FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—04/02/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—The Class Ceiling
The Class Ceiling: does privilege pay?
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St John the Baptist, Bollington, Cheshire
The bells of St John the Baptist, Bollington, Cheshire. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/02/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—04/02/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/02/2019
With Canon Simon Doogan, Church of Ireland rector of Ballyholme in Bangor, Co Down.
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05:45
Farming Today—Dairy Farming and Market Fluctuations, Food and Farming Awards
Are the highs and lows of dairy farming finally levelling out?
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05:56
Weather—04/02/2019
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Melodious Warbler
Brett Westwood presents the melodious warbler. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—04/02/2019
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
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09:00
Start the Week—Who is watching you?
Shoshana Zuboff, John Thornhill and Ece Temelkuran with Andrew Marr.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle, Episode 1
Textile artist Clare Hunter’s illuminating history of sewing and embroidery.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Catherine Simpson, Domestic Abuse, Pharmacosexuality
Catherine Simpson, the impact of domestic abuse on children, and pharmacosexuality.
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10:45
Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 2, Waiting For Billy
6/6 Anita Dobson plays a rock star's wife with a deeply buried secret. (R)
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11:00
The Untold—High Street Blues
One street in the run-up to Christmas, and three shops fighting for survival.
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11:30
Prepper—Series 1, Hell Is Other People
2/4 Are you Armageddon-ready? Sylvia and Rachel road test survival courses.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—04/02/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed—Series 4, Complexity
Chris Morris discovers why leaving the EU has proved such an extraordinary challenge
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12:18
You and Yours—Charity Incidents, Tenants' Rights
The rise in serious incidents reported by charities. New powers for tenants.
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12:57
Weather—04/02/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—04/02/2019
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Fatwa—1. Love Thy Neighbour
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.
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14:00
The Archers—03/02/2019
Brian faces the consequences of his decision (R)
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14:15
Tumanbay—Series 3, Tree of Sorrows
1/8 Tumanbay is recovering from a brutal occupation by the followers of Maya.
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 6, 2019
Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Who are the new generation shaking up the food system?
Voices for change in the food system from across the UK launch a search for new talent.
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16:00
Paris Blue
When American modern jazz met the French New Wave in 1950s and 60s Paris.
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16:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 19, How to Build a Bionic Human
Brian Cox and Robin Ince learn how to build a bionic human.
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17:00
PM—04/02/2019
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/02/2019 Nissan money in doubt after investment U-turn
Nissan to repay government funding after backtracking on car building promise
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 83, Episode 1
1/8 Tony Hawks, Josie Lawrence, Gyles Brandreth and Angela Barnes join Nicholas Parsons.
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19:00
The Archers—04/02/2019
Roy has reservations
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19:15
Front Row—The Cutty Sark as Sculpture, Regina King and an Elegy for an Eyesore
The Cutty Sark, 150 this year and now floating on air, considered as a sculptural work.
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19:45
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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20:00
Me and My Fatwa
The story of the birth of a new fatwa on organ donation in the UK
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20:30
Analysis—Do children of married parents do better?
Does being born to non-married parents affect a child's prospects in life?
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21:00
Pausing Puberty
How safe are the drugs used to delay puberty in transgender children? (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Who is watching you?
Shoshana Zuboff, John Thornhill and Ece Temelkuran with Andrew Marr. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—04/02/2019
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
Rabbit at Rest—Episode 6
6/10 Janice and Harry must intervene after their son turns violent, threatening his family.
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23:00
When Greeks Flew Kites—Deadlock
Sarah Dunant on historical deadlocks and the ways they were resolved.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—04/02/2019
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—05/02/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle, Episode 1
Textile artist Clare Hunter’s illuminating history of sewing and embroidery. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—05/02/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—05/02/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/02/2019
With Canon Simon Doogan, Church of Ireland rector of Ballyholme in Bangor, Co Down.
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05:45
Farming Today—Pig abuse, high-tech dairy, machinery club
Undercover filming revealed cruelty to pigs - could farms do more to monitor their staff?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Resplendent Quetzal
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the resplendent quetzal of Guatemala. (R)
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