BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 2 November 2023

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/11/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  How to Spot Potential—Music maestros
  How potential in music crosses cultural and geographical boundaries.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2023
  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—02/11/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/11/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/11/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Iwan Russell Jones.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/11/23 Insect feed for livestock, sustainable food supply chains, winter cover crops.
  Insect farmers want to be allowed to feed processed maggots to pigs and chickens.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Wagtail
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/11/2023
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's ideas on how to live a good life.
3. 09:45
  How to Spot Potential—The world of work
  Many employers say they will help you fulfil your potential, but what do they mean?
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Covid Inquiry, Child-free friends, Afghans in Pakistan, Alison Larkin
  Covid Inquiry, Child-free friends, Afghan refugees, Sarah Ditum's Toxic, Grief... a Comedy
5. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Voices from Gaza and Israel
  An Irish Palestinian talks about daily life in Gaza and an Israeli returns to his Kibbutz.
6. 11:30
  A Good Read—Cressida Cowell and Romy Gill MBE
  Children's writer Cressida Cowell and restaurateur Romy Gill choose favourite books.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—02/11/2023
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Gap Finders - Layla Sargent from The Seam
  Winifred Robinson hears from Layla Sargent, founder of The Seam, an online repair service.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Eco-friendly toilet paper
  Is eco-friendly toilet paper 'the best thing since sliced bread'?
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/11/2023
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—02/11/2023
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
6. 13:45
  The Cows Are Mad—9. Cow Eats Man
  One of the most disturbing BSE theories so far causes an international incident.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—01/11/2023
  Tensions boil over for one family.
8. 14:15
  Broken Colours—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4By Matthew Broughton. Dan has vanished only days before Jess's new exhibition.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Hutting
  Helen Mark finds out about the hutting movement in Scotland.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Inside Justice
  Actor Tom Conti makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Inside Justice.
11. 15:30
  Open Book—AI and the Novel
  Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts discuss AI and the Novel.
12. 16:00
  Legend—The Joni Mitchell Story, 1. Urge for Going
  1/6Joni's story begins in a small prairie town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Metal Mines
  How disused mines are having a harmful effect on our rivers.
14. 17:00
  PM—02/11/2023
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/11/2023 Storm Ciaran leaves thousands without power
  Gusts of up to 100mph have battered southern England and the Channel Islands
2. 18:30
  Kevin Eldon Will See You Now—Series 4, God Lends A Hand (Hand Hand)
  4/4Kevin presents the sound of flamethrowers, God and an archivist being flung onto a lorry.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/11/2023
  Harrison faces a difficult negotiation.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Kenneth Branagh in King Lear, Andrew Motion on Elegies
  Kenneth Branagh in King Lear, Andrew Motion on Elegies, new Beatles song.
5. 20:00
  The Law Show—Prison sentences: too long or too short?
  The length of prison sentences; the state of prisons; US gun laws; new Scots human rights.
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—The Age of the Train?
  Could long-distance trains become a serious competitor to the plane?
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Metal Mines
  How disused mines are having a harmful effect on our rivers.
8. 21:30
  In Our Time—Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's ideas on how to live a good life.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—US top diplomat flies to Israel for new push on humanitarian aid
  More dual nationals leave Gaza for Egypt via the Rafah crossing
10. 22:45
  The Lovecraft Investigations—The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 4
  Can Aramis Levesque shed light on journalist Edwin Lillibridge and his connections?
11. 23:00
  Radical with Amol Rajan—Covidshambles: The human cost of chaos in No 10
  Amol and Nick ask what difference a less chaotic approach to the pandemic would have made
12. 23:30
  Limelight—SteelHeads, 4. Break Point
  4/5The Bill Gates Rest Home, the cure, a trade in body parts…
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/11/2023
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  How to Spot Potential—The world of work
  Many employers say they will help you fulfil your potential, but what do they mean?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2023
  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—03/11/2023
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/11/2023
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/11/2023
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with Iwan Russell Jones.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/11/23 Flooded farms, the Lynx effect on rams, NFU Cymru conference
  Flooded farms and the Lynx effect on rams.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Drongo
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the black drongo of Southern Asia.

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