BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 12 October 2021

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Will She Do? By Eileen Atkins—Episode 1
  1/5Actress Dame Eileen Atkins' memoir of her childhood and early career.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/10/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with The Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/10/21 Farming Today marks BBC Radio 4’s Day of the Scientist
  How collaboration between agricultural and human health scientists will bring about change
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mistle Thrush: Part One
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the mistle thrush.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—12/10/2021
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—The Life Scientific at 10: What makes a scientist?
  Jim Al-Khalili and distinguished guests reflect on ten years of The Life Scientific.
3. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Cush Jumbo on playing Hamlet; Reaction to our equality poll; Day of the Scientist
  Actor Cush Jumbo on her new stage role as the Prince of Denmark.
4. 11:00
  The Black and the Green
  Exploring the relationship between Black and Green political movements and ideas.
5. 11:30
  The End of the World Has Already Happened—2: The Hurricane In Your Cereal Bowl
  2/3How might we get to grips with the terrifying scale of the climate crisis?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—12/10/2021
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead—Episode 2: The Heist
  2/10A new novel from the award-winning author of The Underground Railroad, set in 1960s Harlem
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours - How easy is it to find good, affordable childcare just now?
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4. 12:57
  Weather—12/10/2021
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—12/10/2021
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  A Home of Our Own—Clarence Drive, Glasgow
  Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Simon who bought his first house at the age of just 20.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—11/10/2021
  Brian faces a hurdle at work.
8. 14:15
  Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola—Season 3 - Money, 4. Swindle
  4/9Zola's Rougon-Macquart season Money starring Glenda Jackson, Pippa Heywood, Mathew Horne
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 34, Home Economics: Episode 41
  Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
10. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Earthshot: More Fresh Ideas for the Environment
  Meet the people with brilliant ideas to help nature heal from centuries of abuse.
11. 16:00
  100 Years of Exile—What do we owe refugees?
  2/3Katy Long continues her history of 100 years of refugee politics.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Adam Rutherford and Farrah Jarral
  Books with a science theme are on the menu.
13. 17:00
  PM—12/10/2021
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/10/2021 Government criticised for coronavirus response in new report
  Two committees accuse ministers of a serious public health failure for handling of covid
2. 18:30
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 3, Blame
  1/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda explores divisive global issues. Who is to blame?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/10/2021
  Jazzer struggles to make sense of the world
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Suzan-Lori Parks, Owen Sheers, stolen artefacts and the portrayal of scientists
  Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks.
5. 20:00
  The Patrick Vallance Interview
  Science and our future.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—It's our 60th Birthday!
  It's our Diamond Anniversary - 60 years of In Touch!
7. 21:00
  Inside Health—Covid vaccines: their legacy & vaccinating teens
  What say do teens have over their Covid vaccine? And where next for vaccine science?
8. 21:30
  How to Imagine the Future
  Alok Jha examines ARIA, the government's new agency for cutting edge scientific research
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—British, American and EU officials met Taliban leaders in Qatar
  Britain warns it still has “significant concerns” about human rights in Afghanistan
10. 22:45
  Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead—Episode 2: The Heist
  2/10A new novel from the award-winning author of The Underground Railroad, set in 1960s Harlem
11. 23:00
  Fortunately... with Fi and Jane—206. Sadé Singalongs and Glastonbury Tor, with Africa Correspondent Andrew Harding
  Fi and Jane welcome BBC Africa Correspondent Andrew Harding onto the podcast.
12. 23:30
  Poison—Episode 2: A Pinch of Paranoia
  2/5From poisoned underpants to Cold War paranoia – South Africa’s murky liberation story
13. 23:45
  Today in Parliament—12/10/2021
  Report of the day in the House of Lords with Susan Hulme.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/10/2021
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Will She Do? By Eileen Atkins—Episode 2
  2/5Dame Eileen Atkins recalls two extraordinary and influential teachers.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/10/2021
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2021
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/10/2021
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/10/2021
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/10/21 Fertiliser prices, pig industry crisis, cucumbers grown under ETFE
  Pig farmers making progress to solve the backlog - but will it happen soon enough?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Redwing
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the redwing.

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