FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—13/03/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Money - how to break the power of the banks
The production of money: how to break the power of the banks. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Peter's, Tiverton
Church bells from St Peter's, Tiverton. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/03/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/03/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/03/2017
A short reflection and prayer, with the Rev David Bruce.
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05:45
Farming Today—Jam and chutney, Cattle fraud, Plant pests and diseases
We hear how food waste is turned into chutney and we begin a week looking at plant pests.
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05:56
Weather—13/03/2017
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Skylark
John Aitchison presents the skylark. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—13/03/2017
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Britain Divided: 1642-2016
Andrew Marr with David Goodhart, Oliver Letwin, Erica Benner and Richard Bean.
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09:45
The Rule of The Land by Garrett Carr—1. Haulbowline - Slieve Gullion
1/5 On foot and by canoe, a mapmaker explores the length of the UK's border with Ireland.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—US gun-carrying women
Woman who carry guns in the US; weddings; returnerships; South of Forgiveness;.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Going Straight by Melissa Murray, Episode 1
1/5 Lesbian Emma begins an affair with a man. Comedy drama about sex, work and family.
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11:00
A Call from Joybubbles
The story of phone phreaking: the teenagers who hacked the US phone system.
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11:30
Chain Reaction—Series 12, Sara Pascoe Interviews Harry Hill
4/6 Sara Pascoe puts Harry Hill in the hot seat.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—13/03/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The Broken Stool
How much does the bacteria inside my body weigh?
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12:15
You and Yours—Deprivation of liberty, Renewable energy storage, Online car adverts
Deprivation of liberty and the vulnerable, renewable energy storage, online car adverts.
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12:57
Weather—13/03/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—13/03/2017
Nicola Sturgeon says she intends to seek authority for a new referendum on independence.
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13:45
Intrigue—Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel, Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Episode 1
A true story of death, sex and elite politics in China.
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14:00
The Archers—12/03/2017
Lilian has some news. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Hancock's Ashes
Willie Rushton has trouble with Tony Hancock's ashes. (R)
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15:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 8, 2017
The wide-ranging general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Tea: A Coffee Drinker's Guide, Part 2
Do we pay enough for tea? Dan Saladino continues his look at our love affair with the leaf (R)
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16:00
The Headline Ballads—The Town That Made Me
Performance poet Bohdan Piasecki asks what defines home and our sense of place.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Science Fiction
Robert Beckford and guests explore the role of religion in science fiction.
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17:00
PM—13/03/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—13/03/2017 Sturgeon seeks new independence vote
First Minister wants referendum by Spring 2019. PM said it would create uncertainty.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 4
4/6 Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Zoe Lyons and Graham Norton.
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19:00
The Archers—13/03/2017
David stands his ground.
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19:15
Front Row—Professor Brian Cox, Sarah Dunant on Michelangelo, My Country, The UK charts
Turning science into an art form with Brian Cox, and Sarah Dunant responds to Michelangelo
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19:45
Book of the Week—The Word Detective, Episode 1
1/5 Life behind the scenes at the Oxford English Dictionary. Read by Nigel Anthony.
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20:00
The Age of Consent—Episode 1
1/2 Helena Kennedy QC explores the key idea of consent in our politics, law and digital lives.
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20:30
Analysis—Holland's Challenge to Tolerance
Why is liberal, tolerant Netherlands home to a major anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party?
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21:00
Shrinking Population: How Japan Fell Out of Love with Love
Tulip Mazumdar finds young people in Japan rejecting intimacy and a population in decline. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Britain Divided: 1642-2016
Andrew Marr with David Goodhart, Oliver Letwin, Erica Benner and Richard Bean. (R)
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21:58
Weather—13/03/2017
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Sturgeon to Seek Second Referendum
Is there an appetite for a second independence vote? The World Tonight goes to Edinburgh.
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22:45
Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore—Episode 6
6/10 A chance encounter reveals more of Diner's past.
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23:00
Wireless Nights—Series 5, Joujouka
Jarvis Cocker is back, curing a troubled mind with a night of sufi trance music in Morocco
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23:30
Today in Parliament—13/03/2017
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—14/03/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Rule of The Land by Garrett Carr—1. Haulbowline - Slieve Gullion
1/5 On foot and by canoe, a mapmaker explores the length of the UK's border with Ireland. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—14/03/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—14/03/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/03/2017
A short reflection and prayer, with the Rev David Bruce.
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05:45
Farming Today—Farming and the countryside after Brexit, Garden centres, the Norfolk Broads
Anna Hill asks if Brexit is a chance to shake up the way rural Britain is run.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dunnock
John Aitchison presents the dunnock. (R)
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