FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—24/01/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 4
China mines more gold than any other country and everyone wants a piece of it. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/01/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—24/01/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/01/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/01/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/01/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Frazer.
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05:45
Farming Today—Fat cows, soil, and badger cull
Britain's cows are too fat, and overeating could cause complications with calving.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Merlin
Chris Packham presents the merlin.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—24/01/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Kirsty Young talks to the Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 5
Even in the 21st century, gold-dealing remains an archaic practice.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Edith Cavell; Part-time working men; Women and blindness; Children's Emergency Rescue
Part-time working men, Edith Cavell and blindness in women. With Sheila McClennon.
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10:45
November Dead List—Series 1, 5. Chief Suspect
5/5 A second body has been found, belonging to another name on the list
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11:00
Germany's New Children
Will immigration from southern Europe help Germany's chronic labour shortage.
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11:30
Ayres on the Air—Series 5, Horses
2/4 Pam shares her love of horses. Poetry and sketches.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Superfast broadband
What happens inside a supermarket testing lab, plus broadband speeds and black boxes.
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12:57
Weather—24/01/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—24/01/2014
Ministers set out new rules to curb losses from IT projects after successive failures.
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13:45
Acts of Union and Disunion—Pasts and Futures
Prof Colley posits some possibilities about UK development following the independence vote
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14:00
The Archers—23/01/2014
Tom tries to make amends. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Ian Curteis - The Road to Yalta
Ian Curteis re-imagines February 1945, through the eyes of British spy Donald Maclean.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Correspondence at Sparsholt
Peter Gibbs hosts an edition of the gardeners' panel discussion from Sparsholt College.
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15:45
The Time Being—Series 7, Closer, by CD Rose
1/2 Why is an ordinary young woman so curious about in a middle-aged lawyer's daily routines?
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16:00
Last Word—Lord McAlpine, Jocelyn Hay, Amiri Baraka, Sir Christopher Chataway, Claudio Abbado
Matthew Bannister on a Tory fundraiser, a broadcasting campaigner, a poet and a runner.
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16:30
More or Less—Counting the contribution of immigrants
Tim Harford presents a detailed looked at the impact immigration has on the public purse.
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17:00
PM—24/01/2014
Interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—24/01/2014
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
The Now Show—Series 42, Episode 3
3/5 Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on the week's news.
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19:00
The Archers—24/01/2014
Jazzer sees more than he bargained for.
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19:15
Front Row—Sunflowers; Chris Riddell
Martin Bailey and Kirsty Lang visit the National Gallery to see Van Gogh's Sunflowers.
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19:45
November Dead List—Series 1, 5. Chief Suspect
5/5 A second body has been found, belonging to another name on the list (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Michael Fabricant MP, Jill Evans MEP, Lord Steel, Carwyn Jones
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Gwyn Hall in Neath, Wales.
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20:50
A Point of View—Self-Drive Manhood
Adam Gopnik hails the development of the self-drive car as the way to rescue his manhood.
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21:00
Acts of Union and Disunion—Acts of Union and Disunion: Omnibus, Episode 3
3/3 Linda explores Britain's relationships with North America, Europe and expatriate Britons.
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21:58
Weather—24/01/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—24/01/2014
Update from the Syria peace talks. News round-up with Philippa Thomas.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Dissident Gardens, Episode 5
5/10 A reflection on the men who have mattered in Rose Zimmer's life.
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23:00
Great Lives—Mark Constantine on Kahlil Gibran
Businessman Mark Constantine champions the life of Kahlil Gibran with Matthew Parris. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—24/01/2014
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—25/01/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 5
Even in the 21st century, gold-dealing remains an archaic practice. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/01/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—25/01/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/01/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/01/2014
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/01/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi YY Rubinstein.
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05:45
iPM—25/01/2014
The programme that starts with its listeners.
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