FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—06/09/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—1. Early Years at Formby
1/5 A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—06/09/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/09/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/09/2016
A prayer to begin the day from the Greenbelt Festival with the Reverend Nadia Bolz-Weber.
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05:45
Farming Today—Badger cull, milk prices and seaweed foraging
Bovine TB figures, price rises for dairy farmers and foraging for edible seaweed.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Reed Warbler
Brett Westwood presents the great reed warbler. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/09/2016
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Matter of the North—Manchester: First City of the Industrial Revolution
7/10 Melvyn Bragg celebrates the first city of the Industrial Revolution.
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09:30
Natural History Heroes—Franz Baron Nopcsa von Felso-SzilvΓ΅s
6/10 Paul Barrett's Natural History Hero is paleontologist Franz Baron Nopcsa von Felso-SzilvΓ΅s (R)
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09:45
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—2. Swept Up by the Stage
2/5 A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Amy Schumer, Eating disorders at university, Beryl Bainbridge
The award-winning comedian Amy Schumer. Eating disorders and university. Beryl Bainbridge.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 2
2/5 Ambitious designs for a new London are presented to King Charles II.
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11:00
Natural Histories—Tiger
Brett Westwood explores how tigers that once burnt bright reached the edge of extinction.
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11:30
The Voices of...—Series 1, Annie Briggs
An intimate portrait of the iconic but elusive English folksinger Annie Briggs.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—06/09/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—6 September 1916 - Alice Macknade
Bill Macknade is back on fighting form.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Has The Ban On Legal Highs Made A Difference To Your Area?
New research suggests that legal highs are in widespread use in spite of the ban.
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12:57
Weather—06/09/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—06/09/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs with Edward Stourton.
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13:45
In Search of Eden—Every Beast of the Field
Paul Howard-Jones looks at rock art in southern France and dresses as a rabbit in Hereford
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14:00
The Archers—05/09/2016
Kirsty speaks her mind. (R)
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14:15
Tracks—Series 1: Origin, Origin: Episode Five
5/9 Fifth in a nine-part conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
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15:00
Making History—06/09/2016
Tom Holland discusses divorce and betrayal in 1st-century Yorkshire.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Big Oil Big Trouble
Can the big oil companies re-invent themselves as climate saviours? Tom Heap reports.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—Break Ups and Brexit
The language of making and breaking relationships.
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16:30
Great Lives—Maureen Lipman on Dame Cicely Saunders
Maureen Lipman champions the life of hospice campaigner Dame Cicely Saunders.
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17:00
PM—06/09/2016
Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—06/09/2016 Keith Vaz resigns
The Labour MP Keith Vaz has resigned as chairman of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Affairs Select Committee
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18:30
Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 2, Family
3/6 Mark Watson attempts to make sense of life, assisted by Sam Simmons and Will Adamsdale.
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19:00
The Archers—06/09/2016
Anna is asking questions.
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19:15
Front Row—Viggo Mortensen, Susanne Bier, Jay McInerney and the comic Misty
Viggo Mortensen on Captain Fantastic and Jay McInerney on his new novel set in Manhattan.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 2
2/5 Ambitious designs for a new London are presented to King Charles II. (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—'High Way' to Hell
'High way' to hell: File on 4 investigates the lethal highs coming to the UK from China.
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20:40
In Touch—Paralympic Games; photo exhibition preview
Peter White previews the Paralympic Games and a photo exhibition focusing on blindness.
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21:00
Down the Generations
Kat Arney reports on how what happened to your grandparents may affect your own health. (R)
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21:30
The Matter of the North—Manchester: First City of the Industrial Revolution
7/10 Melvyn Bragg celebrates the first city of the Industrial Revolution. (R)
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21:58
Weather—06/09/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—'Britain safer now Choudary is behind bars'
Radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary is jailed for IS support.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Paradise Lodge, Episode 7
7/10 Coming-of-age novel by Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina.
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23:00
Couples—Episode 3
3/4 Character comedy series in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—06/09/2016
Labour MP Keith Vaz quits as chair of the influential Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Affairs Committee.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—07/09/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—2. Swept Up by the Stage
2/5 A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—07/09/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/09/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/09/2016
A prayer to begin the day from the Greenbelt Festival, with Abdul-Rehman Malik.
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05:45
Farming Today—Seaweed traceability, Native crayfish, Biodiversity protection post-Brexit
Should the UK keep the laws protecting different species post-Brexit?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Tawny Pipit
Brett Westwood presents the tawny pipit. (R)
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