BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 6 January 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Tom Overton - A Self Portrait by John Berger
  3/5Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—06/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/01/22 - The power of Natural Capital, ethical food businesses and future farm payments
  How will carbon offsetting impact the future of farming?
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Jane Smith on the Great Northern Diver
  Wildlife artist Jane Smith listens in the fog to a great northern diver.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/01/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Rethink—Rethink Population, What Japan can teach us
  4/5Japan is ageing fast, so what can it teach us about living in an old society?
3. 09:45
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Sinéad Gleeson - A Performance by Amanda Coogan
  4/5Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Dr Lin Berwick, Women in the 1921 Census
  The Derry Girls actor Jamie-Lee O'Donnell on her new show about prison officers.
5. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Turkey's Crazy Project
  Can Turkey's leader drive through his 'crazy' plan for a huge new waterway in Istanbul?
6. 11:30
  The Lotte Berk Technique
  Nadine Shah embarks on a personal journey into the controversial fitness phenomenon Barre.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—06/01/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 5, 4. End Of The Line
  4/5Can a fortune teller allay Maggie’s worries when she reveals all at the village fete?
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Travel test changes and Confessions of a fraudster
  Changes to Travel Testing; Confessions of a Fraudster; Buy Now Pay Later
4. 12:57
  Weather—06/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—06/01/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Mary Whitehouse
  Greg Jenner explores the history of privacy and intimacy on screen, at home and online.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—05/01/2022
  Amy faces an uphill struggle
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Vital Signs
  Ben has a severe phobia of his heart. Then one day his greatest fear comes true.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Ancient Dartmoor
  Ian Marchant explores Dartmoor, one of the UK's most important archaeological landscapes.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Help Musicians
  Dame Evelyn Glennie makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Help Musicians.
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Abir Mukherjee
  James Naughtie is joined by Abir Mukherjee.
12. 16:00
  Think with Pinker—Rational soothsaying
  Why making predictions can be hard, especially about the future.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Deep ocean exploration
  The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it.
14. 17:00
  PM—06/01/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/01/2022 Australian government strongly defends Novak Djokovic visa rejection decision
  The tennis player is being held in a hotel in Melbourne after Australia refused him entry
2. 18:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 9, Episode 2
  2/4Ramesh is jealous after Malcolm gets close to Lenzie's new trendy butcher.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/01/2022
  Someone receives an unexpected gong
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Joe Wright on Cyrano, Costa poetry winner Hannah Lowe, A Hero
  Director Joe Wright on his new musical Cyrano.
5. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Brexit: What Have We Learned?
  Weighing up the costs and gains for the UK and Europe a year after Brexit.
6. 20:30
  Lights Out—Series 4, The Last Taboo
  2/4Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Deep ocean exploration
  The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it.
8. 21:30
  Pride or Prejudice: How we Read Now—Writing Novels
  3/3Professor Abigail Williams explores changing views of the novel.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—First anniversary of storming of the US Capitol
  President Biden strongly condemns his predecessor, Donald Trump
10. 22:45
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 5, 4. End Of The Line
  4/5Can a fortune teller allay Maggie’s worries when she reveals all at the village fete?
11. 23:00
  The Nether Regions—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Sketches from the Nether Regions of Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall’s fermented brains.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—06/01/2022
  Susan Hulme reports on a sobering warning from the foreign secretary.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Sinéad Gleeson - A Performance by Amanda Coogan
  4/5Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/01/22 The Secretary of State for the Environment at the Oxford Farming Conference
  Land use change for nature won’t impact food production, says George Eustice.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kathy Hinde on the Barnacle Goose
  Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is inspired by the spectacle of migrating barnacle geese.

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