FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/08/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Afternoon Reading—We Are Stardust, We Are Golden..., The Carpenter
3/3 By Laura Barton. Lying in hospital, a visit from his wife reminds Mike of how they met. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—19/08/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/08/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—19/08/2012
The bells of Durham Cathedral.
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05:45
Profile—Dame Helen Ghosh
Chris Bowlby profiles Dame Helen Ghosh, who is to take over as head of the National Trust.
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—19/08/2012
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—Life on Hold
Elaine Storkey reflects on the moments when our normal lives are put on hold.
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06:35
Living World—Little Owls
Miranda Krestovnikoff tracks down Britain's smallest resident owl in a Wiltshire village.
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06:57
Weather—19/08/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—19/08/2012
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—19/08/2012
Jane Little presents the Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme.
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07:55
Radio 4 Appeal—Streetwise Opera
Matthew Peacock, founder of the charity Streetwise Opera, makes an appeal on their behalf.
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07:57
Weather—19/08/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—19/08/2012
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—19/08/2012
Anticipating the Paralympic Games and exploring the encounter with God through disability.
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08:50
A Point of View—Sherlock Holmes and the Romance of Reason
John Gray reflects on the enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes' powers of deduction.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—19/08/2012
Sunday morning magazine programme presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—19/08/2012
Mike receives an unexpected delivery. Meanwhile Pawel makes himself at home.
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11:15
The Reunion—60s Girl Singers
Sue MacGregor reunites five women who ruled the world of pop in the 1960s.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 2
2/16 Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds.
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12:32
The Food Programme—A Guide to Spice, part 1: Cloves
Sheila Dillon embarks on a journey through the world of spices, starting with the clove.
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12:57
Weather—19/08/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—19/08/2012
The latest national and international news.
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13:30
Mexico Rising
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ correspondent Will Grant challenges stereotypes as he investigates Mexico's economy. (R)
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Hazlemere
Eric Robson and the GQT panel are garden troubleshooting in Hazlemere.
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14:45
Witness History—Woodstock
The Woodstock music festival has come to symbolise much of the idealism of the 1960s.
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15:00
Classic Serial—Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks, Episode 2
2/3 It's 1848 and the revolution comes to Lubeck. The story of a German merchant family.
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16:00
Open Book—Aminatta Forna presents Open Book
Aminatta Forna presents the best new fiction and non-fiction and talks to Pat Barker.
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16:30
The Seafarer
Simon Armitage takes us to sea to explore one of the oldest poems in the English language.
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17:00
Game Changer: 20 Years of the Premier League
Clubs or corporations? Jim White reports on the Premier League's first 20 years.
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17:40
Profile—Dame Helen Ghosh
Chris Bowlby profiles Dame Helen Ghosh, who is to take over as head of the National Trust.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—19/08/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/08/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—19/08/2012
Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio.
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19:00
The Archers—19/08/2012
Mike is evasive.
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19:15
Dilemma—Edinburgh 2012
Sue Perkins presents a special edition of the panel show about morality and ethics.
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19:45
Comic Fringes—Series 8, 'The Three Times I Dumped Eleanor, and the Manner of her Death'
1/3 Comedian Russell Kane reads his own short story, recorded at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe.
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20:00
More or Less—The great playing field sell off?
How many school playing fields have really been sold off? Presented by Tim Harford.
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20:30
Last Word—Sid Waddell, Helen Gurley Brown, Lord Morris of Manchester, Dr Aubrey Leatham and Carlo Rambaldi
Matthew Bannister on Sid Waddell, Helen Gurley Brown and Lord Morris of Manchester.
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21:00
Fixing Broken Banking—Peer to Peer Lending
3/4 Michael reports on initiatives to do without banks, including peer-to-peer lending.
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Streetwise Opera
Matthew Peacock, founder of the charity Streetwise Opera, makes an appeal on their behalf.
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21:30
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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22:00
Westminster Hour—19/08/2012
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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22:45
What the Papers Say—Episode 117
David Aaronovitch of the Times analyses how the papers are covering the biggest stories.
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23:00
The Film Programme—16/08/2012
Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger on male masculinity and 19th century poetry.
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23:30
Something Understood—Life on Hold
Elaine Storkey reflects on the moments when our normal lives are put on hold.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/08/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Breaking rules; Wall Street women
Inside the world of Wall Street women, and the role of morality in preventing crime.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—19/08/2012
The bells of Durham Cathedral.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/08/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/08/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/08/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Mark Coffey.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/08/2012
Dave Howard hears bad news for broccoli, as growers could lose a third of their crop.
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05:57
Weather—20/08/2012
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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