BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 14 January 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 4
  4/5The former battlefields of the First World War have left a poisonous legacy.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—14/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/01/2022
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/01/2022 High fertiliser prices, Dame Ellen MacArthur, cockles
  Will high fertiliser prices mean less British veg?
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Gadwall
  Chris Packham presents the gadwall.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—14/01/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Simon Reeve, broadcaster and writer
  Simon Reeve, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
3. 09:45
  Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 5
  5/5Southeast California is the setting for both deluge and desert.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Midwives refusing the vaccine, Spiking inquiry, 50 years of diet & fitness with Rosemary Conley, Slam poetry
  Midwives refusing the vaccine.
5. 11:00
  Fungi: The New Frontier—The biggest show on Earth
  2/3Tim Hayward in a race against time to save fungi we’re only just beginning to understand.
6. 11:30
  The Train at Platform 4—Series 1, Cat
  2/4A celebrity cat goes missing on the train and Dev’s dating plans are thrown into turmoil.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—14/01/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 5
  5/10Uncle Aziz returns and wants Yusuf to go on his next big trading expedition.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Alcohol Pricing, Colour of the Year, Services Cancelled
  We hear why purple is the colour of the year.
4. 12:57
  Weather—14/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—14/01/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
6. 13:45
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—England v Argentina 1998
  Greg Jenner hears a clip from 1998 about a forthcoming football match.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—13/01/2022
  Mike tries to make amends.
8. 14:15
  Limelight—SteelHeads, 3. Shiny Happy People
  3/5A beautiful day in Seattle, the lab, the girl in the old beer factory…
9. 14:45
  New Year Solutions—Clothes
  It's time to freeze your jeans
10. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Horticultural Healing and January Dreaming
  Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
11. 15:45
  The Poet and the Echo—Lines, 1933
  Duncan McLean's tale of love and dairy produce is inspired by Ann Scott-Moncrieff's poem.
12. 16:00
  Last Word—Sidney Poitier (pictured), EO Wilson, Sarah Weddington, Assunta 'Pupetta' Maresca
  Matthew Bannister on an actor, a biologist, a lawyer and a mafia boss.
13. 16:30
  More or Less—Omicron, pandemic birth rates and boosters
  An Omicron update, pandemic birth rates and the booster drive.
14. 17:00
  PM—14/01/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/01/2022 Downing Street apologises to Queen over lockdown parties
  The gatherings took place on the night before Prince Philip's funeral last year.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 3
  3/10Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines, in a tough week for the PM.
3. 19:00
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—1984 - Comrade Dad
  Greg Jenner explores fictional dystopias past and present.
4. 19:15
  Screenshot—Nightmare Alley and film noir
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the connections sparked by film noir.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Nadra Ahmed, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Preet Gill MP, Chris Philp MP
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from St Mary's Church, Handsworth.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—Etonian Lives Matter... but not as much as they used to.
  David Goodhart rejects what he calls the 'Eton conspiracy myth'.
7. 21:00
  The Northern Bank Job—Omnibus 2
  Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Boris Johnson “needs to change his ways"
  Government minister says PM’s attendance at party was "unacceptable"
9. 22:45
  Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 5
  5/10Uncle Aziz returns and wants Yusuf to go on his next big trading expedition.
10. 23:00
  Great Lives—Lady Hale on Lady Rhondda
  Lady Hale on Lady Rhondda.
11. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—14/01/2022
  News, views and features from Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 5
  5/5Southeast California is the setting for both deluge and desert.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah.
7. 05:45
  The Death of Nuance—Twisting My Words
  2/5Oliver Burkman explores how the language we choose to use impacts how we think.

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