FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/06/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Junior Officer's Reading Club, Bandanas, Shades and Penguin Classics
1/5 Hennessey is at a tea party, on a dam, in the middle of a war.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/06/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/06/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/06/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/06/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/06/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Kevin Franz.
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05:45
Farming Today—23/06/2009
Anna Hill reports on violent scenes as thousands of farmers protest in Luxembourg.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—23/06/2009
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00
The Reith Lectures—Michael Sandel - A New Citizenship, Genetics and Morality
3/4 Professor Sandel considers how we should use our ever-increasing scientific knowledge.
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09:45
Book of the Week—The Junior Officer's Reading Club, Marking Time and Making Friends
2/5 With war raging around him, Hennessey wonders how he arrived in Afghanistan.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Dr Caroline Porco; Delaying childbirth; Consumerism
How much choice do women really have over when to start a family?
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11:00
The Age of Ming
Sir Menzies Campbell's battle to shake off claims that he was too old to be Lib Dem leader
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11:30
On the Outside it Looked Like an Old Fashioned Police Box
Mark Gatiss explores the hugely popular Doctor Who novelisations of the 1970s and 80s.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Call You and Yours
With Julian Worricker. Listeners give their views on the Digital Britain report.
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12:57
Weather—23/06/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—23/06/2009
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
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13:30
Menotti
Music writer Michael White tells the life story of composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
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14:00
The Archers—22/06/2009
Indecent haste?
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14:15
Drama on 4—Power Play 2 - Wilful Blindness
By Margaret Heffernan. As Ken Lay awaits sentencing, a new gardener arrives at his home.
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15:00
Making History—23/06/2009
Featuring a listener's ancestor who was a hero in a mine rescue in 19th-century Wales.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—Excused Games, Rematch
1/3 By Rob Greene. Tom finds that notes to his PE teacher from his mum are not all they seem.
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15:45
America, Empire of Liberty—A Constitutional Abortion
77/90 In 1973 the Supreme Court determines a framework for legal abortion.
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16:00
The Law Show—The Law and the Dead
Clive Coleman examines the law governing what happens to your body when you are dead.
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16:30
A Good Read—Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Vivienne Parry
Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Vivienne Parry join Kate Mosse to discuss their favourite books.
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17:00
PM—23/06/2009
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—23/06/2009
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
The Secret World—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 From Jools Holland to Ross Kemp, Jon Culshaw explores the bizarre lives of famous folk. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—23/06/2009
We are family.
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19:15
Front Row—23/06/2009
With Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with the Tehran-born comedian Shappi Khorsandi.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Art of Deception, Episode 2
2/5 Suspicions are raised over Ballantyne's involvement in the death of Gilbert Reynolds.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Private Finance Initiative
Michael Robinson asks if the Private Finance Initiative represents value for money.
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20:40
In Touch—23/06/2009
Richard, who recently lost his sight, offers tips on how to get by when you first go blind
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21:00
All in the Mind—Self-harm - Swine Flu
With Claudia Hammond. Why the UK is the self-harm capital of Europe. Plus swine flu panic.
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21:30
Unseen Britain—Episode 3
3/3 Peter meets forensic scientists and talks to them about their work. (R)
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21:58
Weather—23/06/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—23/06/2009
With Ritula Shah. Reports on Iran, the new Commons Speaker and new Nixon tapes.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Georgina Harding - The Spy Game, Episode 2
2/10 Peter and Anna realise how little they know about their mother - is she definitely dead?
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23:00
Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Diligence
5/6 The comedian examines the virtue of hard work. Poetry and songs by Tim Key and Tom Basden. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—23/06/2009
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—23/06/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Junior Officer's Reading Club, Marking Time and Making Friends
2/5 With war raging around him, Hennessey wonders how he arrived in Afghanistan.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/06/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—24/06/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/06/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/06/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/06/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Kevin Franz.
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05:45
Farming Today—24/06/2009
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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