BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 11 January 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 1
  1/5Can mountainous spoil heaps really be reclaimed and rebranded?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—11/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/01/2022
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/01/22 - Alternative proteins, Cornish King Crabs and ELMS
  Could gorse be a source of food for humans in the future?
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Clare Jones on the Little Egret
  Clare Jones on the inspirational little egret for Tweet of the Day.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—11/01/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Room 5—Series 1, 1. Bex
  2/9Bex is at university when she starts feeling anxious and overwhelmed.
3. 09:30
  The Political Butterfly Effect—Did Mr Blobby upend local politics in Lancashire?
  Jim Waterson looks at how a doomed theme park investment caused chaos in a seaside resort.
4. 09:45
  Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 2
  2/5In Cyprus, uninhabited villages and a no-man’s land offer sanctuary to wildlife.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Rhian Graham, Who is Sue Gray?, Hopeline19
  Emma speaks to Rhian Graham, one of the Colston Four.
6. 11:00
  The Coming Storm—S1: 2. Sex, Lies, and… a Videotape
  Satan gets pulled into a conspiracy.
7. 11:30
  The Lullaby Project
  Orchestral musicians help prisoners compose and record lullabies for their children.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—11/01/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 2
  2/10Khalil begins to tutor Yusuf in the ways of the shop owned by Uncle Aziz'.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours - What has it been like being a student in the pandemic?
  Call You and Yours - What has it been like being a student in the pandemic?
4. 12:57
  Weather—11/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—11/01/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Kitty Hart-Moxon
  Greg Jenner speaks to the veteran Holocaust survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—10/01/2022
  Fears are faced at Bridge Farm.
8. 14:15
  Isaac Newton: Nemesis—Episode 2
  2/2By David Ashton. A wagon of silver is stolen by the counterfeiters.
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 35, Home Economics: Episode 48
  Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
10. 15:30
  Moving Pictures—April by Francesco del Cossa
  A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Words from World War I
  Michael Rosen and Professor Lynda Mugglestone explore the new language from World War I.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Lady Hale on Lady Rhondda
  Lady Hale on Lady Rhondda.
13. 17:00
  PM—11/01/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/01/2022 PM faces pressure over No.10 party
  Labour's leader calls on Boris Johnson to come clean about drinks gathering.
2. 18:30
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 4, Hedgerow Hedge Row
  3/5When neighbours fall out over a hedge is it really a police matter?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/01/2022
  Ed makes his feelings known.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Winner of TS Elliot Prize for Poetry, Unboxed, Folk at the Hampstead Theatre
  Joelle Taylor fresh from winning the 2021 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry.
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Hunting the Darknet Dealers
  The high stakes cat and mouse game between police and darknet drug dealers.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Audiobooks
  A discussion about three audiobooks; different genres and differing opinions.
7. 21:00
  Inside Health—Omicron
  Why is the Omicron Covid variant more infectious? And are treatments still effective
8. 21:30
  Room 5—Series 1, 1. Bex
  2/9Bex is at university when she starts feeling anxious and overwhelmed.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Growing calls for PM to explain Downing Street party
  Leaked email shows attendees encouraged to "bring their own booze"
10. 22:45
  Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 2
  2/10Khalil begins to tutor Yusuf in the ways of the shop owned by Uncle Aziz'.
11. 23:00
  Fortunately... with Fi and Jane—64. Lady barnacles and toga parties with Mishal Husain
  Mishal Husain comes fresh from the Today studio to the Fortunately pizza.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—11/01/2022
  Sean Curran reports as Labour demands answers over a lockdown party at Downing Street.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 2
  2/5In Cyprus, uninhabited villages and a no-man’s land offer sanctuary to wildlife.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—12/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/01/2022
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/01/22 - River pollution investigations reduced, shellfish exports and beef prices
  The Environment Agency cuts back investigations into water pollution incidents.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Tawny Owl
  Nature writer Melissa Harrison describes how a tawny owl call evokes memories of lost days

Wednesday 12 January 2022