FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/08/2018
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A Boy in the Water, Breakthrough: Confronting fears and meeting a hero
3/5 Tom Gregory's memoir of how he became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—30/08/2018
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/08/2018
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/08/2018
Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with The Rev Richard Frazer.
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05:45
Farming Today—30/08/2018
Lorraine Howells is passing her farm in the Rhymney Valley onto farmworker Lee Pritchard.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Willow Tit
Martin Hughes-Games presents the willow tit. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—30/08/2018
News and current affairs including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
I, Object!—Why Object?
The last programme in Ian Hislop's series celebrating great works of sedition and dissent.
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09:30
Did the Victorians Ruin the World?—Series 1, 5. Toilets
5/5 Are toilets a case of Victorian genius, or did they flush away our most precious resource? (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—A Boy in the Water, Aiming for the Channel: Tom's training intensifies
4/5 Tom Gregory's memoir of how he became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Dance Nation, Bartenders, Anaemia, Sali Hughes, Domestic violence
Clare Barron, women bartenders, iron deficiency, treasures, preventing domestic violence.
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10:45
Curious Under the Stars—Series 5: A Mermaid's Kiss, Part 4
4/5 Gareth makes a shocking discovery about Guto.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Uganda's Prison Farms
'He was using prisoners like oxen' - an ex-convict recalls life on a Ugandan prison farm.
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11:30
Sketches: Stories of Art and People—Series 1, Escapes
True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—30/08/2018
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
A History of Ideas—Thomas Hobbes and Civil Disobedience
Criminologist David Wilson looks at Thomas Hobbes and his 'social contract' theory. (R)
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12:15
You and Yours—Death in care, Chinese smartphones, Online gardening
We speak to the mother of a disabled man who died in care.
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12:57
Weather—30/08/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—30/08/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Hotspot—House Prices
Jenny Kleeman explores places at the extremes of UK society.
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14:00
The Archers—29/08/2018
Oliver takes the stand. (R)
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14:15
Dangerous Visions—Resistance, Episode 3
3/3 Val McDermid's thriller examines what happens if antibiotics stop working. (R)
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15:00
Open Country—Childhood Holidays in Pembrokeshire
Charlotte Smith revisits Pembrokeshire, where she spent many of her childhood holidays.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—INQUEST Charitable Trust
Comedian Mark Thomas makes the Radio 4 Appeal for INQUEST Charitable Trust. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Richard Powers and Nature Writing
Alex Clark talks to Richard Powers about his new novel, The Overstory. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Pawel Pawlikowski
Oscar-winner Pawel Pawlikowski on his tale of amour fou in communist Poland, Cold War.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Electronic brain probe; Rural stream biodiversity; Arctic weather research trip; Science book prize
Electronic brain probe; River biodiversity; Arctic weather expedition; Science book prize
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17:00
PM—30/08/2018
Simon Jack with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/08/2018 The veteran MP, Frank Field, has resigned the Labour whip.
The veteran MP, Frank Field, has resigned the Labour whip
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18:30
Plum House—Series 1, Perilously Poorly Peter
2/6 Peter's forced to visit town, leaving his hopelessly out-of-touch deputy Julian in charge. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—30/08/2018
Jazzer steps up.
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19:15
Front Row—Nick Leather on Mother's Day, Natasha Carthew, Drawing comic-book characters
Nick Leather discusses his TV drama Mother's Day, about the Warrington bomb.
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19:45
Curious Under the Stars—Series 5: A Mermaid's Kiss, Part 4
4/5 Gareth makes a shocking discovery about Guto. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Britain's Housing Crisis
Is the failure to build at the core of the housing problem or are other factors at play?
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20:30
In Business—Failures, Flops and Flaws
Ruth Alexander visits the Museum of Failure in Sweden to learn the secrets of success.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Electronic brain probe; Rural stream biodiversity; Arctic weather research trip; Science book prize
Electronic brain probe; River biodiversity; Arctic weather expedition; Science book prize
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21:30
I, Object!—Why Object?
The last programme in Ian Hislop's series celebrating great works of sedition and dissent. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Senior Labour MP Frank Field resigns from parliamentary party.
Veteran politician says Labour leadership has become "force for anti-semitism".
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22:45
Jaws by Peter Benchley—9. 'The fish is too much for us.'
9/10 Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel, and one of the most terrifying movies of all time.
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23:00
The Missing Hancocks—Series 2, The Marriage Bureau
3/5 Hancock needs to get married to get a job. A 1955 original re-recorded in in 2015. (R)
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23:30
The Digital Human—Series 14, Joy
Aleks Krotoski wonders if it's possible to convey a sense of joyful abandon online... (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—31/08/2018
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A Boy in the Water, Aiming for the Channel: Tom's training intensifies
4/5 Tom Gregory's memoir of how he became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—31/08/2018
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/08/2018
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/08/2018
Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with The Rev Richard Frazer.
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05:45
Farming Today—A tribute to environmentalist Peter Melchett, Scottish crofting and 'Bio-plastics'
A tribute is paid to environmental campaigner and organic farmer Peter Melchett.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Jay
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the jay. (R)
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