FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
News and Weather—27/03/2008
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession, The Merchant's Tale
3/5 The great Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus sends his brightest student to London.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—27/03/2008
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service for a selection of programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/03/2008
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/03/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Tina Beattie.
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05:45
Farming Today—27/03/2008
News and issues in rural Britain.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/03/2008
Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Dissolution of the Monasteries
Melvyn Bragg examines Henry VIII's policy of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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09:45
Book of the Week—The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession, Ye who o'er Southern Oceans Wander
4/5 Joseph Banks heads south in the ship Endeavour on a historic botanical expedition.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Child Prostitution; Great-Grandparents; Dame Laura Knight
What can be done to protect children forced into prostitution by criminal gangs?
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Korean Missionaries
Ulli Schauen visits Korea to find out why Koreans are such fervent evangelists.
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11:30
The Reading Group Commissions
Documentary following the commissioning process of this week's Afternoon Readings.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—27/03/2008
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
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12:57
Weather—27/03/2008
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—27/03/2008
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
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13:30
Open Country—Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Helen Mark visits the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, near Wrexham.
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14:00
The Archers—26/03/2008
Alice's homecoming.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Death of Magnus Sweet
By Alastair Jessiman. Two Scottish public school boys invent a fictitious fellow classmate
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15:00
Check Up—Sleep
Barbara Myers puts callers' questions about sleep problems to expert Dr Kevin Morgan.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—23/03/2008
Betty Boothroyd appeals on behalf of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—The Reading Group Stories, Twice Tried, Twice Hung, Twice Buried
4/5 Written and read by Lindsey Davies. A period tale about a local forger.
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15:45
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ—DIY
4/10 How marriage became a means of coping with skill shortages in designing post-war homes.
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16:00
Open Book—Andrew Grieg, From Columnist to Novelist, and Mrs Gaskell
Mariella Frostrup talks to Scottish poet and author Andrew Greig.
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16:30
Material World—HECToR The Supercomputer - Skin Cancer
Quentin Cooper investigates HECToR, Britain's new national supercomputer.
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16:56
1968 Day by Day—27th March 1968
Celebrations and protests mark 50 years of female suffrage in the UK.
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17:00
PM—27/03/2008
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/03/2008
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 2, Episode 3
3/3 John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each. With Phil Cornwell and John Finnemore.
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19:00
The Archers—27/03/2008
Kathy's greater trial.
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19:15
Front Row—27/03/2008
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Colette - Cheri, Episode 4
4/5 Lea has returned to Paris, lonely and yearning for her young lover Cheri.
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20:00
Investigation—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4 Simon Cox searches for the facts about Polish workers in the UK.
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20:30
Analysis—Can We Kick the Habit?
Historian Richard Weight asks why the problem of drug addiction has proved so intractable.
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21:00
Leading Edge—The Brain's Calorie Counter
Geoff Watts examines new research into a so-called 'calorie counting' area of the brain.
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21:30
In Our Time—The Dissolution of the Monasteries
Melvyn Bragg examines Henry VIII's policy of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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21:58
Weather—27/03/2008
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—27/03/2008
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Revelations
9/10 Fleeing from her father, Kit confronts Lewis and they both learn the other's dark secret.
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23:00
One—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Guests include Dan Maier, Graeme Garden, Deborah Norton and Lizzie Roper.
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23:15
All Bar Luke—Series 2, The Nightclub
6/6 Luke gets stuck outside a club while his friends and Hayley party inside. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—27/03/2008
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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Late
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00:00
News and Weather—28/03/2008
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession, Ye who o'er Southern Oceans Wander
4/5 Joseph Banks heads south in the ship Endeavour on a historic botanical expedition.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/03/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/03/2008
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service for a selection of programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/03/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/03/2008
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/03/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Tina Beattie.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/03/2008
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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