BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 11 April 2021

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/04/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Swipe Right—Cake by Bryan Washington
  A poignant tale by Bryan Washington about finding love during lockdown in downtown Houston
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/04/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/04/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Westminster Abbey
  Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Lex Greensill
  The billionaire banker, whose financial firm has gone bust, threatening thousands of jobs
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Summary—11/04/2021
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Ignorance
  Mark Tully invites us to accept our own ignorance as a first step towards greater wisdom.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Your Farming Questions Answered
  Caz Graham goes in search of answers to questions about farming from interested listeners.
4. 06:57
  Weather—11/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—11/04/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—The Duke of Edinburgh's Faith, Northern Ireland Violence, The Musical Human
  The Duke of Edinburgh's Faith, Northern Ireland Violence, The Musical Human
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Leprosy Mission (England and Wales)
  Dame Darcey Bussell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission
8. 07:57
  Weather—11/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—11/04/2021
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—A Service of Thanksgiving from Westminster Abbey
  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Reflections on My Mother's Kenwood Mixer
  Rebecca Stott on memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable device.
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Peregrine
  Bill Oddie presents the peregrine.
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
  Reflections on the death of Prince Philip...
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—11/04/2021
  Jazzer questions his choices
15. 10:54
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Ring Ouzel
  The ring ouzel features in this extended version of Tweet of the Day.
16. 11:00
  The Reunion—Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
  Kirsty Wark and guests recall the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon rig in 2010.
17. 11:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Eat Some Bacteria
  How fermented foods might be the key to a healthy brain, body and mind.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—11/04/2021
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Just a Minute—Series 86, Episode 7
  7/10Stephen Fry hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
3. 12:33
  The Food Programme—The Urban Growing Revolution
  From window-sills to rooftops, Leyla Kazim explores stories of food being grown in cities
4. 12:57
  Weather—11/04/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—11/04/2021
  Caroline Wyatt looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
6. 13:30
  The Listening Project—Stories of Sibling Love and Loss
  From the chasm left by a missing brother or sister, to an unexpected reunion late in life.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Wedding Favours and Pungent Neighbours
  Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show.
8. 14:45
  The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Mirth and merry company
  7/12A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
9. 15:00
  The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann—1. Symptoms
  1/3The story of a young man with a serious respiratory disease. Or is he just in love?
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Spring Special: Bookshops Reopen, Naomi Ishiguro, Clearing out books
  Johny Pitts visits his local bookshop and talks to Naomi Ishiguro about her debut novel.
11. 16:30
  Recall of the Rock
  The poet Helen Mort imagines what mountains might remember of the women who climb them.
12. 17:00
  Intrigue—Mayday, The Evidence Gatherers
  More than a million documents have been taken out of Syria by a Western funded NGO.
13. 17:40
  Profile—Lex Greensill
  The billionaire banker, whose financial firm has gone bust, threatening thousands of jobs
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
15. 17:57
  Weather—11/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/04/2021 Queen's "huge void" after Duke's death
  Royal family pay tribute after church services for Duke of Edinburgh
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Audrey Brown
  Audrey Brown chooses the best of BBC Radio this week.
3. 19:00
  Ayeesha Menon - Undercover Mumbai—Body of Christ
  3/6The body of a young girl washed up on a beach leads Alia Khan to a child prostitution ring
4. 19:15
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 7, Hebden Bridge
  3/6Mark Steel visits the Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge and performs for the locals.
5. 19:45
  Enchanted Isle—Kow by Jo Clement
  2/5The myth of the Northumbrian Hedley Cow comes to life in a contemporary setting.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—11/04/2021
  Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Doreen Lofthouse OBE, Dr Chris Doake, Barbara Hosking CBE, Bernice Cohen
  Matthew Bannister on a businesswoman, a glaciologist, a civil servant, an investor.
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Why is the state pension so complicated?
  Why do state pension amounts vary, Pockit complaints, escrow services and expat woes.
9. 21:25
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Leprosy Mission (England and Wales)
  Dame Darcey Bussell makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Leprosy Mission
10. 21:30
  Short Cuts—Series 20, Deep Time
  1/7Josie Long presents short documentaries about our experience of time.
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—11/04/2021
  Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—The Power
  Antonia visits the set of The Power
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Ignorance
  Mark Tully invites us to accept our own ignorance as a first step towards greater wisdom.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/04/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Community & Social Capital
  Community & social capital. How connected to each other are we compared to previous eras?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Westminster Abbey
  Bells on Sunday comes from Westminster Abbey.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/04/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/04/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/04/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/04/21 The 'Brains of Brexit' Shanker Singham, pubs re-opening, greening landfill
  100 days since the end of the Brexit transition period - how has it done so far?
10. 05:56
  Weather—12/04/2021
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Skylark
  John Aitchison presents the skylark.

Monday 12 April 2021