FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/03/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Last Days of Detroit, Episode 1
1/5 Mark Binelli returns to live in Detroit, after 16 years away, to see if it has a future.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/03/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/03/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/03/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
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05:45
Farming Today—12/03/2013
Anna Hill asks if the use of antibiotics on farms animals is putting human health at risk.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/03/2013
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Defence of Bureaucracy—Episode 2
2/2 Gus O'Donnell on why we should be proud of our civil service.
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09:30
Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 1, Episode 5
5/5 Roger concludes his journey in Beijing, visiting the city's Tap Water Museum. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—The Last Days of Detroit, Episode 2
2/5 Writer Mark Binelli settles in to living in Detroit again and meets his new neighbours.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Call the Midwife; Peter Lawrence on his missing daughter; pianist Valentina Lisitsa
Call the Midwife writer Heidi Thomas discusses the hit TV series with Jane Garvey.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 21 - Journal of a Joskin, 1924: The Farm Near Sheffield
2/5 Frequent moves are often the lot of the rural worker.
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11:00
Who's the Pest?—Eat
2/3 Erica McAlister asks if we should be eating more insects.
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11:30
Feel the Chant: The Brit Funk Story
David Grant revisits a unique era in British music with the Jazz-funk explosion.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Women at work
Has women's equality in the workplace stalled? And if so, should we be worried?
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12:57
Weather—12/03/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—12/03/2013
Martha Kearney presents national and international news.
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13:45
Baroque in Britain—Episode 2
2/5 Was the Great Fire of London a missed opportunity to create Europe's finest Baroque city?
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14:00
The Archers—11/03/2013
Jazzer and Ed are celebrating.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Meic Povey - Take Me to Hafod Owen
Ellis returns to his childhood home in Snowdonia to confront a troubled past.
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15:00
The Human Zoo—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Status quo bias - do you prefer things, whether personal or political, the way they are?
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15:30
Costing the Earth—The House That Heats Itself
Miranda Krestovnikoff looks at new building materials for eco-friendly homes.
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16:00
The Law Show—Deprivation of Citizenship
Joshua Rozenberg investigates government powers to strip Britons of their citizenship.
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16:30
A Good Read—Robert Peston and Bernadine Evaristo
Robert Peston, Bernadine Evaristo join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their good reads.
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17:00
PM—12/03/2013
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/03/2013
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Elvenquest—Series 4, The Bard
5/6 The Questers get a chance to kill Lord Darkness. But first they must win a talent contest.
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19:00
The Archers—12/03/2013
Elona is feeling low.
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19:15
Front Row—Edmund de Waal; The Paperboy; the art of George Bellows
Edmund de Waal, The Paperboy reviewed, the art of George Bellows, and bookshops fight back
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 21 - Journal of a Joskin, 1924: The Farm Near Sheffield
2/5 Frequent moves are often the lot of the rural worker.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Mali: Europe's Terror Threat
Does Europe face a new terror threat after military action in Mali? Jenny Cuffe reports.
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20:40
In Touch—Railway Feedback, New Beacon
Peter White talks to the new editor of NB magazine and Lee Kumutat on being guide dog-less
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21:00
Inside Health—Antibiotics, cervical smears, premature labour, hip replacements
Antibiotic resistance, preventing premature labour, smear tests and joint replacements.
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21:30
In Defence of Bureaucracy—Episode 2
2/2 Gus O'Donnell on why we should be proud of our civil service.
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21:58
Weather—12/03/2013
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—12/03/2013
Cameron hints at arming Syrian rebels, and cardinals begin to vote. News with Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Lucy Caldwell - All the Beggars Riding, Episode 2
2/10 Lara recounts the events of a memorable family holiday in Fuengirola.
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23:00
Our Woman in Norton Tripton
Comedy starring Jenny Eclair as jaded community website journalist Ros Moss.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/03/2013
Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/03/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Last Days of Detroit, Episode 2
2/5 Writer Mark Binelli settles in to living in Detroit again and meets his new neighbours.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/03/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/03/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/03/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
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05:45
Farming Today—13/03/2013
MEPs vote on reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy. Anna Hill asks what is at stake.
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