BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 13 June 2023

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/06/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Marianna in Conspiracyland 1, 1. Entering Conspiracyland
  What’s happening in the Devon town of Totnes?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/06/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/06/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Reddie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/06/23 Small abattoirs, Cereals, Farm accounts
  Small abattoirs. Predicted fall in profits for cereal farmers. Farm accounts.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Curlew
  Writer Amy Liptrot reflects on the evocative disappearing curlew call in the uplands.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/06/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Anne-Marie Imafidon on fighting for diversity and equality in science
  Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Anne-Marie Imafidon about championing girls in STEM.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Dharshini David meets cosmetic dermatologist Dr Sam Bunting
  The culture of 'anti-ageing' and the ethics of the beauty industry
4. 09:45
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Marianna in Conspiracyland 1, 2. Down The Rabbit Hole
  What do those in the movement believe? And why?
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Abortion laws, Anorexia and bone health, Profile of Greta Thunberg, Susanna Hoffs
  Are UK abortion laws fit for purpose?
6. 11:00
  Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin—3. Uncertainty and Trump
  US President Donald Trump wades into the Covid origins debate.
7. 11:30
  Taste—Episode 1: The Self
  Zakia Sewell explores what we mean by 'taste'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—13/06/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How have your holiday habits changed?
  Call You and Yours: How have your holiday habits changed?
3. 12:57
  Weather—13/06/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—13/06/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  Close Encounters—Clara Amfo and Amy Winehouse
  Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
6. 14:00
  The Archers—12/06/2023
  There’s a nasty shock for Helen.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—From a Great Height
  Drama looking at how the past can catch up on you. With Ray Fearon and Franc Ashman.
8. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 35, Movement
  Josie Long presents short documentaries about being in motion.
9. 15:30
  Bad Blood: The Story of Eugenics—Birth Controlled
  The battle to control birth in 20th-century USA.
10. 16:00
  The Law Show—The new Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk KC MP
  The Justice secretary's plans and challenges; judicial diversity; working with Parkinson's
11. 16:30
  A Good Read—Zing Tsjeng and Yomi Ṣode
  A journalist and a poet on their favourite books.
12. 17:00
  PM—13/06/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/06/2023 The first stage of the inquiry into the Covid pandemic has begun
  The inquiry has been told the UK may not have been "very well prepared at all"
2. 18:30
  Olga Koch: OK Computer—Series 2, 4. Family
  4/4Olga considers the meaning of family.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/06/2023
  Freddie takes the bull by the horns.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Two debuts: novelist Cecilia Rabess, film director Dionne Edwards; the cost of maintaining arts organisations' buildings
  Novelist Cecilia Rabess, director Dionne Edwards; maintaining arts groups' buildings
5. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Scout's Honour?
  Child abuse in the Scout Association.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—A Transport Special
  Problems buying cheaper rail tickets and making bus stations more accessible.
7. 21:00
  All in the Mind—The perfection trap: do you feel 'good enough'?
  Aiming for perfection: striving for success or risking our mental health?
8. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Anne-Marie Imafidon on fighting for diversity and equality in science
  Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Anne-Marie Imafidon about championing girls in STEM.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Trump Indictment Case Begins
  Donald Trump had denied the stack of unprecedented federal charges against him
10. 22:45
  Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton—Episode 2
  2/10As Shelley plots to leave the group, Mira scopes a promising site for Birnam Wood.
11. 23:00
  Witch—3. The Witches Well
  India heads to Edinburgh to discuss misconceptions that still surround the witch hunts.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—13/06/2023
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/06/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Marianna in Conspiracyland 1, 2. Down The Rabbit Hole
  What do those in the movement believe? And why?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—World Service
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/06/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/06/2023
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Reddie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/06/23 Antibiotic use in pigs; Dual purpose sheep; Estate livestock and conservation
  Reduction in pig antibiotics, Welsh sheep good for lamb and wool and estate conservation.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Penny Anderson on the Spotted Flycatcher
  Penny Anderson had to stop work on her house when the spotted flycatchers moved in.

Wednesday 14 June 2023