BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 4 October 2021

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Office Life
  Office life: the evolution and meaning of the filing cabinet. Also, objects at work.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Andrew’s Church in Holt, Norfolk
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Andrew’s Church in Holt, Norfolk.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/10/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/10/21 Fertiliser shortage threatens food security, English and Welsh wines
  Warnings that yields of crops may be down next year because of a shortage of fertiliser.
10. 05:56
  Weather—04/10/2021
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Bluethroat
  Brett Westwood presents the bluethroat.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/10/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Images of power
  Kirsty Wark with Mary Beard, Andrew Roberts and Ayesha Hazarika
3. 09:45
  George III by Andrew Roberts—1: The New King and Queen
  1/5Andrew Roberts' new biography of this most maligned sovereign reveals a monarch to admire.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Institutional Misogyny, Bullying in Parliament, Women Magicians
  Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
5. 11:00
  The Untold—We Lost Dancing
  Grace Dent returns with real-life stories, unfolding in real time.
6. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Kimberley Chambers, Sarah Solemani, Alexandra Burke, Lucy Beaumont, The Specials, Kat Eaton, YolanDa Brown, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—04/10/2021
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  The Reader by Bernhard Schlink—Episode One
  1/5A teenager begins an affair with an older woman. Exploring German post-war guilt.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Recycled Clothes; Frozen Turkeys; Tourism
  Recycled Clothes; Frozen Turkeys; Tourism
4. 12:57
  Weather—04/10/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—04/10/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  A Home of Our Own—The Square, St Mawes, Cornwall
  Lynsey Hanley explores Britain's broken housing market through the stories of ten homes.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—03/10/2021
  Lilian has her eyes on the prize.
8. 14:15
  The National—Episode 1
  1/3Politics and theatre do battle in the fight to establish a successful National Theatre.
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 12, 2021
  The challenging general knowledge quiz with Russell Davies in the chair
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Oz Clarke: A Life Through Wine
  Jaega Wise talks to the writer about his lifelong passion for wine and its future.
11. 16:00
  The Dreams We Live Inside—Visions in Glass
  1/3Roma Agrawal explores how the built environment shapes us.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Poetry, the Language of Religion
  Poetry as the language of religion.
13. 17:00
  PM—04/10/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/10/2021 The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has taken on his critics inside the Conservative party with a defence of higher taxes
  The Chancellor has taken on the critics inside his party with a defence of higher taxes
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 87, Episode 5
  5/6Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4’s longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/10/2021
  Brian meets his match
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Hilary Mantel, Lianne La Havas, Candice Carty Williams, Kieran Hurley
  Hilary Mantel on adapting The Mirror and the Light for the stage.
5. 20:00
  White Mischief—The background hum
  1/3How did whiteness become one of the most influential yet elusive ideas of the modern age?
6. 20:30
  Analysis—Who Defends Europe?
  After Afghanistan and France's defence row with the US, who will ensure Europe's security?
7. 21:00
  Electric Ride UK—Episode 3
  3/3Peter Curran travels from Lands’ End to John O’Groats in an electric car.
8. 21:30
  Start the Week—Images of power
  Kirsty Wark with Mary Beard, Andrew Roberts and Ayesha Hazarika
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Senior State Department official quits over Haiti
  Harold Koh says deportation of migrants breaks international law
10. 22:45
  The Reader by Bernhard Schlink—Episode One
  1/5A teenager begins an affair with an older woman. Exploring German post-war guilt.
11. 23:00
  Have You Heard George's Podcast?—Chapter 3, Young
  What can we learn from the life and times of Shawn Carter?
12. 23:30
  Mastertapes—Series 4, The Boomtown Rats (the A-Side)
  7/12Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats talk about their album 'A Tonic for the Troops'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  George III by Andrew Roberts—1: The New King and Queen
  1/5Andrew Roberts' new biography of this most maligned sovereign reveals a monarch to admire.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/10/2021
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/10/21 Shortage of vets to carry out pig culls on farms, wine tourism
  Pigs backed up on farms - would there be enough vets to carry out culls if needed?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tree Pipit
  Steve Backshall presents the tree pipit.

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