FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/08/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Operation Massacre, Episode 3
3/5 A police raid on a house in Buenos Aires has astounded the unsuspecting residents. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/08/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/08/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/08/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Michael Ford.
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05:45
Farming Today—22/08/2013
The NFU is in the High Court to seek an injunction against badger cull activists.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Honey Buzzard
Michaela Strachan presents the honey buzzard.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—22/08/2013
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 9, Genetic Testing in Children
3/4 Should a mother be allowed to have her children tested for a life-threatening faulty gene?
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09:45
Book of the Week—Operation Massacre, Episode 4
4/5 The arrested men are forced out of a police truck at gunpoint on a deserted road.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Hope Powell; Women's football; Marks and Spencer
The future for women's football, plus female friendships and the new ad campaign from M&S.
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10:45
The One About The Social Worker—Series 1, 4. Changes
4/5 Liz changes her mind - and then also her appearance.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Turkey's New Opposition
Can Turkey's new anti-government alliance hold together? Emre Azizlerli reports.
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11:30
The Gambaccini Years—Episode 3
3/4 Paul Gambaccini looks back at 40 years as a broadcaster in Britain, with special guests.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Caravan MOT plans, mobile phone costs
Stuart Flinders on plans for caravan MOTs and problems with mobile phone contract prices.
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12:57
Weather—22/08/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—22/08/2013
National and international news.
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13:45
A View Through a Lens—Series 3, Fur Seals
4/5 Cameraman John Aitchison tries to film a birth amidst a colony of aggressive fur seals. (R)
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14:00
The Archers—21/08/2013
It's make-your-mind-up time for Jolene. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—DJ Britton - When Greed Becomes Hunger, The Pen
2/2 Three years after the collapse of the food market, Phil and Sian attempt to make amends.
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15:00
Open Country—Skiffs on Loch Broom
Helen Mark is in Scotland to celebrate a recent boom in skiff-racing.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Practical Action
Charlotte Green presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Practical Action. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Literary Landscapes - Cornwall with Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale takes Mariella Frostrup around the places which have inspired his novels. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Matt Damon on Hollywood ageism; Can Lovelace take porn mainstream?
Francine Stock talks to Matt Damon about how Hollywood can't make films for the over-35s.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Artificial reefs; Scanning beehives; Ape feet; NMR
The science of artificial reefs, and why our feet are more ape-like than we thought.
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17:00
PM—22/08/2013
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/08/2013
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 3, Easy Tiger; Possession
5/6 The perils of learning a language by audio tape and crossing the line in property desire. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—22/08/2013
Ruth is sympathetic.
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19:15
Front Row—Fran Healey from Travis; Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet on Chickens; Identity theft in crime fiction
Mark Lawson meets Travis's Fran Healy and Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet of TV comedy Chickens
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19:45
The One About The Social Worker—Series 1, 4. Changes
4/5 Liz changes her mind - and then also her appearance. (R)
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20:00
The Report—Gibraltar
Phillip Kemp travels to Gibraltar to investigate what's really happening on The Rock.
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20:30
In Business—Design Thinking
Peter Day finds out how designers are moving out of the lab and into the real world.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Artificial reefs; Scanning beehives; Ape feet; NMR
The science of artificial reefs, and why our feet are more ape-like than we thought. (R)
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21:30
Zeitgeisters—Series 1, YouTube
3/4 Will Gompertz on the people taking YouTube to the next level and changing the face of TV. (R)
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21:58
Weather—22/08/2013
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—22/08/2013
Pressure on Syria to let UN inspectors probe suspected chemical attack. With David Eades.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Red or Dead, Episode 9
9/10 Bill visits a young footballer at the hospital who has been told he'll never play again.
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23:00
Summer Nights—Series 1, Is Privacy Overrated?
9/10 Mariella Frostrup explores how we set boundaries between intimate and public spaces.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—23/08/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Operation Massacre, Episode 4
4/5 The arrested men are forced out of a police truck at gunpoint on a deserted road. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/08/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/08/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/08/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/08/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Michael Ford.
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05:45
Farming Today—23/08/2013
Anti-cull activists say they will protest despite an NFU injunction to protect farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Common Tern
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common tern.
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