FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/04/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—At the Existentialist Cafe, Episode 1
1/5 Three French philosophers discover phenomenology and make philosophy from apricot cocktail (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/04/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/04/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason
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05:45
Farming Today—Insect farming, Sprayer research, Wonky vegetables
Farming Today looks at why farmers could be turning to insect production.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Sandwich Tern
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the sandwich tern. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/04/2016
Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Deobandis—Episode 2
2/2 Owen Bennett Jones reveals a secret history of Jihadist propagation in Britain.
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09:45
Book of the Week—At the Existentialist Cafe, Episode 2
2/5 Phenomenology is born when Edmund Husserl urges engagement with a world of real experience
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Hibo Wadere on how FGM has affected her life, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Countryfile hero Joan Bomford, Make-up for older women
Hibo Wadere has written a book describing the way FGM has affected her life.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: The Secret, The Go-between
2/5 Muriel becomes an unwitting decoy in her mother's drama.
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11:00
The Neglected Sense
Radio 4 announcer Kathy Clugston is anosmic. She cannot smell - and wants to know why.
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11:30
Soul Music—Series 22, Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou)
2/5 Personal stories of the 1960s Japanese hit song Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou).
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—12/04/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—12 April 1916 - Adam Wilson
Adam Wilson finally meets up with an old friend.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Is Inheritance Tax Fair?
Featuring discussion on whether inheritance tax is fair.
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12:57
Weather—12/04/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—12/04/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Free Speech—I'm Offended
Speakers deemed 'offensive' are being banned from universities. What about free speech?
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14:00
The Archers—11/04/2016
Bert is rebuilding. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Silk: The Clerks' Room, Bethany
2/3 By Janice Okoh. Junior clerk Bethany finds herself playing a key role in a criminal trial. (R)
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15:00
The Design Dimension—Series 3, Money, Money, Money
2/4 Tom Dyckhoff looks at how money is designed to maintain trust in its value.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Digging Climate Change
Professor Alice Roberts asks if archaeology can help us understand climate change.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—House Names
Michael Rosen talks to Dr Laura Wright about her new research on popular house names.
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16:30
Great Lives—Nancy Dell'Olio chooses the life of Lucrezia Borgia
Nancy Dell'Olio champions the much maligned Lucrezia Borgia.
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17:00
PM—12/04/2016
Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/04/2016 IMF: EU exit could cause severe damage
IMF says British exit from EU could cause "severe regional and global damage"
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18:30
Clare in the Community—Series 10, Things That Go Bump in the Day
4/6 The Sparrowhawk team are forced to work together to overcome a problem in the office. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—12/04/2016
Jazzer needs some help.
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19:15
Front Row—The Jungle Book, Lindsey Davis, Wellington Arch Sculpture, Romola Garai, Goosebumps Alive
Including a review of a new, live-action version of The Jungle Book. Samira Ahmed presents
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: The Secret, The Go-between
2/5 Muriel becomes an unwitting decoy in her mother's drama. (R)
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20:00
Justice across Borders
Allan Little on the legacy of the ICTY and its place in transitional justice.
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20:40
In Touch—How Hull is becoming easier for blind people, Susie Steiner
How Hull is easier to get around. And writer Susie Steiner talks about her sight loss.
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21:00
The Joy of 9 to 5—25/11/2015
Lucy Kellaway asks if we really need managers.
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21:30
The Deobandis—Episode 2
2/2 Owen Bennett Jones reveals a secret history of Jihadist propagation in Britain. (R)
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21:58
Weather—12/04/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—German comic at centre of diplomatic storm under police protection
Will Chancellor Merkel plump for free speech, or friendship with Turkey ?
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Mothering Sunday, Episode 7
7/10 As Jane Fairchild is interviewed, her thoughts return to the day when everything changed.
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23:00
Love in Recovery—Series 2, Parents
5/6 Simon's son Joe is grounded, so Simon has dragged him along to the meeting.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/04/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/04/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—At the Existentialist Cafe, Episode 2
2/5 Phenomenology is born when Edmund Husserl urges engagement with a world of real experience (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/04/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/04/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason
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05:45
Farming Today—Rural housing, New breed of sheep, Hydrogen-powered farmer
The campaign to save affordable housing in the British countryside.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Black-backed Gull
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull. (R)
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