FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—06/11/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—War in the air
Laurie Taylor explores the history of aerial bombing and tear gas. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton
Church bells from St Michael's Church in Kingsteignton. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/11/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—06/11/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/11/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/11/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/11/2017
A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones.
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05:45
Farming Today—Climate change and farming at 'COP 23'; a farm turning eggs into liquid; and a new UK charter for trees
Climate change and farming, turning eggs into liquid and a new UK charter for trees.
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05:56
Weather—06/11/2017
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Gary Moore on the Golden Pheasant
Gary Moore describes the elation of tracking down the notoriously elusive golden pheasant.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/11/2017
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Heart of Darkness: Conrad and Orwell
Andrew Marr with Maya Jasanoff, Robert Colls, Ishion Hutchinson and Gideon Rachman.
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09:45
Living with the Gods—The House of God
Neil MacGregor on sacred spaces, from a 4,000-year-old temple to a brand new cathedral.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Pole dancing, Best place to be a woman, Sexual harassment
Pole dancing could become an Olympic sport but can it ever lose its sexual connotations?
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10:45
Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 1
1/5 Extortion, corruption, deceit: another week in the dairy business of 1890s Whitechapel.
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11:00
The Untold—Unfair Dismissal?
The story of a care home manager who was sacked after posting a photo on Facebook.
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11:30
A Month of...—A Month of Maureen, Three Journeys
Maureen Lipman stars in the first of four comedy dramas written especially for her.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—06/11/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed—Series 2, Take Back Control?
Return of the series that explains what is really at stake with Brexit.
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12:15
You and Yours—Computers selling, Breakdown insurance, DIY disasters
News and discussion of consumer affairs.
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12:57
Weather—06/11/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—06/11/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—Reality and Metaphor
1/5 Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens is read by Stephanie Cole.
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14:00
The Archers—05/11/2017
Justin issues an ultimatum. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Undercover Mumbai, Episode 1
1/2 Disgraced Alia Khan seeks a life of obscurity. But murder soon comes knocking at her door. (R)
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15:00
Quote... Unquote—Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone
Nigel Rees quizzes Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone.
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15:30
The Food Programme—The Art of Fermentation - A Masterclass
Dan Saladino has a practical fermentation masterclass with writer and teacher Sandor Katz. (R)
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16:00
Hull 2017—Hull City of Culture: Take Flight
Four Hull dance schools bring the Royal Ballet's Take Flight to the city's streets.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 12, Shame
Aleks Krotoski asks if technology is changing our experience and relationship with shame.
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17:00
PM—06/11/2017
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—6/11/2017 Leaked tax papers show Apple is sheltering some of its profits in Jersey
The technology giant moved the money after a tax loophole in Ireland was closed
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 6
6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—06/11/2017
Lilian tries to prevent a disaster.
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19:15
Front Row—Kenneth Lonergan on Howards End, The Florida Project, Artists as curators
Kenneth Lonergan on his adaptation of EM Forster's Howards End.
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19:45
Living with the Gods—The House of God
Neil MacGregor on sacred spaces, from a 4,000-year-old temple to a brand new cathedral. (R)
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20:00
The Confidence Trick—Series 1, Episode 2
Laura Barton examines the place of school and background in determining confidence.
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20:30
Analysis—Primate Politics
Professor James Tilley discovers how chimpanzee power struggles mirror human politics.
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21:00
Natural Histories—Beaver
Beavers are back, but Brett Westwood asks if they can recover their place in our culture. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Heart of Darkness: Conrad and Orwell
Andrew Marr with Maya Jasanoff, Robert Colls, Ishion Hutchinson and Gideon Rachman. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—PM slaps down minister over 'secret' trip
International development secretary Priti Patel apologises over Israel meetings.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—First Person, Episode 1
1/10 Australia's most wanted criminal, Ziggy Heidl, needs a ghostwriter for his memoir.
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23:00
Power Lines—Series 1, Politics
The dynamic and burgeoning world of UK spoken word poetry.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—06/11/2017
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs debate the leak of the Paradise Papers.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—07/11/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—Reality and Metaphor
1/5 Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens is read by Stephanie Cole. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/11/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—07/11/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/11/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/11/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/11/2017
A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Sarah Rowland Jones.
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05:45
Farming Today—Bovine TB, Agroforestry, Fishing post-Brexit
A vet, a dairy farm and a badger welfare campaigner come together to address bovine TB.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Gary Moore on the Manx Shearwater
How wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore became a launch pad for migrating birds on Skomer.
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