FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—11/03/2016
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 4
4/5 Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—11/03/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/03/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/03/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shirley Jenner.
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05:45
Farming Today—Scottish Farmers Rally Parliamentarians
Scottish farmers and crofters demonstrate outside Holyrood.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Rook
Bill Oddie presents the rook. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—11/03/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Dr Dame Sue Ion
Kirsty Young's castaway is the nuclear engineer and scientist Dr Dame Sue Ion. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney's Aeneid Book VI, Episode 5
5/5 Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Uzo Aduba, Inga Beale
Jenni Murray with Uzo Aduba, Inga Beale, Gini Reticker and Prof Kimberle Crenshaw.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Jane Eyre, Episode 10
10/10 Jane has to make a decision, but what should she do? The pressure from St John grows.
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11:00
Ghosts of the Tsunami
Five years after Japan's tsunami, some survivors report seeing the ghosts of the dead.
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11:30
Dilemma—Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 Sue Perkins puts four guests through the moral, ethical and comical wringers. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—11/03/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Museum of Lost Objects—Looted Sumerian Seal, Baghdad
In search of a Sumerian goddess, and the pillaging of Iraq's most important museum
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12:15
You and Yours—Secret salesman manual, Tesco, Social media break-ups
The secret how-to guide to selling to vulnerable customers. Plus, social media break-ups.
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12:57
Weather—11/03/2016
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—11/03/2016
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.
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13:45
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Manto: The Unsentimentalist
Exploring the life and work of India's master of the short story, Saadat Hasan Manto.
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14:00
The Archers—10/03/2016
Ed feels he is on the right track. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Burn Baby Burn
Jon Culshaw stars in this satire on the conceptual work of the Young British Artists.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Northamptonshire
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Northamptonshire.
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15:45
First for Radio—Series 3, Delamere's Meadow
1/3 Two sisters have to find new grazing ground for their ponies.
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16:00
Last Word—George Martin, Nancy Reagan, Ray Tomlinson, Gillian Avery
Reeta Chakrabarti on a music producer, a US first lady, an internet pioneer and an author.
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16:30
Feedback—US Elections, In Tune
Is there too much US election coverage? And behind the scenes at the Lent Talks.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Jason and Kim - I Just Want to Be Like Everyone Else
If you are disabled, getting a job means more than simply earning a living.
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17:00
PM—11/03/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/03/2016 Boris Johnson on leaving EU
Mr Johnson says the UK could forge a new free trade deal with the EU, similar to Canada
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18:30
The Now Show—Series 48, Episode 2
2/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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19:00
The Archers—11/03/2016
Temperatures are raised behind closed curtains.
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19:15
Front Row—The Ones Below, Sonita, Tate funding, Comedy Playhouse, War Horse music
The Ones Below, Afghan rapper Sonita, Tate funding, Comedy Playhouse, War Horse music.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Jane Eyre, Episode 10
10/10 Jane has to make a decision, but what should she do? The pressure from St John grows. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Peter Davis, Kate Hoey MP, Norman Lamb MP, Anna Soubry MP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Spalding in Lincolnshire.
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20:50
A Point of View—Human Hybrids
Adam Gopnik deplores the fashion for attacking so-called 'cultural expropriation'.
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21:00
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Incarnations: India in 50 Lives - Omnibus, Amrita Sher-Gil, Subhas Chandra Bose, Gandhi, Jinnah, Manto
Sunil Khilnani presents audio portraits of figures who have shaped Indian history.
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21:58
Weather—11/03/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Atrocities in South Sudan
Are conditions in the South Sudan crisis now worse than Syria?
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22:45
15 Minute Drama—The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, The Arrival
5/5 Award-winning writer, Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's.
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23:00
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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23:30
Today in Parliament—11/03/2016
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Jason and Kim - A New Town, a New Life
A job in a different town from where she grew up has given a disabled woman a fresh start.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—12/03/2016
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 5
5/5 Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/03/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/03/2016
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/03/2016
A short reflection and prayer with Richard Hill.
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05:45
iPM—Is cannabis bad for you?
A leading psychiatrist explains the latest research on cannabis.
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