FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—10/11/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Afternoon Reading—Alexandros Papadiamandis - The Boundless Garden, Black Scarf Rock
1/3 An old fisherman saves a boy from drowning in the shadow of mysterious Black Scarf Rock. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/11/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—10/11/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/11/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/11/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—10/11/2013
The bells of Worcester Cathedral.
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05:45
Profile—Alison Saunders
Becky Milligan profiles Alison Saunders, the new Director of Public Prosecutions. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—10/11/2013
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—Artificial Soul
Could a robot have a soul? John McCarthy speaks to experts in artificial intelligence.
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06:35
Living World—Fairy Rings
Chris Sperring talks to fungi expert Lynne Boddy about the weird world of fairy rings.
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06:57
Weather—10/11/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—10/11/2013
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Bishop of Portsmouth, Congo, Remembrance
William Crawley talks to the Bishop of Portsmouth about the demise of ship buliding.
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07:55
Radio 4 Appeal—Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Giles Duley presents an appeal on behalf of Mines Advisory Group (MAG).
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07:57
Weather—10/11/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—10/11/2013
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—Questioning Silence
A service exploring the silence of Remembrance-tide from Girton College Chapel, Cambridge.
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08:48
A Point of View—Kennedy 50 Years On
Will Self reflects on America's view of the assassination of JF Kennedy, 50 years on. (R)
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Curlew
Martin Hughes-Games presents the curlew. (R)
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09:00
News and Papers—10/11/2013
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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09:15
The Archers Omnibus—10/11/2013
Caroline receives an important letter, and Lynda mulls things over.
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10:30
Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph
Nicholas Witchell is the commentator at the Ceremony of Remembrance at the Cenotaph.
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11:45
Some Corner of a Foreign Field
Mark Whitaker tells the surprising story of how the Commonwealth War graves were created.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 6, Frost, Sinha, Aderin-Pocock
6/6 John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Paul Sinha and Maggie Aderin-Pocock. (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—The Sugarman of Brazil
The incredible story of one farmer who is trying to change the way we produce our food.
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12:57
Weather—10/11/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—10/11/2013
The latest national and international news.
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13:30
Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 1, Jack Straw
2/4 Historian Peter Hennessy asks senior politicians to reflect on their life and times. (R)
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Correspondence at Sparsholt
Eric Robson chairs, as the GQT team tackle questions sent in by post, email and Twitter. (R)
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14:45
The Listening Project—Sunday Edition - Couples Talking
Fi Glover with four conversations between couples about the challenges they face together.
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15:00
Classic Serial—Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender
7/7 Guy believes his wartime experience is at an end, but then he receives new orders.
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16:00
Open Book—Margaret Drabble on her novel The Pure Gold Baby, and Sebastian Faulks and Helen Dunmore on WWI novels
Margaret Drabble talks about her latest novel The Pure Gold Baby.
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16:30
The Echo Chamber—Series 2, City Streets and Seashores
2/4 Paul Farley meets poets Roy Fisher and Michael Longley.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—Up to the Job?
Is the government's flagship Work Programme working? Gerry Northam investigates. (R)
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17:40
Profile—Alison Saunders
Becky Milligan profiles Alison Saunders, the new Director of Public Prosecutions. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—10/11/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—10/11/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/11/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—10/11/2013
Antonia Quirke chooses the best of the previous seven days of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio.
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19:00
The Archers—10/11/2013
Shula tries to face the facts.
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19:15
My Teenage Diary—Series 4, Julia Donaldson
6/6 Julia Donaldson reads from her diaries, recalling her teenage obsession with Mick Jagger. (R)
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19:45
Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies—City Lovers
2/3 During apartheid, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act.
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20:00
Feedback—08/11/2013
Is Grayson Perry a tough act to follow? We ask the Reith Lectures commissioner. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ political editor, a naturalist, a landscape architect, a Sultan and a union leader
John Cole, John Cloudsley-Thompson, Georgina Livingston, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and more (R)
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21:00
Money Box—Copy-cat websites; Future of the Co-op; Dormant bank accounts
Beware the clones - will bondholders co-operate? And the big sleep - dormant bank accounts (R)
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Giles Duley presents an appeal on behalf of Mines Advisory Group (MAG). (R)
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21:30
Analysis—Importing the Metropolitan Revolution
Matthew Taylor looks at the grassroots economic revolution being led by big cities. (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—10/11/2013
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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22:45
What the Papers Say—10/11/2013
Zoe Williams of the Guardian looks at how newspapers covered the week's big stories.
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23:00
The Film Programme—George A Romero; Scottish sci-fi; James Toback; Ealing rarities
Francine Stock talks to zombie godfather George A Romero about where horror lurks today. (R)
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23:30
Something Understood—Artificial Soul
Could a robot have a soul? John McCarthy speaks to experts in artificial intelligence. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—11/11/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Richard Hoggart; The Anti-Social Family
Laurie Taylor discusses the first biography of this leading cultural commentator. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—10/11/2013
The bells of Worcester Cathedral. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/11/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—11/11/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/11/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/11/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/11/2013
With the Chaplain to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in Kabul, Padre David Anderson.
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05:45
Farming Today—11/11/2013
What future for small rural schools? Charlotte Smith starts a week of reports.
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05:56
Weather—11/11/2013
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Siskin
Martin Hughes-Games presents the siskin.
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