FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—06/12/2019
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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00:30
Grossman's War—Stalingrad: Destiny of a Novel, ‘Pull Yourself Together-Do Not Worry’
4/5 Catherine Merridale chronicles the tortuous gestation of Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—06/12/2019
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/12/2019
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/12/2019
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Anna Magnusson
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05:45
Farming Today—06/12/19: Bovine TB, Northern Ireland manifestos, Fishing manifestos
Dr Iain McGill tells Charlotte Smith why culling badgers is not controlling Bovine TB.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dunnock
John Aitchison presents the dunnock.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/12/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Asif Kapadia, film director
Asif Kapadia, film director, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne
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09:45
Grossman's War—Stalingrad: Destiny of a Novel, In a Crooked Mirror
5/5 Catherine Merridale chronicles the tortuous gestation of Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Liberal Democrat Leader Jo Swinson. Plus Anti-Slavery Commissioner Dame Sara Thornton
The Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson
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10:45
Middlemarch—Episode 11: Please, Remember Me
11/12 George Eliot's beloved classic novel of life, love, and politics adapted by Katie Hims
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11:00
Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 3, Episode 1
1/3 Dramatic upheavals in the 1980s for Britain’s South Asians.
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11:30
In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 4, The Stag
5/6 Damien and Anthony go on a stag night ahead of their wedding.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—06/12/2019
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
Grandmothers by Salley Vickers—10. Togetherness
10/10 A trip to Kew Gardens brings Nan, Minna, Blanche and all their grandchildren together.
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12:18
You and Yours—Thomas Cook Refunds; Football on Amazon; Instagram Likes
Thomas Cook refunds; Premier League football on Amazon Prime; Instagram likes
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12:57
Weather—06/12/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—06/12/2019
News, analysis and comment from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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14:00
The Archers—05/12/2019
Clarrie laments on the past
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14:15
Curious Under the Stars—Series 3, Skin
3/3 Bedbound and alone in Emlyn's caravan, Gareth's paranoia begins to take root.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Dudley
Kathy Clugston and the panel are in Dudley.
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15:45
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—Making a Difference
A report on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
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16:00
Last Word—Bob Willis MBE, Gary Rhodes OBE, Dr Shuping Wang, Sir Stephen Cleobury CBE
Matthew Bannister on a cricketer, a chef, a whistleblower, a musical director
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16:30
Feedback—06/12/2019
The programme that holds the Â鶹ԼÅÄ to account on behalf of the radio audience.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Margaret and Frank - Another 53 Years
Husband and wife recall how they first met and reflect on the strength of their marriage.
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17:00
PM—06/12/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—06/12/2019 Probation Service apologises for failings in Joseph McCann case
A man's been convicted of attacks -- committed while he should have been in prison
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18:30
The Now Show—Series 55, Episode 7
7/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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19:00
The Archers—06/12/2019
There’s a shock for Helen while Pat has gifts on her mind.
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19:15
Front Row—Inua Ellams on Three Sisters, Noah Baumbach on Marriage Story, Art goes Bananas
Inua Ellams on transposing Chekhov's Three Sisters to 1960s Nigeria.
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19:45
Middlemarch—Episode 11: Please, Remember Me
11/12 George Eliot's beloved classic novel of life, love, and politics adapted by Katie Hims
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20:00
Any Questions?—Richard Burgon, Wera Hobhouse, Sir Patrick McLoughlin, Tommy Sheppard
Chris Mason presents topical debate from Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
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20:50
A Point of View—Conversations of a cockroach and an alley cat
John Gray reflects on the lessons today of an unusual U.S. newspaper column
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21:00
Archive on 4—Joe v Max
The story of the fight that gripped the world in 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Final tv head-to-head election debate
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash on Brexit, the NHS and trust in politics
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22:45
Grandmothers by Salley Vickers—10. Togetherness
10/10 A trip to Kew Gardens brings Nan, Minna, Blanche and all their grandchildren together.
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23:00
Great Lives—Just William / Richmal Crompton proposed by Peter Oborne with Martin Jarvis
William Brown, star of the Just William books, proposed by Peter Oborne.
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23:25
The Untold—Innocent
Matt’s childhood was devastated by pedophiles. Has he healed enough to find love?
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23:55
The Listening Project—Asanga and Rose - A Bigger Bath
A couple discuss the way they've managed to have a successful long-distance relationship.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—07/12/2019
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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00:30
Grossman's War—Stalingrad: Destiny of a Novel, In a Crooked Mirror
5/5 Catherine Merridale chronicles the tortuous gestation of Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—07/12/2019
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/12/2019
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/12/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Revd Dr Calvin T Samuel
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05:45
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The End of the World
What would become the dominant species if, or when, humans go extinct?
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