FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—02/04/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Book of the Week—Two Weeks in November: The Astonishing Story of the Coup That Toppled Mugabe, Episode 1
Douglas Rogers' story of how Robert Mugabe fell from power in 2017. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/04/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—02/04/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/04/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/04/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/04/2019
A spiritual comment to begin the day with autism adviser Ann Memmott.
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05:45
Farming Today—Brexit options and agriculture, farm plastic recycling, beef farming
The programme looks at how Brexit options might affect food and farming.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Greater Hill Mynah
Sir David Attenborough presents the mimic specialist Greater Hill Mynah from Asia.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—02/04/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Irene Tracey on pain in the brain
Irene Tracey tells Jim Al-Khalili how imaging the brain reveals how and why we feel pain.
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09:30
One to One—Life in prison: Alan Rusbridger talks to Jonathan Aitken
Alan Rusbridger talks to Jonathan Aitken about his experience of incarceration.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Two Weeks in November: The Astonishing Story of the Coup That Toppled Mugabe, Episode 2
The plot to topple Mugabe, called the Northgate declaration, gathers pace and supporters.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Black women and wigs, Author Helen Mort, Supporting a parent with dementia, Child poverty
Black women and wigs. supporting a parent with dementia, and author Helen Mort.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Coach Karen's Half-Time Team Talk, Episode Two
Polly's dad offers very unwelcome half-time advice.
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11:00
A Sense of Time
Does a second feel the same for a fly, a bird, or a swordfish, as it does for me?
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11:30
Art of Now—True Jit
How the Zimbabwean music scene is responding to the end of the Mugabe era.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—02/04/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Fire—Episode 2
By Kamila Shamsie. Isma gets to know Eamonn better.
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12:18
You and Yours—Call You and Yours - Have you taken your children out of school to go on holiday?
Call You and Yours - Have you taken your children out of school to go on holiday?
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12:57
Weather—02/04/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—02/04/2019
News, analysis and comment from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:45
The Decade That Invented the Future: The 1970s—1971: The CT Scan
Henry Marsh on a revolution in medical diagnosis brought on by the advent of the CT scan.
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14:00
The Archers—01/04/2019
Lily is left frustrated. (R)
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14:15
The Interrogation—Series 5, Beverley
Matthews and Armitage interrogate a woman who has reported her elderly father missing.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 17, Meals
1/6 Josie Long presents short documentaries about food.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Dash from Gas
Domestic gas boilers have to go by 2050, but what's the alternative? Peter Gibbs reports.
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16:00
Patronising Barbara
Ninety-one-year-old Barbara Smith investigates why we patronise older people.
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16:30
Great Lives—Shappi Khorsandi on Emma, Lady Hamilton
Shappi Khorsandi chooses Emma, Lady Hamilton Lord Nelson’s mistress.
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17:00
PM—02/04/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—02/04/2019 May to ask for another Brexit delay
May to ask for another Brexit delay to ensure Britain gets a deal
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18:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 7, Lionel Shriver
3/6 Writer Lionel Shriver reads from her frank and highly personal teenage journals.
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19:00
The Archers—02/04/2019
Elizabeth questions her feelings.
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19:15
Front Row—Toby Jones - Don't Forget the Driver, Shazam!, Bach Passions
Toby Jones - Don't Forget the Driver, Shazam!, Bach Passions
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Coach Karen's Half-Time Team Talk, Episode Two
Polly's dad offers very unwelcome half-time advice. (R)
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20:00
Will AI Kill Development?
Will artificial intelligence lead to a more unequal world?
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20:40
In Touch—Archery and Mountaineering
50th anniversary of a mountaineering feat. Plus how to do archery when you are blind.
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21:00
The Patch—Salcombe
The search for a story in a randomly generated postcode. (R)
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Irene Tracey on pain in the brain
Irene Tracey tells Jim Al-Khalili how imaging the brain reveals how and why we feel pain. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—02/04/2019
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
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22:45
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Fire—Episode 2
By Kamila Shamsie. Isma gets to know Eamonn better. (R)
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23:00
Fred at The Stand—Series 2, Ria Lina, Eshaan Akbar, Susan Riddell and Hal Cruttenden
1/6 Fred MacAulay introduces comedians: Ria Lina, Eshaan Akbar, Susan Riddell, Hal Cruttenden
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23:30
Today in Parliament—02/04/2019
Sean Curran reports on the day's debates at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—03/04/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Book of the Week—Two Weeks in November: The Astonishing Story of the Coup That Toppled Mugabe, Episode 2
The plot to topple Mugabe, called the Northgate declaration, gathers pace and supporters. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/04/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/04/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/04/2019
A spiritual comment to begin the day with autism adviser Ann Memmott.
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05:45
Farming Today—Netting on trees, Anaesthetic shortages, Turning slurry into bedding
Covering trees with netting is proving an emotive issue for some environmentalists.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Goosander
Kate Humble presents the goosander. (R)
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