FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—The Creative Economy, 'Grudge' Spending
The new politics of culture and creativity. Plus why people begrudge spending on security. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—31/01/2016
Bells from St Helen's Church, Lundy Island. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—01/02/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/02/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/02/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
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05:45
Farming Today—Subsidy Payments and Disease on Farms
Farmers continue to wait for their subsidy payments to arrive in their bank accounts.
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05:56
Weather—01/02/2016
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—American Bald Eagle
Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/02/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Language and Reinvention
Tom Sutcliffe with Edward Dusinberre, Mariame Clement, Vahni Capildeo and Diego Marani.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Stop the Clocks, Episode 1
1/5 Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Helen Dunmore, How women in Brazil are coping with the Zika virus, Long-distance relationships
Award-winning author Helen Dunmore discusses her latest novel, set during the Cold War.
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10:45
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes, Episode 2
2/7 Soames Forsyte prepares to face his wife's lover in court.
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11:00
The Untold—Jennifer's Search for DJ Derek
A local celebrity has gone missing. His niece wants to find him. What will it do to her?
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11:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Corby
5/6 Mark uncovers an unlikely town rivalry and the story behind a baffling accent. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—01/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—1 February 1916 - Nell Kingsley
Britain wakes up to news of zeppelin attacks, and Nell looks set to lose the job she loved
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12:15
You and Yours—Butter sales, Living wage, Leasehold disaster
Spreading myths - butter sales are up, but just how healthy is it?
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12:57
Weather—01/02/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—01/02/2016
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
From Savage to Self—Anthropology Goes to War
Farrah Jarral looks at the complex relationship between anthropologists and war.
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14:00
The Archers—31/01/2016
Jim is making a big effort for the bird watch. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Demon Brother, Episode 1
1/2 First of a dark two-part thriller in which two twins swap lives - Jasper's story. (R)
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15:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 4, 2016
Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Newcastle: The Story of a City through Its Food
Dan Saladino meets the people working to improve the food future of Newcastle. (R)
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16:00
Dotun and Dean
Dotun Adebayo explores his teenage obsession with actor James Dean (R)
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16:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 13, Invisible Universe
Brian Cox and Robin Ince head to Mosi in Manchester and look at the invisible universe.
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17:00
PM—01/02/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Approval for gene editing
UK scientists given permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time.
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18:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 8, Hound, Vickers, Smit
4/6 John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Rufus Hound, Sir Tim Smit and Doris Vickers.
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19:00
The Archers—01/02/2016
Is Lilian getting her 'mojo' back?
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19:15
Front Row—Dad's Army, Annie Nightingale on Janis Joplin, Dawn Walton, Hieronymus Bosch
Oliver Parker and Hamish McColl tell Kirsty Lang about the new Dad's Army film.
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19:45
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes, Episode 2
2/7 Soames Forsyte prepares to face his wife's lover in court. (R)
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20:00
Gay Bombay
Zareer Masani returns to Mumbai to measure India's changing attitudes to homosexuality.
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20:30
Analysis—Space Wars, Space Peace
Chris Bowlby explores the past and future of cooperation and conflict in outer space.
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21:00
Crafty Orchids
Why are orchids so popular? Jim Endersby offers a new scientific history of their allure. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Language and Reinvention
Tom Sutcliffe with Edward Dusinberre, Mariame Clement, Vahni Capildeo and Diego Marani. (R)
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21:58
Weather—01/02/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—WHO declares Zika global emergency
The WHO says rise in birth defects linked to Zika is now a global health emergency.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Orlando, Boyhood
1/10 Orlando is a young nobleman in Tudor England and writes the first lines of The Oak Tree.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—How Shakespeare Spoke
Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright discover how Shakespeare spoke. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—01/02/2016
Labour returns to the issue of Health Service cutbacks.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Stop the Clocks, Episode 1
1/5 Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—02/02/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/02/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/02/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
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05:45
Farming Today—Tesco shifts its milk supply from Arla to Muller
Could changes to Tesco's milk supply chain mean yet more misery for dairy farmers?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Budgerigar
Michael Palin presents the wild budgerigar from Australia. (R)
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