FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/01/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Man Belong Mrs Queen, Episode 4
Matthew Baylis investigates the island cult of Vanuatu that worships Prince Philip. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/01/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/01/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/01/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/01/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/01/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths.
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05:45
Farming Today—03/01/2014
As floods and storms threaten farmland, Caz Graham hears from the farmers affected.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Magpie
David Attenborough presents the magpie.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/01/2014
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Ant and Dec
Kirsty Young chats to Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Man Belong Mrs Queen, Episode 5
Matthew Baylis investigates the island cult of Vanuatu that worships Prince Philip.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Men and anti-sexism campaigns; reasons to enjoy January; Romany version of Carmen
Jenni Murray looks at men who want to join in the struggle with women against sexism.
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10:45
Hester by Margaret Oliphant—5. Farewell to Vernon's?
5/5 Once again, Mr Rule is facing a run on the bank, which could close Vernon's forever.
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11:00
UK Confidential—1984
Martha Kearney reveals the secrets within the prime minister's newly-opened files of 1984.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Online gambling
Peter White's special report on the largely unregulated world of online gambling.
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12:57
Weather—03/01/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—03/01/2014
National and international news.
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13:45
Across the Board—Series 1, Natan Sharansky
5/5 Dominic Lawson interviews Natan Sharansky over a game of chess.
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14:00
The Archers—02/01/2014
Peggy receives a troubling phone call. (R)
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14:15
Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—5. Tuesday's Child
5/5 Tuesday grows up assuming her mother abandoned her, despite the voices in her dreams. (R)
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Shropshire
Peter Gibbs presents this week's episode of the horticultural panel show from Shropshire.
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15:45
First for Radio—Series 2, Finding Your Voice
1/3 By Ned Beauman. An actor with a beautiful voice has to act ruthlessly after a strange trip
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16:00
Last Word—Elizabeth Jane Howard, John Fortune, Vera Houghton, Sir Christopher Curwen, Harold Camping
A novelist, a satirist, a family planning pioneer, an MI6 chief and a Doomsday evangelist.
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16:30
More or Less—The Power of Pension Fees
Tim Harford and Money Box's Paul Lewis show how small charges hit pension funds hard.
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17:00
PM—03/01/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/01/2014
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Chain Reaction—Series 9, Kevin Bridges talks to Frankie Boyle
2/6 Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges talks to his comedy mentor Frankie Boyle.
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19:00
The Archers—03/01/2014
Jill has a narrow escape.
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19:15
Front Row—Naomie Harris; Nigella Lawson in The Taste; Mahan Esfahani; 2014 in books and art
Arts news, reviews and interviews, including Naomie Harris on playing Winnie Mandela.
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19:45
Hester by Margaret Oliphant—5. Farewell to Vernon's?
5/5 Once again, Mr Rule is facing a run on the bank, which could close Vernon's forever. (R)
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20:00
Correspondents' Look Ahead—2014
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's top correspondents predict what they think will happen around the world in 2014.
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20:50
A Point of View—The Perils of Belief
John Gray reflects on the damage that can be caused by evangelical belief.
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21:00
Saturday Drama—White Snow
Faced with an upstart stepdaughter, the queen is forced into decisive and deadly action. (R)
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21:58
Weather—03/01/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—03/01/2014
The UK's flooded coast, South Sudan and the US, and energy security and costs in the UK.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared, Episode 10
10/10 At Bosse's farm, Allan and his friends are apparently under arrest.
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23:00
Great Lives—Sir David Chipperfield on Le Corbusier
Architect, Sir David Chipperfield, chooses Le Corbusier (R)
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23:30
Bingo, Barbie and Barthes: 50 Years of Cultural Studies—Episode 2
2/2 Laurie looks at how cultural studies has reached beyond academia and into everyday life. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/01/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Man Belong Mrs Queen, Episode 5
Matthew Baylis investigates the island cult of Vanuatu that worships Prince Philip. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/01/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/01/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/01/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/01/2014
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/01/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
iPM—04/01/2014
'They have built their country from scratch, I hope they don't destroy it'.
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