BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 8 April 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker—Ep 4 - Raging Against the Dying of the Light
  4/5Harry Parker on cutting edge advances in rehabilitating the body after injury and illness.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/04/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sadia Azmat
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/04/22 - Farming in Ukraine, global food supply, milk prices and leaving farming
  Charlotte Smith speaks to a farmer in Ukraine.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Pheasant
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the common pheasant.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—08/04/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Reunion—The Boxing Day Tsunami
  Kirsty Wark reunites five people whose lives were changed by the tsunami of 2004.
3. 09:45
  Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker—Ep 5 - Monsters
  5/5Harry Parker on pole dancing, art and prosthetics.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Saffron Hocking, French presidential elections, Midwives, Afghan girls and SMS education, Author Jendella Benson
  Netflix’s Top Boy star who plays Lauryn, Saffron Hocking.
5. 11:00
  Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/3British South Asians and the noughties: pioneers and a backlash.
6. 11:30
  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 1, 1. Not Now, Voyager
  1/5Florence and Selina are nominated for a writer’s prize and the contest becomes a battle.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—08/04/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Archive on 4—The Ministry of Fun
  Sixty years of colourful, complex, cringeworthy encounters between artists and politicians
3. 12:57
  Weather—08/04/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—08/04/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
5. 13:45
  A Show of Hands—Touch
  5/5A massage therapist and a pickpocket reflect on their hands and the sense of touch
6. 14:00
  The Archers—07/04/2022
  There’s a new face at Grey Gables.
7. 14:15
  Limelight—Dead Hand, 2. Zero Sum
  2/5DS Murray believes she has found the killer but Greg is not convinced.
8. 14:45
  Living with the Gods—The Beginnings of Belief
  Neil MacGregor's series on the role and expression of beliefs begins with the Lion Man.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—GQT from the Archive: 75th Celebration
  Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
10. 15:45
  Short Works—Oestrogen City
  Caitlin is persuaded to try speed-dating on a night out in Belfast.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Derek Mack (pictured), June Brown, Doris Derby, Dave Sales
  Matthew Bannister on a rocket engineer, an actor, a civil rights campaigner, a fisherman.
12. 16:30
  Feedback—08/04/2022
  Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
13. 17:00
  PM—08/04/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/04/2022
  At least fifty civilians are believed to have been killed in a missile attack in Ukraine
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 60, Episode 5
  5/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
3. 19:00
  Letter from Ukraine—About the war and 'dead' books
  6/8Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
4. 19:15
  Screenshot—Trains on screen
  Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode jump on board to explore the role of trains on our screens.
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Minette Batters, David TC Davies MP, Liz Saville Roberts MP, Jo Stevens MP
  Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from St Mary's Church in Ross-on-Wye.
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—A View From Russia: All I Have To Say
  The everyday repression of life in Russia, as seen by an anonymous dissident playwright.
7. 21:00
  The Museums That Make Us—Week Two
  Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—At least 50 dead at Kramatorsk railway station
  President Biden accuses Russia of "horrific atrocity"
9. 22:45
  The Promise by Damon Galgut—5: 'That old story.'
  5/102021's Booker Prize-winner charts the story of a family, four funerals and a promise.
10. 23:00
  Great Lives—Brian Cox on Lindsay Anderson
  Brian Cox on Lindsay Anderson
11. 23:30
  The Shadow of Algiers—The Black Box of History
  5/5Stories from France's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
12. 23:45
  Witness History—The Battle for Mount Longdon
  An Argentine soldier and a British soldier tell their stories of the Falklands War.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker—Ep 5 - Monsters
  5/5Harry Parker on pole dancing, art and prosthetics.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/04/2022
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Lent Talks—"I was sick and you cared for me"
  A series of personal reflections inspired by an aspect of Jesus' ministry and Passion.

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