FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Benjamin Franklin in London, Episode 2
2/5 Franklin returns to London from America - not as a printer, but as a leading politician. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/02/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/02/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/02/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Tibetan Buddhist Alison Murdoch.
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05:45
Farming Today—Flood update, Mental health awareness, Academic Archers conference
Caz Graham meets a Cumbrian farmer trying to get back on track after the floods of 2015.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Spotted Woodpecker
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the great spotted woodpecker. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/02/2016
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Pope's Letters
Extracts from letters charting a friendship between Pope John Paul II and a married woman.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Benjamin Franklin in London, Episode 3
3/5 Franklin's achievements in the field of physics have won him an international reputation.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sex Education in Schools
Why the government has rejected MPs' calls to make sex education compulsory in all schools
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10:41
Lucy Catherine - Halfway Here—8. Communication
8/10 Luke is desperate to communicate with his comatose twin sister somehow.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Louise and Ivor - Negative Attitude
Now he has a digital scanner, is it worth preserving an archive of photographic negatives?
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11:00
Verdun - The Sacred Wound—The Battle
1/2 David Reynolds on Verdun 1916: France and Germany in a brutal battle neither could lose.
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11:30
Reluctant Persuaders—Series 1, We Try Harder
2/4 Rupert Hardacre enlists Amanda's help to win back one of his old accounts. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—17/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The Aural Voyeur
Why do people shout on their mobile phones?
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12:15
You and Yours—Charity call centres, Pay-day loans, Gardening
Will charities continue to use call centres after a public outcry into their practices?
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12:57
Weather—17/02/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—17/02/2016
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
In Therapy—Series 1, Jo
Susie Orbach has her first meeting with Jo, a new patient and an out-of-work actress.
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14:00
The Archers—16/02/2016
Pat gets some reassurance. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Modern Husband Course
A new two-part dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's latest book. (R)
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: Is the Isa on its last legs?
Louise Cooper and guests ask whether the Isa is on its last legs.
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15:30
Inside Health—E-cigarettes, Asherman's syndrome, Rugby
The UK's first licensed e-cigarette, owned by a tobacco company, is classed as a medicine. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Museums and nationalism, Imagining utopias
Laurie Taylor asks what can be learnt about nationalism from cultural institutions.
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16:30
The Media Show—Independent moves online, Editor-in-chief of Huffington Post UK, Genre-led divisions at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Whether only being available online will secure the Independent's future.
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17:00
PM—17/02/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/02/2016 Merkel backs Cameron
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, says David Cameron's EU demands are justified.
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18:30
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 Tim and Alex Horne recreate a bet involving horse riding and one million dots. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—17/02/2016
Bert gets a proposition.
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19:15
Front Row—Freeheld review, Anna Hope, Jack Garratt, Unexpected Eisenstein
Julianne Moore in Freeheld, novelist Anna Hope and singer Jack Garratt.
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19:45
Lucy Catherine - Halfway Here—8. Communication
8/10 Luke is desperate to communicate with his comatose twin sister somehow. (R)
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20:00
Moral Maze—Banning Boycotts
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
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20:45
Lent Talks—The Wilderness
The Rev Dr Emma Loveridge takes listeners to her isolated retreat in east Devon.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Requiem for a King
Tom Heap tells the story of coal from the Industrial Revolution to its apparent demise. (R)
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21:30
Midweek—Rob Askins, Dr Dean Burnett, Mark Lockyer, Ellie Crossley
Libby Purves talks to neuroscientist Dean Burnett and cattle warden Ellie Crossley.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Ankara car bomb kills 28 people
Featuring the latest from Ankara, where a car bomb has killed 28 people.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Jonathan Unleashed, Episode 3
3/10 Julie shocks Jonathan with a commercially sensible proposition.
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23:00
The Future of Radio—Series 2, Friends Electric
4/4 Audio boffins explore the possibilities of the Internet of Things.
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23:15
Nurse—Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds. (R)
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23:30
America in Black and White—The Future of Black America
Rajini Vaidyanathan examines how black Americans are represented.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Benjamin Franklin in London, Episode 3
3/5 Franklin's achievements in the field of physics have won him an international reputation. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/02/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/02/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/02/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Tibetan Buddhist Alison Murdoch.
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05:45
Farming Today—HS2 update, Coastal erosion in Sussex, 'Tractor Selfie' campaign
The latest on how the route of the contested HS2 rail link affects farms and villages.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Oystercatcher
Michaela Strachan presents the oystercatcher. (R)
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