FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/08/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Upbeat, Episode 3
3/5 The National Youth Orchestra of Iraq is finally going to play overseas in Germany. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/08/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/08/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/08/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/08/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/08/2016
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Patrick Thomas.
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05:45
Farming Today—Black grass, African wildlife, Fell walking
Black Grass is spreading west, African wildlife and farming and safe walking in the fells.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Savi's Warbler
The Savi's Warbler - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—18/08/2016
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 12, Sharing Genetic Information
3/3 If you have a life-threatening gene fault, do blood relatives have a right to know?
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09:45
Book of the Week—Upbeat, Episode 4
4/5 Paul MacAlindin decides to take the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq to the USA.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Actress Billie Piper, Samia Shahid, Women-only addiction clinics
Billie Piper on her new role in Yerma and Naz Shah MP, seeking justice for Samia Shahid.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote, Episode 9
9/10 Monsignor Quixote (Bernard Cribbins) is forced to put on his armour and go into battle.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Colombia's Forgotten Exodus
The people displaced by war in Colombia who fear they will never be able to return home.
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11:30
Looping Swans
Tutus, tanks and Tchaikovsky. Swan Lake's strange pas de deux with the fate of Russia.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—18/08/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—18 August 1916 - Johnnie Marshall
In Folkestone, British intelligence agencies compete for position.
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12:15
You and Yours—Obesity strategy, Physiotherapy, Essay mills
Will manufacturers voluntarily cut sugar by 20 per cent in children's food and drinks?
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12:57
Weather—18/08/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—18/08/2016
The alleged mugging of four US swimmers and arrest of an Irish Olympic official.
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13:45
The River—4. The Tay
4/5 Writer Kathleen Jamie explores the River Tay in a kayak.
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14:00
The Archers—17/08/2016
Lilian is conflicted. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Hatch, Match and Dispatch, Uncle Harry by Gary Brown
1/6 The first of six quirky tales about the registering of life's big moments. (R)
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15:00
Open Country—Spurn Point Lifeboat Station
Helen Mark meets the only full-time lifeboat crew in the UK at Spurn Point in East Yorks.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Beanstalk
Jill Pay, a volunteer, and seven-year-old Moris present an appeal on behalf of Beanstalk. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Colin Thubron
Colin Thubron talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel Night of Fire. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Swallows and Amazons
Featuring an interview with writer Andrea Gibb, who has adapted Swallows and Amazons.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Autonomous cars, Bees and neonicotinoids, Marden Henge, Royal Society Book Prize
Autonomous cars, bees and neonicotinoids, Marden Henge, Royal Society Book Prize.
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17:00
PM—18/08/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/08/2016 Russia offers support for Aleppo ceasefire
Russia says it's willing to support a 48 hour ceasefire in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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18:30
Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 3, Death
4/4 From paying for funerals to cryonics, what are the economics of death?
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19:00
The Archers—18/08/2016
It is the day of reckoning for Phoebe and Josh.
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19:15
Front Row—Groundhog Day review, Pedro Almodovar, Dressage music, Bertie Carvel
Tim Minchin's musical of Groundhog Day reviewed and Pedro Almodovar on his film Julieta.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote, Episode 9
9/10 Monsignor Quixote (Bernard Cribbins) is forced to put on his armour and go into battle. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Grammar Schools
Grammar schools, social mobility and the Tory party's love of educational selection.
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20:30
In Business—A Virtual World
Adam Shaw looks at how Virtual Reality could change our world.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Autonomous cars, Bees and neonicotinoids, Marden Henge, Royal Society Book Prize
Autonomous cars, bees and neonicotinoids, Marden Henge, Royal Society Book Prize. (R)
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21:30
Lives in a Landscape—Series 21, RIP
Alan Dein meets a 108-year-old family firm of funeral directors. (R)
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21:58
Weather—18/08/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Omran's doctor describes horror in Syrian hospital
Life under siege in Aleppo - and the Zimbabwean flower protesters
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Eight Months on Ghazzah Street, Episode 4
4/10 Hilary Mantel's revisits her third novel nearly 30 years after original publication.
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23:00
Fred MacAulay's Wet Hot Political Summer
Fred MacAulay looks back at the summer of 2016 with an assembly of top comedians.
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23:30
Short Cuts—Series 9, Illuminations
4/6 Josie Long looks for light in the darkness and illumination. From 2016. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/08/2016 Major Cuts for Rio Paralympics
Paralympics future in doubt as only 12% of tickets sold in Rio.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Upbeat, Episode 4
4/5 Paul MacAlindin decides to take the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq to the USA. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—19/08/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/08/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/08/2016
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Patrick Thomas.
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05:45
Farming Today—Shorthorn cattle, Horse treadmill and African farming
Shorthorn cattle, a treadmill for horses and farming in Africa.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Serin
Brett Westwood presents the serin. (R)
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