BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 12 April 2022

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures by Paul Fischer—Episode 1
  1/5The story of the invention of the motion picture and the mysterious man behind it.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/04/2022
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/04/22 - Queues at Dover, Lump Sum Exit Scheme, new entrants to farming
  Lorries full of chilled meat are sitting in the queues at Dover for days.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Grouse
  Kate Humble presents the black grouse.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—12/04/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Positive Thinking—The Case for Polyamory
  Could polyamory be the way of the future?
3. 09:30
  Witness History—The Soviet Gulag
  Hear one man's story of life in a Soviet labour camp during Stalin's rule.
4. 09:45
  The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures by Paul Fischer—Episode 2
  2/5The story of the invention of the motion picture and the mysterious man behind it.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Actor Anya Taylor-Joy, Rosie Duffield MP, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, Celia Paul and Gwen John
  Actor Anya Taylor-Joy discusses her latest film, The Northman.
6. 11:00
  Putin—5. An Indispensable Tsar
  Putin returns to the presidency to save Russia from the west.
7. 11:30
  The Caretakers—Episode 2: Rebuild
  Fresh perspectives on cultural treasures from the cleaners who look after them.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—12/04/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Is the travel chaos affecting your holiday plans?
  Is the travel chaos affecting your holiday plans this Easter? What do you need to know.
3. 12:57
  Weather—12/04/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—12/04/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  The Museums That Make Us—Bristol's M Shed museum
  Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—11/04/2022
  David receives a surprising offer.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Blackrock Girl (Part 1)
  Lucy Gannon’s two part drama about a rural village in Ireland taken in by fraudster.
8. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 36, Home Economics: Episode 54
  Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
9. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Government Energy Strategy
  Tom Heap delves into the government's newly-announced energy strategy.
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—3 Ways to Speak English
  Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Tom Hopkinson, editor of Picture Post
  Donald Macintyre on Tom Hopkinson, editor of Picture Post and Drum.
12. 17:00
  PM—12/04/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/04/2022 PM receives lockdown party fine
  Boris Johnson is fined for attending a lockdown party in breach of his own rules.
2. 18:30
  Teatime—Episode 2
  2/4Joe ambushes Donna with an impromptu date night. Stars Philip Glenister.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/04/2022
  Jill gets in the driving seat.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Photographer Edward Burtynsky; Turner Prize shortlist; Novelist Patrick McCabe; Staying well on stage discussion
  Photographer Edward Burtynsky; Turner Prize shortlist; novelist Patrick McCabe.
5. 20:00
  Licence to Kill?
  Killed by somebody who should still have been locked up.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Wellness
  We speak to visually impaired wellness practitioners; within yoga, reiki & sound healing.
7. 21:00
  Fungi: The New Frontier—The biggest show on Earth
  2/3Tim Hayward in a race against time to save fungi we’re only just beginning to understand.
8. 21:30
  Positive Thinking—The Case for Polyamory
  Could polyamory be the way of the future?
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—PM and Chancellor facing calls to resign
  Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak fined for breaking lockdown rules
10. 22:45
  The Promise by Damon Galgut—7: 'Have you seen a dead body before?'
  7/102021's Booker Prize-winner charting the decline and fall of the South African Swart family
11. 23:00
  Jayde Adams: Hometown Glory—Episode 1
  1/2Jayde Adams discusses why we leave home and why some of us are drawn to go back.
12. 23:30
  BBC Radio Fjord: Breaking Britain
  A brand new sitcom by Will Hislop and Barney Fishwick.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/04/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures by Paul Fischer—Episode 2
  2/5The story of the invention of the motion picture and the mysterious man behind it.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/04/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/04/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/04/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/04/2022
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/04/2022 - Scottish land sales, fuel costs for fishers and food graduate schemes
  More than 60% of estate sales in Scotland last year were made behind closed doors.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tiffany Francis on the Corncrake
  Tiffany Francis recalls not realising she's seen a corncrake on Lunga for Tweet of the Day

Wednesday 13 April 2022