BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 27 October 2022

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/10/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Climate Book created by Greta Thunberg—Book of the Week: Ep 3 - Climate Change and Us
  3/5Our selected essays take us to countries where global warming is already a reality.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/10/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/10/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/10/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/10/2022 Livestock farms polluting local rivers, a new Defra secretary, chia seeds
  Farmers are taking a calculated business risk not to invest to stop pollution, says report
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Rock Dove
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the rock dove.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/10/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Wilfred Owen
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the outstanding poets of the First World War.
3. 09:45
  The Climate Book created by Greta Thunberg—Book of the Week: Ep 4 - Action Taken
  4/5Our selected essays explore what the world has done about global warming so far.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Rogue refuges update, Una Marson, Agony aunts, Iran
  How can rogue landlords who exploit survivors of domestic abuse be stopped?
5. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Brazil votes on the Amazon's future
  Illegal gold mining on indigenous land, and stories from Taiwan, Zambia, Sweden and the US
6. 11:30
  Music To Scream To - The Hammer Horror Soundtracks
  Neil Brand explores Hammer's modernist soundtracks, and explains how scary music works.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/10/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—When criminals steal my house why can't I have it back?
  When criminals steal my house why can't I have it back?
3. 12:32
  All Consuming—VR and the Metaverse
  Amit and Charlotte lose themselves in the immersive world of virtual reality.
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/10/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—27/10/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  How to Raise a Trillion—Borrowing
  Martha Kearney and Dharshini David go back to the economic basics.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—26/10/2022
  Jazzer has the winning touch.
8. 14:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—The Timbermoor Imp (Part 1)
  A two-part Hallowe'en adventure for the immortal mediator.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—The Plock
  Helen Mark hears about plans to regenerate a community parkland close to the Skye Bridge.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Willow Foundation
  Arts presenter John Wilson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Willow Foundation.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Writing Nature
  How writers capture our natural world.
12. 16:00
  Made of Stronger Stuff—Amygdala
  Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Turtle Voices, a Pandemic Retrospective and a Nose-Picking Primate
  Turtle voices shed light on the evolutionary origins of vocal communication.
14. 17:00
  PM—27/10/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/10/2022 - Rishi Sunak cancels COP27 visit.
  Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of not caring about climate change as he cancels COP27 visit.
2. 18:30
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 4, The Revolving Door
  2/4Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/10/2022
  Mia has a cunning idea.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Tammy Faye musical, Paul Newman's memoir, Daniel Arsham, Simon Armitage
  The new musical from Elton John; artist Daniel Arsham; Simon Armitage on the BBC centenary
5. 20:00
  The Law Show—Secrecy in the Court of Protection?
  Why some court hearings are secret. Is most UK chicken illegal? And indefinite sentences.
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—The business of being a GP
  GPs are not salaried staff but contracted service providers. How do the economics work?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Turtle Voices, a Pandemic Retrospective and a Nose-Picking Primate
  Turtle voices shed light on the evolutionary origins of vocal communication.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Wilfred Owen
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the outstanding poets of the First World War.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—UN: COP 26 pledges were not enough
  "No credible path" to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees
10. 22:45
  Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Sleep Well - with Michael Mosley, Sleep Well - Ep 4: Warm up to cool down
  Get comfortable as Dr Michael Mosley reveals how warmth can help prepare you for sleep.
11. 23:00
  Fed or Dead
  Late-night comedy on BBC Radio 4 - the next evolution in zombie fiction.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—27/10/2022
  Susan Hulme on the continuing controversy over the reappointment of Suella Braverman.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/10/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Climate Book created by Greta Thunberg—Book of the Week: Ep 4 - Action Taken
  4/5Our selected essays explore what the world has done about global warming so far.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/10/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/10/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/10/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/10/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/10/22 Red Tractor scheme 'a farce', growing hemp, agroforestry
  The Red Tractor farm assurance scheme dismissed as 'a farce'.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tawny Owl (Winter)
  David Attenborough presents the Tawny Owl.

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