BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 3 January 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The Value of Things
  The value of things: why do we hang on to objects?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter in Drayton in Oxfordshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Peter in Drayton in Oxfordshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Resilience in Farming
  Mariclare Carey-Jones is finding out why resilience is such a buzzword in farming.
9. 05:56
  Weather—03/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Polly Weston on the Eagle Owl
  Polly Weston describes an important encounter with an eagle owl.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/01/2022
  Corporate Vice President at Microsoft US Jacky Wright guest-edits the programme.
2. 09:00
  Rethink—Rethink Population, Is demography destiny?
  1/5Amol Rajan and guests rethink some of our long-held assumptions about demography.
3. 09:45
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Geoff Dyer - A Photograph by Robert Capa
  1/5Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Putting your life on the page with Ann Patchett, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Julia Samuel and Arifa Akbar
  Memoirs, morning pages: why do so many of us want to put our lives on the page?
5. 11:00
  Consumed by Desire—What we really want is each other
  1/3Psychotherapist and writer Philippa Perry attempts to unpick the tangled idea of desire.
6. 11:30
  Loose Ends—Trevor Horn, Stewart Lee, Laura Checkley, Mica Paris, Cherise, Michelle McManus, 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—03/01/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 5, 1. Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight
  1/5Maggie is now a social media 'influencer' and John worries how he can protect her.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—High Street Revival
  New research on how our high streets have changed and how they might look in the future.
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—03/01/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
6. 13:45
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—The Lambeth Walk
  Greg Jenner dives into the BBC archive to explore what it says about who we are now.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—02/01/2022
  Chris finds himself confused
8. 14:15
  United Kingdoms—Laughing
  A bold series of short dramas reflecting life across the UK.
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 35, Heat 2, 2022
  2/13The wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—#FoodTok: Mastering the Art of Cooking in Three Minutes
  Jaega Wise explores how food has become a star on Gen Z video app, TikTok.
11. 16:00
  Faith in Music—Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Composer Sir James MacMillan considers Vaughan Williams’ complex faith life.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—The 5Ks of Sikhism
  Ernie Rea takes a look at the 5Ks of Sikhism.
13. 17:00
  PM—03/01/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/01/2022 PM warns of "considerable pressure" on NHS
  PM says hospitals will come under "considerable pressure" because of Omicron variant.
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 76, Episode 6
  6/6Jack Dee hosts the long-running, self-styled antidote to panel games
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/01/2022
  Mike’s got his paintbrush out
4. 19:15
  This Cultural Life—Mike Leigh
  Film-maker Mike Leigh talks about the moments that have had an impact on his creativity.
5. 20:00
  The Untold—Out of the Red!
  A couple decide on a novel way to pay off their debts and change their financial fortunes.
6. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Peru's left behind children
  The hidden pandemic in Peru; the thousands of children who have lost a parent to Covid-19.
7. 21:00
  Science Stories—How Much Testosterone Makes You a Man
  How testosterone has been used and abused in history
8. 21:30
  Pride or Prejudice: How we Read Now—Reading Novels
  1/3Professor Abigail Williams explores changing views of the novel.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Andrew: Release of crucial legal document
  Duke’s lawyers believe it could lead to dropping of civil case against him
10. 22:45
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 5, 1. Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight
  1/5Maggie is now a social media 'influencer' and John worries how he can protect her.
11. 23:00
  Butch
  Joelle Taylor celebrates 'being butch' and asks whether it's an identity with a future.
12. 23:30
  Fümmsböwö (or What is the Word)
  What is sound poetry? Glorious gobbledygook? Composer Jennifer Walshe dives in.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Geoff Dyer - A Photograph by Robert Capa
  1/5Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—04/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/01/22 - Mental resilience in farming, mapping trees and donkey grazing
  Resilience in the face of depression.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kathy Hinde on the Pink-footed Goose
  Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is captivated by a flock of pink-footed geese.

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