FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—09/12/2008
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Coda, Episode 1
1/5 Toby Stephens reads from playwright Simon Gray's account of coming to terms with cancer.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/12/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—09/12/2008
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/12/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/12/2008
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/12/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:45
Farming Today—09/12/2008
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—09/12/2008
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00
The Long View—Retail Difficulties: Gamages in 1930
Jonathan considers what shops today can learn from the bleak festive season of 1930.
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09:30
Bad Habits—Procrastination
5/5 Comedian Richard Herring explores the problem of procrastination in our working lives.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Coda, Episode 2
2/5 Gray's doctor delivers bad news.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Lads mags age limit; Diabetes care at school
Should lads mags be given an 18 certificate to ensure children can't get hold of them?
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11:00
World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations—09/12/2008
Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement of animals
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11:30
I Was...—Series 1, Ernest Hemingway's La Secretaria
2/4 Valerie Danby Smith was Ernest Hemingway's secretary in the final two years of his life.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Call You and Yours
Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
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12:57
Weather—09/12/2008
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—09/12/2008
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
Music Feature—The Golden Oriole
The French composer Olivier Messiaen's fascination for using birdsong in his music.
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14:00
The Archers—08/12/2008
The new girl.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Eight Feet High and Rising
Liam, an 8ft 6ins recluse, lives with his mother, who is too fat to leave the house.
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15:00
Making History—Church Spires
Vanessa Collingridge explores the cultural innovation of church spires.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—80 Not Out, A Shocking Accident
2/5 A young man tries to hide the embarrassing facts of his father's death from his fiancee.
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15:45
Wide Awake at Bedtime—Episode 2
2/4 Stewart accompanies a group of year 9 students staying over in Birmingham's Science museum
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16:00
Word of Mouth—09/12/2008
Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak
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16:30
Great Lives—Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti is nominated by the music promoter Harvey Goldsmith.
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17:00
PM—09/12/2008
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—09/12/2008
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Listen Against—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 Martin Jarvis reads from a Haynes manual, plus more wireless weirdness.
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19:00
The Archers—09/12/2008
The car's not there, Alistair.
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19:15
Front Row—09/12/2008
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—To The North, Connections
2/5 Emmeline has been secretly meeting the dubious Mark Linkwater.
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20:00
Digging Deep
Examining a mining company in Guinea that says it is stressing aid as much as profits.
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20:40
In Touch—09/12/2008
Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
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21:00
All in the Mind—Electronic Mental Health Records - Space Therapy - Invisible Smile
Claudia talks to researchers who have studied people who cannot make facial expressions.
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21:30
The Long View—Retail Difficulties: Gamages in 1930
Jonathan considers what shops today can learn from the bleak festive season of 1930.
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21:58
Weather—09/12/2008
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—09/12/2008
With reports on the reasons behind the Greek riots and Barack Obama's economic rescue plan
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—La's Orchestra Saves the World, Episode 2
2/5 Keen to do her bit for the war effort, La decides to start an orchestra to boost morale.
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23:00
Danny Robins Music Therapy—Episode 4
4/4 Danny campaigns for bagpipes to be celebrated and tries to write a Winterval number one.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—09/12/2008
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—10/12/2008
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Coda, Episode 2
2/5 Gray's doctor delivers bad news.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/12/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—10/12/2008
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/12/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/12/2008
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/12/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:45
Farming Today—10/12/2008
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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