FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—28/01/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, Episode 2
2/5 Vitaly, a notorious gangster turned film director, summons Peter for a private audience. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/01/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/01/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Ed Kessler from the Woolf Institute.
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05:45
Farming Today—Scottish Tenant Rights, TB Testing, Welsh Hill Farmers, Vegan Views on the Milk Industry
Anna Hill hears about reform proposals aimed at revitalising tenant farming in Scotland.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Oilbird
Michael Palin presents the oilbird, from a Venezuelan cavern
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Morning
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06:00
Today—28/01/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Midweek—Cathy Tyson, Sir Tim Smit, Adam Cohen, Rupert Harry Miller
Libby Purves meets Cathy Tyson, Sir Tim Smit, Adam Cohen and Rupert Harry Miller.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, Episode 3
3/5 The nightmarish ordeal of a businesswoman falsely imprisoned for drug trafficking.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Should we brief juries involved in sex cases?
Should briefing for juries on sex cases be mandatory? Plus poet Sabrina Mafhouz.
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10:40
Tinsel Girl—Tinsel Girl and the Tropical Trip, Episode 3
3/5 Maz decides to take handsome temp Ollie up on his offer of a date.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Margaret and Geraldine - A Talk with Mum
After her mother lost her voice box to cancer, Geraldine wanted to talk to her about it.
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11:00
Tales from the Ring Road—Coventry
1/3 Anne-Marie Duff narrates stories of survival and resilience on Coventry's ring road.
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11:30
Alun Cochrane's Fun House—The Kitchen
1/4 Comedian Alun Cochrane takes us on a stand-up tour of his house. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—28/01/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
A History of Ideas—Historian Justin Champion on Francis Bacon
Historian Justin Champion on 17th-century polymath Francis Bacon.
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12:15
You and Yours—Green Deal, Computer Games, Tax Fraud
Why contractors aren't celebrating the Green Deal's second birthday.
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12:57
Weather—28/01/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—28/01/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:45
Churchill's Other Lives—Money
8/10 Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's vexed relationship with money. (R)
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14:00
The Archers—27/01/2015
Jennifer bites the bullet. (R)
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14:15
GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 8
8/10 The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
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15:00
Money Box Live—The State Pension
Ask Paul Lewis about your state pension. Call on Wednesday or email moneybox@bbc.co.uk.
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15:30
Inside Health—Drugs link to dementia, Gluten-free, Heart disease in women, Social jetlag, Boilers on prescription
Increased risk of dementia from common drugs; and is going gluten free good for you? (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Social Stigma and Negative Labels - Migraine
A cultural history of migraine. Also 'pramfaces' - denigrating the working class?
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16:30
The Media Show—The future of news; Entertainment shows; Page 3 and The Sun
Steve Hewlett explores the future of news, Page 3 and the Sun, and entertainment shows.
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17:00
PM—28/01/2015
News interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/01/2015
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, A Royal Visit
5/6 Mad about the monarchy. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
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19:00
The Archers—28/01/2015
Susan is supportive.
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19:15
Front Row—David Oyelowo; Helen Macdonald; Bob Dylan Album; Joanna Marsh
David Oyelowo on Selma, Costa-winner Helen Macdonald, Bob Dylan album review, Joanna Marsh
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19:45
Tinsel Girl—Tinsel Girl and the Tropical Trip, Episode 3
3/5 Maz decides to take handsome temp Ollie up on his offer of a date. (R)
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20:00
Unreliable Evidence—The Law and Rape
Clive Anderson asks if the UK legal system is letting down the victims of rape.
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20:45
David Baddiel Tries to Understand—Sunni and Shia Islam
David Baddiel tries to understand the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam.
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21:00
Gone to Earth—1. The Fan Dance
1/2 Horatio Clare discovers how infantry soldiers are shaped by the Brecon Beacons' landscape (R)
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21:30
Midweek—Cathy Tyson, Sir Tim Smit, Adam Cohen, Rupert Harry Miller
Libby Purves meets Cathy Tyson, Sir Tim Smit, Adam Cohen and Rupert Harry Miller. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—New Greek prime minister promises to press ahead with anti-austerity policies
Alexis Tsipras tells Cabinet meeting priority is to address "humanitarian disaster"
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Bottle Imp, Episode 3
3/5 Free of the bottle and newly engaged, Keawe's happiness is unbound... but fate intervenes.
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23:00
Roger McGough's Other Half—Episode 4
4/4 Quirky sketches and poems with merriment and melancholy in equal measure.
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23:15
Love in Recovery—Series 1, Andy
4/6 Andy has a date for the first time in... well, longer than he would like to admit.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—28/01/2015
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/01/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, Episode 3
3/5 The nightmarish ordeal of a businesswoman falsely imprisoned for drug trafficking. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/01/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/01/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Ed Kessler from the Woolf Institute.
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05:45
Farming Today—Fracking, Dairy
A fracking moratorium is announced for Scotland until more research has been carried out.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Black Sicklebill
Michael Palin presents the black sicklebill of New Guinea.
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