BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 19 August 2021

FM Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/08/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hello, Stranger by Will Buckingham—Episode 3
  3/5Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/08/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/08/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/08/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/08/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/08/2021
  With Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/08/21 - The carbon footprint of milk, Wheat harvest in Yorkshire
  A new report says UK milk is produced with half of the global average carbon footprint.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Northern Jacana
  Liz Bonnin presents the northern jacana at home in Central American wetlands.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—19/08/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Citizens of Somewhere—Milton Keynes
  John Harris talks to people in Milton Keynes about their lives and how they see the future
3. 09:30
  Questions Answered—David and Ben
  2/5Stories of the people behind the calls at the heart of Any Questions and Any Answers.
4. 09:45
  Hello, Stranger by Will Buckingham—Episode 4
  4/5Philosopher Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Afghanistan, Adoption, Lesley Manville
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—India’s Living Dead
  The story of Lal Bihari who was told he was dead, when he was not.
7. 11:30
  Planet Bach
  Every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere in the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—19/08/2021
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey—Episode Nine
  9/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—PCR tests, Back pain, Car sharing
  PCR tests, back pain and car sharing
4. 12:57
  Weather—19/08/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—19/08/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond
6. 13:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD), Kakiemon elephants
  4/5Neil MacGregor with porcelain white elephants from Japan.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—18/08/2021
  Lily attempts to keep the mood romantic
8. 14:15
  Angst!—Poster Girl
  4/5A 3rd generation Londoner takes part in a virtual reality game to win British citizenship.
9. 14:45
  Woof—Honest Mistakes at Home and Abroad, Parakeet Frenzy
  4/4Bittersweet stories written and performed by Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Isy Suttie.
10. 15:00
  Open Country—A Fabric Landscape
  Ian Marchant visits Blackburn, where the textile industry has shaped the landscape.
11. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—St Giles Trust
  Joanne Bakare makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of St Giles Trust
12. 15:30
  Open Book—Leïla Slimani, Rachel Cusk's A Life's Work 20 years on with Kate Mosse and Laura Dockrill, Richard Beard
  Chris Power speaks to Leïla Slimani about her new book, The Country of Others.
13. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Jude Law, Ayten Amin and Mark Jenkin
  Jude Law talks about The Nest, a suspenseful family drama.
14. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Mammoth Journey
  Tusk reveals the story of a woolly mammoth's 70,000 kilometre journey
15. 17:00
  PM—19/08/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—19/08/2021 Taliban hunting for people who worked with NATO
  UN says militants are searching door-to-door for those who worked with foreigners
2. 18:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Elvis McGonagall: Full Tartan Jacket
  The stand-up poet and satirist Elvis McGonagall in excoriating form.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—19/08/2021
  Home Farm looks to the future
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Cinderella, Sean Shibe, Censor, Firstsite
  At last, Cinderella went to the ball! Sarah Crompton reviews Lloyd Webber's musical.
5. 19:45
  Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Krishna Menon: Sombre Porcupine
  A profile of the abrasive Indian diplomat and statesman Krishna Menon
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—What next for President Biden’s foreign policy?
  How will events in Afghanistan shape the future of US foreign policy?
7. 20:30
  The Spark—Ehsan Masood and GDP
  Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Mammoth Journey
  Tusk reveals the story of a woolly mammoth's 70,000 kilometre journey
9. 21:30
  Citizens of Somewhere—Milton Keynes
  John Harris talks to people in Milton Keynes about their lives and how they see the future
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Fears for Afghans who assisted US and NATO forces
  UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
11. 22:45
  The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey—Episode Nine
  9/10A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
12. 23:00
  What's Funny About...—Series 1, The Thick of It - with Armando Iannucci and Rebecca Front
  2/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies.
13. 23:30
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 1, Border Patrol
  4/4Comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/08/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hello, Stranger by Will Buckingham—Episode 4
  4/5Philosopher Will Buckingham explores our complex relationship with strangers.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/08/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/08/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/08/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/08/2021
  With Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/08/21 Cash for Ash, Rural crime in Wales, Broccoli harvest
  Farmers in Northern Ireland are being asked to repay money from the 'Cash for Ash' scheme.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—New Zealand Bellbird
  Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird.

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