FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/02/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Young Eliot, Episode 1
1/5 Poet Robert Crawford's biography of one of the great figures of 20th-century literature. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/02/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/02/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/02/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/02/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/02/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
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05:45
Farming Today—Abattoir investigation, Rural Broadband, Hare Coursing.
A halal abattoir is under investigation by the Food Standards Agency.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—American Bald Eagle
Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/02/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Price of Inequality—Episode 1
1/2 Robert Peston explores the alarmingly widening gap between rich and poor since the 1980s.
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09:30
One to One—Charlotte Smith meets Gill Hollis
Charlotte Smith looks at how useful self-help groups are for the chronically ill.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Young Eliot, Episode 2
2/5 Harvard, Paris and beyond. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Joan Armatrading; The legacy of pill inventor Carl Djerassi; Birds of a Feather actor Linda Robson
Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, legacy of the pill, Birds of a Feather's Linda Robson.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Beatrice Colin - The Ice Wife, Episode 2
2/5 Tensions are running high in camp and Jen has found something half buried in the ice.
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11:00
Spoilsport: Science Stops Play
Claudia Hammond investigates sporting concussions and asks how safe our sports are.
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11:30
Marc Riley's Musical Time Machine—Series 1, Frank Zappa and Lou Reed
Marc Riley delves into the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive to unearth interviews with Frank Zappa and Lou Reed
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—03/02/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—3 February 1915 - Kitty Lumley
Kitty discovers that the further she travels, the less she understands.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: School Academies
Has becoming an academy improved the schools of callers' children?
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12:57
Weather—03/02/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—03/02/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Shaun Ley.
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13:45
Picture Power—Series 2, World Cup Final in Brazil
2/5 Dylan Martinez of Reuters on the drama of the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil.
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14:00
The Archers—02/02/2015
Mike has news for Ed. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—A Kidnapping, Episode 1
1/3 Two teachers at an international school in Manila kidnap a child in their care. (R)
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15:00
Making History—03/02/2015
Tom Holland returns with a new series of the programme with a passion for the past.
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15:30
The Human Zoo—Series 5, Changing One's Mind
4/4 Michael Blastland and the Zoo team look ahead to the general election.
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16:00
The Law Show—Magna Carta 800 Years On
How much of today's law really comes from Magna Carta?
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16:30
A Good Read—Frankie Boyle and Maureen Lipman
Frankie Boyle and Maureen Lipman talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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17:00
PM—03/02/2015
News interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/02/2015
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 6, Dame Kelly Holmes
6/6 The double Olympic champion tries her first deep-fried Mars bar.
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19:00
The Archers—03/02/2015
There is a showdown on the dance floor.
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19:15
Front Row—03/02/2015
Harper Lee's new book, writer William Nicholson, The Turning review, artist Marlene Dumas.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Beatrice Colin - The Ice Wife, Episode 2
2/5 Tensions are running high in camp and Jen has found something half buried in the ice. (R)
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20:00
Clinging On: The Decline of the Middle Classes
Is the middle class in decline? The divide between a rich elite and those now clinging on.
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20:40
In Touch—Alternatives to Card and Pin; Sight Loss and Motherhood
Alternatives to paying with a card and pin. Coping with sudden sight loss as a new mum.
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21:00
Inside Health—NHS Satisfaction Survey; NHS & cancer; Headphones volume; P4 Medicine
Diagnosing Cancer, personalised medicine based on genes and do headphones damage hearing?
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21:30
The Price of Inequality—Episode 1
1/2 Robert Peston explores the alarmingly widening gap between rich and poor since the 1980s. (R)
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21:58
Weather—03/02/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—MPs vote in favour of 'three parent babies'
Commons approves IVF technique that allows creation of babies using DNA from 3 people.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Illuminations, Episode 2
2/10 As Anne's memory unravels in Scotland, her grandson Luke toils in the heat of Afghanistan.
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23:00
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 11, Solar System
Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests talk about the latest explorations of our solar system. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—03/02/2015
MPs debate the creation of babies from three people. Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/02/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Young Eliot, Episode 2
2/5 Harvard, Paris and beyond. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/02/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/02/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/02/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
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05:45
Farming Today—04/02/2015
The price of organic milk has gone up in the shops, but what are farmers getting for it?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Budgerigar
Michael Palin presents the wild budgerigar from Australia.
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