FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/06/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Strands, Episode 1
1/5 Jean Sprackland contemplates the reappearance of the Star of Hope, wrecked in 1883.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/06/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—05/06/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/06/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/06/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/06/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Mark Oakley.
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05:45
Farming Today—05/06/2012
Flint, timber and thatch. Anna Hill learns to build houses using rural skills.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—05/06/2012
Has Lady Warsi been treated fairly? Plus the jubilee, and the transit of Venus.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Robert May
Jim al-Khalili talks to the former chief scientific advisor Robert May about public trust.
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09:30
One to One—Mary Ann Sieghart talks to Andrew
Mary Ann Sieghart talks to a man who killed a young mother in a road accident in 1989.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Strands, Episode 2
2/5 A year of discoveries on Ainsdale Sands: Anti-depressants and shrimp populations.
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10:00
15 Minute Drama—Chronicles of Ait - The Saxon Stones, Episode 2
2/5 Alice's investigations into Kenrick's archives are interrupted by a disturbing intrusion.
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10:20
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving
A service live from St Paul's Cathedral. Preacher: The Archbishop of Canterbury.
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11:30
Modern Day Griot
Gaylene Gould meets modern musicians who are adapting traditional West African music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How do you feel about the United Kingdom?
On Call You and Yours we are asking how do you feel about the United Kingdom?
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12:57
Weather—05/06/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—05/06/2012
National and international news with James Robbins.
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13:45
Honest Doubt: The History of an Epic Struggle—The Agony and the Ecstasy
7/20 Richard focuses on three writers who wrote about their personal spiritual struggles.
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14:00
The Archers—04/06/2012
Vicky ruffles a few feathers.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Operation Black Buck
Drama recreating the world's longest bombing raid, on Port Stanley runway in the Falklands
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15:00
Making History—05/06/2012
Tom Holland presents Radio 4's popular history magazine.
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15:30
Off the Page—The Garden of Eden
Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss the idea of heaven on Earth.
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16:00
The Law Show—Secret Courts, Drones and International Law
Joshua Rozenberg talks to former Foreign Office legal adviser, Sir Daniel Bethlehem.
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16:30
A Good Read—Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit
Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit discuss their favourite books with Harriet Gilbert.
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17:00
PM—05/06/2012
Carolyn Quinn 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—05/06/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Cabin Pressure—Series 3, Ottery St Mary
4/6 Martin is a man with a van, plus a plane with an otter and a piano with an attitude. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—05/06/2012
Alice undertakes some internet investigations.
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19:15
Front Row—Hilary Mantel talks to Mark Lawson
Mark Lawson meets Hilary Mantel, writer of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Chronicles of Ait - The Saxon Stones, Episode 2
2/5 Alice's investigations into Kenrick's archives are interrupted by a disturbing intrusion.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Police Racism
Why are the police still accused of unfairly treating black and Asian officers?
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20:40
In Touch—05/06/2012
Peter White talks to blind musician Marcus Roberts about his music and his blindness.
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21:00
All in the Mind—05/06/2012
Claudia talks to Jacopo Annese from the San Diego brain observatory about brain donation.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Robert May
Jim al-Khalili talks to the former chief scientific advisor Robert May about public trust.
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21:58
Weather—05/06/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—05/06/2012
A round-up of the day's news, with Shaun Ley.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Jubilee, Episode 7
7/10 Satish wrongly accuses an old friend of blackmailing him.
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23:00
The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Timothy Spoontz
3/4 The new progressive headmaster Mike Poulson Jabby decides to impose an austerity drive. (R)
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23:30
Jon Ronson On—Series 6, Spying
2/5 What are the qualities that make a good spy? Jon Ronson talks to spies to find out. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/06/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Strands, Episode 2
2/5 A year of discoveries on Ainsdale Sands: Anti-depressants and shrimp populations.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/06/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—06/06/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/06/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/06/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/06/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Mark Oakley.
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05:45
Farming Today—06/06/2012
Caz Graham investigates the resurgence of interest in dry stone walling.
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