FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/08/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered, Episode 5
5/5 Leonardo returns to Florence and Francesco del Giocondo commissions a portrait of his wife (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/08/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/08/2014
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/08/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
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05:45
iPM—16/08/2014
'Are you straining tired eyes towards the future and saying, what next?'.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—16/08/2014
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—16/08/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Open Country—Chalk Streams
Helen Mark finds out why Hampshire's chalk streams are so revered by fly fishermen. (R)
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Under the Land
From gas to gold, who owns the riches beneath our feet?
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06:57
Weather—16/08/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—16/08/2014
Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Laura Mvula
Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir meet Laura Mvula, plus Andrew Strauss' Inheritance Tracks.
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10:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 8, Isle of Wight
1/7 Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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11:00
The Forum—Solitude
When being alone is a blessing, and when it is a blight.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—A Shopping List for Cuba
Cuba, Iraq, Gaza, Panama and Somalia - correspondents tell their stories.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—16/08/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Bricks and Bubbles—Episode 3
3/4 Michael Robinson finds out why the UK rental market has been booming.
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12:30
The Brig Society—Series 2, Drug Dealer
3/6 Marcus Brigstocke has 'broken bad' and become a drug dealer. (R)
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12:57
Weather—16/08/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—16/08/2014
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—Sir Robert Francis QC, Minette Batters, Val McDermid, John Cridland
Shaun Ley presents political debate from Broadcasting House Radio Theatre in London. (R)
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14:00
Any Answers?—Trial by media, depression, league tables
A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
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14:30
Saturday Drama—Murder Under Trust: The Massacre at Glencoe
Adrian Bean's play dramatises events leading up to the infamous Highland massacre in 1692.
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15:30
Tales from the Stave—Series 10, Sousa's The Stars and Stripes for Ever
Frances Fyfield is back in Washington DC to celebrate the National march of the USA. (R)
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Women and body size. Baroness Ruth Rendell. The quest for the perfect jeans
Women and body size, Baroness Ruth Rendell, and do the perfect jeans really exist?
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Full coverage of the day's news.
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17:30
iPM—16/08/2014
'Are you straining tired eyes towards the future and saying, what next?'. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—16/08/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/08/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Rick Wakeman, June Whitfield, Michael Mosley, Dominic Wilcox, Danny Wallace, Tricky
Nikki Bedi, Danny Wallace and guests - an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Haider al-Abadi
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's prime minister-designate.
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19:15
Saturday Review—Joseph O'Neill, Robin Wright, Jezebel, Match of the Day at 50 and Andrew Marr's Great Scots
Tom Sutcliffe chairs sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
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20:00
Archive on 4—You Are Feeling Sleepy
The extraordinary history and science of the use of hypnosis in medicine.
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21:00
The Stuarts—Charles II, Part One: Through the World in Various Fortune
Mike Walker's epic chronicle considers the young Charles II. With Jamie Parker. (R)
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22:00
News and Weather—16/08/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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22:15
The Voter's Voice
James Naughtie hosts discussion about Scotland's future, from the Edinburgh Festival. (R)
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23:00
Quote... Unquote—11/08/2014
Nigel Rees hosts with Chris Addison, Jim Al-Khalili, Katy Brand and John Campbell. (R)
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23:30
Batter My Heart: Growing Up and Growing Old with John Donne
Ed Docx discovers that John Donne can be a poet for life. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/08/2014
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Sussex Scandals—A Yard in Crawley
2/3 A young woman falls in love with her parent's lodger, the charming John George Haigh. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/08/2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/08/2014
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Peter's Church, Ropley, Hampshire
The bells of St Peter's Church in Ropley, Hampshire.
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05:45
Profile—Haider al-Abadi
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's prime minister-designate. (R)
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