FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Talking to Strangers—Episode 3
3/5 By Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and host of Revisionist History. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/09/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/09/2019
Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—12/09/19: Badger cull, Salmon fishing on the Tay, Smart farming
Caz Graham asks Neil Parish MP for his response to the details of this year's badger cull.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Trumpeter Swan
Liz Bonnin presents the sonorous trumpeter swan of North America.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/09/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Impartial Journalism in a Polarised World
Alternative facts, impartial journalism and democracy. Can news deliver in a digital age?
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09:45
Talking to Strangers—Episode 4
4/5 By Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and host of Revisionist History.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Susan Sontag, Feminist economics, Waad-al-Kateab
Susan Sontag's life and work, intersectionality in feminist economics, Waad Al Kateab.
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10:45
Blackwater by Claire McGowan—4. Re-examination
4/10 The police officer who solved Zoe’s murder has to reconsider 10 years on. (R)
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Colombia’s Kamikaze Cyclists
Simon Maybin spends time with the young men who race down the steep roads of Colombia.
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11:30
Art of Now—Scandinavia
Louise Morris challenges Scandinavia's idyllic image through its radical artists.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—12/09/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Short Works—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2019, Liv by KJ Orr
In Liv by KJ Orr, a father and daughter visit a foreign city and are waiting for someone.
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12:18
You and Yours—Airport scanners, Falling beer sales, Turning around failing high streets
New scanners to speed up security checks at UK airports. High street woes.
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12:57
Weather—12/09/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—12/09/2019
News, analysis and comment from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:45
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, Blockchain
Blockchain: a digital technology that some say could become as disruptive as the internet.
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14:00
The Archers—11/09/2019
Leonard hatches a plan. (R)
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14:15
Undercover Mumbai—Episode 2
Ayeesha Menon's police crime thriller, set and recorded in India.
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15:00
Ramblings—Ricky Ross and Lorraine Mcintosh of Deacon Blue in Fife
Clare Balding is joined by Ricky Ross and Lorraine Mcintosh of Deacon Blue in Fife.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide
Andy Airey makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide. (R)
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15:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2019, The Invisible by Jo Lloyd
Jo Lloyd's hypnotic tale about the fantasies people embrace to make life bearable.
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16:00
The Film Programme—Midnight Cowboy
Behind the scenes of Midnight Cowboy
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Model embryos from stem cells, Paul Steinhardt's book on impossible crystals, Mother Thames
Model embryos, Paul Steinhardt's book on impossible crystals and Mother Thames.
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17:00
PM—12/09/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/09/2019 PM denies lying to Queen
Boris Johnson denies lying to the Queen about his reasons for suspending Parliament
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18:30
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 3, Corbyn and the Left
1/4 Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
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19:00
The Archers—12/09/2019
David makes an enemy.
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19:15
Front Row—Lucy Prebble, Temple, NSSA - Lynda Clarke, Alan Ayckbourn's Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
Lucy Prebble, Temple, NSSA - Lynda Clarke, Ayckbourn's Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
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19:45
Open Art—Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins, Episode 4
Artist Ben Rivers reinterprets the strange tales of Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—The Battle for Britain
What strategy should the party leaders follow now?
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20:30
In Business—Plain sailing?
How is Rotterdam, Europe's biggest port, preparing for Brexit?
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21:00
Impartial Journalism in a Polarised World
Alternative facts, impartial journalism and democracy. Can news deliver in a digital age? (R)
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21:30
I Was...—Series 6, I Was Batman's Catwoman
Andrew McGibbon talks to actress Julie Newmar about being Batman's Catwoman in the 1960s. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Johnson: "I didn't lie to the Queen"
PM emphatically rejects the idea that he lied about reason for suspending parliament
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22:45
Short Works—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2019, Liv by KJ Orr
In Liv by KJ Orr, a father and daughter visit a foreign city and are waiting for someone. (R)
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23:00
Kevin Eldon Will See You Now—Series 4, The Dusty Humbug
3/4 Kevin Eldon with a naked tractor ride, a dusty humbug - and a love story with cannons.
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23:30
The Digital Human—Series 16, Haven
Aleks Krotoski explores whether it is possible to find a haven online.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Talking to Strangers—Episode 4
4/5 By Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and host of Revisionist History. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/09/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/09/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/09/2019
Reflection with Fr Dermot Morrin, Dominican friar and university chaplain in Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—13/09/19: No-deal Brexit plans, Women in farming, French cattle, Fish
Caz Graham looks at Operation Yellowhammer's no-deal Brexit plans for food and farming.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Liz Bonnin presents the raucous calling sulphur-crested cockatoo from Australia. (R)
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