FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/09/2018
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre—3. London Calling
3/5 London calls in the double-agent drama. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/09/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—27/09/2018
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/09/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/09/2018
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—The Greenhouse of Growing Up
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Miriam Swaffield.
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05:45
Farming Today—Compensation for Culled Cows, Rural Broadband, HS2 Payments, Potatoes
Charlotte Smith asks if farmers have been unfairly claiming compensation for culled cows.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Golden Plover
Martin Hughes-Games presents the golden plover.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/09/2018
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German theologian, killed for plotting against Hitler
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09:45
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre—4. Moscow's Reaction
4/5 Moscow wants a meeting in the double-agent drama.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Mary Queen of Scots, Rape prosecutions, Widows and food
Rape prosecutions, Mary Queen of Scots, and widows and food
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10:45
Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Tiger's Bride
4/5 A father stakes his daughter in a game of cards. His adversary is known as the Beast.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Fighting Ebola in DR Congo
How rebel violence is making it harder to tackle the latest outbreak of the virus.
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11:30
Art of Now—Surveillance
Artist Nye Thompson asks how the creative world is reflecting the state of surveillance.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/09/2018
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—27 September 1918 - Florrie Wilson
Jack has something controversial to tell Florrie and Adam.
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12:15
You and Yours—Consumer harm report, Goldcar, Insurance and mental health
New threats from scammers, complaints about Goldcar, mental health and travel insurance.
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12:57
Weather—27/09/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—27/09/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Doorstep Daughter—The Reunion
Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
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14:00
The Archers—26/09/2018
It's all change for Tom. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Princes and Princesses of Wales
By Simon Crowther. A darkly comic tale of North Wales meets South in a Cardiff back yard. (R)
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15:00
Ramblings—Series 40, Centurion Way, Chichester
This is the uplifting story of how walking helped a young man recover from a brain injury.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—TB Alert
Felicity Kendal makes an appeal on behalf of TB Alert. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Gail Jones, 1930s' crime fiction, Marlowe and Holmes revisited
Gail Jones on her new novel The Death of Noah Glass, and new life for Marlowe and Holmes. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Moving Image - When Paddington Bear Met Colonel Blimp
Paul King on the influence of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp on his Paddington films.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Hyabusa 2 at Ryugu, deadly 1918 flu pandemic; WW2 bombing and ionosphere, teenage brain
Hayabusa2, the deadly 1918 flu pandemic, WW2 bombing and the ionosphere, the teenage brain
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17:00
PM—27/09/2018
Interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Kavanaugh accuser testifies
Woman who accused Trump's nominee for US Supreme Court of sexual assault testifies
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18:30
Plum House—Series 1, Lights, Camera, Pudding
6/6 Peter agrees to Plum House being used as a location in a period drama. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—27/09/2018
Elizabeth makes a surprising decision
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19:15
Front Row—Lord of the Flies, Silence in art, Javier Marias
Lord of the Flies with an all-female cast, and the significance of silence in art.
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19:45
Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Tiger's Bride
4/5 A father stakes his daughter in a game of cards. His adversary is known as the Beast. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Nationalisation - how would it work?
Labour's plans for nationalisation - how would they work?
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20:30
In Business—Retail's AI Revolution
Will artificial intelligence change how we shop and decide which retailers succeed?
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Hyabusa 2 at Ryugu, deadly 1918 flu pandemic; WW2 bombing and ionosphere, teenage brain
Hayabusa2, the deadly 1918 flu pandemic, WW2 bombing and the ionosphere, the teenage brain
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21:30
In Our Time—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German theologian, killed for plotting against Hitler (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Christine Blasey Ford tells Congress that Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her
Trump's Supreme Court nominee angrily denies allegations.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Silence of the Girls, Episode 4
Achilles assembles the Greek army and confronts Agamemnon about the plague.
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23:00
Nick Revell: BrokenDreamCatcher—Series 1, Nick Revell v Lily, Evil Cat Queen of Earth Planet and the Laughing Fridge
3/3 Anything can happen when this master storyteller combines comedy with magical realism.
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23:30
Making History—The Clockwork Orange Town
Helen Castor discusses dystopia in Thamesmead and Trappist ale from Leicestershire. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/09/2018
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre—4. Moscow's Reaction
4/5 Moscow wants a meeting in the double-agent drama. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/09/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/09/2018
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/09/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/09/2018
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—God at Work and Rest
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Miriam Swaffield.
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05:45
Farming Today—Labour's post-Brexit plans, Young farmers in Guernsey, Jacuzzi-grown tomatoes
Jacuzzi-grown tomatoes; why young farmers are leaving Guernsey; Labour's post Brexit plans
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Avocet
Chris Packham presents the avocet. (R)
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