BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 16 March 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen—The Muslim View of History
  2/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—16/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/03/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/03/22 - Food security, animal sentience and organic duck eggs
  What will rising input costs mean for UK food security?
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black-browed Albatross
  Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/03/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Anatomy of Kindness—Is there such thing as a pure act of kindness?
  Claudia Hammond asks: can we ever be purely kind and do our motivations matter?
3. 09:30
  Witness History—The Cultural Revolution in China
  In the mid 1960s the young people of China were encouraged to turn on their elders.
4. 09:45
  Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen—The Medieval Chroniclers
  3/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Diane Dodds, Child Q and Stripsearch, Charlotte Mendelson, Cook for Ukraine
  The DUP's Dianne Dodds and novelist Charlotte Mendelson on her new book.
6. 11:00
  The Witches' Pardon
  Is it time Scotland recognised 'witches' as victims of state-sanctioned violence?
7. 11:30
  Maureen & Friends—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/2More comic monologues and duologues from the irrepressible Maureen Lipman.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—16/03/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  Sea Change by Alix Nathan—Episode 8
  8/10By Alix Nathan. In London, Joseph is in serious financial difficulty.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Heating Oil, White Goods Fraud, Clothes in your 30s
  Rogue companies are targeting vulnerable people, miss-selling them white goods insurance.
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/03/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—16/03/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
6. 13:45
  The Museums That Make Us—The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland
  Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—15/03/2022
  Brian struggles to keep control.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Personal Shopper
  When Max, 15, offers to shop for Nina who's in isolation, unexpected friendship blossoms.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Russia and Pensions
  Is your money invested in Russia? How to find out and get out.
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Long Covid revisited
  It's a long Covid reunion on Inside Health.
11. 16:00
  Rewinder—Tea and Telepathy
  Greg James heads deep into the BBC archives to deliver a selection of prime audio.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Why are Russian oligarchs only now in the press spotlight?
  The journalists investigating 'Londongrad'.
13. 17:00
  PM—16/03/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/03/2022 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is Freed
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been freed after six years detention in Iran.
2. 18:30
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 3, 3. Travelling Light
  3/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as long marrieds, in love with life and each other.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/03/2022
  Justin fears the worst.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Olga reviewed, David Hare on Straight Line Crazy, audio postcard from York
  New film Olga, the story of a gymnast who has to flee Ukraine, reviewed.
5. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Refugees and borders
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
6. 20:45
  Lent Talks—"I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink"
  A series of personal reflections inspired by an aspect of Jesus' ministry and Passion.
7. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Britain's Dark Waters
  PFAS chemicals are linked to mass poisoning in the US. Are they having an impact here?
8. 21:30
  The Media Show—Why are Russian oligarchs only now in the press spotlight?
  The journalists investigating 'Londongrad'.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is free
  She returns home to London after nearly 6 years detention in Iran
10. 22:45
  Sea Change by Alix Nathan—Episode 8
  8/10By Alix Nathan. In London, Joseph is in serious financial difficulty.
11. 23:00
  Damien Slash—The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 4, Episode 2
  2/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker).
12. 23:15
  Chris Neill: Raging Enigma—Walking to Inverness and Back
  4/6Comic explorations of the undergrowth of Chris’s life.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/03/2022
  Sean Curran reports as Liz Truss announces the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped The Past by Richard Cohen—The Medieval Chroniclers
  3/10Richard Cohen considers the story tellers of the past.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—17/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/03/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/03/22 - Land use, nature recovery and duck feathers
  Do we need a strategy for land use?
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Linnet
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the linnet.

Thursday 17 March 2022