BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 23 January 2021

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  English Pastoral by James Rebanks—Episode 5
  5/5Farmer James Rebanks combines old methods with new thinking and considers land and legacy.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/01/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger
8. 05:45
  Soundstage—Cima Verde
  A journey in sound from the summit to the valley floor of Cima Verde in northern Italy.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—23/01/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Windows
  Helen Mark rethinks her relationship with windows and how they connect us to the world.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—23/01/21 Farming Today This Week: lockdown footpaths, eels going nowhere, dog attacks, vets
  Lockdown muddy paths being widened with people trampling farmers' crops.
4. 06:57
  Weather—23/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—23/01/2021
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Ed Byrne and Stephen Morris from New Order
  Wheelchair-using writer and poet Penny Pepper and Anna Friel's Inheritance Tracks.
7. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 31, Home Economics: Episode 24
  5/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—23/01/2021
  Chris Hope of the Daily Telegraph with an account of the political week.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Wuhan - one year on
  A visit to Wuhan’s wet food market.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—23/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Students left without access to student finance
  ‘Alternative’ student finance, pension transfers, rejected UC claims and SEISS mrk 4.
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 104, Episode 4
  4/8A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News—23/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Kate Andrews, David Lammy MP, Larry Sanders, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—Covid, Climate & Brexit
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  One to One—The Dream of Success: Rosie Millard with opera singer Patrick Egersborg
  Arts journalist Rosie Millard explores what success and failure really mean
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Star of the Sea, Episode Two
  2/2Star of the Sea unravels the mysterious death of landowner David Merridith.
10. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill on learning to speak again. Plus Katie Price talks about her son Harvey.
  Broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill on learning to speak again following a brain haemorrhage.
11. 17:00
  PM—23/01/2021
  Full coverage of the day's news
12. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—23/01/2021
  Nick Robinson talks to Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill in a personal and political interview.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
14. 17:57
  Weather—23/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/01/2021 Pro-Navalny protests in Russia
  Hundreds arrested after huge show of support for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Stewart Lee, Angela Hartnett, Salena Godden, Sleaford Mods, KT Tunstall, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Russell T Davies
  Mark Coles on the life of the screenwriter behind some of the most popular TV series.
4. 19:15
  Grounded with Louis Theroux—17. Riz Ahmed
  Louis speaks to actor Riz Ahmed.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Alliance
  How close were Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan at the end of the Cold War?
6. 21:00
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 6, Daventree Mansions
  4/4The last episode in this series of dark fantasy adventures featuring the immortal wanderer
7. 21:45
  The Why Factor—The Kiss
  Why do humans kiss?
8. 22:00
  News—23/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  The Spark—Linda Scott and the Double-X Economy
  Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.
10. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 34, Heat 7
  7/13Another trio of music lovers joins Paul Gambaccini for the contest of musical knowledge.
11. 23:30
  Poetry Please—Eve L. Ewing
  Chicago poet, sociologist and comic writer Eve L. Ewing chooses from the listener requests
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Disability: A New History—Finding a Voice
  5/10Peter White discusses an 18th-century MP's remarkable account of living with disability.
3. 00:30
  Short Works—Island by Nina Allan
  In a world not unlike ours, Janet flees the city after a devastating loss.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—All Saints Church, Wigston Magna, in Leicestershire
  Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, Wigston Magna, in Leicestershire
9. 05:45
  Profile—Russell T Davies
  Mark Coles on the life of the screenwriter behind some of the most popular TV series.

Sunday 24 January 2021