FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—04/08/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Byng Ballads: The Story of Douglas Byng—The Cabaret Boys
2/3 Byng tells of his first professional engagement as a member of a concert party in Hastings (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/08/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/08/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—04/08/2013
The bells of Solovetsky Monastery, Russia.
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05:45
Profile—Haifaa Al-Mansour
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Saudi Arabia's first female film director. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—04/08/2013
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—Heat
Mark Tully considers the metaphorical and spiritual significance of heat.
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06:35
Living World—Glow Worms
Chris Sperring meets Robin Scagell on a night-time safari for the enigmatic glow worm.
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06:57
Weather—04/08/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—04/08/2013
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—04/08/2013
Immigration campaign; Caste legislation delay; New approach to homosexuality.
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07:55
Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Crisis
Joanna Lumley presents an appeal for Children in Crisis.
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07:57
Weather—04/08/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—04/08/2013
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—04/08/2013
Festival Mass sung to Mozart's Missa Brevis in D in St John's Church, Buxton.
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08:48
A Point of View—Machiavelli's Summer in Tuscany
Sarah Dunant on why Machiavelli wrote his seminal work 'The Prince' one summer in Tuscany. (R)
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Kestrel
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the kestrel. (R)
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09:00
Broadcasting House—04/08/2013
Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—04/08/2013
Things are looking up for Lilian, and Tony speaks his mind.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Eve Stewart
Bafta-winning production designer Eve Stewart is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Afternoon
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12:00
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 59, Episode 5
5/6 Rob Brydon joins regulars Tim, Barry and Graeme. Jack Dee chairs. (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—The Banana - fascinating history, uncertain future
Sheila Dillon asks why the future of the UK's most popular fruit, the banana, is uncertain
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12:57
Weather—04/08/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—04/08/2013
The latest national and international news.
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13:30
Feeding the World: America's New Deal
David Loyn investigates why US food aid policy isn't working, and how it could be reformed
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Midlothian
Eric Robson chairs this week's episode of Gardeners' Question Time from Midlothian. (R)
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14:45
Witness History—Vietnam - US Prisoner of War
In August 1964, Everett Alvarez was shot down by communist North Vietnamese forces.
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15:00
Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 1
1/2 Elinor and Marianne try to make a new life for themselves at Barton Cottage.
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16:00
Bookclub—Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever
Deborah Moggach discusses her novel Tulip Fever with James Naughtie and a group of readers
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16:30
TS Eliot's India: Many Gods, Many Voices
Poet Daljit Nagra explores the often overlooked Indian element to TS Eliot's poetry.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—A Place of Safety?
Are psychiatric hospitals failing to learn vital lessons from suicides among patients? (R)
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17:40
Profile—Haifaa Al-Mansour
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Saudi Arabia's first female film director. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—04/08/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/08/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—04/08/2013
The best of the previous seven days of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio, chosen by Gerry Northam.
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19:00
The Archers—04/08/2013
Caroline's on the mend.
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19:15
Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy—Episode 1
1/4 Lloyd Langford explains about his rather unusual first day at work.
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19:45
Opening Lines—Series 15, Princess
3/3 By Atar Hadari. A young blade working in a kibbutz kitchen offers friendly advice on love.
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20:00
Feedback—02/08/2013
Too much Wagner, not enough Verdi? Roger Bolton talks to the director of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—A sex therapist, an archeologist, a modelling agent, a meditation teacher and a guitarist and songwriter
Jane Little on Virginia Johnson, Mike Morwood, John Casablancas, Sonia Moriceau, JJ Cale. (R)
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21:00
Face the Facts—Sold Down River
John Waite investigates how rivers are paying the price for our cheap water. (R)
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Crisis
Joanna Lumley presents an appeal for Children in Crisis. (R)
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21:30
In Business—North Sea Oil
Peter Day reports from Aberdeen on the UK's North Sea oil industry. (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—04/08/2013
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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22:45
What the Papers Say—04/08/2013
Tom Newton Dunn, the Sun's political editor, analyses the week's newspapers.
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23:00
The Film Programme—Only God Forgives; The Heat; My Father and the Man in Black
Robbie Collin talks to the director Nicolas Winding Refn about Only God Forgives. (R)
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23:30
Something Understood—Heat
Mark Tully considers the metaphorical and spiritual significance of heat. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—05/08/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—'Teddies' and 'Gollies'; Smart-casual dining
The transformation of gourmet restaurant style. Also, racialised children's literature. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—04/08/2013
The bells of Solovetsky Monastery, Russia. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—05/08/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/08/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/08/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Scott McKenna.
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05:45
Farming Today—05/08/2013
The Faroese prime minister accuses the EU of bullying tactics in row over over-fishing.
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05:56
Weather—05/08/2013
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Wood Pigeon
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon.
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