BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 30 March 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope—Ep 2 - 9/11 & Lac Megantic
  2/5In Lucy Easthope's memoir she recalls her first assignment in the aftermath of 9/11.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—30/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/03/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Grace Thomas.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/03/22 - New fertiliser technology, grassland sulphur use and whisky exports to Australia.
  The Government sets up a roundtable to discuss rising fertiliser prices.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Flycatcher
  David Attenborough presents the pied flycatcher.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/03/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Anatomy of Kindness—30/03/2022
  Claudia Hammond asks 'Can bosses be kind?'
3. 09:30
  Ingenious—The Huntington's Gene
  Find out what you're made of, one gene at a time - with Dr Kat Arney.
4. 09:45
  When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope—Ep 3 - Flooding
  3/5In Lucy Easthope's memoir she explores how to recover from the devastation floods bring.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sister Bliss, Lucy Easthope, Rachel Maclean on Domestic Abuse Plan, Ockenden Review
  Sister Bliss and Professor Lauren Stewart on the power of music to affect our emotions.
6. 11:00
  The P Word
  Is the use of the ‘P’ word ever acceptable?
7. 11:30
  Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends—Irish dancer Michael Flatley
  Morgan Bullock talks to Oti Mabuse about her dancing legend - Michael Flatley.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—30/03/2022
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 12:04
  The Battle of Savoy Hill—Episode 3
  3/5Hilda Matheson joined the BBC in 1926 and was soon impressing her colleagues.
3. 12:18
  You and Yours—Kids Online, Venison, Families Renting
  A report by the regulator Ofcom reveals what children are doing online.
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/03/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—30/03/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
6. 13:45
  Past Forward: A Century of Sound—The Corncrake and the Croft
  Greg Jenner watches a clip from a 1977 film about life on Uist in the Outer Hebrides
7. 14:00
  The Archers—29/03/2022
  The verdict is in for Berrow.
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—4am Kyiv Is Bombed
  Up-to-the-minute drama set in Kyiv as the invasion takes place.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Young People and Money Anxiety
  Getting to grips with your money worries.
10. 15:30
  The Invention Of...—Poland, Obliterated From the Map
  1/3Misha Glenny on how Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine were wiped from the map.
11. 16:00
  Rewinder—Man With A Pigeon On His Head
  Greg James heads deep into the BBC archives to deliver a selection of prime audio.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Ukraine's lessons for the media
  Local and international perspectives on the war.
13. 17:00
  PM—30/03/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/03/2022 Repeated failures at Shrewsbury hospital trust may have led to deaths of 200 babies
  The Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, has pledged to hold those responsible to account.
2. 18:30
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 3, 5. Losing the Way
  5/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as long marrieds, in love with life and each other.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/03/2022
  Chris attempts to be honest.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Glasgow's Burrell Collection reopens; Orphans the musical; Yoga Concerto; Edinburgh’s new Makar Hannah Lavery
  The Burrell Collection in Glasgow reopens.
5. 20:00
  Things Fell Apart—S1. How Things Fell Apart, with Jon Ronson and Louis Theroux
  21/22Louis Theroux chats to Jon Ronson about his recent podcast series, Things Fell Apart.
6. 20:45
  Lent Talks—"I was naked and you clothed me"
  A series of personal reflections inspired by an aspect of Jesus' ministry and Passion.
7. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Northern Ireland's Environmental Future
  Tom Heap asks if Northern Ireland's new environmental ambitions will become reality?
8. 21:30
  The Media Show—Ukraine's lessons for the media
  Local and international perspectives on the war.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Russia announces 1 day Mariupol ceasefire
  We speak to one woman from the city who says she was taken to Russia against her will
10. 22:45
  The Battle of Savoy Hill—Episode 3
  3/5Hilda Matheson joined the BBC in 1926 and was soon impressing her colleagues.
11. 23:00
  Damien Slash—The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 4, Episode 4
  4/4Fast-paced sketch show from character comedian Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker).
12. 23:15
  Chris Neill: Raging Enigma—A (Partial) Advent Calendar
  6/6Comic explorations of the undergrowth of Chris’s life.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/03/2022
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/03/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope—Ep 3 - Flooding
  3/5In Lucy Easthope's memoir she explores how to recover from the devastation floods bring.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/03/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:33
  Shipping Forecast—31/03/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/03/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Grace Thomas.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/03/22 - Fertiliser, food waste and Australian sheep farmers
  Fertiliser prices and the debate on food waste.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ring Ouzel
  Bill Oddie presents the ring ouzel.

Thursday 31 March 2022