BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 20 June 2023

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/06/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Marianna in Conspiracyland 1, 6. German Conspiracyland
  Why are journalists being attacked in Germany?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/06/2023
  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—20/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/06/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/06/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Jonathan Thomas.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/06/23 Wildfires; rural broadband; giant hogweed and sheep.
  Experts say number of wildfires set to increase in future, how can land be manged to help?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Stonechat
  The stonechat's punctuating call reminds writer Melissa Harrison of walks in Dartmoor.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/06/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Anne Ferguson-Smith on unravelling epigenetics
  Jim Al-Khalili unravels the tangled chains of genetic (and epigenetic) inheritance.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Acceptance: Lois Pryce and Yasmin Khan
  Lois Pryce talks to Yasmin Khan about acceptance in the face of chronic fatigue.
4. 09:45
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Marianna in Conspiracyland 1, 7. After An Attempted Coup
  What can the UK learn from Germany?
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Life for women in India, latest on the Windrush scandal, women and napping and access to therapy records in rape investigatios
  Life for women in India.
6. 11:00
  Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin—4. Mission: Impossible
  A World Health Organization team heads to Wuhan. Will they find the truth?
7. 11:30
  Taste—Episode 2: The Tribe
  Zakia Sewell examines what we mean by 'taste'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/06/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Have housing costs forced you to move back in with your parents?
  Today we're asking - have housing costs forced you to move back in with your parents?
3. 12:57
  Weather—20/06/2023
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—20/06/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed—Series 5, Movement of People
  What’s happened to migration since the UK left the EU?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—19/06/2023
  The grass may be greener for Harrison.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—First Do No Harm, 1. Elaine
  1/2By Al Smith. The NHS in crisis. A man is dead. Who is to blame in a broken system?
8. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 35, Geographies
  Josie Long presents short documentaries centred around a specific place.
9. 15:30
  Bad Blood: The Story of Eugenics—Rassenhygiene
  The Nazis build a eugenic state.
10. 16:00
  Kings in the North
  How two high-profile metro mayors are rebalancing power in England's great northern cities
11. 16:30
  A Good Read—Hal Cruttenden and Daisy Buchanan
  The comedian and the writer talk to Harriett about favourite books
12. 17:00
  PM—20/06/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/06/2023 Search for missing submersible continues
  A search for a missing submersible with five crew on board not yet yielded any results.
2. 18:30
  Janey Godley: The C Bomb—Series 1, 1: Shall We Start at the Beginning?
  As she now faces end-of-life care, another chance to hear Janey’s brutally funny story.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/06/2023
  The walls close in on Lee.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Elliot Page, Wicker Man music, Jewish Museum and Holocaust Memorial
  Elliot Page; Holocaust Memorial and Jewish Museum; Wicker Man music; Sir Michael Hopkins.
5. 20:00
  The Monkey Haters
  The disturbing trade in the torment and torture of monkeys.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—Blind Adventurers
  Two blind adventurers tell us what drives them to seek new challenges.
7. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Male friendship
  A discussion from the Cheltenham Science Festival on the issues men face with friendship.
8. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Anne Ferguson-Smith on unravelling epigenetics
  Jim Al-Khalili unravels the tangled chains of genetic (and epigenetic) inheritance.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Post Office bosses told to repay bonuses
  Post Office bosses told to repay bonuses wrongly paid for completing inquiry into scandal
10. 22:45
  Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton—Episode 7
  7/10Lemoine joins Birnam Wood for an evening of pad thai and some LSD-fuelled group bonding.
11. 23:00
  Witch—4. Enchanted Lands
  A witch has been created in the Thames Valley to protect a family from eviction.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/06/2023
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/06/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Marianna in Conspiracyland—Marianna in Conspiracyland 1, 7. After An Attempted Coup
  What can the UK learn from Germany?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2023
  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—21/06/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/06/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/06/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Jonathan Thomas.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/06/23 Sustainable Farm Incentive; Methane testing and Sheep
  The long awaited detail of the new 'Sustainable Farming Incentive' is published.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Jennifer Border on the Whinchat
  Jennifer Border recalls how looking for whinchats resulted in a broken road sign.

Wednesday 21 June 2023