FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/05/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea, Episode 1
1/5 Unrest in Moscow, but a 'reading tour' of Ukraine offers Teffi and other artists a way out (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/05/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/05/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/05/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—WHO says glyphosate use unlikely to cause cancer from exposure through food
WHO finds glyphosate use unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans from food.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Wood Warbler
David Attenborough presents the wood warbler. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/05/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Europeans - The Roots of Identity—Tallinn
How a tiny nation has lived with conquest and constant tension on Europe's edge.
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09:30
The Ideas That Make Us—Series 3, Nemesis
4/5 Bettany Hughes pursues nemesis on the streets of ancient Athens. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea, Episode 2
2/5 On the train to Kiev and forced to give an impromptu recital by 'Our Robespierre'.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Brix Smith Start, Tanya Byron, Maggie O'Farrell
Brix Smith Start, Maggie O'Farrell, plus how to help couples with unhealthy eating habits.
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10:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Michael Tolliver Lives, Episode 2
2/5 Michael introduces his young husband to his family for the first time.
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11:00
The Power of...—The Power of Cute
Lucy Cooke explores our seeming obsession with all things cute.
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11:30
Field Notes: The Irishman Who Invented the Nocturne
Alistair McGowan uncovers the sensational, creative life of the Irish composer John Field.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—17/05/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—17 May 1916 - Kitty Lumley
At Halecot Farm, old loyalties are strained.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What's your experience of adoption and fostering?
Consumer phone-in. Listeners' experience of adoption and fostering.
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12:57
Weather—17/05/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—17/05/2016
Analysis of news with Shaun Ley. Theresa May addresses the Police Federation.
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13:45
A British History in Weather—7. Rain
7/10 Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain.
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14:00
The Archers—16/05/2016
Peggy has made up her mind. (R)
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14:15
Field Notes: The Peregrinations of a Most Musical Irishman
Alistair McGowan stars in his own drama about incorrigible Irish composer John Field.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 13, Sandwich
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Sandwich. (R)
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15:30
Shared Experience—Series 5, The Fall
Fi Glover meets three people whose lives nearly ended after they fell from a height.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—Andrew Graham-Dixon on the naming of art movements
Michael Rosen and Andrew Graham-Dixon on the naming of art movements and what it tells us.
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16:30
Great Lives—Charles Moore on Gordon Hamilton-Fairley
Cancer pioneer Gordon Hamilton-Fairley, killed by an IRA bomb when he was just 45.
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17:00
PM—17/05/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/05/2016 Heseltine: Boris Johnson losing judgement
The EU war of words in the Conservative party escalates
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18:30
Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 2, The Crank
3/5 Isy recounts the tale of the Crank who helped her study Welsh. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—17/05/2016
Pat is distracted.
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19:15
Front Row—Sunken Cities, Han Kang, Sing Street, Christian Blackshaw
Sunken Cities, Han Kang's The Vegetarian, Sing Street's John Carney, Christian Blackshaw.
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19:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Michael Tolliver Lives, Episode 2
2/5 Michael introduces his young husband to his family for the first time. (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Police Firepower
Do the plans to recruit more armed police go far enough? Danny Shaw investigates.
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20:40
In Touch—Help: getting it and dispensing with it
Peter and guests talk about the challenges of getting help, and then dispensing with it.
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21:00
All in the Mind—Suicide in the veterinary profession, Psychology of autonomous cars, Awards nomination
Claudia Hammond examines the high suicide rate within the veterinary profession.
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21:30
Europeans - The Roots of Identity—Tallinn
How a tiny nation has lived with conquest and constant tension on Europe's edge. (R)
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21:58
Weather—17/05/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Multiple Baghdad blasts 'kill at least 60'
At least 60 people have died as Baghdad is hit by a second wave of bombings in a week.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Typewriter's Tale, Episode 2
2/5 Frieda succumbs to Mr Fullerton's charms and agrees to search for his letters.
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23:00
What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, Balham's Got Talent
3/6 Stephen K Amos's sitcom about growing up black, gay and funny in 1980s London. (R)
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23:30
A Dirty Secret
Mary-Ann Ochota visits Bangladesh and India to ask why 2.3bn people lack adequate toilets. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/05/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea, Episode 2
2/5 On the train to Kiev and forced to give an impromptu recital by 'Our Robespierre'. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/05/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/05/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/05/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Reducing methane from cattle, Fishing crime, Bees
Scientists look to use microbes to reduce the methane produced by cattle.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Tree Pipit
Steve Backshall presents the tree pipit. (R)
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