FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—28/04/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Respectable, Respectable in the Nineties
3/5 Journalist Lynsey Hanley explores class aspiration and social mobility in 1990s Britain. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/04/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/04/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
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05:45
Farming Today—Transatlantic Trade Deal Concerns
Will a transatlantic trade deal with America disadvantage UK farmers?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Shag
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the seabird, the shag. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—28/04/2016
Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Euclid's Elements
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Elements of Euclid.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Respectable, Snakes and Ladders
4/5 Lynsey Hanley explores how class affects students' university choices and future potential
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Surrogacy, 1920s Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, Dementia care, Abergavenny, Shakespeare's women
Rules on surrogacy, first Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ women, Alzheimer's, strongest female Shakespearean character
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—A Girl Called Jack, Episode 4
4/5 Jack and Grandma clash, despite Jack's improving fortunes as her blog earns money.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Forgetting Igbo
Nkem Ifejika cannot speak Igbo, the language of his forefathers, and he wants to know why.
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11:30
Will Gompertz Gets Creative—Hit Songs and Love Songs
4/4 Kathryn Williams and Tom McRae join Willm Gompertz to give a masterclass in hit love songs (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—28/04/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—28 April 1916 - Isaac Cox
In Ashburton, Isaac discovers Lewis has not been working at Halecot Farm.
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12:15
You and Yours—WeRe Bank, VW emissions, Free range milk
Concerns about an unregulated bank offering to pay people's debts using its own currency.
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12:57
Weather—28/04/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—28/04/2016
News with Martha Kearney, including the Labour anti-Semitism row.
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13:45
Scenes from Student Life—A Very Essex Protest
9/10 Ellie Cawthorne on a protest at Essex University in 1968 that had a lasting impact.
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14:00
The Archers—27/04/2016
Johnny is making an extra effort. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Jennifer Schlueter - North
Samuel West plays Antoine de Saint-ExupΓ©ry in a mesmerising encounter with Anne Lindbergh.
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15:00
Open Country—Southwell Races, Nottinghamshire
Helen Mark spends a day at the rural racetrack of Southwell in Nottinghamshire.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Renewable World
Levison Wood presents an appeal on behalf of Renewable World. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Being a Man: David Szalay and Ted Hodgkinson
Mariella Frostrup talks to award-winning writer David Szalay about All That Man Is. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Son of Saul, The Sound Barrier, 1916 v 2016
With Francine Stock. Laszlo Nemes discusses Son of Saul, his Oscar-winning film.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Chernobyl, Drones, Tree crickets, Cern
Have physicists at Cern found a new particle?
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17:00
PM—28/04/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/04/2016 Ken Livingstone suspended by Labour
Ken Livingstone has been suspended by Labour over an anti-Semitism row.
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18:30
Don't Start—Series 3, The Bath
2/4 Cardamom-scented candles, kumquats and a debate over the virtues of shared bathing. (R)
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18:45
The Pin—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—28/04/2016
Jim needs to make up his mind.
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19:15
Front Row—Mark Gatiss on Doctor Who, Brideshead Revisited, Pleasure, Demolition
Mark Gatiss on the novelisations of Doctor Who, and Bryony Lavery on Brideshead Revisited.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—A Girl Called Jack, Episode 4
4/5 Jack and Grandma clash, despite Jack's improving fortunes as her blog earns money. (R)
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20:00
Borders, An Odyssey—The Return
3/3 Do the borders we cross enhance our lives? Frances Stonor Saunders examines their impact.
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20:30
In Business—Colorado's Big Marijuana Experiment
Marijuana is now legal in some US states. How is the experiment working in Colorado?
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Chernobyl, Drones, Tree crickets, Cern
Have physicists at Cern found a new particle? (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—Euclid's Elements
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Elements of Euclid. (R)
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21:58
Weather—28/04/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Livingstone suspended by Labour Party
What constitutes anti-semitism? Are doctors being deliberately targeted in Syria?
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—10 Days, Episode 9
9/10 In the aftermath of the storm, London's streets and politics need a massive clean-up.
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23:00
Down the Line—Olympic Legacy Special
The ground-breaking Radio 4 phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—28/04/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on fury over a government 'deal' with trade unions.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/04/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Respectable, Snakes and Ladders
4/5 Lynsey Hanley explores how class affects students' university choices and future potential (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/04/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/04/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
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05:45
Farming Today—Food and Farming Awards, Farm borrowing, Neonicotinoids, Share farming
The Food and Farming Awards, farm borrowing, neonicotinoids and share farming.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Gannet
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the gannet. (R)
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