BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 11 March 2021

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—Putting the Industry in Film Industry
  3/5Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/03/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/03/21 Sustainable Farming Initiative, sustainable beef
  We discuss a new scheme to pay English farmers for sustainable farming.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Starling
  Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the amusing mimicking sounds starlings can perform
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—11/03/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Late Devonian Extinction
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the five major extinction events on Earth so far.
3. 09:45
  Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—How Women of Colour Fought to Be Heard
  4/5Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Nadine Dorries, Dame Donna Kinnair, Women and safety, Organised crime, mafia and gender.
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire
5. 10:45
  Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 9
  9/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Remembering Fukushima
  Ten years on from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a visit to Fukushima's nuclear zone
7. 11:30
  Future Art—Artists
  1/3James Fox steps into the future to ask how technology is transforming the art world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—11/03/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:03
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
3. 12:06
  Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—4: Imitation
  4/10A new novel from the Kazuo Ishiguro, the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go.
4. 12:20
  You and Yours—Kitten Sales; Home Fragrance; Pre-Paid Funeral Plans
  Kittens are in demand, and breeders are selling kittens that are underage and unwell.
5. 12:57
  Weather—11/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast
6. 13:00
  World at One—11/03/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
7. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD), Hinton St Mary Mosaic
  4/5Neil MacGregor encounters one of the earliest images of Christ.
8. 14:00
  The Archers—10/03/2021
  Tension mounts at the hospital.
9. 14:15
  Drama on 4—At Sea
  Cholera has ravaged a futuristic London as families flee for their lives.
10. 15:00
  Ramblings—Big Cats! Rick Minter in Gloucestershire
  Big Cats! Rick Minter in Gloucestershire
11. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Lymphoedema Support Network
  Prof Peter Mortimer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lymphoedema Support Network.
12. 15:30
  Bookclub—Kei Miller - The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion
  James Naughtie talks to Kei Miller about The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion.
13. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Location, Location, Location
  Scouting with Mark Jenkin.
14. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—China's green growth plan
  China’s five-year plan; cloning the black footed ferret; seals lending a flipper.
15. 17:00
  PM—11/03/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/03/2021 Prince William breaks silence on interview
  Prince William has made his first public comments following Oprah interview.
2. 18:30
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Adulthood
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/03/2021
  Susan has concerns over a loved one
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The rise, fall and rise again of audio cassettes, poet Luke Wright, film director Shaka King
  The joy of cassettes: their rise, decline, near-extinction - and recent resurgence.
5. 19:45
  Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 9
  9/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Exclusive interview with the lawyer of Anne Sacoolas
  Amy Jeffress, the US lawyer of Anne Sacoolas, speaks exclusively to Joshua Rozenberg.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—How to set up an EU subsidiary.
  What are the rules, pitfalls and costs of setting up an operation in the EU?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—China's green growth plan
  China’s five-year plan; cloning the black footed ferret; seals lending a flipper.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Late Devonian Extinction
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the five major extinction events on Earth so far.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab criticises China over Hong Kong
  Beijing approves new laws, paving way for overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system
11. 22:45
  Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—4: Imitation
  4/10A new novel from the Kazuo Ishiguro, the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go.
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—Jane Hill & Derek Owusu
  The news presenter and the author both talk about the books they've chosen.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—11/03/2021
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—How Women of Colour Fought to Be Heard
  4/5Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/03/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/03/21 Lynx and rewilding; Shellfish; Online bull auction.
  Task force to look at reintroducing lynx & wolves; Shellfish exports; Online bull auction.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher
  Writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip and finds herself face to face with a kingfisher.

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