FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—25/02/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Snobbery
Snobbery - its meaning, history and changing nature. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s, Prescot in Merseyside
Bells on Sunday from St Mary’s, Prescot in Merseyside (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/02/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—25/02/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/02/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—25/02/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/02/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Jenny Wigley.
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05:45
Farming Today—Dairy Crest acquisition; UK sheep farming; weighing cattle.
What does Dairy Crest's acquisition by Canadian dairy firm Saputo mean for farmers?
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05:56
Weather—25/02/2019
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red Grouse
Brett Westwood presents the red grouse. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—25/02/2019
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
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09:00
Start the Week—Populations and contested lands
Amol Rajan with Paul Morland, Julia Blackburn and Diarmaid Ferriter.
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09:45
Book of the Week—War Doctor, Episode 1
Frontline trauma surgeon David Nott reads from his remarkable memoir.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Simran Kaur, 17-year-old national youth champion boxer
Simran Kaur, Marian Partington, menopause and work, Emma Morgan, fertility clinics.
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10:45
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—A Song Flung up to Heaven, Episode 1
1/5 Maya is to start working for Malcolm X, but tragedy strikes when he is assassinated.
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11:00
Breaking the Class Ceiling
Sathnam Sanghera asks if classism should be illegal.
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11:30
Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 1, The Only Man Stalin Was Afraid Of
A series of dark comic plays adapted from Alexei Sayle's short stories
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—25/02/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Golden Child by Claire Adam—1. Kidnap
1/10 A father goes into the bush in search of his 13-year-old son.
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12:18
You and Yours—Supermarket equal pay, Bauhaus interiors, recycling plastic bottles
How the Bauhaus movement - 100 years old in 2019 - changed our homes.
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12:57
Weather—25/02/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—25/02/2019
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
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13:45
The Secret History of a School—The Secret History of a School, Episode 1
Alan Johnson on 140 years of education through the prism of one school in Camberwell.
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14:00
The Archers—24/02/2019
Ian looks to the future. (R)
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14:15
Tumanbay—Series 3, Dark Enterprises
4/8 Cadali, the recently returned vizier, begins a plot to take over the empire.
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 9, 2019
Radio's most fiendish quiz, with Tom Sutcliffe asking the cryptic questions.
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15:30
The Food Programme—The Secret Life of Spaghetti
Dan Saladino looks at our long and tangled relationship with a much-loved food, spaghetti. (R)
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16:00
Art of Now—Recombinant Rhymes and DNA Art
Anna McNamee meets the artists and poets using genetic science to create stunning works.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 16, Snake Oil
Aleks Krotoski explores why science is being drowned out by Snake Oil online.
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17:00
PM—25/02/2019
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/02/2019 Theresa May is facing intense pressure to accept that Brexit may have to be delayed
Theresa May is facing intense pressure to accept that Brexit may have to be delayed
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 83, Episode 4
4/8 Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Lee Mack and Zoe Lyons join Nicholas Parsons.
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19:00
The Archers—25/02/2019
Tom drops a shocking bombshell.
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19:15
Front Row—The return of Fleabag, Nikki Sixx on Motley Crue biopic, Oscars analysis
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's new series of Fleabag reviewed and Nikki Sixx on Motley Crue film.
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19:45
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—A Song Flung up to Heaven, Episode 1
1/5 Maya is to start working for Malcolm X, but tragedy strikes when he is assassinated. (R)
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20:00
I Can't Be Racist
Psychologist Dr Keon West explores racial bias and the trend in anti-bias training.
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20:30
Analysis—Irish Questions
Have British politics been more shaped by Irish history than most MPs are ready to admit?
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21:00
Losing the Night
Umair Haque, who has to live mostly in the dark, asks if night itself is under threat. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Populations and contested lands
Amol Rajan with Paul Morland, Julia Blackburn and Diarmaid Ferriter. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—25/02/2019
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
Golden Child by Claire Adam—1. Kidnap
1/10 A father goes into the bush in search of his 13-year-old son. (R)
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23:00
Word of Mouth—Listen and learn: how to make better conversation
Michael Rosen talks to the authors of The Talking Revolution about improving our dialogue. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—25/02/2019
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—26/02/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—War Doctor, Episode 1
Frontline trauma surgeon David Nott reads from his remarkable memoir. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/02/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—26/02/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/02/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—26/02/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/02/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Jenny Wigley.
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05:45
Farming Today—Dog DNA tests and livestock worrying, Sustainable food production, Pollinators on pasture
As livestock worrying increases, is it time to track offending dogs with DNA profiling?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blackcap
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the blackcap. (R)
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