FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/08/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Upbeat, Episode 1
1/5 In 2008, 17-year-old pianist Zuhal Sultan decided to create an Iraqi youth orchestra. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/08/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/08/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/08/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/08/2016
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Patrick Thomas.
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05:45
Farming Today—Scottish-grown hops, African cattle ranching, farming and climate change
The programme discusses whether farmers care enough about climate change.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Spotted flycatcher
Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/08/2016
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 4, Margaret Hodge
3/4 Peter Hennessy talks to Margaret Hodge, ex-chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Upbeat, Episode 2
2/5 Paul McAlindin searches for players and tutors for the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Burkini ban; Teenage boys and body image
Banning burkinis, teenage boys and their body image, food prepping, Sue Lloyd-Roberts.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote, Episode 7
7/10 Monsignor Quixote wakes from a drugged sleep to discover that he has been kidnapped.
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11:00
Natural Histories—Great Auk
Brett Westwood traces the story of the great auk, driven to extinction in 1844. From 2016
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11:30
Songs for the Dead
Marie-Louise Muir explores the tradition of keening for the dead in Ireland.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—16/08/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—16 August 1916 - Hugh Cavendish
Hugh Cavendish resists the incursions of Cecil Cameron.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How has dementia affected you or someone you know?
Consumer phone-in. Listeners' experience of dementia and how it's impacted on their lives.
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12:57
Weather—16/08/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/08/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
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13:45
The River—2. Soul Estuary: The Mouth of the River
2/5 Alan Read explores Estuary Soul in Essex.
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14:00
The Archers—15/08/2016
Caroline is feeling guilty. (R)
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14:15
Tracks—Series 1: Origin, Origin: Episode Two
2/9 Second in a nine-part conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
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15:00
Making History—16/08/2016
Helen Castor discusses Brighton's latest seaside attraction and its links to the past.
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15:30
Recycled Radio—Series 4, Evolution
2/4 What can Darwin, Tony Blair, Mary Berry and the prawn cracker tell us about evolution? (R)
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16:00
In the Criminologist's Chair
David Wilson talks to former bank robber Noel 'Razor' Smith about his life in crime.
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16:30
Great Lives—Sara Pascoe on Virginia Woolf
Sara Pascoe champions Virginia Woolf, author of 'Mrs Dalloway' and 'A Room of One's Own'.
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17:00
PM—16/08/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/08/2016 Radical imam guilty of backing IS
Anjem Choudary faces up to 10 years in jail
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18:30
Fresh from the Fringe—Fresh from the Fringe: 2016 - Part 1
With Nish Kumar. Featuring Tom Ballard, Sophie Willan, Lazy Susan and Paul Foot.
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19:00
The Archers—16/08/2016
Richard is in demand.
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19:15
Front Row—The Role of Comedy in Challenging Times - Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
With Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Henry Naylor, Rory Bremner and Ayesha Hazarika.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote, Episode 7
7/10 Monsignor Quixote wakes from a drugged sleep to discover that he has been kidnapped. (R)
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20:00
Personalised Medicine: Dose by Design
Vivienne Parry asks if the NHS can deliver the benefits of genomic medicine for all.
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20:40
In Touch—The watch using haptic technology to help you tell the time. Plus Paralympic swimmer Hannah Russell
Telling the time by touch - but not as we know it. And Paralympic swimmer Hannah Russell.
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21:00
Why Become a Doctor?—Junior Doctors - The Golden Age?
1/3 Dr Kevin Fong asks if there was ever a golden age for training to be a doctor.
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21:30
Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 4, Margaret Hodge
3/4 Peter Hennessy talks to Margaret Hodge, ex-chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee. (R)
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21:58
Weather—16/08/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Anjem Choudary guilty of inviting support for IS group.
One of Britain's most infamous radical preachers is to be sentenced next month.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Eight Months on Ghazzah Street, Episode 2
2/10 Hilary Mantel's revisits her third novel nearly 30 years after its original publication.
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23:00
Fresh from the Fringe—Fresh from the Fringe: 2016 - Part 2
Tom Allen with comics Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Kieran Hodgson, Loyiso Gola and Al Porter.
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23:30
Short Cuts—Series 9, The Stranger
2/6 Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/08/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Upbeat, Episode 2
2/5 Paul McAlindin searches for players and tutors for the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/08/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/08/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/08/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/08/2016
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Patrick Thomas.
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05:45
Farming Today—Neonicotinoid insecticides and bees, fishing in Africa and farm-produced ice cream
Caz Graham presents. A new study links the decline in bees to neonicotinoid insecticides.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Wryneck
The Wryneck - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. (R)
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