BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 8 January 2022

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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—08/01/2022
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—Ancient Dartmoor
  Ian Marchant explores Dartmoor, one of the UK's most important archaeological landscapes.
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—08/01/22 - Farming Today This Week: The Oxford Farming Conferences
  Charlotte Smith brings you the highlights of the two farming conferences
4. 06:57
  Weather—08/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  Today—08/01/2022
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Ralf Little
  Andy Summers' Inheritance Tracks, and sports journalist Emma John on bluegrass fiddle.
7. 10:30
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 35, Home Economics: Episode 48
  Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
8. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—08/01/2022
  Discussions on NHS resilience, living costs and how to be an effective committee chair.
9. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—Uncovering China's Internet Trolls
  Who is behind the online abuse frequently heaped on those who dare to criticise China?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—08/01/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Money Box—Pensions for teenagers?
  Automatic pensions on the way for 18-21 year olds?
3. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 2
  2/10Andy Zaltzman returns for another year of battling the headlines.
4. 12:57
  Weather—08/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  News and Weather—08/01/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
6. 13:10
  Any Questions?—Joanna Cherry QC MP, Tan Dhesi MP, Nigel Farage, Kit Malthouse MP
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Reading Minster.
7. 14:00
  Any Answers?—08/01/2022
  Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  Drama on 4—Unmade Movies, Orson Welles' Heart of Darkness
  Orson Welles' adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s celebrated novel. Starring James McAvoy.
9. 16:10
  Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Putting your life on the page, Dr Lin Berwick, Poorna Bell
  Psychotherapist Julia Samuel on the therapeutic benefits of writing our life stories.
10. 17:00
  PM—08/01/2022
  Full coverage of the day's news
11. 17:30
  Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—08/01/2022
  Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
13. 17:57
  Weather—08/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/01/2022 UK records more than 150,000 Covid deaths
  UK is the seventh country to pass this number. Another 313 UK deaths were recorded today
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Donny Osmond, Rebecca Frecknall, James Nesbitt, Stealing Sheep and The Radiophonic Workshop, Maia Miller-Lewis, Emma Freud
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Oksana Lyniv
  Mark Coles looks at the life and career of the Ukrainian conductor who's making history.
4. 19:15
  Rethink—Rethink Population, Is demography destiny?
  1/5Amol Rajan and guests rethink some of our long-held assumptions about demography.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Jan Morris: Writing a Life
  Horatio Clare explores the life, legacy and mythmaking of Jan Morris.
6. 21:00
  Tumanbay—Series 3, Tree of Sorrows
  1/8Tumanbay is recovering from a brutal occupation by the followers of Maya.
7. 21:45
  Sandi Toksvig's Hygge—Series 2, Gina Miller
  2/5Sandi explores the Danish concept of Hygge with campaigner Gina Miller.
8. 22:00
  News—08/01/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
9. 22:15
  Breaking History
  Nandini Das discusses the political power of empathy with Claire Yorke.
10. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 35, Heat 2, 2022
  2/13The wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini
11. 23:30
  Uncanny—Series 1, Case 12: Fatal Collision
  A delivery driver is involved in a terrible accident. But did it really happen?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  The East Coast Listening Post—Series 2, Skull Run
  1/4Jenna and Dana meet Rhodri Williams, a man protecting a tradition known as Ras y Benglog.
3. 00:30
  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.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—09/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St George in Dunster, Somerset.
  Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St George in Dunster, Somerset.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Oksana Lyniv
  Mark Coles looks at the life and career of the Ukrainian conductor who's making history.

Sunday 9 January 2022