FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Stories—The Easter Lilies
Julia McKenzie reads Jane Gardam's story set in an impoverished suburban English church.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/02/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/02/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—21/02/2016
Bells from St Martin's Church Desford in Leicester.
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05:45
Lent Talks—The Wilderness
The Rev Dr Emma Loveridge takes listeners to her isolated retreat in east Devon. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—21/02/2016
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—Repeat After Me
Poet Ross Sutherland explores the consequences of repeating oneself.
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06:35
On Your Farm—Dairy: A More Ethical Alternative?
Ruth Sanderson meets the Leicestershire dairy farmers with a fresh approach.
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06:57
Weather—21/02/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—21/02/2016
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Sikh women and the turban, The Church and the middle classes and Sin
Looking at Sikh women and the turban, the church tackling middle-class bias, and sin.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Theatre for a Change
Noma Dumezweni makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Theatre for a Change.
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07:57
Weather—21/02/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—21/02/2016
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—Lent Pilgrimage 2: Taking and Leaving
How do we choose what to keep and what to leave behind on Lent pilgrimage?
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08:48
A Point of View—Vanilla Happiness
Adam Gopnik says the secret of happiness lies in unexpected pleasures. (R)
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Raven
David Attenborough presents the raven. (R)
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09:00
Broadcasting House—21/02/2016
Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—21/02/2016
A helping hand for Helen? And it is a big day for Brookfield.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Dame Zaha Hadid
Kirsty Young interviews architect Dame Zaha Hadid.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 8, Calman, Cooke, Lowe
6/6 John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Susan Calman, Adam Lowe and Lucy Cooke. (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—The Sake Revelation
Sheila Dillon can't stand sake... but she is about to have a revelation.
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12:57
Weather—21/02/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—21/02/2016
Global news and analysis.
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13:30
The Spoken Image
Photographer Eamonn McCabe curates his own photo exhibition on the radio. (R)
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Tutbury Castle
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire. (R)
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14:45
The Listening Project—Sunday Omnibus
Children and parents talk about being deaf or hearing, and about a photographic legacy.
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15:00
The Life and Loves of a She Devil by Fay Weldon—1. Revenge
1/2 Fay Weldon’s darkly comic fairy tale about revenge, sex and power.
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16:00
Open Book—Meg Rosoff
Meg Rosoff talks about her debut novel for adults, Jonathan Unleashed.
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16:30
Poetry Please—Bubble and Squeak
Roger McGough presents poetry old and new, happy and sad, and everything in between.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—Sunni Shia Splits?
Are relations between Sunni and Shia Muslims in the UK being strained by tensions abroad? (R)
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17:40
From Fact to Fiction—Series 19, Popping Out
Following the EU summit, novelist Will Self responds to the UK's pitch for better terms. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—21/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—21/02/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/02/2016 Boris Johnson backs leave campaign
Boris Johnson has announced that he will argue for Britain's exit from the European Union
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Antonia Quirke
Antonia Quirke chooses her Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio highlights.
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19:00
The Archers—21/02/2016
Is Brookfield all set for change? Jolene is making an effort for Lent.
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19:15
Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Milton Jones, Susie Dent, Alun Cochrane and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy. (R)
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19:45
Say Yes by Tobias Wolff
A chat after-dinner shows up a couples' differences. Can they compromise and reconcile?
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20:00
Feedback—Junior doctors' strike, David Bowie's death
Coverage of the junior doctors' strike and opinions on The Archers' Rob storyline. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Edmonde Charles-Roux, Norman Hudis, Antonin Scalia, Harper Lee
Matthew Bannister on a UN Secretary General, an editor, a screenwriter, a judge (R)
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21:00
Money Box—The East-West Energy Divide
Why do gas and electricity cost more in some parts of the UK? (R)
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Theatre for a Change
Noma Dumezweni makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Theatre for a Change. (R)
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21:30
Analysis—Inheritance
Jo Fidgen asks why inheritance arouses such powerful emotions. (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—21/02/2016
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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22:45
What the Papers Say—21/02/2016
Hugh Muir of the Guardian analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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23:00
The Film Programme—John Lasseter
Francine Stock talks to the American animator and film-maker John Lasseter. (R)
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23:30
Something Understood—Repeat After Me
Poet Ross Sutherland explores the consequences of repeating oneself. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Museums and nationalism, Imagining utopias
Laurie Taylor asks what can be learnt about nationalism from cultural institutions. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—21/02/2016
Bells from St Martin's Church Desford in Leicester. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/02/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/02/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/02/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson
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05:45
Farming Today—TB testing on dairy farm, Changing legal landscape in farming, Biochar and ash dieback
When a negative TB test result opens up some very difficult decisions for a dairy farmer.
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05:56
Weather—22/02/2016
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—House Sparrow
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the house sparrow. (R)
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