FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Afternoon Reading—Murder She Thought - Series 1, Have a Nice Death
An author has a wonderful time in New York, until he receives a strange phone call. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—31/05/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/05/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—31/05/2009
The sound of bells from Tavistock Parish Church.
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05:45
Letters to Mary—Episode 3
3/3 Natasha Walter looks at A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—31/05/2009
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—Ordinary Time
Mark Tully celebrates what the novelist Marilynne Robinson has called 'the dear ordinary'.
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06:35
Living World—Grass Snakes
Lionel Kelleway tries to get close to the grass snake, Britain's largest native snake.
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06:57
Weather—31/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—31/05/2009
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—31/05/2009
Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.
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07:55
Radio 4 Appeal—Treloar Trust
Richard Stilgoe appeals on behalf of Treloar Trust.
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07:58
Weather—31/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—31/05/2009
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—The Marvellous Work Behold Amazed
A service from St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge in London, for the Feast of Pentecost.
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08:50
A Point of View—Newsflash from the Far East
Clive James reflects on democracy, MPs' expenses and the Oxford Poetry Professorship.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—31/05/2009
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—31/05/2009
The week's events in Ambridge.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook
Kirsty Young's castaway is campaigner Caroline, Countess Of Cranbrook.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6 John Lloyd invites Oliver James, John Hodgman and Charlotte Uhlenbroek to submit exhibits.
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12:32
The Food Programme—School Food
Will new meal standards for secondary schools sink the frail school catering sector?
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12:57
Weather—31/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—31/05/2009
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
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13:30
Britain in Their Sites—Episode 2
2/3 The debate over the decision to rebuild London's Euston Station in 1961.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—29/05/2009
Eric Robson chairs. With Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness.
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14:45
A Guide to Water Birds—Episode 1
1/5 Brett Westwood is joined by keen bird watcher Stephen Moss to identify wet meadow waders.
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15:00
Classic Serial—Mugsborough, 1926
2/2 An illegitimate child with a tragic secret is used as a pawn in a bigger game.
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16:00
Open Book—Rose Tremain, Alaa Al-Aswany, Monty Don, Matthew d’Ancona and Peter Florence
Mariella Frostrup meets an engaging mix of authors at the Hay Festival.
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16:30
Poetry Please—31/05/2009
Roger McGough introduces requests for poems by Robert Frost and Edward Thomas.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—Badly Behaving Bankers
Allan Urry investigates more claims of bad behaviour on the part of bankers.
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17:40
From Fact to Fiction—Series 6, Parliament of Rooks
5/8 Dramatist Steve Waters creates a fictional response to the week's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—31/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—31/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—31/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—31/05/2009
Frank Cottrell-Boyce introduces a selection of highlights from the past week on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ radio.
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19:00
The Archers—31/05/2009
Something to say.
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19:15
Americana—31/05/2009
Matt Frei presents an insider guide to the people and the ideas shaping America today.
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19:45
Afternoon Reading—The Closed Door, Wednesday
1/5 A divorced mother prepares for another painful meeting with her estranged children. (R)
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20:00
Feedback—29/05/2009
Topics include MPs expenses and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ pay, the end of Go4It, and Bono's poetry.
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20:30
Last Word—29/05/2009
Matthew Bannister talks about the lives of physicist Herbert York and diver Carl Spencer.
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21:00
Money Box—30/05/2009
Paul Lewis with reports on how the faster electronic payments system is working a year on.
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Treloar Trust
Richard Stilgoe appeals on behalf of Treloar Trust.
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21:30
The Report—MPs Expenses
Simon Cox explores how the system of MPs expenses was allowed to get out of control.
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21:58
Weather—31/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—31/05/2009
Including The Condensed History of Big Ben.
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23:00
The Film Programme—29/05/2009
Francine Stock talks to film director Richard Lester about his career.
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23:30
Something Understood—Ordinary Time
Mark Tully celebrates what the novelist Marilynne Robinson has called 'the dear ordinary'.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—01/06/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Betting Shops - Women on the Line
Laurie hears of a new study which compares betting shops to 18th-century coffee houses.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—31/05/2009
The sound of bells from Tavistock Parish Church.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/06/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—01/06/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/06/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/06/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/06/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Katherine Meyer.
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05:45
Farming Today—01/06/2009
Caz Graham reports on concerns about standards in poultry slaughterhouses.
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05:57
Weather—01/06/2009
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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