BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 3 April 2023

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/04/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Arthur Briggs: The Brit Who Brought Jazz to Europe
  Hugh Schofield delves into the little-known story of jazz pioneer Arthur Briggs.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church in Hale, Cheshire
  Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Hale, Cheshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/04/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/04/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with David Waters.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/04/2023 Food labelling and standards, Conservation funding, Peat
  Food labelling, £18 million conservation fund, and the deadline for phasing out peat.
10. 05:56
  Weather—03/04/2023
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Jack Snipe
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the jack snipe.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/04/2023
  Why was my neighbour's body not found for two years?
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Mastering a new skill
  Tom Sutcliffe with Adam Gopnik, Hannah Critchlow and Rebecca Struthers.
3. 09:45
  The Crowning of Everest—A Nation Waits
  1953 Britain prepares to crown a new queen and waits to hear if Everest has been conquered
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The rise of right-wing female leaders in Europe.
  What's behind the increase in women leading right-wing political parties across Europe?
5. 11:00
  Serendipity—Derry Boys
  The story of two Derry boys and a 50-year-old friendship which defied the odds.
6. 11:30
  Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—Series 2, 13. Elizabeth Taylor
  Lucy Worsley looks into a backstreet abortionist in 19th-century Melbourne.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—03/04/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Buying medication online
  Buying drugs online - what are the rules? Also: energy bills and a flip phone revival.
3. 12:57
  Weather—03/04/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—03/04/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  Assume Nothing: The Shankill Gold Rush—The Find
  A child, a chimney and the discovery of a lifetime.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—02/04/2023
  There’s another shock for the Aldridge family
7. 14:15
  This Cultural Life—Margaret Atwood
  Award-wining author Margaret Atwood reveals the experiences that shaped her writing.
8. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 36, The Final, 2023
  13/13Paul Gambaccini asks the questions in the grand final of the wide-ranging music quiz
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—A Pudding Celebration
  Join Sheila in her kitchen with some of the UK's best pudding chefs.
10. 16:00
  The Invention Of...—Russia, A Tale of Two Ivans
  1/4What is Russia and where did it come from? Misha Glenny presents.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Grief
  Aleem Maqbool speaks to Rabbi Jonathan Romain about grief.
12. 17:00
  PM—03/04/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/04/2023 More Strikes After Teachers Reject Pay Deal
  Teachers in England are planning more strikes after rejecting the government's pay offer.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 91, 1. Quicksand, A Damp Squib, and Why I Could Win ‘The Traitors’
  1/10Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/04/2023
  It’s all hands to the pump at Bridge Farm.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Beatles at Stowe School, Hugh Laurie on Agatha Christie
  The Beatles at Stowe School, and Hugh Laurie on Agatha Christie.
5. 20:00
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Disaster Trolls, Bonus: Remember My Name
  Marianna Spring revisits her investigation into conspiracy theories about terror attacks.
6. 20:30
  Analysis—Lessons from the vaccine task force
  What are the lessons from the success of the UK's Vaccine Task Force?
7. 21:00
  Science Stories—Series 9, Madame Lavoisier's Translation of Oxygen
  Philip Ball tells the story of Madame Lavoisier, the translator of oxygen.
8. 21:30
  Start the Week—Mastering a new skill
  Tom Sutcliffe with Adam Gopnik, Hannah Critchlow and Rebecca Struthers.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Trump flies back to New York
  Former President appears in court tomorrow
10. 22:45
  Magpie by Elizabeth Day—Episode 1 - A New Start
  Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller begins.
11. 23:00
  I Feel Therefore I Am—The Multiverse of Truth
  Professor Abigail Williams explores the history of facts versus feelings.
12. 23:30
  Limelight—Siege, Episode 1
  1/5You've seen the news, the blogs, and the pics. Now the hostages tell the inside story.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/04/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Crowning of Everest—A Nation Waits
  1953 Britain prepares to crown a new queen and waits to hear if Everest has been conquered
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/04/2023
  The latest shipping forecast
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/04/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/04/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with David Waters.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/04/23 Red Tractor and environmental certification; sky larks
  Red Tractor defends its credentials as a river charity makes a complaint about it.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nadia Archer on the Peregrine
  Nadia Archer of the RSPB recalls Manchester's peregrines for Tweet of the Day.

Tuesday 4 April 2023