BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 22 April 2021

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/04/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Great Post Office Trial—3. I Love My Post Office
  3/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/04/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/04/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/04/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Susanna Gunner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/04/21 - Building in AONBs, a dry and cold April, worm farms and fishing safety
  Are England’s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are under threat?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Reed Warbler
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the reed warbler.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—22/04/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Franco-American Alliance 1778
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French fight against Britain in America and its impact
3. 09:45
  The Great Post Office Trial—4. Navigating the Matrix
  4/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Diver Christine Grosart on 'Ghost Fishing'; Katya Adler discusses Annalena Baerbock; Teenage drinking research; Foetal medicine
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 10:45
  Amongst Women by John McGahern—4. Unsettling Truths
  4/10Rose adjusts to life in the Moran household.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Kenya's Unhappy Doctors and Nurses
  How one young doctor’s death has exposed problems in Kenya’s health sector.
7. 11:30
  James Baldwin’s Last Amen
  Clarke Peters recalls the 1987 production of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—22/04/2021
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary—Episode 4
  Tiffy visits the hospice where Leon works, hoping they might meet at last.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Green Energy Tariffs, Grow your own Mushrooms, Digital Exclusion
  We report on the popularity of home grown mushroom kits.
4. 12:57
  Weather—22/04/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—22/04/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  39 Ways to Save the Planet—Bog-tastic!
  There's a lot of carbon locked up in our peatlands. Can we keep it there?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—21/04/2021
  Rex may have found the answer to his prayers.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Camberwell Green. Part 2
  A bus controller keeps London moving, in a race against criminals threatening her family.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Fisherwomen
  The voices of the women who mend the nets and gut the fish.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Barnardo's
  Baroness Floella Benjamin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Barnardo's.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Chris Power; Online Dating in Fiction; Postcard from Delhi
  Chris Power talks about A Lonely Man
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Mark Jenkin & The Köttings
  Mark Jenkin & The Köttings
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Coronavirus variants and vaccines, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and how to get rid of moths
  Coronavirus variants, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and clothes moths.
14. 17:00
  PM—22/04/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/04/2021 US pledges 50% carbon emissions cut at climate summit
  President Biden: Urgent action is needed on "existential crisis" posed by climate change
2. 18:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 8, Instalment 6
  6/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/04/2021
  Chris is confronted with the ugly truth.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Rose Matafeo, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Ninebarrow
  Rose Matafeo on her rom-com Starstruck about a surprise encounter with a famous film star.
5. 19:45
  The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 9
  9/15Kennedy discovers what happens to the dead people in Innsmouth.
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Could Germany Go Green?
  Angela Merkel leaves office this year. Might she be replaced by a Green?
7. 20:30
  The Untold—Return Flight to Newquay
  Grace Dent follows Cornwall Airport Newquay over the tough pandemic winter.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Coronavirus variants and vaccines, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and how to get rid of moths
  Coronavirus variants, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and clothes moths.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Franco-American Alliance 1778
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French fight against Britain in America and its impact
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—President Biden hosts virtual climate summit
  US will aim to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
11. 22:45
  The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary—Episode 4
  Tiffy visits the hospice where Leon works, hoping they might meet at last.
12. 23:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—22/04/2021
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/04/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Great Post Office Trial—4. Navigating the Matrix
  4/22The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/04/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/04/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/04/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/04/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Susanna Gunner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/04/21 - Salmon export figures, naturally GM crops, dung beetles, TikTok hoof trimmer
  Scottish salmon producers dispute government export figures for January.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Green Woodpecker
  Kate Humble presents the green woodpecker.

Friday 23 April 2021