FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/10/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Me—Episode 2
2/5 Elton John on making music with Bernie Taupin.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/10/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/10/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/10/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/10/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/10/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with writer and broadcaster Mark Dowd.
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05:45
Farming Today—16/10/19 World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit and rural banks
Charlotte Smith visits the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Manx Shearwater
The Manx shearwater - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/10/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Only Artists—Tony Walsh meets Julie Hesmondhalgh
The poet Tony Walsh meets the actor Julie Hesmondhalgh.
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09:30
Four Thought—Digging Deep
Rabab Ghazoul makes the case for Wales as a place of post-colonial possibility.
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09:45
Me—Episode 3
3/5 Elton John recalls struggling with his success in the 1970s.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—How friends help you live longer, Asbestos exposure, Women's cricket, Effie Millais
How friends help you live longer, asbestos exposure, women's cricket, Effie Millais
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10:41
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—The Lonely Girl, 3. Christmas
3/10 Christmas brings Kate and Eugene closer together and then the real world pulls them apart.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Yemi and Afua - Running together
Husband and wife, both keen runners, discuss what running means to them.
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11:00
Make Me a Programme
Can a robot host a radio show? Conversation designer Georgia Lewis-Anderson is finding out
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11:30
God's Work—Episode 2
2/4 Three vicars, three parishes, one year. What keeps them working for the man upstairs?
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—16/10/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
The Confession by Jessie Burton—8. True Identity
8/10 Is Rose's true identity about to be revealed?
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12:18
You and Yours—Middle-aged carers, Pets at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, Barge evictions
Middle-aged carers giving up work. Experiments with families and pets. Barge evictions.
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12:57
Weather—16/10/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—16/10/2019
News, analysis and comment from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:45
The Art of Innovation—Protecting the Earth
Tilly Blyth on a new awareness of a fragile Earth in the mystical drama Edge of Darkness
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14:00
The Archers—15/10/2019
Tension rises at Berrow
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14:15
Brief Lives—Series 11, Episode 5
Last episode in the series about the Manchester paralegals
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15:00
Money Box—Credit scores
Tips on how to make sure you have a health credit rating.
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15:30
Inside Health—Zantac alert, Newborn brain injury, OTC guide, Surgery for reflux
Zantac alert, newborn brain injury, Guide to Over the Counter choices, surgery for reflux.
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Serial killers
Serial killers: the media and cultural response to these crimes.
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16:30
The Media Show—How do you report from a repressive regime?
The challenges of reporting stories from the frontline and the black hole left by Fortnite
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17:00
PM—16/10/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/10/2019 Brexit deal hangs in balance
The government's hopes of a deal on Brexit hang in the balance as the PM seeks support
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18:30
Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Dah dah dah dah dah dahh Dah dah dah dah dahhhh...
6/6 Troy tries to comfort a dying Brian. And fails.
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19:00
The Archers—16/10/2019
The past returns to haunt Jennifer
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19:15
Front Row—VΓkingur Γ“lafsson, social housing on screen, Hannah Khalil
Pianist VΓkingur Γ“lafsson, playwright Hannah Khalil
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19:45
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—The Lonely Girl, 3. Christmas
3/10 Christmas brings Kate and Eugene closer together and then the real world pulls them apart.
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20:00
Moral Maze—Punishment and Justice
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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20:45
Four Thought—Digging Deep
Rabab Ghazoul makes the case for Wales as a place of post-colonial possibility.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Powering Britain
How close is Britain to achieving a reliable, zero carbon power supply?
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21:30
Only Artists—Tony Walsh meets Julie Hesmondhalgh
The poet Tony Walsh meets the actor Julie Hesmondhalgh.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Talks go on in Brussels - no Brexit deal yet
UK and EU hoping to sign off revised legal text before tomorrow's summit
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22:45
The Confession by Jessie Burton—8. True Identity
8/10 Is Rose's true identity about to be revealed?
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23:00
Charlotte and Lillian—Series 2, 2. The Rival
2/4 Charlotte doesn’t take rejection well when Lillian asks her not to come round any more.
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23:15
Bunk Bed—Series 1, Episode 3
3/5 Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/10/2019
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/10/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Me—Episode 3
3/5 Elton John recalls struggling with his success in the 1970s.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/10/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/10/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/10/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/10/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/10/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with writer and broadcaster Mark Dowd.
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05:45
Farming Today—17/10/19: Falling demand for beef, SNP rural policy, Rural schools
Anna Hill asks Professor David Hughes why demand for beef is falling in the UK.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Cormorant
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the cormorant.
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