FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/08/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Richard Hoggart
Laurie Taylor discusses the life and work of leading cultural commentator Richard Hoggart.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—30/08/2009
The sound of bells from the church of St John the Baptist, Burford.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—31/08/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/08/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/08/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Robert Tosh.
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05:45
Farming Today—31/08/2009
Anne-Marie Bullock finds out how farmers are helping improve river water quality in Wales.
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05:57
Weather—31/08/2009
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—31/08/2009
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Peston and the Money Men—John Varley
3/4 Robert talks to the chief executive of Barclays, John Varley, about the banking crisis.
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09:30
Jeopardising Justice—Episode 1
1/4 Helena Kennedy QC examines the rise of the victims' movement.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Newton And The Counterfeiter, Episode 1
1/5 Newton is made Warden of the Royal Mint and tasked with re-casting all England's currency.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Girl Guides
A special edition of the programme to mark 100 years of the Girl Guides.
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11:00
Merry Widows
Women whose much-loved husbands have died describe finding unexpected happiness afterwards
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11:30
The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 A hard decision gets harder thanks to 'favours' being offered. Starring Geoffrey Palmer.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—31/08/2009
Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. How safe is the food we eat?
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12:57
Weather—31/08/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—31/08/2009
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
Round Britain Quiz—31/08/2009
Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from the south of England and the Midlands.
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14:00
The Archers—30/08/2009
If you can't stand the heat...
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14:15
Drama on 4—What Might Have Been
By Joseph O'Connor. An Irish immigrant couple struggle to cope in New York in 1869.
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15:00
Meeting Myself Coming Back—Clare Short
Clare Short listens back through her life as captured in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive.
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15:45
I Was a Child Prodigy—Episode 1
1/5 Chris Ledgard meets Mark Bennet, an Essex vicar who was a brilliant young mathematician. (R)
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16:00
The Food Programme—Chefs' Choices Number 4: Lemongrass
Raymond Blanc explains how travel in Asia led to a culinary love affair with lemongrass.
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16:30
Tracing Your Roots—Series 4, Tracing Your Roots - Wartime Losses
1/5 Stella Collis is united with her German PoW father's military records.
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17:00
PM—31/08/2009
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—31/08/2009
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 55, Edinburgh Festival
6/10 Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Richard Herring and Janey Godley.
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19:00
The Archers—31/08/2009
Upshares Downshares.
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19:15
Front Row—31/08/2009
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Writer William Trevor reflects on his long career.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 10 - Tom and Stella, Episode 1
1/5 It is July 1964 and student Stella Kaufman travels to Israel on a quest to 'find herself'.
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20:00
Where Did It All Go Right?—The National Minimum Wage
1/3 The National Minimum Wage was ultimately supported by its former critics in business.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Bihar
David Goldblatt reports from a small town in India that is nurturing academic excellence.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Turbines or Tearooms
Can we break the log-jam holding back renewable energy? Tom Heap investigates.
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21:30
Peston and the Money Men—John Varley
3/4 Robert talks to the chief executive of Barclays, John Varley, about the banking crisis.
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21:58
Weather—31/08/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—31/08/2009
News from a global perspective with Jane Hill.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Love and Summer, Episode 1
1/10 A funeral and a beginning.
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23:00
From Jean Brodie to Carrie Bradshaw: Spinsters in Popular Culture
Ann Widdecombe explores how single women have been depicted in popular culture. (R)
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23:30
Lives in a Landscape—Series 4, The Queens of Coal
Alan Dein meets former Coal Queens at a reunion of these former beauty queens. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—31/08/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Newton And The Counterfeiter, Episode 1
1/5 Newton is made Warden of the Royal Mint and tasked with re-casting all England's currency.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—01/09/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/09/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/09/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Robert Tosh.
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05:45
Farming Today—01/09/2009
A world record is set with the sale of the UK's most expensive sheep.
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