BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 7 July 2022

FM Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/07/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Last Days of Roger Federer by Geoff Dyer—Episode 3
  3/5Geoff Dyer muses on the need for goals, and aims to keep his small.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/07/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/07/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/07/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/07/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Oppong Boateng
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/07/22 - Food security report, young people see farming as 'outdated', farm campsite tourism
  United Nations report explores the impact of Covid and the war in Ukraine on food security
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Lapwing
  Bill Oddie presents the lapwing.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/07/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Nusrat Ghani MP for Wealden and vice-chair of The 1922 committee
  Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden and vice-chair of The 1922 committee .
3. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Confronting racism on Chinese social media
  Tracking-down a Chinese content maker in Malawi who sold racist content online
4. 11:30
  Fairy Meadow—5. A Judgement
  Mercury appears in court in Sydney.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  World at One—07/07/2022
  News, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
2. 14:00
  The Archers—06/07/2022
  Is all well in the Casey household?
3. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Stealing Shelley’s Heart
  Mary Shelley waits for news of her poet husband, last seen sailing his ship into a storm.
4. 15:00
  Open Country—The Search for Summer Snow
  Iain Cameron and Andrew Cotter climb the Scottish Highlands in search of snow.
5. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—The Country Trust
  Sheila Dillon makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Country Trust.
6. 15:30
  Bookclub—John Preston: The Dig
  John Preston on his novel The Dig.
7. 16:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 24, Exploring the Deep
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the ocean waves to discover what lies beneath.
8. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Robotic Thumbs, Mending Bones with Magnets, and the State of Science this Summer
  A trip round the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2022.
9. 17:00
  PM—07/07/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/07/2022 Boris Johnson Steps Down
  Boris Johnson resigns as Conservative leader after losing the support of his party
2. 18:30
  Henry Normal: A Normal...—Community
  Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to explore life's big questions.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/07/2022
  Will it be Chelsea to the rescue?
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Story Museum, The Waste Land and Brian and Charles reviewed, Grand Theft Hamlet
  The Waste Land, Brian and Charles reviewed, The Story Museum Oxford, Grand Theft Hamlet.
5. 20:00
  The Law Show—Prison Education
  Prison education is 'chaotic', often 'inadequate'. How could it cut reoffending better?
6. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—'Sorry, all our agents are busy right now'
  Why does it seem so hard to get in touch with a business? Presented by Evan Davis.
7. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Robotic Thumbs, Mending Bones with Magnets, and the State of Science this Summer
  A trip round the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2022.
8. 21:30
  In Dark Corners—Series 1, 3. Aberlour & Gordonstoun
  3/4Alex Renton presents a series about class, power and privilege in Britain's elite schools.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Boris Johnson resigns as Conservative leader
  Johnson insists he will remain prime minister until the autumn
10. 22:45
  Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale—Episode 9
  9/10A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley
11. 23:00
  Best Medicine—Bubbles, Dancing, Masks, GoodSAM
  Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests discuss cancer-curing microbubbles and a life saving app.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/07/2022
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/07/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Last Days of Roger Federer by Geoff Dyer—Episode 4
  4/5Geoff Dyer reflects on that vast realm known as the unfinished, the unread.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/07/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/07/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/07/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/07/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Oppong Boateng
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/07/2022 - Ukrainian grain crisis, Island tourism, school soil project
  Ukrainian grain crisis; island tourism issues; school soil project.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Treecreeper
  Bill Oddie presents the treecreeper.

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