FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—23/01/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, A Balancing Act
4/5 Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/01/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/01/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Campylobacter trials
Campylobacter, big machines, rural conference.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Snail Kite
Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—23/01/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Julia Cleverdon
Kirsty Young interviews campaigner Dame Julia Cleverdon. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Ambrosia
5/5 Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Plus-Size Fashion; Lesbians on TV; the Real Tennis Sisters; Sarah Jane Morris
Plus-size fashion; lesbians on TV; the real tennis sisters; Sarah Jane Morris.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, Corrections
15/15 Alfred's departure heralds changes for all the Lamberts.
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11:00
Churchill's Grave
William Crawley visits Winston Churchill's final resting place in Bladon, Oxfordshire
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11:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 5, Southall
4/6 Mark Steel visits Southall in Middlesex for another programme of travelling stand-up. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—23/01/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
A History of Ideas—Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade Runner
Theologian Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade Runner
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12:15
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12:57
Weather—23/01/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—23/01/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:45
Churchill's Other Lives—Education
5/10 Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's complicated relationship with education.
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14:00
The Archers—22/01/2015
Lynda tells David what she thinks. (R)
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14:15
GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 5
5/10 The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Arundel Castle
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Arundel Castle, West Sussex.
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15:45
Irish International—An Irishman's Guide to Paris by Robert McLiam Wilson
3/3 Robert McLiam Wilson's story about terrorism striking his adopted city, Paris.
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16:00
Last Word—Lord Brittan, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Professor John Bayley, Anne Kirkbride
Obituary series: Matthew Bannister on a politician, a king, an academic and an actress.
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16:30
More or Less—Is Anti-Semitism Widespread in the UK?
Tim Harford asks if the majority of hate crime in the UK is directed against Jewish people
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16:55
The Listening Project—Rab and Margaret - Clearing My Name
Implicated in a serious incident at work, Rab turned whistleblower and was finally cleared
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17:00
PM—23/01/2015
Carolyn Quinn presents interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—23/01/2015
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
The Now Show—Series 45, Episode 3
3/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
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19:00
The Archers—23/01/2015
The villagers are dancing.
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19:15
Front Row—Jessica Chastain, Ali Smith, Bob Copper at 100, the Art of the Self-Portrait
Jessica Chastain, Ali Smith, Bob Copper remembered and a review of self-portraiture.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, Corrections
15/15 Alfred's departure heralds changes for all the Lamberts. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Bea Campbell, Peter Hain MP, Owen Paterson MP, Steve Webb MP
Jonathan Dimbleby with Bea Campbell, Peter Hain MP, Owen Paterson MP and Steve Webb MP.
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20:50
A Point of View—The Power of Art
AL Kennedy reflects on the power of art to sustain the human spirit.
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21:00
A History of Ideas—Omnibus, What Makes Us Human?
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the philosophical question of what makes us human.
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21:58
Weather—23/01/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Greece - the world gathers.
Ahead of Sunday's Election, anti-austerity activists gather, hoping for Syriza win.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Curtain Call, Episode 10
10/10 Soho in 1936. A story of love, murder and a society dancing towards the abyss.
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23:00
Great Lives—Eve Pollard on Nora Ephron
Journalist Eve Pollard explores Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron with Matthew Parris. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—23/01/2015
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Alex and Rolf - Sing Our Own Song
The brothers who formed the band Tinlin reflect on how their musical careers began.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—24/01/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Ambrosia
5/5 Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—24/01/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/01/2015
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Ed Kessler from the Woolf Institute.
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05:45
iPM—24/01/2015
'We all took this money, we all partied.' John Humphrys on living in a debt-ridden country
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