FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/03/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Teen bedrooms - Skydivers
Teen bedrooms. Also, skydivers. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent
Church bells from St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/03/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/03/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/03/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Richard Littledale.
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05:45
Farming Today—Germaine Greer on post-Brexit agriculture
Author Germaine Greer talks wildlife and habitat protection in a post-Brexit landscape.
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05:56
Weather—20/03/2017
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Willow Warbler
Kate Humble presents the willow warbler. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/03/2017
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—The Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
Tom Sutcliffe with Russell Foster, Denise Mina, Stephen Westaby and Eugenia Cheng.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Fathers and Sons, Episode 1
1/5 A fatherless man tries to be a father to his daughter, who is now becoming his son.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Jenny Seagrove, Transnational surrogacy, Dating website scams
Jane Garvey speaks to a woman who fell for an online dating scam.
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10:45
Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 1
1/10 Shardlake returns in a thrilling adaptation of CJ Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime novel.
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11:00
The Great Egg Freeze
Fi Glover takes a personal journey into the controversial trend of egg freezing.
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11:30
Chain Reaction—Series 12, Harry Hill Interviews Tim Vine
5/6 Harry Hill puts Tim Vine in the hot seat.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—20/03/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 1, Diesel Engine
Rudolf Diesel died in strange circumstances after changing the world with his engine.
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12:13
Four Seasons—Charlotte Mew - In the Fields, Philip Larkin - The Trees
Spring poems: Charlotte Mew's In the Fields and Philip Larkin's The Trees.
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12:15
You and Yours—Leasehold abuse, Care homes, Death of diesel
Better rights for leaseholders, care home costs and will diesel cars soon disappear?
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12:57
Weather—20/03/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—20/03/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:43
Four Seasons—Alice Oswald - A Wood Coming into Leaf.
A poem for the first day of spring: Alice Oswald reads her A Wood Coming into Leaf.
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13:45
The Uncommon Senses—Series 1, Making Sense of the Senses
Barry Smith presents a journey into the human multi-sensory experience.
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14:00
The Archers—19/03/2017
Lilian seeks another point of view. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Finding Freud
John Houston and Jean-Paul Sartre plan a movie about Sigmund Freud. Result? Meltdown!
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15:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 9, 2017
The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food & Farming Awards 2017: The Finalists
The finalists of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food and Farming Awards 2017 are revealed. (R)
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16:00
Four Seasons—Gerard Manley Hopkins - Spring
A poem for the first day of a new season: Spring by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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16:02
Bus Lines
First Bus company run a writing competition for their drivers. Hop on board... (R)
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Interfaith Worship
Robert Beckford and guests discuss the purpose of interfaith worship.
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17:00
PM—20/03/2017
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:58
Four Seasons—Edward Thomas - The Cherry Trees
A poem for spring. Noma Dumezweni reads The Cherry Trees, by Edward Thomas.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/03/2017 May to trigger Brexit
The government says it will formally start the process of Brexit on Wednesday next week
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 5
5/6 Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth.
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19:00
The Archers—20/03/2017
Alistair deals with an emergency.
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19:15
Front Row—Chuck Berry remembered, The Lost City of Z, Howard Hodgkin portraits, Poem for the Spring equinox
Ray Mears reviews the film The Lost City of Z. Chuck Berry remembered.
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19:45
Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 1
1/10 Shardlake returns in a thrilling adaptation of CJ Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime novel. (R)
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20:00
The Age of Consent—Episode 2
2/2 Helena Kennedy QC explores idea of consent in our politics, law, media and digital lives.
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20:30
Analysis—Detoxifying France's National Front
Has Marine Le Pen succeeded in detoxifying the party founded by her father 40 years ago?
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21:00
Supersense Me
Timandra Harkness explores technologies that help humans perceive the world in novel ways. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—The Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead
Tom Sutcliffe with Russell Foster, Denise Mina, Stephen Westaby and Eugenia Cheng. (R)
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21:58
Weather—20/03/2017
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—'No evidence' Obama ordered wiretap on Trump - FBI chief
Comey confirms publicly that agency conducting investigation into Trump-Russia links
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Behind Her Eyes, Episode 1
1/10 Single mum Louise meets the man of her dreams in a bar - but there's a catch.
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23:00
Wireless Nights—Series 5, Night Tube
Jarvis Cocker rides in the driver's cab of a late-night Tube train.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—20/03/2017
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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23:55
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/03/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Fathers and Sons, Episode 1
1/5 A fatherless man tries to be a father to his daughter, who is now becoming his son. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/03/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/03/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/03/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Richard Littledale.
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05:45
Farming Today—Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit on a post-Brexit agricultural landscape
Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit calls for a revolution in attitudes to producing food.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Redshank
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank. (R)
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