FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Creating capabilities
Martha Nussbaum on human capabilities.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—31/07/2011
The bells of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—01/08/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:30
Shipping Forecast—01/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:40
Prayer for the Day—01/08/2011
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:42
Farming Today—01/08/2011
Satellite monitored cows are helping restore wildlife habitats in the Lake District.
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05:57
Weather—01/08/2011
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
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06:00
Great Lives—Robert Hooke
David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th-century inventor and illustrator. (R)
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06:30
The Report—The MOD's Missing Kit
How did the MOD lose track of over 5bn pounds of equipment? (R)
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07:00
Today—01/08/2011
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
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09:00
Fry's English Delight—Series 4, Class
4/4 Is language and class still the contentious issue it used to be?
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09:30
Blind Man's Bete Noire—Going Slowly
4/4 Peter White explores his bete noire of going slowly with keen fisherman Nick Hancock.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 1
1/5 Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—01/08/2011
The gardens at Wrest Park; three generations of a corner shop; and women in business.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 1
1/10 American ambulance driver Frederic Henry meets British nurse Catherine Barkley.
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11:00
Too Clever by Half
Stephanie Calman talks to women with an intellectual mismatch in their relationships.
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11:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, Me Talk Pretty One Day; It's Catching
2/6 Learning French in Paris and a friend's concern for cleanliness.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—22/10/2010
Peter White asks how the rights of disabled people have changed over the past 40 years. (R)
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12:57
Weather—01/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—01/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:15
The Prime Ministers—Series 2, Earl Grey
2/8 Nick Robinson looks at how Earl Grey handled the top job in British politics. (R)
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13:30
Quote... Unquote—01/08/2011
With guests Sian Phillips, James Richardson, Edward Stourton and Rebecca Front.
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14:00
The Archers—31/07/2011
Jim and Christine enjoy a day out.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Last Project - El Ultimo Proyecto
A play in two languages - Spanish and English. A romantic thriller set in Andalucia.
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15:00
Archive on 4—Getting to Know My Father
Justin Webb goes through the archive to get to know Peter Woods; the father he never knew.
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15:45
Russia: The Wild East—Series 2, The Doctor's Plot
16/25 Communism's star rises, but Stalin dies before he can carry out his next round of purges.
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16:00
The Food Programme—Yeast
A global commodity, and now part of a food revival. Sheila Dillon on the wonders of yeast.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—01/08/2011
Ernie Rea and guests discuss religion and the generation gap.
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17:00
Things We Forgot to Remember—Series 6, Jesse Owens and the Nazi Olympics
2/4 Michael Portillo revisits the Berlin Olympics of 1936. (R)
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17:30
What's So Great About ...?—Series 2, Jackson Pollock
3/3 Lenny Henry questions the art of American abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock. (R)
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Evening
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18:00
News—01/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:20
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Kiwi
David Attenborough muses over the peculiar Kiwi, a bird more mammal-like in its habits. (R)
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 55, Episode 6
6/6 Jack Dee chairs, with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Jeremy Hardy.
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19:00
The Archers—01/08/2011
There's an anxious wait at Bridge Farm.
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19:15
Front Row—Daljit Nagra, Atkinson Grimshaw
John Wilson talks to poet Daljit Nagra and how painter Atkinson Grimshaw made his name.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 1
1/10 American ambulance driver Frederic Henry meets British nurse Catherine Barkley.
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20:00
Document—01/08/2011
Mike Thomson asks if Britain's part in Zimbabwean peace meant protecting terrorists.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Escape from North Korea
Reporting the desperate and dangerous efforts of North Koreans to flee to the South.
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21:00
Material World—28/07/2011
New clues to Higgs, badgers and bovine TB and diamond clues to the deep Earth.
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21:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 4, Class
4/4 Is language and class still the contentious issue it used to be?
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21:58
Weather—01/08/2011
Weather information.
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22:00
Meeting Myself Coming Back—Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine relives his life in sound through the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archives with John Wilson. (R)
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Pereira Maintains, Episode 6
6/10 At a clinic in Parede, Pereira meets a doctor who is prepared to talk about the soul.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—Surnames
What's in a name? Chris Ledgard looks at where our surnames come from and what they mean.
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23:30
Polyoaks—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 How will Dr Jeremy and the two Dr Thorntons cope with buying the NHS Walk-In Centre? (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Russia: The Wild East—Series 2, The Doctor's Plot
16/25 Communism's star rises, but Stalin dies before he can carry out his next round of purges.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 1
1/5 Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—02/08/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/08/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/08/2011
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:45
Farming Today—02/08/2011
Charlotte Smith takes control of a combine as Farming Today prepares for the harvest.
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