FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—29/05/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Stories from Songwriters—One Swallow, by You Are Wolf
2/3 A songwriter turns to storytelling to create a tale of lost love interwoven with song. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/05/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/05/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Peter's, Curdridge
Church bells from St Peter's, Curdridge.
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05:45
Profile—Jose Mourinho
Mark Coles profiles Jose Mourinho, the 'special one'. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—29/05/2016
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—Legitimacy
Mark Tully asks what makes a government, a religion or even a friendship legitimate.
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06:35
Living World—River Dippers
Lionel Kelleway is in search of dippers. Recorded in 2002.
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06:57
Weather—29/05/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—29/05/2016
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Review of Sharia courts, Scientology buildings vacant, Bells for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day
Review of Sharia law in the UK; Scientology buildings vacant; bells for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Snowdon Trust
Storyteller Giles Abbott, who is blind, presents an appeal on behalf of Snowdon Trust.
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07:57
Weather—29/05/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—29/05/2016
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—A Question of Conscience
The Rev Andrew Martlew traces the story of the Richmond Sixteen.
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08:48
A Point of View—I Gave It All Away
Will Self argues we should give children their inheritance when they're most in need of it (R)
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Pied Flycatcher
David Attenborough presents the pied flycatcher. (R)
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09:00
Broadcasting House—29/05/2016
Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—29/05/2016
Ursula is pleasantly surprised, and Kirsty and Fallon get their heads together.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Professor Louise Richardson
Kirsty Young interviews Professor Louise Richardson.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—29/05/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Just a Minute—Series 75, Episode 2
2/6 Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Alexei Sayle and Graham Norton join Nicholas Parsons. (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—Chinatown: The Award-Winning Edition
The James Beard Award-winning edition on the story of Chinatowns around the world.
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12:57
Weather—29/05/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—29/05/2016
Global news and analysis.
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13:30
From Our Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Correspondent—29/05/2016
Mishal Husain presents dispatches from around the UK.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Chelsea Special - Geffrye Museum
Eric Robson hosts a Chelsea special from the Geffrye Museum, London. (R)
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14:45
The Listening Project—Sunday Omnibus - Hay Festival
Art, camping, children and postcodes all feature in this Hay Festival special.
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15:00
Dangerous Visions—Brave New World, Episode 2
2/2 Can John the Savage remain true to the values he learnt on the primitive reservation?
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16:00
Open Book—Colombian literary superstar Juan Gabriel Vasquez, new stories by Radclyffe Hall, creative non-fiction from African writers
Mariella Frostrup talks to celebrated Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez.
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16:30
Poetry Please—Miscellany
Roger McGough presents a miscellany of listeners' poetry requests.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—An Unsafe Conviction?
Thomas Bourke has served more than 20 years for murder, but is his conviction safe? (R)
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17:40
Profile—Jose Mourinho
Mark Coles profiles Jose Mourinho, the 'special one'. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—29/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—29/05/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—29/05/2016 UN: 700 migrants may have drowned in Med
UN says more than 700 migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean over last week.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Sheila McClennon
Sheila McClennon chooses her Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio highlights.
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19:00
The Archers—29/05/2016
Robert spoils Lynda.
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19:15
Spotlight Tonight with Nish Kumar—Pilot
Late-night topical comedy, hosted by award-winning satirist Nish Kumar. (R)
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19:45
Dangerous Visions—Dark Vignettes, The Fanglur and the Twoof
2/4 By Toby Litt. A family must cross an extraordinary desert.
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20:00
Feedback—Too much Mourinho
Listener comments on Mourinho topping Radio 4 bulletins and Tom Hollander's school drama. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—Burt Kwouk, Michael Ratner, Sarah Corp, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, Jock Scot
Matthew Bannister on an actor, a lawyer, a TV producer, a Taliban leader, a punk poet. (R)
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21:00
Money Box—Tata steel pension changes for all?
Will proposals to change the British Steel pension affect other defined benefit pensions? (R)
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Snowdon Trust
Storyteller Giles Abbott, who is blind, presents an appeal on behalf of Snowdon Trust. (R)
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21:30
Analysis—Beyond Binary
Linda Pressly explores the challenge to conventional ideas from 'gender-neutral' people. (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—29/05/2016
Daniel Finkelstein, Frank Field and Ruth Lea join Carolyn Quinn as EU row escalates.
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23:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 2, Adoption, a Plane Crash, and a Busload of Lutherans
12/13 Peter Aguero presents a special show from New York, with stories about the ties that bind.
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23:50
A Point of View—I Gave It All Away
Will Self argues we should give children their inheritance when they're most in need of it (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—30/05/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—'Queer' wars, Nigerian beauty pageants
'Queer' wars: the global struggle for lesbian/gay rights. Also, Nigerian beauty pageants. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Peter's, Curdridge
Church bells from St Peter's, Curdridge. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—30/05/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/05/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/05/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig.
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05:45
Farming Today—Farming the WWI Battlefields
Sally Challoner meets those farming at Passendale and the Somme, 100 years after the war.
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05:56
Weather—30/05/2016
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Snipe
Kate Humble presents the snipe. (R)
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