BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 28 March 2021

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Terrors and affrights
  4/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
3. 00:30
  Eoin McNamee - The Limekiln Road
  Victor befriends the elderly Lily in Eoin McNamee’s story of memory and loss.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 02:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St James’s Church in Castle Acre in Norfolk
  Bells on Sunday comes from St James’s Church in Castle Acre in Norfolk
9. 05:45
  Lent Talks—No Greater Love
  A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News—28/03/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—The Philosophy of the Mind
  The Dalai Lama considers the philosophy of the mind.
3. 06:35
  Natural Histories—Birds Eggs
  Brett Westwood explores the role birds' eggs have played in religion, art and literature.
4. 06:57
  Weather—28/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—28/03/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Handel's Messiah; RE and the Cartoon Row; Sikh Domestic Abuse
  A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Family for Every Child
  Lemn Sissay makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family for Every Child.
8. 07:57
  Weather—28/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—28/03/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Palm Sunday
  A celebration of Palm Sunday with a sermon from the winner of the 2021 Theology Slam.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Is that Miss or Mrs Wheeler?
  Sara Wheeler argues that the Mrs-Miss distinction has no place in contemporary Britain.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Trudie Goodwin on the Hoopoe
  Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin has a lifelong love of the hoopoe.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—28/03/2021
  The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—28/03/2021
  Susan hatches a plan and reality bites for Alice and Chris.
15. 10:54
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Martins
  An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the sand martin and house martin.
16. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Sir Simon Wessely
  Professor Sir Simon Wessely, psychiatrist, shares his soundtrack with Lauren Laverne.
17. 11:45
  The Battles That Won Our Freedoms—10. Freedom of Information
  How the British public won the right to know more of the truth about the conduct of power.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—28/03/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 86, Episode 5
  5/10Gyles Brandreth hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
3. 12:33
  The Food Programme—Food, James Bond’s food
  The James Bond novels drip with delectable food writing.
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—28/03/2021
  Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—28/03/2021
  Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT From The Archives: Edibles Special
  The team look through the archive for an edibles edition of the show.
8. 14:45
  The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Poverty and want
  5/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Luke, Acts (Part 1)
  The Gospel of Luke and The Book of Acts dramatized by poet Michael Symmons Roberts.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Claire Fuller & Karla Neblett; Elizabeth Bowen; Katherine Heiny
  Claire Fuller and Karla Neblett discuss their novels Unsettled Ground and King of Rabbits.
11. 16:30
  Reignite
  Martha Kearney investigates the effects that lockdown has had on wildlife.
12. 17:00
  The Nazi Next Door
  Meet ‘Mr Stan’, the Shropshire pensioner hiding the darkest of secrets.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Pascal Soriot
  AstraZeneca's CEO faces scrutiny as his company's vaccine comes under fire.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—28/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/03/2021 Minister says England remains on track for easing of Covid restrictions
  Ministers say they remain confident with the latest easing of England's Covid measures.
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Katie Thistleton
  Katie Thistleton chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  Ayeesha Menon - Undercover Mumbai—Gutter Baby
  1/6Young woman police inspector Alia Khan attempts to solve the mystery of a rescued baby.
4. 19:15
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 7, Stockport
  1/6Mark Steel's in Town arrives in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
5. 19:45
  One Night in Paradise—Golden Years
  3/3A view of fifty years of marriage from the roof of a rundown seaside hotel.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—26/03/2021
  The programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Nawal El Saadawi (pictured), Brigadier Jack Thomas, President John Magufuli, Ion Mihai Pacepa
  Matthew Bannister on a feminist writer, a soldier, a president and a spy.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Number spoofing facilitating fraud
  Fraudsters spoofing numbers, clampdown on car parking operators and Amigo loans update.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—Family for Every Child
  Lemn Sissay makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Family for Every Child.
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Science in the Time of Covid-19
  What has the pandemic revealed about science and our relationship with it?
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—28/03/2021
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Rogue Males
  Francine Stock talks to Christopher Plummer and other movie actors with long film careers.
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—The Philosophy of the Mind
  The Dalai Lama considers the philosophy of the mind.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/03/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Sideways—7. Top of the Pops
  Matthew Syed asks what a Swedish pop music maestro can teach us about collaboration.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St James’s Church in Castle Acre in Norfolk
  Bells on Sunday comes from St James’s Church in Castle Acre in Norfolk
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/03/2021
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/03/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/03/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/03/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Dr. Joel Edwards
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/03/21 Mussel farm legal action against Defra; Reopening the countryside; Agricultural finances
  Mussel farmer's legal action against Defra; Rural areas re-open to visitors; Agri-finances
10. 05:56
  Weather—29/03/2021
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Shelduck
  David Attenborough presents the shelduck.
12. 06:00
  Today—29/03/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Monday 29 March 2021