FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/03/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney's Aeneid Book VI, Episode 1
1/5 Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—08/03/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/03/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/03/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shirley Jenner.
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05:45
Farming Today—RPA damning report, Forage Aid for Cumbria, Land access
Defra secretary of state still supports the work of the RPA despite a damning report.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Grey Heron
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the grey heron. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/03/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Venki Ramakrishnan on ribosomes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Nobel Prize-winner Venki Ramakrishnan.
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09:30
One to One—Mark Lawson talks to Marvin Gaye Chetwynd
Mark Lawson talks to the artist and Turner Prize nominee Marvin Gaye Chetwynd.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney's Aeneid Book VI, Episode 2
2/5 Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Carrie Underwood, EU Campaigns and Women, Clemence Poesy
Country music singer Carrie Underwood performs and women's interests in the EU debate.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Jane Eyre, Episode 7
7/10 Mr Rochester has a wife. And where is the Jane Eyre of yesterday?
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11:00
Saving Science from the Scientists—Episode 1
1/2 Alok Jha asks if science is in crisis.
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11:30
Turntable Tales—1. Berliner to Gramophone
1/2 Colleen Murphy celebrates the development and impact of the record-playing turntable.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—08/03/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Museum of Lost Objects—Al-Ma’arri the Poet
Why was the bust of a blind, vegetarian, medieval poet the casualty of Syria's modern war?
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours - Have you been nagged by the nanny state into changing for the better?
Have you ever been nagged by the nanny state into changing for the better?
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12:57
Weather—08/03/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—08/03/2016
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Subhas Chandra Bose: A Touch of the Abnormal
Sunil Khilnani explores the life of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.
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14:00
The Archers—07/03/2016
Lynda's garden gets the creative juices flowing. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—An Open Return
By Daniel Thurman. Ian returns to his childhood home 30 years after he last saw his mother
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15:00
Making History—08/03/2016
How sex trafficking and moral panic led to the start of the Women's Police Service in 1914
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15:30
Costing the Earth—New York's Big Green Clean
Tom Heap visits New York to find out how the city is cleaning up its dirty waterways.
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16:00
The Law Show—Drones and the Law
Joshua Rozenberg presents a look at how effective the law is at dealing with drones.
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16:30
A Good Read—Joe Dunthorne and John O'Farrell
Writers Joe Dunthorne and John O'Farrell discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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17:00
PM—08/03/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/03/2016 Carney: EU exit 'biggest domestic risk'
Bank of England Governor says an EU exit is the biggest financial risk facing the UK
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18:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 10, Moby Dave
5/6 Finally all is going well for Ed, who has comfortable lodgings and money in his pocket. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—08/03/2016
Helen puts her foot in it.
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19:15
Front Row—Anomalisa, Seamus Heaney's The Aeneid, Handel at Vauxhall, In the Age of Giorgione
With Samira Ahmed, including a review of Anomalis and a look at Seamus Heaney's The Aeneid
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Jane Eyre, Episode 7
7/10 Mr Rochester has a wife. And where is the Jane Eyre of yesterday? (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—UK Asylum: A Systems Failure?
With applications rising, is the UK's asylum process reaching crisis point?
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20:40
In Touch—Kelsey from Watford Boys Grammar
For Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News School Report, Kelsey from Watford Boys Grammar co-hosts with Peter White.
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21:00
Inside Health—Dementia advice, Antidepressants, Transplant organs, Vaginal seeding
Antidepressants - how do you know when you are better and can stop taking them?
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Venki Ramakrishnan on ribosomes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Nobel Prize-winner Venki Ramakrishnan. (R)
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21:58
Weather—08/03/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—EU-Turkey migrant-exchange plan 'illegal'
Concerns over legality of plans to exchange 'migrants' in Greece for refugees in Turkey.
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22:45
15 Minute Drama—The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, Harold Fry
2/5 Award-winning writer Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's. (R)
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23:00
Andrew O'Neill: Pharmacist Baffler—Episode 2
2/2 Comedian Andrew O'Neill delves into sexual identity and homophobia. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—08/03/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/03/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney's Aeneid Book VI, Episode 2
2/5 Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—09/03/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/03/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/03/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shirley Jenner.
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05:45
Farming Today—Future of Dairy
What future for dairy farmers as the global milk glut continues?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Chiffchaff
Bill Oddie presents the chiffchaff. (R)
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