BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 2 March 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Death by Conspiracy?, 2. Fleeing a Virus
  How did Gary get pulled towards conspiracies?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/03/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/03/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Ruth Valerio.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/03/22 - Early asparagus harvest, storm damage and wildlife, new potato body and returning yellowhammers.
  How has one farmer started harvesting asparagus nearly 2 months early?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nuthatch
  Bill Oddie presents the nuthatch.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/03/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  More or Less—Troop and Casualty Numbers in Ukraine
  How reliable are the figures coming out of the conflict in Ukraine?
3. 09:30
  Witness History—The fall of Singapore
  February 1942, Singapore fell to the Japanese. Tens of thousands of soldiers became POWs.
4. 09:45
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Death by Conspiracy?, 3. The Protest
  A protest in Shrewsbury gets weird.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Dr Suzanne Simard & plant intelligence, Refugee women, Scottish govt & GRC, Inheritance laws & abusers, Sexist uniforms
  Over thirty years of ground-breaking research on plant communication and intelligence.
6. 11:00
  The Case of the Brillante Virtuoso—Episode 2
  2/3Nick Wallis investigates a high seas hoax that became connected to a murder.
7. 11:30
  Angstrom—Series 1, Into the Mad Mind of Madness
  3/4Scandinavian yarn starring Matthew Holness as the brooding, maverick detective.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/03/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi—Episode 3
  3/5Ryad learns more about Les Vraies Richesses.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Shopping Basket, House Plants, Pet Friendly Rentals
  Has the love for house plants continued now we're going out more?
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/03/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—02/03/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  The Lowball Tapes—The Whistleblower
  3/5It is too much for one trader?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—01/03/2022
  Justin’s thinking big.
8. 14:15
  From Fact to Fiction—Twelve Weeks
  A weekend away for college friends turns sour when a deeply personal secret is uncovered.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Surviving Debt
  Felicity Hannah hears tips on surviving debt from an expert panel of guests.
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Cervical screening, blood donation & measles
  How often do we need a smear test? James Gallagher investigates.
11. 16:00
  Frontline
  Ophelia Byrne asks why more Catholics aren’t joining the police in Northern Ireland.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—The Information War in Ukraine
  Russia limits free media, while western journalists try to make sense of war on the ground
13. 17:00
  PM—02/03/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/03/2022 Russian troops have launched devastating attacks on several cities in Ukraine - on the7th day of the conflict
  Russian troops have launched devastating attacks on several cities in Ukraine.
2. 18:30
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 3, 1. Birthday Blues
  1/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as a couple still passionate about life and each other.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/03/2022
  Leonard plays a blinder.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog, Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov
  Jane Campion on her film The Power of the Dog.
5. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Putin - did we help create a war criminal?
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
6. 20:45
  Witness History—The fall of Singapore
  February 1942, Singapore fell to the Japanese. Tens of thousands of soldiers became POWs.
7. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—The Right to Swim
  The storms have flushed raw sewage into our rivers, but are they ever fit to swim in?
8. 21:30
  The Media Show—The Information War in Ukraine
  Russia limits free media, while western journalists try to make sense of war on the ground
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Day of intense attacks on Ukrainian cities
  Ukraine’s Deputy PM: NATO “inhumane” to refuse no-fly zone
10. 22:45
  A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi—Episode 3
  3/5Ryad learns more about Les Vraies Richesses.
11. 23:00
  Bunk Bed—Series 9, Episode 8
  8/8Bed-bound wit and story telling from Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and chef Andi Oliver.
12. 23:15
  Chris Neill: Raging Enigma—Visits To The Pearly Gates
  2/6Comic explorations of the undergrowth of Chris’s life.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—02/03/2022
  Sean Curran reports as Boris Johnson updates the Commons on Ukraine at PMQs.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Death by Conspiracy?, 3. The Protest
  A protest in Shrewsbury gets weird.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/03/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/03/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Ruth Valerio.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/03/22 - Isle of Man medicinal cannabis, QR codes for walkers and "community supported agriculture".
  We find out about plans for a medicinal cannabis farm on the Isle of Man.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Grouse
  Kate Humble presents the black grouse.

Thursday 3 March 2022