FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/08/2018
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Short Works—Edinburgh by Kieran Hurley
What is Edinburgh Festival to the 22-year-old who grew up there? (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—19/08/2018
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/08/2018
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Augustine, West Monkton, Somerset
Church bells from St Augustine, West Monkton, Somerset.
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05:45
Why I Changed My Mind—Series 4, Manwar Ali
Manwar Ali reveals why he changed from violent Islamist fighter to anti-radical campaigner (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—19/08/2018
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—The End of the Beginning
Journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik asks whether death could merely be the end of the beginning.
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06:35
On Your Farm—Strawberry Summer
Sybil Ruscoe is in Worcestershire to meet the UK's only Asian strawberry producer.
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06:57
Weather—19/08/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—19/08/2018
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Divine Aretha, Faith in Westminster, Pope in Ireland discussion
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Emily Buchanan.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Unicef
Olivia Colman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Unicef.
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07:57
Weather—19/08/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—19/08/2018
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—19/08/2018
Marking the Edinburgh Festival from Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh.
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08:48
A Point of View—Bin the Bucket List
Tom Shakespeare on why he rejects the idea of a bucket list. (R)
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Chris Turner's Fringe Tweet
British comedian and freestyle rapper Chris Turner hosts this Tweet of the Day.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—19/08/2018
News with Paddy O'Connell including a review of the Sunday papers.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—19/08/2018
Pressure mounts for Elizabeth, and the wedding day dawns for Harrison and Fallon.
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11:15
The Reunion—Auschwitz Survivors
Sue MacGregor reunites four people who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—19/08/2018
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Just a Minute—Series 82, Episode 2
How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation? (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—There's More to Mangoes
Sheila Dillon looks at how convenience mangoes have kept us from their true exotic flavour
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12:57
Weather—19/08/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—19/08/2018
Global news and analysis.
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13:30
From Our Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Correspondent—19/08/2018
Welsh hospitality, old chums, a Lakeland pilgrimage centre and Scots ploughing champions.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Herefordshire
Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from Herefordshire. (R)
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14:45
The Listening Project—Omnibus - Reflections on the World of Work
Fire-fighter or musician, aquarist or factory worker. (R)
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15:00
Foreign Bodies—Grain of Truth, The Body Is Lying
Taut crime thriller set in modern Poland.
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16:00
Open Book—Literary Criticism
A special edition exploring book criticism and why it matters.
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16:30
Poetry Please—Miles Chambers
Roger McGough and Miles Chambers present a selection of listeners' requests.
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17:00
The Deep State
Journalist David Aaronovitch explores the idea of the Deep State. (R)
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17:40
Why I Changed My Mind—Series 4, Manwar Ali
Manwar Ali reveals why he changed from violent Islamist fighter to anti-radical campaigner (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—19/08/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/08/2018 - Brazil sends troops to border as Venezuelan migrant crisis grows
19/08/2018 - Brazil sends troops to border as Venezuelan migrant crisis grows
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18:15
Pick of the Week—John Waite
John Waite chooses his Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio highlights.
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19:00
The Archers—19/08/2018
Reality bites for Fallon.
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19:15
Henry Normal: A Normal...—Imagination
Henry Normal takes a poetic look at imagination and the reasons why humans create.
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19:45
Annika Strandhed—Series 4, Beginnings
By Nick Walker. Annika investigates the death of Tor's class teacher.
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20:00
Feedback—Is A Point of View the place for Brexit? And behind the scenes of Research and Development
Listeners react to A Point of View covering Brexit and say goodbye to Eddie Mair. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—Aretha Franklin, VS Naipaul, Winston Ntshona, Nan Joyce
Matthew Bannister on an author, an activist, an actor and a singer. (R)
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21:00
Economics with Subtitles—Series 1, How Condoms Can Cost a Week's Wages
Inflation can change your sex life - and pretty much everything else. (R)
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Unicef
Olivia Colman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Unicef. (R)
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21:30
In Business—Retiring Retirement
More and more of us will have to work into our 70s, so is this the end of retirement? (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—19/08/2018
Anne McElvoy and guests discuss the political week ahead.
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23:00
Radiolab—Series 4, Memory and Forgetting
1/8 Radiolab looks behind the curtain of how memories are made... and forgotten.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/08/2018
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Short Cuts—Series 16, Civil Disobedients
3/6 Josie Long hears stories of small radical acts that help re-imagine the world around them. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Augustine, West Monkton, Somerset
Church bells from St Augustine, West Monkton, Somerset. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/08/2018
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/08/2018
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/08/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain.
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05:45
Farming Today—Soil biology, Pest control, Bees flourishing
A new project aims to analyse the biology of thousands of soil samples to help grow crops.
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05:56
Weather—20/08/2018
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Laughing Kookaburra
Sir David Attenborough presents Australia's laughing kookaburra. (R)
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