FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/08/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Food of Love—Scotch Broth
3/3 By Aminatta Forna. A man does his best to cook for a child after a terrible loss. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/08/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/08/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—Cathedral of the Transfiguration
The bells of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration.
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05:45
Profile—Radoslaw Sikorski
Becky Milligan profiles the Polish foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—03/08/2014
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—DNA and the Divine
Mark Tully asks whether the discovery of DNA is evidence for or against God.
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06:35
Living World—Turks and Caicos Islands: The Rock Iguana
Tom Heap meets the critically endangered rock iguana of the Caribbean.
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06:57
Weather—03/08/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—03/08/2014
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Middle East crisis; Rowan Williams; Star Wars
Middle East crisis, Rowan Williams, Star Wars.
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07:55
Radio 4 Appeal—GardenAfrica
Monty Don presents an appeal for GardenAfrica.
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07:57
Weather—03/08/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—03/08/2014
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—Where Poppies Grow
A service from Dartford Parish Church marking the centenary of the outbreak of World War I
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08:48
A Point of View—The Changing Nature of Utopias
Will Self reflects on what the changing nature of utopias says about us. (R)
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Cirl Bunting
Steve Backshall presents the cirl bunting. (R)
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09:00
Broadcasting House—03/08/2014
Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—03/08/2014
There's a special guest at the village fete, and Charlie lays it on the line.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Guy Garvey
Kirsty Young talks to Guy Garvey, musician and frontman of Elbow.
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Afternoon
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12:00
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 61, Episode 5
5/6 Andy Hamilton joins regular panellists Tim, Graeme and Barry. Jack Dee hosts. (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—Problems with Poultry?
Is the poultry industry fit for purpose? Dan Saladino looks at how UK chicken is produced.
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12:57
Weather—03/08/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—03/08/2014
Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
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13:30
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Primary Colours—Episode 1
1/2 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores how humanity has perceived colour. (R)
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Shropshire
Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from Shropshire. (R)
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14:45
The Listening Project—Sunday Omnibus
A special omnibus featuring conversations with a Holocaust survivor and a poem she wrote.
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15:00
Classic Serial—HonorΓ© de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 2
2/2 Will the miserly Monsieur Grandet be able to forgive his defiant daughter?
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16:00
Bookclub—Sadie Jones - The Outcast
Sadie Jones talks about her novel The Outcast, which won the Costa First Novel award 2008.
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16:27
Poetry Postcards
Razia Iqbal shares poetry from around the Commonwealth sent to Glasgow for the Games.
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16:55
1914: Day by Day—3rd August
The British foreign secretary speaks in favour of war at the House of Commons.
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17:00
Trick or Trust
How evolutionary biology shapes policy on welfare reform, immigration and bankers' pay. (R)
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17:40
Profile—Radoslaw Sikorski
Becky Milligan profiles the Polish foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—03/08/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/08/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—03/08/2014
Sheila McClennon chooses her highlights from the previous seven days of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio.
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19:00
The Archers—03/08/2014
Susan is getting desperate.
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19:15
John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Leee John of Imagination
4/4 John's guest is Leee John from Imagination.
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19:45
The Empire Cafe—The Ginger MacIntosh Clan of Saint Kitts
2/3 Jackie Kay chooses ginger, weaving in connections between Scotland and the Caribbean.
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20:00
Feedback—01/08/2014
Lyse Doucet on reporting from Gaza. And we question the Gardeners' Question Time team. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—Sir Richard MacCormac, Eileen Ford, Nigel Ryan, Zohra Sehgal, Frank Mumford
Matthew Bannister on an architect, a modelling agent, an editor, an actress, a puppeteer (R)
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21:00
Face the Facts—Prostitution: Red Light? Green Light?
John Waite investigates the varying approaches to street prostitution across the UK. (R)
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—GardenAfrica
Monty Don presents an appeal for GardenAfrica. (R)
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21:30
In Business—Deep Thoughts
Peter Day meets business people inspired and influenced by highbrow philosophers. (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—03/08/2014
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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22:45
What the Papers Say—03/08/2014
Iain Martin of the Telegraph looks at how newspapers covered the week's big stories.
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23:00
1914: Day by Day—1914: Day by Day - Omnibus, Episode 5
5/6 Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia threatens to drag all of Europe into a war.
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23:30
Something Understood—DNA and the Divine
Mark Tully asks whether the discovery of DNA is evidence for or against God. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/08/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Non-Networking Graduates; Race and Consumption
Race and consumption. Also, working class graduates who refuse to network. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Cathedral of the Transfiguration
The bells of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/08/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/08/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/08/2014
Prayer and reflection with the Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—Choosy bees, First World War, Scottish sheep support
Sheep farmers in Scotland's harshest landscapes will get extra EU money from 2015.
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05:56
Weather—04/08/2014
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Icterine Warbler
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the icterine warbler. (R)
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