FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 2
2/5 Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/08/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/08/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/08/2011
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:45
Farming Today—03/08/2011
How the drought has affected this year's harvest.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/08/2011
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
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09:00
Voices from the Old Bailey—Series 2, Sexual Subcultures
2/4 Amanda Vickery uses court cases to explore the lives of gay men in the 18th century.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 3
3/5 Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Eva Gabrielsson; living wills; women playwrights; 60 at 60
Eva Gabrielson, the partner of Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson, in interview.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 3
3/10 Frederic and Catherine are reunited in a Milan hospital.
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11:00
In Living Memory—Series 14, Episode 1
1/4 New history documentary on the 1961 evacuation of the loneliest island, Tristan da Cunha.
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11:30
The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Patrick Trumball
2/4 Retired teacher Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls an unusual boy fascinated by thunderstorms.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—03/08/2011
With Shari Vahl. Is the health service paying too much for drugs such as paracetamol?
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12:30
Face the Facts—Mister Bollywood and the Case of the Missing Millions
John Waite meets the owner of a Dubai property company and some of his unhappy clients.
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12:57
Weather—03/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—03/08/2011
With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
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13:30
The Media Show—Libel, Contempt and the PCC
Hacking, libel, contempt and problems at the PCC. Where does this leave the British press?
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14:00
The Archers—02/08/2011
Lilian is after information.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Georges Simenon - The Other Simenon, The Little Man From Archangel
When a bookseller's wife goes missing, his neighbours suspect the worst.
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15:00
Poorer Than Their Parents—Pensions
2/4 Alvin Hall explores young people's attitudes to pensions and saving for retirement.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—New Irish Short Stories, Animals
2/3 By Roddy Doyle. As George walks his latest dog, he remembers the family's pet history.
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15:45
Russia: The Wild East—Series 2, The Rise and Fall of Khrushchev
18/25 Khrushchev puts Gargarin into space but will resign in ignominy.
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—The mummy's curse - Death photography
Laurie Taylor investigates the curse of the mummy and other myths of the Orient.
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16:30
Am I Normal?—Series 8, Episode 3
3/4 Vivienne Parry explores changing attitudes to giving birth and asks what is a normal birth
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17:00
PM—03/08/2011
Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/08/2011
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, Summer of '76
6/6 Ed is befriended online by old flame Fiona - but is it wise for them to get reacquainted? (R)
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19:00
The Archers—03/08/2011
Mia gets a nasty shock.
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19:15
Front Row—Author Sebastian Barry and the Kristin Scott Thomas film Sarah's Key
Kirsty Lang meets Sebastian Barry and reviews Kristin Scott Thomas' film Sarah's Key.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 3
3/10 Frederic and Catherine are reunited in a Milan hospital.
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20:00
Keynes Vs. Hayek
Paul Mason chairs a debate between followers of two contrasting liberal economists.
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20:45
Four Thought—Series 2, Musa Okwonga: Life without Facebook
Poet Musa Okwonga explores the downside of living a life on Twitter and Facebook.
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21:00
Human Kind
Matthew Taylor tells the story of the last eight years in the life of George Price.
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21:30
Voices from the Old Bailey—Series 2, Sexual Subcultures
2/4 Amanda Vickery uses court cases to explore the lives of gay men in the 18th century.
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21:58
Weather—03/08/2011
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—03/08/2011
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Pereira Maintains, Episode 8
8/10 As the fighting in Spain intensifies Pereira is told what to put in his culture page.
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23:00
The Adventures of Inspector Steine—The Deep Blue Sea
6/6 It is Twitten's birthday but no one's in the mood to celebrate. (R)
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23:30
Rory Bremner's International Satirists—Hans Teeuwen - Holland
1/3 Rory meets Hans Teeuwen, an absurdist comic performer from Holland. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/08/2011
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 3
3/5 Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/08/2011
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/08/2011
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/08/2011
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:45
Farming Today—04/08/2011
Charlotte Smith is in Lincolnshire driving a combine to harvest a field of oil seed rape.
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