FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/03/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Ben Macintyre - A Spy Among Friends, Episode 3
3/5 Talk of a Third Man grows louder, and the suspicion around Kim Philby grows stronger. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—27/03/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/03/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/03/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Littledale.
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05:45
Farming Today—Badgers, waterweed, sheep worrying, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ School Report
Speculation grows about the future of the badger culls in England. With Charlotte Smith.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Little Ringed Plover
Bill Oddie presents the little ringed plover.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/03/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Weber's The Protestant Ethic
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Ben Macintyre - A Spy Among Friends, Episode 4
4/5 Philby is back. Posted to Beirut, a spy once more. But the net is closing in.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Long-distance rower Elsa Hammond; Women on boards; Fatal Attraction
Elsa Hammond who hopes to be the fastest woman to row from California to Hawaii.
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10:45
Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales—4. Little White Crosses
4/5 A canal and a mosquito in another drama exploring ancient ideas about malaria.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Syria: The Silent Enemy
The war in Syria has created a silent enemy for those fleeing the fighting - disease.
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11:30
Scotland Meet Murray Lachlan Young
Poet Murray Lachlan Young goes in search of his Scottishness.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—27/03/2014
Winifred Robinson has an exclusive report into doctor staffing in the NHS at weekends.
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12:57
Weather—27/03/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—27/03/2014
England's Chief Medical Officer warns that we now see obesity as normal.
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13:45
Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Webs of Loyalty
4/15 New 18th-century ideas about 'what friends are for'.
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14:00
The Archers—26/03/2014
Will Ian and Rob bury the hatchet? (R)
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14:15
Hamlet—Episode 4
4/5 After Hamlet's accidental murder of Polonius, Laertes returns to Elsinore bent on revenge.
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14:55
Five Writers in Search of Their Character—Alexander McCall Smith
2/5 Alexander McCall Smith talks about why Precious Ramotswe is his favourite character.
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15:00
Radio 4 Appeal—Sport Relief
Mariella Frostrup presents an appeal for Sport Relief. (R)
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15:05
Open Country—Chelford Cattle Market
Helen Mark explores Chelford Cattle Market in Cheshire.
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15:30
Open Book—Anita Shreve, Rebecca Mead
Anita Shreve discusses her new novel The Lives of Stella Bain, and the joys of Middlemarch (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Director Sally Potter and Muppets production designer Eve Stewart
Director Sally Potter on a life in film, and secrets from the Muppets' production designer
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Fracking; Purple GM tomatoes; Bionic humans; Shark attacks
Gareth Mitchell is joined by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ School reporters to get their take on the week’s science.
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17:00
PM—27/03/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/03/2014
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks—Pregnancy and In-Laws
6/6 Jason Cook doles out life lessons focusing on how to cope with pregnancy and the in-laws.
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19:00
The Archers—27/03/2014
Fallon sees red.
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19:15
Front Row—Jane Horrocks, 20 Feet From Stardom, US war vets, Tim Barrow
Arts news, including Jane Horrocks on playing Little Voice.
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19:45
Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales—4. Little White Crosses
4/5 A canal and a mosquito in another drama exploring ancient ideas about malaria. (R)
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20:00
The Law Show—The Policing Debate
A panel of experts and an audience in Liverpool ask: can we trust the police?
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20:30
The Bottom Line—Serving the Super-Rich
Evan Davis and guests discuss how to look after the wealthy elite.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Fracking; Purple GM tomatoes; Bionic humans; Shark attacks
Gareth Mitchell is joined by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ School reporters to get their take on the week’s science. (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—Weber's The Protestant Ethic
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. (R)
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21:58
Weather—27/03/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—27/03/2014
Turkey bans YouTube, only a week after it tried to ban Twitter. With Philippa Thomas.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Gabrielle Zevin - The Collected Works of AJ Fikry, Unwanted Discoveries
9/10 A new beginning and some unwanted news.
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23:00
So Wrong It's Right—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6 Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show devoted to the art of being wrong. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—27/03/2014
Sean Curran has reaction in the Commons to the latest developments in the energy market.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/03/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Ben Macintyre - A Spy Among Friends, Episode 4
4/5 Philby is back. Posted to Beirut, a spy once more. But the net is closing in. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/03/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/03/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/03/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/03/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/03/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Littledale.
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05:45
Farming Today—Biofuels, Lambing and Somerset Levels
What impact will climate change have on our crops over the next 100 years?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Black Redstart
Bill Oddie presents the black redstart.
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