FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/03/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A Sense of Direction, Episode 2
Family upheaval inspires Gideon Lewis-Kraus to set out on a series of global pilgrimages. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/03/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/03/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/03/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel.
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05:45
Farming Today—Milk production; Slug pellets; Trainee auctioneers
Milk production on UK dairy farms has hit a record high. Presented by Anna Hill.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Rook
Bill Oddie presents the rook.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/03/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Midweek—Sam Etherington, Cassidy Little, Emma Bridgewater, Merry 'Corky' White
Libby Purves is joined by ceramicist Emma Bridgewater and anthropologist Merry White.
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09:45
Book of the Week—A Sense of Direction, Episode 3
Family upheaval inspires Gideon Lewis-Kraus to set out on a series of global pilgrimages.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Robotics in school; Part-time work; Richard Mabey; Game Changers
Ayshea Buksh talks to an award-winning all-girl competitive robotics team from N London.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Charlotte Bronte - Shirley, Good Works
3/10 Shirley questions Caroline after making a startling discovery.
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11:00
The Long March—The Legacy
3/3 The lasting legacy of the March and how its roots still reach to the highest levels.
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11:30
HR—Series 5, Everybody's Doing It
4/6 Sam considers internet dating. Then there's a knock on the door.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Dressing trendy teenagers, Portas pilot towns, daffodils
Winifred Robinson discusses the cost of clothing trendy teenagers, and more consumer news.
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13:00
World at One—12/03/2014
National and international news.
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13:45
Publishing Lives—Series 2, Norah Smallwood
3/5 Robert McCrum on the life of Norah Smallwood, Britain's first woman publishing leader.
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14:00
The Archers—11/03/2014
Tensions rise at Blossom Hill Cottage. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Genesis Rock
Searching for Noah's Ark in the Ararat mountains, Sam's faith is tested when he's injured.
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15:00
Money Box Live—Insurance
Need better insurance, lower premiums or help with a claim? Call or e-mail.
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15:30
Inside Health—Sugar, Prescription charges, Thrush, Iron and strokes
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Post-Katrina New Orleans; The Capitalist Personality
Laurie investigates New Orleans' disaster relief failure. Also, the capitalist personality
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16:30
The Media Show—Sky's Sophie Turner-Laing; live debates on TV; licence fee evasion
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ director of strategy on the effects of making licence fee evasion a civil offence.
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17:00
PM—12/03/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/03/2014
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 1, The B&B
4/6 A friend who runs a B&B is in trouble so it's time for Milton to dust off the nylon sheets
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19:00
The Archers—12/03/2014
Brenda causes a stir.
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19:15
Front Row—Veronica Mars; Kickstarter; Vivienne Franzmann; Andres Neuman; Fake bands
The film spin-off of Veronica Mars is the first major Hollywood film to be crowd-funded.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Charlotte Bronte - Shirley, Good Works
3/10 Shirley questions Caroline after making a startling discovery. (R)
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20:00
Moral Maze—Assisted Dying
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on assisted dying.
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20:45
Lent Talks—Bonnie Greer
The Power and the Passion - Bonnie Greer considers the power of names.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Future-proofing Forests
Julian Rush asks what is being done to protect UK forests from diseases like ash dieback. (R)
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21:30
Midweek—Sam Etherington, Cassidy Little, Emma Bridgewater, Merry 'Corky' White
Libby Purves is joined by ceramicist Emma Bridgewater and anthropologist Merry White. (R)
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21:58
Weather—12/03/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—12/03/2014
Obama welcomes the interim Ukrainian PM to White House. Presented by Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell, Episode 8
8/10 As the body count rises, Alec fears he may be next. Read by Mike Grady.
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23:00
History Retweeted—The Fall of the Berlin Wall
4/4 East meets West in the field of online dating and Tim Berners-Lee tweets.
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23:15
Nurse—Series 1, Episode 4
4/6 The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/03/2014
Susan Hulme and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ parliamentary team report from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/03/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A Sense of Direction, Episode 3
Family upheaval inspires Gideon Lewis-Kraus to set out on a series of global pilgrimages. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/03/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/03/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/03/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel.
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05:45
Farming Today—Fracking, wild boar, badgers and livestock markets
MPs prepare to debate the badger cull in the House of Commons. With Anna Hill.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Cetti's Warbler
Bill Oddie presents the Cetti's warbler.
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