BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 7 January 2022

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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/01/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Rethink—Rethink Population, Getting ready for the 100-year life
  5/5As the world ages, how can it prepare for a very different sort of future?
3. 09:45
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Melissa Chemam - An Installation by Lubaina Himid
  5/5Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Preet Chandi/'Polar Preet'; 'Collector culture'; Playwright, Nell Leyshon; Drones & night street safety; Novelist, Nikki May;
  Preet Chandi: believed to be 1st woman of colour to complete a solo crossing on Antarctica
5. 11:00
  Fungi: The New Frontier—Down the rabbit hole
  1/3Tim Hayward falls down a rabbit hole and into the vast and largely hidden world of fungi.
6. 11:30
  The Train at Platform 4—Series 1, Coffee
  1/4Day one of a new franchise and train manager Sam has high hopes for their maiden voyage.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—07/01/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 5, 5. If Not For You
  5/5John is in for a surprise after mounting nightly patrols to catch the village lurker.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Active Transport, Pay TV and Online Returns
  How sustainable is the boom in walking and cycling that we saw in lockdown?
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—07/01/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
6. 13:45
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Porton Down
  Public Historian Greg Jenner digs into the BBC Archive.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—06/01/2022
  Someone receives an unexpected gong
8. 14:15
  Limelight—SteelHeads, 2. The Conversation
  2/5Medical chips, the convict, the blind captain…
9. 14:45
  New Year Solutions—Cars
  Can we break our addiction to the car?
10. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT From The Archives: Sustainability Special
  Peter Gibbs takes a look through the GQT archives for top tips on sustainable gardening.
11. 15:45
  Short Works—Because Swiping Made My Grandson Stop Believing in Love by Emily DeDakis
  Louise is worried that her grandson visits her so often because he's actually lonely.
12. 16:00
  Last Word—Lord Rogers (pictured), April Ashley MBE, Joan Didion, Ray Illingworth
  Matthew Bannister on an architect, a transgender pioneer, a writer, a cricketer
13. 16:30
  Yorkshire's Cricket Test
  Kamran Abbasi considers the roots of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's problems with racism.
14. 17:00
  PM—07/01/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Hollywood actor, Sidney Poitier, has died aged 94 07/01/2022
  Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 2
  2/10Andy Zaltzman returns for another year of battling the headlines.
3. 19:00
  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.
4. 19:15
  Screenshot—David Bowie
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore David Bowie's impact on cinema.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Joanna Cherry QC MP, Tan Dhesi MP, Nigel Farage, Kit Malthouse MP
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Reading Minster.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—On Rapid Home Delivery
  Zoe Strimpel reflects on the impact of rapid home delivery on the way we live our lives.
7. 21:00
  The Northern Bank Job—Omnibus 1
  Belfast writer Glenn Patterson explores the background to the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Sydney Poitier, actor who broke down racial barriers, is dead
  First black man to win a Best Actor Oscar dies at 94
9. 22:45
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 5, 5. If Not For You
  5/5John is in for a surprise after mounting nightly patrols to catch the village lurker.
10. 23:00
  Great Lives—William Lever, Lord Leverhulme, founder of Unilever
  The mighty soap manufacturer, William Lever, chosen by the boss of Iceland
11. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/01/2022
  Mark D'Arcy reports on how the new year has begun for the government.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Melissa Chemam - An Installation by Lubaina Himid
  5/5Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—08/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/01/2022
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
7. 05:45
  The Death of Nuance—Losing My Nuance
  1/5Oliver Burkeman asks, are we losing our nuance?

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