FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—13/08/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 1
Lara Maiklem shares the delights of mudlarking on the foreshore of the River Thames.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/08/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/08/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/08/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Patrick Thomas
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05:45
Farming Today—13/08/19 Beef crisis, pollen DNA, wet harvest
The British beef industry says it is in crisis.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Purple Martin
Chris Packham presents the purple martin from eastern North America. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—13/08/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Fry's English Delight—Series 10, You Must Remember This
Stephen Fry finds out how language can both unlock and muddy memories.
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09:30
Classified Britain—Series 2, Hampshire Advertiser, 9 August 1856
James Naughtie explores history through front page small ads.
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09:45
Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 2
Certain parts of the Thames are renowned for some particularly special finds.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Talking to your kids about race, HRT shortages, and the demise of the bonkbuster novel
Talking to your kids about race, HRT shortages, and the demise of the bonkbuster novel.
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10:45
The Latvian Locum—Series 2, Episode 2
By Ben Cottam. Dace meets a young mum anxious about being summoned for jury service.
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11:00
The Power of...—Power of Petite
Lucy Cooke discovers why being small can give you a step up on the evolutionary ladder.
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11:30
Art of Now—Hairy Art
Can art help us unpack our emotions about body hair? Keisha Thompson investigates.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—13/08/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Ulverton—Shutter (1859) 2/2
8/12 A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.
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12:18
You and Yours—Call You and Yours - How easy is it to see your GP?
Call You and Yours - How easy is it to see your GP?
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12:57
Weather—13/08/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—13/08/2019
News with Mark Mardell. What does the US gain from a piecemeal UK trade deal?
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13:45
Breakdown—Episode Two: The Violence Spreads
How the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began
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14:00
The Archers—12/08/2019
Susan struggles to put things right. (R)
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14:15
Dangerous Visions—I’m Dying To Help
Jon Canter's dark comedy about the politics of dying with Tony Robinson and Haydn Gwynne.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 20, Deep Time
1/7 Josie Long presents short documentaries about our experience of time.
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15:30
No Triumph, No Tragedy—17/12/2017
Peter White meets disabled people who talk about motivation and their achievements to date (R)
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16:00
Word of Mouth—Gabriel Gbadamosi
Michael Rosen meets London-born writer Gabriel Gbadamosi, to talk Dickens and dialect.
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16:30
Great Lives—Laura Marling on Lou Andreas-Salome
Laura Marling on the first female psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-SalomΓ©.
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17:00
PM—13/08/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—13/08/2019 PM in "tough" talks over UK-US trade deal
Boris Johnson and President Trump are negotiating a partial trade agreement for November.
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18:30
Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers—Series 2, Class
4/4 A series of potentially misremembered anecdotes on class from Andy Hamilton.
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19:00
The Archers—13/08/2019
Emma attempts to face the future.
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19:15
Front Row—Live from the Edinburgh Festivals
Henning Wehn, Ambrose Parry, Travis Alabanza on stage at the Edinburgh Festivals
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19:45
The Latvian Locum—Series 2, Episode 2
By Ben Cottam. Dace meets a young mum anxious about being summoned for jury service. (R)
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20:00
Land Power v Sea Power
What can the ideas of two long-dead geopolitical thinkers tell us about the world today?
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20:40
In Touch—Where's my pizza?
Why has a discrimination case about a pizza gone to the US Supreme Court?
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21:00
Science Stories—Galileo's lost letter
Galileo's lost letter questions how he challenged the Church. With Philip Ball.
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21:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 10, You Must Remember This
Stephen Fry finds out how language can both unlock and muddy memories. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Hong Kong airport engulfed in chaos for second successive day
State media in Beijing broadcast video showing troops moving towards HK
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22:45
Ulverton—Shutter (1859) 2/2
8/12 A multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988. (R)
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23:00
Phil Ellis Is Trying—Series 2, Pinball
1/4 Phil will solve your problems. Well, he'll try. Sitcom also starring Johnny Vegas.
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23:30
The Untold—Van Life
The story of what happened when Kirsty, 47, moved into an old plasterer's van. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—14/08/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem—Episode 2
Certain parts of the Thames are renowned for some particularly special finds.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—14/08/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—14/08/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/08/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Patrick Thomas
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05:45
Farming Today—Animal welfare and a no-deal Brexit, Reducing methane emissions from cows, Lettuce robot picker
The RSPCA says welfare of livestock could nosedive if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Snipe
Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe.
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