BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 12 January 2022

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Early
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
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—12/01/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  More or Less—Omicron, pandemic birth rates and boosters
  An Omicron update, pandemic birth rates and the booster drive.
3. 09:30
  The Death of Nuance—Losing My Nuance
  1/5Oliver Burkeman asks, are we losing our nuance?
4. 09:45
  Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 3
  3/5The once thriving city of Detroit battles urban blight.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Safety of Women; Sarak Sak; Adjoa Andoh and Julie Cooper; Women on Coins; Adolescent Skin
  Actor Adjoa Andoh and composer Julie Cooper talk about their new collaboration Continuum.
6. 11:00
  The Army Girls
  80 years after female conscription, the final few tell their extraordinary WW2 stories.
7. 11:30
  Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends—Ballroom dancer Fred Astaire
  Sir Matthew Bourne talks to Oti Mabuse about his dancing legend - Fred Astaire
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—12/01/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 3
  3/10Yusuf begins stays with Hamid and Maimuna, where he has to act as their boy-servant.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Care home isolation, Unwanted Gadgets, Prescription Charges
  Isolation in care homes. Recycling unwanted gadgets. Paying for prescriptions for longer.
4. 12:57
  Weather—12/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—12/01/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—If People Can't Let Slip...
  Historian Greg Jenner digs into the BBC archive.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—11/01/2022
  Ed makes his feelings known.
8. 14:15
  Fake Heiress—Episode 2
  Anna Delvey blazed a trail through New York as a wealthy heiress. But it was all a lie.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Care Leaver Finances
  What support and money is available for young people leaving care?
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Omicron
  Why is the Omicron Covid variant more infectious? And are treatments still effective
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Strangers
  Strangers & Xenophobia: an exploration of a historically rooted phenomenon.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—The Editor Planning to Shake Up News
  Ben Smith aims to take on CNN, the New York Times and the BBC.
13. 17:00
  PM—12/01/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/01/2022 Boris Johnson has apologised after admitting attending a social gathering during the first lockdown.
  Boris Johnson has apologised for attending a social gathering during lockdown.
2. 18:30
  Ellie Taylor's Safe Space—Series 2, 2: Exercise
  2/4Comedian Ellie Taylor looks at exercise and why it should, in her opinion, be forbidden.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/01/2022
  Peggy’s kindness knows no bounds.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Ascension, John Preston on Robert Maxwell and is vinyl manufacturing at breaking point?
  Ascension, John Preston on Robert Maxwell and the downside of the vinyl boom.
5. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Direct Action
  Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
6. 20:45
  Four Thought—Painting a different history
  Tara Munroe reveals what she learned when she rescued some badly damaged paintings.
7. 21:00
  The Flipside with Paris Lees—Series 1, 5. We are Family (aren’t we?)
  What makes someone family?
8. 21:30
  The Media Show—The Editor Planning to Shake Up News
  Ben Smith aims to take on CNN, the New York Times and the BBC.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Johnson admits attending party during lockdown
  PM apologises to Commons - but faces calls to resign
10. 22:45
  Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 3
  3/10Yusuf begins stays with Hamid and Maimuna, where he has to act as their boy-servant.
11. 23:00
  Bunk Bed—Series 9, Episode 1
  1/8The voice of science-fiction giant HG Wells, and Seamus Heaney's tweed shoes.
12. 23:15
  Stand-Up Specials—Sophie Willan's Guide to Normality, Be Polite
  Break-out comedy star Sophie Willan explores what it is to be 'polite'.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—12/01/2022
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 3
  3/5The once thriving city of Detroit battles urban blight.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—13/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/01/2022
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/01/22 - River pollution, shellfish bacteria and mussel farming
  MPs say England's rivers are "in a mess" - and farming is partly to blame.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Helen Moncrieff on the Black Guillemot
  Helen Moncrieff recalls seeing an Orca seize a Black Guillemot at sea.

Thursday 13 January 2022