FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/01/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—El Narco, Episode 4
4/5 The drug underworld feeds its own peculiar culture with ballads depicting the dramas.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/01/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/01/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/01/2012
A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4. With the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/01/2012
Charlotte Smith hears the latest government plans for a badger cull to control TB.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/01/2012
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Paul Johnson
Historian and writer Paul Johnson is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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09:45
Book of the Week—El Narco, Episode 5
5/5 Is El Narco a criminal movement or an insurgency that threatens the very state itself?
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Orchids v Roses, Revenge and Julie Jones
Intricate and exquisite - could the orchid ever usurp the rose in the nation's affections?
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Edith Wharton - Ethan Frome, Episode 5
5/5 Mattie and Ethan take desperate measures not to be separated.
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11:00
The Politics of Pandas
As the world watches the pandas in Edinburgh zoo, Philip Dodd investigates their allure.
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11:30
The Write Stuff—Series 15, Sir John Betjeman
1/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sir Andrew Motion and Sue Limb.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Broadband speed, exercise in parks, and crumbling heritage
Park charges for fitness coaches, broadband speeds, and shoring up the Coliseum.
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12:57
Weather—20/01/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—20/01/2012
National and international news with Edward Stourton.
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13:45
15 by 15—Series 1, Stroke
5/5 Hardeep Singh Kohli takes the word 'stroke' and sees where it leads him. (R)
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14:00
The Archers—19/01/2012
Adam says more than he should.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Annamaria Murphy - Scummow: Things Washed Up By the Sea
The small Cornish community of Newlyn is changed with the arrival of a delirious Irishman. (R)
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Spalding
Eric Robson chairs a gardening advice show with Springfields Horticultural Society.
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15:45
New Year, New Writers—Una and Coll Are Not Friends
2/3 Two squabbling teenagers resist the well-meaning forces that push them together.
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16:00
Last Word—Lady Runcie, Wylie Vale, Israel Baker, Barry Reckord and Reginald Hill
Matthew Bannister on Lady Runcie, Wylie Vale, Israel Baker, Barry Reckord, Reginald Hill.
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16:30
Feedback—20/01/2012
Roger Bolton discusses the delicate business of finding suitable stand-in presenters.
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17:00
PM—20/01/2012
Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/01/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 76, Episode 5
5/8 A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
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19:00
The Archers—20/01/2012
There's good news at last.
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19:15
Front Row—Norma Percy on Putin; soldiers' stories on stage
Soldiers' stories on stage; Norma Percy on Putin; L'Atalante. John Wilson presents.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Edith Wharton - Ethan Frome, Episode 5
5/5 Mattie and Ethan take desperate measures not to be separated.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Ingatestone, Essex
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a discussion of news and politics from Ingatestone, Essex.
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20:50
A Point of View—Volume Control
Lisa Jardine reflects on her aversion to today's new sources of noise.
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21:00
The Prague Trial
Exploring the show trial of dissident writer Vaclav Havel and others.
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21:58
Weather—20/01/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—20/01/2012
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—My Dear I Wanted to Tell You, Consummation
5/10 Riley leads his men through an important attack on German lines on the Somme.
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23:00
Great Lives—Gracie Allen
Actress Emma Kennedy chooses the life of the American comedienne Gracie Allen.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—20/01/2012
Mark D'Arcy covers backbenchers' bills in the Commons.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/01/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—El Narco, Episode 5
5/5 Is El Narco a criminal movement or an insurgency that threatens the very state itself?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/01/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/01/2012
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/01/2012
Prayer and reflection.
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05:45
iPM—21/01/2012
Youth unemployment, the music of Hitchcock, and how photos bring people back to life.
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