FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/08/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 3
3/5 Isabella continues to see Edward Lane, but her feelings are not returned by him.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/08/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/08/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/08/2012
Spiritual reflection and prayer to begin the day with Richard Hill.
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05:45
Farming Today—16/08/2012
A rainy and disease-hit harvest could mean less British wheat in our biscuits and cereals.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/08/2012
With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day
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09:00
Fry's English Delight—Series 5, Episode 1
1/4 Stephen Fry gets help from David Hockney on how language and colour work together.
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09:30
Twin Nation—Episode 1
1/5 Edi Stark asks the ultimate twins question: Does any other relationship come close? (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 4
4/5 High drama as Mrs Robinson's diaries are taken away by her opportunistic husband.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Judy Murray
Judy Murray on tennis, her kids and achieving sporting ambitions. With Jenni Murray.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Oliver Emanuel - The Other One, Episode 4
4/5 Laura finds the woman she believes is her biological mother.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Korea Host Bars
The host bars revealing the cracks in South Korea's conservative social structures.
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11:30
Steptoe and Son... and Sons
Paul Jackson and a team of scriptwriters assess the legacy of Steptoe and Son, 50 years on
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Unfair and inefficient - why is the university clearing system so slow to improve?
Does university clearing provide students with what they need? A ban on smoking in parks.
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12:45
The New Elizabethans—Ralph Robins
James Naughtie on the industrialist credited with turning around Rolls Royce's fortunes.
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12:57
Weather—16/08/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/08/2012
National and international news presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Generation E—Series 2, Hungary's Graduates - Trapped by the State
4/5 Lucy Ash is in Hungary, where students were suddenly told they faced university tuition.
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14:00
The Archers—15/08/2012
Lynda is reassuring.
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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. (R)
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15:00
Open Country—Ireland - Peat
Helen Mark is in Ireland, looking at attitudes down the centuries to the peat bogs.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—The Salvation Army
Rhidian Brook presents an appeal on behalf of the charity the Salvation Army.
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15:30
Open Book—Comedian and author Russell Kane presents Open Book
Comedian and author Russell Kane discusses Ian Fleming's James Bond novels.
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16:00
The Film Programme—16/08/2012
Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger on male masculinity and 19th century poetry.
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16:30
Material World—16/08/2012
How a child with total paralysis could kick a football using a brain-controlled suit.
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17:00
PM—16/08/2012
Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/08/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 4, Evil Narbara
4/6 The local traders are in revolt after a rowdy party shop opens in Lenzie. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—16/08/2012
Rosa offers a shoulder to cry on.
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19:15
Front Row—Jeanette Winterson; Birger Larsen, director of The Killing
Jeanette Winterson on witch trials; Birger Larsen, director of The Killing; political pop.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Oliver Emanuel - The Other One, Episode 4
4/5 Laura finds the woman she believes is her biological mother.
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20:00
The Report—Childhood Obesity
Should severely obese children be taken into care?
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20:30
In Business—Coal Comfort
Peter Day looks at the insatiable demand for coal and asks if it can ever go green.
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21:00
James and the Giant Eagle
James Aldred encounters one of the world's most powerful birds of prey, the Harpy Eagle.
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21:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 5, Episode 1
1/4 Stephen Fry gets help from David Hockney on how language and colour work together.
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21:58
Weather—16/08/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—16/08/2012
Round-up of the day's news, with Robin Lustig.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Greatcoat, Episode 4
4/5 Helen Dunmore's new ghost story set after the Second World War. Read by Jasmine Hyde.
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23:00
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 2, Episode 2
2/4 The human chameleon's host of comic characters includes a nonagenarian musical diva. (R)
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23:30
4 Extra Comedy Club—Cowards, Episode 1
1/3 Discover how progress is coming along on a bridge between Dover and Calais. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/08/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 4
4/5 High drama as Mrs Robinson's diaries are taken away by her opportunistic husband.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/08/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/08/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/08/2012
Spiritual reflection and prayer to begin the day with Richard Hill.
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05:45
Farming Today—17/08/2012
Anna Hill meets farmers in Missouri to assess the worst drought for 80 years.
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