FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/04/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Ballads of Thin Men—Dig Yourself
1/3 By Nick Walker. It is 1965, and something odd is happening to Margaret at the Savoy Hotel. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—05/04/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/04/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—05/04/2015
The bells of St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury.
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05:45
Profile—Trevor Noah
The South African comedian set to take over from Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—05/04/2015
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—The Boldness of Wisdom
Mark Tully considers the sacrifices people have to make to become wise.
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06:35
Sunrise Service
A sunrise service for Easter Day from the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral.
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06:57
Weather—05/04/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—05/04/2015
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Armenia, Bishop of Gloucester
Caroline Wyatt presents a special edition on the mass killing of Armenians in 1915.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Eric
David Baddiel presents an appeal on behalf of Eric.
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07:57
Weather—05/04/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—05/04/2015
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—Easter Sunday Worship
The first female Church of England Bishop, Rt Rev Libby Lane, with her first Easter sermon
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Chough
John Aitchison presents the chough. (R)
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09:00
Broadcasting House—05/04/2015
Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—05/04/2015
It is all go at the Bull.
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11:16
The Reunion—Spycatcher
Sue MacGregor's guests remember the epic battle to ban the MI5 memoir Spycatcher.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—05/04/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Just a Minute—Series 71, Episode 8
8/8 Stephen Fry and David Tennant join regulars on this long-running comedy panel game. (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—The Joy of Eggs
Sheila Dillon asks if the humble egg is breaking free of a once-tarnished reputation.
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12:57
Weather—05/04/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—05/04/2015
Global news and analysis presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:30
Ways Of Thinking
Naomi Alderman looks a the advantages of thinking algorithmically.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Tyneside
Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Newcastle.
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14:45
The Listening Project—Sunday Omnibus
Emigrating for economic reasons or retirement purposes and things to do when you reach 100
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15:00
Drama on 4—A Fine Balance, Episode 3
3/3 Dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's life-changing novel about India's underclass.
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16:00
Bookclub—Adam Foulds - The Quickening Maze
Adam Foulds discusses his novel The Quickening Maze with James Naughtie and readers.
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16:30
Blast of the Century
Poet John Cooper Clarke looks at Vorticism, a radical but short-lived British art movement
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17:00
Inside the Sex Offenders' Prison
Film-maker Rex Bloomstein looks at how sex offenders are rehabilitated in HMP Whatton. (R)
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17:40
Profile—Trevor Noah
The South African comedian set to take over from Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—05/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—05/04/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/04/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—John Waite
John Waite chooses his Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio highlights.
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19:00
The Archers—05/04/2015
Easter dawns on Lakey Hill.
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19:16
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Some moth-based lunacy and a heartwarming tale of the days before health and safety. (R)
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19:45
Liars' League—The Last Curse
1/3 By Peng Shepherd. A man visits a 'villain-hitter' witch in to cast a spell on his wife.
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20:00
Feedback—03/04/2015
How Radio 1 is engaging young voters, and a Radio 4 sound man's close shave with a lion. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—Cynthia Lennon, Anthony Scrivener, Martyn Goff, John Renbourn
Julian Worricker on a Beatles wife, a barrister, a musician and the man behind the Booker. (R)
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21:00
Money Box—Liberal Democrat personal finance plans
Paul Lewis presents the latest news from the world of personal finance. (R)
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Eric
David Baddiel presents an appeal on behalf of Eric. (R)
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21:30
In Business—The Freelance Economy
Peter Day explores the growing freelance and micro-business economy. (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—05/04/2015
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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22:45
What the Papers Say—05/04/2015
Hugh Muir of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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23:00
Cells and Celluloid: A Science and Cinema Special—Artificial Intelligence and Cinema
Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock return in a new edition of the film and science special (R)
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23:30
Something Understood—The Boldness of Wisdom
Mark Tully considers the sacrifices people have to make to become wise. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/04/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Citizenship Ceremonies; Family Ties and Genetics
Laurie Taylor explores the way in which states use public rituals to create new citizens. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—05/04/2015
The bells of St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—06/04/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/04/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/04/2015
Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews.
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05:45
Farming Today—Around the Farming World
Four farmers from four different continents tell Caz Graham about their work.
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05:56
Weather—06/04/2015
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Swallow (Spring)
Kate Humble presents the swallow. (R)
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