FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/06/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Diary of a Young Girl, Episode 5
Anne Frank would have been 90 this year. Readings from her diary by Georgia Groome. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/06/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—01/06/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/06/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/06/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/06/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with novelist and poet Zahid Hussain.
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05:45
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—29/05/2019
Nick Robinson talks about what’s really going on in British politics. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—01/06/2019
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
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06:07
Ramblings—Clare gets lost in Lancashire
Two extraordinary sisters, both WWII code-breakers, walk near Dolphinholme in Lancashire. (R)
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Salad
Anna Jones visits a salad farm in Warwickshire to see the lettuce harvest.
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06:57
Weather—01/06/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—01/06/2019
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Anneka Rice, Dustin Lance Black, Paul Young
With guest presenters Shaun Keaveny and Kate Silverton.
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10:30
Rewinder—Three: Two World Cups and a Sausage on a Stick
Greg James digs into the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
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11:00
The Forum—Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Revealing the Gulag
The Russian writer who exposed the grim, nightmarish world of Soviet forced labour camps
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—A Very Brussels Welcome
A new cohort of MEPS are given the lowdown on local apartments and Belgian tax returns.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—01/06/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Money Box—Ban on lettings fees begins
Lettings fees now banned in England.
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12:30
The News Quiz—Series 99, Episode 8
Last in the series. Miles Jupp is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Lucy Porter and Simon Evans. (R)
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12:57
Weather—01/06/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
News—01/06/2019
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—Lord Falconer, Belinda de Lucy MEP, Layla Moran MP, Jeremy Wright MP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from The David Evans Court Theatre in Tring. (R)
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14:00
Any Answers?—Anti-Semitism, Leadership and Brexit
What will the winner of the Conservative leadership contest make of the task ahead?
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14:30
Drama on 4—Death of a Cosmonaut
Julian Rhind-Tutt stars in a re-imagining of Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov's fall to earth. (R)
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15:15
Singularity by Andrew Crumey
An astronomer who has spent years scanning distant galaxies turns his attention inwards. (R)
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15:30
Art of Now—Karaoke Rage
Gabriel Ebulue investigates a deadly karaoke curse concerning Frank Sinatra’s My Way. (R)
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Eve Ensler, Dress codes at work, Women's sexual desires
Eve Ensler on her new book The Apology. Dress codes at work. Myths about sexual desire
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17:00
PM—01/06/2019
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
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17:30
The Bottom Line—Anti-Biotic Resistance
Is economics one of the reasons for the growth in antibiotic resistance? With Evan Davis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—01/06/2019
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—01/06/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/06/2019 Migrant boats intercepted
Nine boats carrying migrants have been intercepted in the Channel off Kent.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Renee Fleming, Armistead Maupin, Rina Fatania, Chris Mullin, PP Arnold, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Sonita Alleyne
Sonita Alleyne is the first black woman to lead an Oxbridge college.
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19:15
Saturday Review—Starry Messenger, Thunder Road, This Brutal House, Hauser and Wirth Somerset, Good Omens
Starry Messenger, Thunder Road, This Brutal House, Hauser and Wirth Somerset, Good Omens
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20:00
Archive on 4—A Saga of Trying (and Failing) to Save the Planet
Professor Alice Roberts delves into the archives to find out how to save planet Earth.
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21:00
Vanity Fair—Episode 1
Vanity Fair rebooted. A new anarchic production of Vanity Fair starring Al Murray (R)
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22:00
News and Weather—01/06/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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22:15
The Reith Lectures—Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics, In Praise of Politics
Jonathan Sumption explains how democracy can accommodate opposing opinions and interests (R)
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23:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 10, 2019
Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge contest (R)
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23:30
Poetry Please—Karen McCarthy Woolf
Karen McCarthy Woolf joins Roger McGough (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/06/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Short Works—Where You Are by Sam Thompson
A father frantically searches a busy high street after losing sight of his son. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/06/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—02/06/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/06/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/06/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Mary le Ghyll Church in Barnoldswick
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary le Ghyll Church in Barnoldswick.
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05:45
Profile—Sonita Alleyne
Sonita Alleyne is the first black woman to lead an Oxbridge college. (R)
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