FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/07/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Cold Blood, Episode 2
2/5 Toads - real and imaginary. The temptations of anthropomorphism. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—30/07/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/07/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/07/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch.
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05:45
Farming Today—Rural tourism VAT, Powdered milk, Maris Otter barley
Members of the rural tourism industry unite to call for a cut to VAT.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Cirl Bunting
Steve Backshall presents the cirl bunting. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—30/07/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Long View—30/07/2014
Jonathan Freedland on attitudes to young people who volunteer to fight in foreign wars.
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09:30
Publishing Lives—Series 1, Harold Macmillan
3/5 Robert McCrum explores the life of Harold Macmillan, the publishing prime minister. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Cold Blood, Episode 3
3/5 Tensions at home are released by a lizard hunt.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Margaret Atwood; Cook the Perfect Dal and East London Suffragettes
From our archive, Margaret Atwood on the Handmaid's Tale and we cook the perfect dal.
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10:45
Queens of Noise—Queens of Noise: Get It On, Episode 3
3/5 Beth hangs out with a rival band's lead singer, leaving with new ideas of how to proceed.
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11:00
The Georgians: Restraint, Revolution and Reform—2. Reform
2/2 Amanda Foreman considers reform on the ground as the disenfranchised rebel.
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11:30
The Gobetweenies—Series 2, Happy Father's Day
2/6 Tom discovers Grandad in a stool-softening ad. Lucy figures Dad needs a classy present.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Cheap Chicken; Portas Towns; Driverless Cars
How raw chicken is being bulked out with extra hidden water. With Winifred Robinson.
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12:30
Face the Facts—Prostitution: Red Light? Green Light?
John Waite investigates the varying approaches to street prostitution across the UK.
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13:00
World at One—30/07/2014
Edward Stourton presents national and international news.
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13:45
Plants: From Roots to Riches—Orchidmania
Kathy Willis examines Charles Darwin's use of orchids as a scientific tool.
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14:00
The Archers—29/07/2014
PC Burns is handing out advice. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Hatch, Match and Dispatch, Elephants All the Way Up by Lavinia Murray
6/6 Life's complicated for simple soul Harper. Then the ground starts to shift - literally.
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15:00
Money Box—Pension freedoms; The pros and cons of P2P lending; Tax credits deadline looms
Pension freedom and responsibility, the pros and cons of P2P and tax credits deadline. (R)
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15:30
Inside Health—Back pain and paracetamol, blood thinning drugs, drug driving, kidney stones
Paracetamol and back pain; blood thinning drugs; drug driving limits and kidney stones. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Non-Networking Graduates; Race and Consumption
Race and consumption. Also, working class graduates who refuse to network.
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16:30
The Media Show—30/07/2014
Right to be forgotten, save Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 3 campaign and London Live requests cut to live programmes
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16:55
1914: Day by Day—30th July
The tsar orders a full mobilisation of the Russian army.
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17:00
PM—30/07/2014
Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/07/2014
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Dead Ringers—Series 12, Episode 1
1/6 The return of the popular impressions show that tugs on the beard of news.
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19:00
The Archers—30/07/2014
Lynda makes a breakthrough.
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19:15
Front Row—Adrian Dunbar, Tasmin Little, Mood Indigo, Katie Paterson
Adrian Dunbar on Beckett, violinist Tasmin Little, Tautou in Mood Indigo, Katie Paterson.
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19:45
Queens of Noise—Queens of Noise: Get It On, Episode 3
3/5 Beth hangs out with a rival band's lead singer, leaving with new ideas of how to proceed. (R)
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20:00
Moral Maze—Politics, personality and principle
Michael Buerk presents combative, provocative and engaging debate.
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20:45
Four Thought—Series 4, Adjoa Andoh
57/3 Adjoa Andoh on raising a transgender child.
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21:00
The Bronze Age Man of Jodrell Bank
His home's Bronze Age legacy and nearby Jodrell Bank inspire author Alan Garner to write. (R)
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21:30
The Long View—30/07/2014
Jonathan Freedland on attitudes to young people who volunteer to fight in foreign wars. (R)
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21:58
Weather—30/07/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—30/07/2014
Death toll rises as UN school and market struck in Gaza. With Carolyn Quinn.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Miniaturist, Episode 8
8/10 Nella must do what she can to sell the warehouse full of sugar before it rots
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23:00
The Future of Radio—Series 1, Sweet Smell of Success
1/4 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ boffins explore the possibilities of broadcasting smells over the airwaves.
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23:15
Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 1, Fifteen Minutes to Landing
1/6 A woman married to a philandering husband finds solace during a turbulent air flight.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—30/07/2014
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—William and Elizabeth - Finding Love in Orkney
Going to live on a remote island brought about more life changes than anticipated.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—31/07/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Cold Blood, Episode 3
3/5 Tensions at home are released by a lizard hunt. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—31/07/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/07/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/07/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch.
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05:45
Farming Today—Apple Harvest, Black Grass, Sheep Event
The apples are early! The latest from the orchards of England.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Spotted flycatcher
Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher. (R)
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