BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 29 January 2021

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  I Want You To Know We're Still Here by Esther Safran Foer—Ep 4 - Kiev
  4/5Esther Safran Foer makes an emotional journey to the shtetls where her parents once lived.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/01/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/01/21 New fishing taskforce, Lough Neagh eels, calf at foot dairy
  A new taskforce to combat post-Brexit problems for fish producers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Woodcock
  Kate Humble presents the woodcock.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/01/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Tim Peake, astronaut
  Major Tim Peake, astronaut, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
3. 09:45
  I Want You To Know We're Still Here by Esther Safran Foer—Ep 5 - The Photograph
  5/5Esther Safran Foer finds answers and a sense of belonging emerges.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Can the way we breathe change our mental and physical health?
  Can the way we breathe change our mental and physical health?
5. 10:45
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 10. A Monarch's Mercy?
  10/10Barak is wounded and Shardlake must face Henry VIII.
6. 11:00
  The Disrupters—CEO of Netflix: Reed Hastings
  'You’ve got to be radical and try things'
7. 11:30
  Skeletons in the Cupboard—Series 2, Dial M for Maureen
  3/4David's clandestine DIY work in the cellar raises suspicions.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—29/01/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:03
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
3. 12:06
  The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman—Episode 5
  5/10By Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.
4. 12:20
  You and Yours—Dental backlog, Loneliness, Warehouse space
  Are you lonely and if so, should the government help?
5. 12:57
  Weather—29/01/2021
  The latest weather forecast
6. 13:00
  World at One—29/01/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Caroline Wyatt.
7. 13:45
  Bodies—Episode 10: Visible and Invisible - where the body ends
  10/12Alice Roberts concludes her time-travelling tour of human anatomical knowledge.
8. 14:00
  The Archers—28/01/2021
  Kirsty gains support from an unexpected source and Lily stirs the pot.
9. 14:15
  From Fact to Fiction—Our Truth, Their Lies
  There are multiple gateways to a QAnon obsession as Jen finds to her cost.
10. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Worm Casts and Rainy Day Plants
  Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
11. 15:45
  Short Works—Where Joy Gone? by Ingrid Persaud
  Lani brings food to her mother in the care home.
12. 16:00
  Last Word—Larry King (pictured), Catherine Ennis, Margaret Weston, Gerry Cottle
  Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an organist, a curator, a circus owner
13. 16:30
  More or Less—Deaths at Home, Supermarket Infections and the Cobra Effect
  Where are people catching Covid-19?
14. 17:00
  PM—29/01/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/01/2021 EU announces vaccine export controls
  Vaccine row between EU and AstraZeneca continues
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 104, Episode 5
  5/8A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman
3. 19:00
  Front Row—The Dig reviewed, Arts Foundation Futures Award winner Tanoa Sasraku, Novelist Max Porter, Moments of Joy: Walt Whitman
  We review Carey Mulligan's latest film, The Dig; archeology and love in pre-war England.
4. 19:45
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 10. A Monarch's Mercy?
  10/10Barak is wounded and Shardlake must face Henry VIII.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Caroline Dinenage MP, Lord Hogan-Howe, Sarah Jones MP, Kirsty Williams MS
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—Sacking the Capitols
  Sarah Dunant imagines how the storming of the US Capitol building might go down in history
7. 21:00
  Bodies—Omnibus 2
  12/12Alice Roberts with her time travelling tour of anatomical knowledge of the human body.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Dismay as EU overrides Northern Ireland protocol
  Bloc is permitting member states to impose export controls on jabs
9. 22:45
  The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman—Episode 5
  5/10By Richard Osman. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Haydn Gwynne.
10. 23:00
  Americast—We Need to Talk about Kevin
  A Republican grandee sucks up to Trump.
11. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—29/01/2021
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/01/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  I Want You To Know We're Still Here by Esther Safran Foer—Ep 5 - The Photograph
  5/5Esther Safran Foer finds answers and a sense of belonging emerges.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/01/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/01/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/01/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard.
8. 05:45
  Soundstage—The Lek
  Chris Watson captures the sounds of Black Grouse during an extraordinary performance.

Saturday 30 January 2021