ruin.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Clemency Burton-Hill, V&A African fashion exhibition, Liverpool Mayor Wendy Simon, Presidential Inauguration.
  Clemency Burton-Hill's first interview after suffering a brain haemorrhage last year.
6. 10:45
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 3. Search
  3/101546. Shardlake discreetly searches the Queen's household for the missing book.
7. 11:00
  How the Irish Shaped Britain—McAlpine's Fusiliers
  2/3Fergal Keane explores the profound influence the Irish have had on Britain.
8. 11:30
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Neuropolis, When You're Snarling
  2/4Comedian Rob Newman presents a unique odyssey of our brains mixing stand-up and sketches.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:03
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
3. 12:06
  The Snow And The Works On The Northern Line by Ruth Thomas—Episode 8
  8/10Ell Potter reads Ruth Thomas’s funny, heart-tugging story of betrayal and revenge.
4. 12:20
  You and Yours—Supermarket Workers, Dress Up to Stay In, Green Homes Grant
  How does pay at supermarkets compare to other jobs?
5. 12:57
  Weather—20/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
6. 13:00
  World at One—20/01/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/01/2021
  Pip vows revenge and Shula struggles with a terrible dilemma.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Safe from Harm
  Powerful drama by Rhiannon Boyle charting the devastating ripple effects of paedophilia.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—MBL: Leasehold Reform
  Could you benefit from the new plans for leasehold reform?
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Oximetry at home, Rapid lateral flow tests for Covid
  Could measuring oxygen levels at home, when people have covid, save lives?
11. 16:00
  The Media Show—Reporting the war on coronavirus
  The challenge for journalists of reaching the frontline.
12. 16:30
  PM—20/01/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/01/2021 Joe Biden sworn in as new US President
  Mr Biden promised to unite the country and pledged to be a president for all Americans.
2. 18:30
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 2, If You Go Away
  4/6Joanna has a health scare and then she and Roger receive sad news
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/01/2021
  Elizabeth puts her foot in it and Brian offers some words of advice.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Schubert's Winterreise, novelist Olivia Sudjic, new US administration and the arts, performers' travel post-Brexit
  Schubert's song-cycle Winterreise celebrated by singers Roderick Williams and David Webb.
5. 19:45
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 3. Search
  3/101546. Shardlake discreetly searches the Queen's household for the missing book.
6. 20:00
  The Spark—Linda Scott and the Double-X Economy
  Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.
7. 20:45
  Bodies—Episode 3: Slaughterhouse Anatomy - The body in ancient Egypt
  3/12Alice Roberts continues a time travelling tour of anatomical knowledge of the human body.
8. 21:00
  Mysteries of Sleep—Series 1, Sleepwalking
  Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who rides her motorbike while asleep.
9. 21:30
  The Media Show—Reporting the war on coronavirus
  The challenge for journalists of reaching the frontline.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president
  Mr Biden appeals for unity at “one of most challenging times in our history”
11. 22:45
  The Snow And The Works On The Northern Line by Ruth Thomas—Episode 8
  8/10Ell Potter reads Ruth Thomas’s funny, heart-tugging story of betrayal and revenge.
12. 23:00
  Bunk Bed—Series 8, Episode 3
  3/8Guy Garvey and Rachel Stirling discuss private matters with two nosey herberts.
13. 23:15
  The Skewer—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/12Jon Holmes's award winning satirical river of sound returns to twist itself into the news.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/01/2021
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  English Pastoral by James Rebanks—Episode 3
  3/5The pressure to squeeze more out of the land intensifies as the farm risks ruin.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/01/2021
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/01/21 Floods, Farm payments, Vets racism research
  Farmers affected by flooding tell us how they have been preparing.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Samuel West on the Collared Dove
  Samuel West laments how the beautiful collared dove has a call like a bored footie fan.

Thursday 21 January 2021