FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/01/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Outrun, The Corncrake Wife
3/5 A job with the RSPB sees Amy scouring the islands nightly, listening for rare Corncrakes. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/01/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/01/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/01/2016
A short reflection and prayer with Padraig O Tuama.
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05:45
Farming Today—Scottish land reform, Farm technology, GB food unit, Stoats
Charlotte Smith has an update on plans for land reform in Scotland.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Kea
Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—21/01/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, published in 1776.
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09:45
Book of the Week—The Outrun, Rose Cottage
4/5 Amy has moved to tiny Papa Westray, one of the smallest inhabited Orkney islands.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Prostitution zones, Friends and illness, Zero waste, Puppy farms
Protected prostitution, friends and chronic illness, living waste free and farming puppies
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—The One about the Social Worker, Episode 4
4/5 Devon's hopes for the future meet the reality of his past.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Lessons for Migrants
Reports from Finland, Iraq, Norway, Cuba and Germany. Presented by Kate Adie.
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11:30
Raising the Dead
Composer Adam Gorb goes on a journey to listen to the lost music of concentration camps.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/01/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—21 January 1916 - Marion Wardle
Former factory workers Marion and Edie are feeling even more liberated.
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12:15
You and Yours—Cinema box office sales, Downsizing your home, Restaurant leftovers
Investigating a dental clinic that has left customers angry, in pain and without refunds.
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12:57
Weather—21/01/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—21/01/2016
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.
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13:45
Three Score Years and Ten—Letting Go
Bishop Richard Holloway asks if life's best lesson is when to let others take over.
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14:00
The Archers—20/01/2016
Ian is thinking about the future. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Bang Up
By Sarah Hehir. A first play for radio by a winner of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writer's Prize. (R)
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15:00
Open Country—Somerset Peat: Past, Present and Future
Helen Mark uncovers why peat makes the Somerset Levels a special place to visit.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—The National Holocaust Centre and Museum
Natasha Kaplinsky presentsan appeal on behalf of The National Holocaust Centre and Museum. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Janice YK Lee
Mariella Frostrup talks to bestselling author Janice YK Lee. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Adam McKay on The Big Short
With Francine Stock. Anchorman writer and director Adam McKay talks about The Big Short.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Ancient Britons' DNA, Concorde's 40th Anniversary, Giant dinosaur, New planet?
Adam Rutherford examines the genetics of ancient Britons and reminisces about Concorde.
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17:00
PM—21/01/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/01/2016 Litvinenko's death "probably" approved by Putin
Public inquiry into former spy's killing concludes senior Russian officials were involved
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18:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 3
3/6 A look back at a career in accounting.
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19:00
The Archers—21/01/2016
Pat is rather taken by surprise.
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19:15
Front Row—Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Utopias in fiction, Villagers
Oscar Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland on The Picture of Dorian Gray and utopias in fiction
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The One about the Social Worker, Episode 4
4/5 Devon's hopes for the future meet the reality of his past. (R)
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20:00
The Report—Litvinenko: The Miniature Nuclear Attack
The story behind the fatal poisoning in London of Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko.
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20:30
In Business—Norway's European Vision
Jonty Bloom learns how Norway does business with the European Union.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Ancient Britons' DNA, Concorde's 40th Anniversary, Giant dinosaur, New planet?
Adam Rutherford examines the genetics of ancient Britons and reminisces about Concorde. (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, published in 1776. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Litvinenko murder 'probably' ordered by Putin
Russian government furious over claims that Putin approved murder of dissident in London.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Automobile Club of Egypt, Episode 4
4/10 Abd el-Aziz's death triggers strong emotions at the Automobile Club.
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23:00
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 4, 3. London
3/4 Comedian Mark Thomas and his studio audience consider proposals for a People's Manifesto. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—21/01/2016
A look at the government's response to the inquiry into the murder of Alexander Litvinenko
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/01/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Outrun, Rose Cottage
4/5 Amy has moved to tiny Papa Westray, one of the smallest inhabited Orkney islands. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/01/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/01/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/01/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/01/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/01/2016
A short reflection and prayer with Padraig O Tuama.
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05:45
Farming Today—Paying Farmers to Flood?
Defra looks at plans to pay farmers to let their land flood. Charlotte Smith presents.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red-Eyed Vireo
Michael Palin presents the red-eyed vireo from North America. (R)
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