BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 18 January 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  It's Always Summer Somewhere—Episode 1
  1/5Felix White's memoir about cricket, grief and life in The Maccabees.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/01/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/01/22 - Dairy bull calves, preventing slurry run off and potato scab
  How close are farmers to ending the practice of killing newborn male dairy calves?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Bar-tailed Godwit
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the bar-tailed godwit.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/01/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Room 5—Series 1, 2. Jon
  3/9Jon is at Peppa Pig World when he notices something unusual.
3. 09:30
  The Political Butterfly Effect—Did the Vietnam War Break America's Food System?
  Jim Waterson investigates how the Vietnam war and a glut of corn changed what America eats
4. 09:45
  It's Always Summer Somewhere—Episode 2
  2/5Young Felix tries to reconcile cricket and Oasis against a backdrop of his mum's illness.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Netball, Ashling Murphy, Adult Literacy, Universities & NDAs
  Higher Education Minister MIchelle Donelan discusses universities and the ending of NDAs
6. 11:00
  The Coming Storm—S1: 3. The Basement
  The internet walks into a pizza parlour and it’s got a gun.
7. 11:30
  Serendipity—Lacrimosa
  Proinsias O'Coinn goes in search of a piece of art that has the power to make him cry.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—18/01/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 7
  7/10The sultan Chatu is in no mood to let the caravan pass. He believes he has been exploited.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Call You & Yours: Have you noticed you're drinking more since the pandemic?
  Are you drinking more at home, or struggling to keep track of units?
4. 12:57
  Weather—18/01/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—18/01/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  Naturebang—Bull Elephants and the Importance of Dads
  A herd of elephants, a murder mystery, and a lesson on the importance of fatherhood.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—17/01/2022
  Kenton unleashes his inner dragon.
8. 14:15
  Fault Lines: Money, Sex and Blood—Series 3: Blood, Entitled
  1/5Series of linked original dramas starring Glenda Jackson seen through the lens of blood.
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 35, Home Economics: Episode 49
  Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
10. 15:30
  Moving Pictures—The Sherborne Missal
  A long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in extraordinary detail.
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—When Words Fail Us
  Kathryn Mannix and Michael Rosen on how to talk tenderly and and listen well.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Roma Agrawal on Mrinalini Sarabhai
  The engineer and author Roma Agrawal on Indian classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai.
13. 17:00
  PM—18/01/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/01/2022 - Boris Johnson denies he was warned an event he attended in the garden at Downing Street would breach covid rules.
  Boris Johnson denies he was warned event in the garden at No.10 would breach covid rules
2. 18:30
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 4, Pass the Person
  4/5Faced with a vulnerable person, Alfie asks ‘can the police take his decision making away?’
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/01/2022
  Alice causes concern
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Tilda Swinton, secrecy in screen casting, proposed cuts at Stoke museums
  Tilda Swinton on her new film Memoria
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Mental health rehab - the forgotten patients
  Adam Eley investigates concerns over specialist mental health rehabilitation units.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Drag Queens and Kings
  We hear all about the glittering world of drag from two drag performers.
7. 21:00
  Inside Health—Asthma inhalers and Covid antivirals
  Could switching your asthma inhaler be kinder to the planet and better for your health?
8. 21:30
  Room 5—Series 1, 2. Jon
  3/9Jon is at Peppa Pig World when he notices something unusual.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Tonga suffering an "unprecedented disaster"
  3 dead after tsunami triggered by volcanic eruption
10. 22:45
  Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 7
  7/10The sultan Chatu is in no mood to let the caravan pass. He believes he has been exploited.
11. 23:00
  Fortunately... with Fi and Jane—218. Mind the Camembert! With Liza Tarbuck
  Fi and Jane kick off a new series with the actor and broadcaster Liza Tarbuck.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—18/01/2022
  Susan Hulme reports as MPs question plans to use the Navy to deal with migrant boats.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/01/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  It's Always Summer Somewhere—Episode 2
  2/5Young Felix tries to reconcile cricket and Oasis against a backdrop of his mum's illness.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/01/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/01/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/01/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/01/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/01/22 - River pollution, Moy Park and Brixham fish market
  The Farming Minister shares new ideas about the prevention of more water pollution.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Serin
  Brett Westwood presents the serin.

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