FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—09/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Afternoon Reading—The Big Chill, The Lost Child
5/5 By Brian McGilloway. A couple hear a baby crying on their child monitor. Whose baby? (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—10/05/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/05/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—10/05/2009
The sound of bells from St Olave's Church in London.
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05:45
Petitioning the Modern Way—Episode 2
2/2 How does being able to directly petition the PM fit in with our notions of democracy?
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—10/05/2009
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—Entitlement
Mark Tully explores the complex relationship between entitlement and rights.
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06:35
On Your Farm—10/05/2009
Alex James meets Julian Hodge, a Devon butcher with a passion for meat and motorbikes.
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06:57
Weather—10/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—10/05/2009
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—10/05/2009
Edward Stourton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.
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07:55
Radio 4 Appeal—Children's Heart Federation
India Knight appeals on behalf of Children's Heart Federation.
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07:58
Weather—10/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—10/05/2009
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—O for the Wings of a Dove
Rev Stephen Shipley visits Leipzig to reflect on the faith of composer Felix Mendelssohn.
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08:50
A Point of View—Sheer Poetry
Clive James wonders what the Poet Laureateship says about the British attitude to poetry.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—10/05/2009
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—10/05/2009
The week's events in Ambridge.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Whoopi Goldberg
Kirsty Young invites Whoopi Goldberg to choose eight records.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 John Lloyd and Sean Lock's guests are Brian Eno, Chris Donald and Dave Gorman.
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12:32
The Food Programme—Farming on the Urban Fringe
The problems and opportunities faced by farmers who work on the fringes of towns.
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12:57
Weather—10/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—10/05/2009
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
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13:30
Catholics and Jews—War and Peace?
2/2 Examining Pope Pius XII, referred to by some as 'Hitler's Pope'.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—08/05/2009
Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Chris Beardshaw.
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14:45
Lights, Camera, Landmark—Lacock, Wiltshire
3/5 How this Wiltshire village has been used for period dramas such as The Other Boleyn Girl. (R)
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15:00
Classic Serial—The Siege of Krishnapur, Episode 1
1/2 By JG Farrell. It is 1857 and British rule in India is under threat from mutineers.
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16:00
Open Book—Colm Toibin, Ali Smith, and the new John Wyndham book
Mariella Frostrup talks to the Irish writer Colm Toibin about his new novel, Brooklyn.
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16:30
The Women of Rainer Maria Rilke
The influence of significant women on the life and work of poet Rainer Maria Rilke.
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17:00
The New Hindu Fundamentalists
Navdip Dhariwal investigates the rise of Hindu fundamentalism in Britain.
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17:40
From Fact to Fiction—Series 6, Episode 2
2/8 Bonnie Greer imagines the impact on those involved in exhumating unknown WWI soldiers.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—10/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—10/05/2009
A selection of highlights from the past week on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ radio.
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19:00
The Archers—10/05/2009
Lilian puts out the feelers.
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19:15
Go4it—10/05/2009
Barney Harwood visits a farm and finds out what it is like to grow up on one.
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19:45
Afternoon Reading—Stories with Latitude, Episode 3
3/5 Jon Ronson reveals the tensions inherent in knives, wives, dogs and small boys. (R)
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20:00
More or Less—08/05/2009
Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere.
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20:30
Last Word—08/05/2009
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
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21:00
Money Box—09/05/2009
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Children's Heart Federation
India Knight appeals on behalf of Children's Heart Federation.
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21:30
In Business—Iceland Feels the Chill
Peter Day finds out about the disastrous effects of the credit crunch in Iceland.
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21:58
Weather—10/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—10/05/2009
Including Letters to Mary.
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23:00
The Film Programme—08/05/2009
Francine Stock talks to the creator of Lost, JJ Abrams, about his revival of Star Trek.
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23:30
Something Understood—Entitlement
Mark Tully explores the complex relationship between entitlement and rights.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—10/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Architecture and Living - Class Endures
Laurie Taylor asks if the buildings built today cater for modern life.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—10/05/2009
The sound of bells from St Olave's Church in London.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—11/05/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/05/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/05/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Maggie Dawn.
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05:45
Farming Today—11/05/2009
Charlotte Smith discovers that the future of woolly sheep could be hairy.
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05:57
Weather—11/05/2009
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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