BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 10 August 2021

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/08/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hamilton and Me by Giles Terera—Episode 1: We Have an Offer
  1/5Actor Giles Terera's insider's account of his time in the groundbreaking musical Hamilton.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/08/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/08/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/08/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/08/21 - IPCC report into climate change, methane reduction in farming, forest fire in Northumberland
  Caz Graham asks what farming can do to reduce methane emissions to tackle climate change.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Blue Rock Thrush
  Liz Bonnin presents the blue rock thrush, perched high on a Spanish castle.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/08/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Positive Thinking—Can we make road deaths a thing of the past?
  Sangita Myska meets Matts-Åke Belin who has a vision to eliminate traffic fatalities.
3. 09:30
  Hybrid—Gut Feeling
  4/5Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade the human body with help from the animal kingdom.
4. 09:45
  Hamilton and Me by Giles Terera—Episode 2: Going into Battle
  2/5Actor Giles Terera's inside account of his time with the groundbreaking musical Hamilton.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Unregistered births, Results Day, Dating and mental health, Work and menopause
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
6. 11:00
  The DNA of History
  How is DNA science transforming the study of ancient history, and where might it take us?
7. 11:30
  Epiphanies—Erland Cooper, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Caroline Bird, Testament
  Moments of inspiration recalled by some of our best known artists.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—10/08/2021
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey—Episode Two
  2/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Call You & Yours: What are you spending your money on?
  Call You & Yours: What are you spending your money on?
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/08/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/08/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD), Ming banknote
  2/5Neil MacGregor with a 14th century bank note - from Ming Dynasty China.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—09/08/2021
  Alice struggles to stay in control
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Keeping the Wolf Out, The Great Tree Gang
  Cold War crime drama set in Hungary in 1966.
9. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Leonora Carrington
  Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by the work of Leonora Carrington.
10. 15:30
  Made of Stronger Stuff—The Vagus Nerve
  Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken travel along one of the brain's superhighways.
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Accent Bias
  Michael Rosen asks Devyani Sharma about the latest research into accent bias in the UK.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Yehudi Menuhin
  Violinist Tasmin Little on her hero, Sir Yehudi Menuhin.
13. 17:00
  PM—10/08/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/08/2021 Top grades for A-level results reach record high
  Top grades for A-level results for England, Wales and Northern Ireland reach record high.
2. 18:30
  Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 6, Innovation
  4/4Simon Evans presents another comedy lecture on economics.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/08/2021
  It’s a big day for Ruairi
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Paradise, John Boyne, Stuart Semple
  Kae Tempest on Paradise, their adaptation of Sophocles' Philoctetes starring Lesley Sharp.
5. 19:45
  Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Subhas Chandra Bose: A Touch of the Abnormal
  Sunil Khilnani explores the life of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.
6. 20:00
  Trading Blows?
  Mark Mardell looks at how British business is faring seven months on from Brexit.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Audio Description; Goalball Classifications
  Audio Description; Goalball Classifications
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—The vulva & your GP medical records
  Few of us can identify the different parts of the vulva. James finds out why this matters.
9. 21:30
  Positive Thinking—Can we make road deaths a thing of the past?
  Sangita Myska meets Matts-Åke Belin who has a vision to eliminate traffic fatalities.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—US envoy to Afghanistan is to host crisis talks
  Biden says he doesn’t regret bringing US troops home
11. 22:45
  The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey—Episode Two
  2/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
12. 23:00
  Fortunately... with Fi and Jane—83. Ready for Tingles, with Clive Myrie
  Fi and Jane are joined by newsreading icon Clive Myrie.
13. 23:30
  Things Can Only Get Worse—2001-2007
  Political comedy memoir from accidental parliamentary candidate John O'Farrell.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/08/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hamilton and Me by Giles Terera—Episode 2: Going into Battle
  2/5Actor Giles Terera's inside account of his time with the groundbreaking musical Hamilton.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/08/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/08/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/08/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/08/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/08/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/08/21 - GB protected geographical status, The price of trees, Beavers in Scotland
  A new UK protected geographical status has been revealed. Caz Graham presents.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Montezuma Oropendola
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Panamanian Montezuma oropendola.

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