BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 2 January 2023

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/01/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The football pools - mass investment
  Betting and investment - what are the connections and the differences?
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Holy Trinity Church in Long Melford, Suffolk
  Bells on Sunday comes from Holy Trinity Church in Long Melford, Suffolk.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/01/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/01/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/01/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Bishop of Salford, John Arnold.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/01/23 - Landscape Recovery Pilot
  Fifty farmers and landowners in the north east Cotswolds come together with big ambitions.
10. 05:56
  Weather—02/01/2023
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Snow Petrel
  Liz Bonnin presents an Antarctic specialist, the delicate-looking snow petrel.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/01/2023
  Dame Sharon White Guest Edits Today
2. 09:00
  Rethink—Rethink Climate, Pledges and progress
  1/5Amol Rajan explores the tension between climate-change aspirations and achievements.
3. 09:45
  The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama—Episode 1 - The Power of Small
  1/5Michelle Obama shares her insights & strategies for living boldly in an uncertain world.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Turning your passion into a business with Deborah Meaden and Lynne Franks
  Turning your passion into a business - is it ever a good idea?
5. 11:00
  Song for Belper
  The wonderful history of pop songs and music commissioned by town councils around Britain.
6. 11:30
  Made of Stronger Stuff—Fat
  Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/01/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Student Editors Special
  Student Editor Special. What worries teenagers when it comes to being a consumer?
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/01/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—02/01/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  The Crowning of Everest—A Nation Waits
  1953 Britain prepares to crown a new queen and waits to hear if Everest has been conquered
6. 14:00
  The Archers—01/01/2023
  There’s a New Year Party at the Bull.
7. 14:15
  This Cultural Life—Sam Mendes
  Director Sam Mendes reveals the formative influences on his career in theatre and film.
8. 15:00
  Nature Table—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Hangovers: a guide to the morning after
  Jaega Wise investigates the science, history and culture around the hangover.
10. 16:00
  Soul Music—The Parting Glass
  A folk song from Scotland that has endured through centuries.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Out of the Habit?
  With numbers waning, what's the future for Britain's religious communities?
12. 17:00
  PM—02/01/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/01/2023 Russia Admits Troop Losses
  Russia has said 63 soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian rocket attack on New Year's Eve.
2. 18:15
  New Storytellers—The Sound Collector
  The Gold Winner of the Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Audio Feature 2023.
3. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 90, 2. Peanut Butter, Westminster Abbey and Alan Shearer
  2/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—02/01/2023
  Stella is taking the initiative.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Leeds 2023 Year of Culture
  Front Row visits Leeds as the city prepares to celebrate culture throughout 2023.
6. 20:00
  The Untold—Unlikely Strippers
  A group of northern men are preparing to bare all in a bid to help a local disabled boy.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Fighting 'fat-phobia' in Brazil
  The Brazilian city passing laws to fight discrimination against people who are obese.
8. 21:00
  Phantoms in the Brain—‘Is back pain a transmissible disease?' - Dan’s story
  Dan lives with agonising back ache, until a pilot study into pain transforms his life.
9. 21:30
  Rethink—Rethink Climate, Pledges and progress
  1/5Amol Rajan explores the tension between climate-change aspirations and achievements.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Dozens of Russian soldiers killed in missile attack
  Moscow said 63 people died in the Donetsk strike on New Year's Eve.
11. 22:45
  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus—1: 'Didn't you see the signs?'
  1/10Bonnie Garmus' comedy featuring the gloriously idiosyncratic heroine Elizabeth Zott.
12. 23:00
  Lights Out—Series 5, County Lines
  Four people recount their involvement with 'county lines' - selling drugs around the UK.
13. 23:30
  Are You Alright in There?
  Jason 'Ladybird' Hazeley and Joel 'Ladybird' Morris present a history of the Xmas loo book
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/01/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Profile—Sarah Lancashire
  The actor behind some of our favourite female leads.
3. 00:30
  The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama—Episode 1 - The Power of Small
  1/5Michelle Obama shares her insights & strategies for living boldly in an uncertain world.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/01/2023
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/01/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/01/2023
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/01/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Lucy Winkett.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/01/23 A new Common Agricultural Policy, farmers' discussion group, Lord Plumb on Great Lives.
  A new CAP for the EU and farmers talking farming.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—White Tern
  Sir David Attenborough presents the widespread marine species, the white tern.

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