FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/12/2019
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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00:30
Letters From Tove by Tove Jansson—4. Atos
4/5 Tove Jansson has been in a relationship with Atos Wirtanen for over a year.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—20/12/2019
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/12/2019
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/12/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Jo Bailey Wells
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05:45
Farming Today—20/12/19: Licensing grouse moors; Using data to kill weeds, Cob nuts
Charlotte Smith asks what the Werritty report means for the management of grouse moors.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 3 of 12
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/12/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Heidi Thomas, screenwriter
Heidi Thomas, screenwriter, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne
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09:45
Letters From Tove by Tove Jansson—Episode 5
5/5 Meeting engraver and artist Tuulikki Pietilä is a turning point in Tove Jansson’s life.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Greta Gerwig on Little Women, Signe Johansen, Ursula Owen and Marlene Hobsbawm
Greta Gerwig - Little Women; Signe Johansen; Ursula Owen; and Marlene Hobsbawm on memoirs
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10:45
Subterranean Â鶹ԼÅÄsick Blues—Series 4, 5. Struggles
5/5 Maggie teaches Colin a lesson while John struggles to save a library and a marriage.
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11:00
Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 3, Episode 3
3/3 Personal reflections rarely voiced from British South Asians.
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11:30
Austentatious—20/12/2019
World premiere of an incredible lost Jane Austen novel, completely made up on the spot.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—20/12/2019
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—10. It Can Get In
10/10 “It can open doors. It can get in."
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12:18
You and Yours—Poor Quality Care; Old Tat; Buying Mattresses Online.
Complaining about poor quality care. Old tat being sold on eBay. Buying mattresses online.
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12:57
Weather—20/12/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—20/12/2019
News, analysis and comment from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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13:45
Classified Britain—Series 2, Ripley and Heanor News, 2 July 1948
James Naughtie explores history through front page small ads.
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14:00
The Archers—19/12/2019
Tom discovers some worrying information
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14:15
Drama on 4—Elliott Kerrigan - Midnight at Christmas
A magical Christmas drama by Elliott Kerrigan. Starring Luke Newberry and Lizzie Roper.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Levens Hall: Correspondence Edition
Kathy Clugston and the team are at Levens Hall in the Lake District.
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15:45
Short Works—Photos from Krakow by Elizabeth J Kuti
Celine must do something for her ailing uncle.
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16:00
Last Word—Kenny Lynch OBE, Chris Moncrieff CBE, Kate Figes, Branko Lustig
Matthew Bannister on a journalist, an author, a producer, a singer
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16:30
Feedback—20/12/2019
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—Florence and Caroline - Go back where?
Kenyan cousins talk about how important it is for African migrants like them to integrate.
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17:00
PM—20/12/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/12/2019 Boris Johnson's EU withdrawal bill passes latest stage in Parliament
Boris Johnson's EU withdrawal bill passes latest stage in Parliament with large majority
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18:30
Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2019, Episode 2
2/3 As the dust settles after the election, the team hoover it up.
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19:00
The Archers—20/12/2019
The noose tightens on David
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19:15
Front Row—JJ Abrams, musicals moving from stage to screen, Derek Owusu
JJ Abrams on directing The Rise of Skywalker - the last film in the 42-year Star Wars saga
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19:45
Subterranean Â鶹ԼÅÄsick Blues—Series 4, 5. Struggles
5/5 Maggie teaches Colin a lesson while John struggles to save a library and a marriage.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Dame Margaret Beckett MP, Professor Matthew Goodwin, Kirsten Oswald MP, Nadhim Zahawi MP
Julian Worricker presents political debate from Wac Arts in Belsize Park, London.
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20:50
A Point of View—The recurrent dream of an end-time
John Gray ponders why the belief that an end to history is imminent, never goes away.
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21:00
Archive on 4—A Hack's Progress
Jonathan Freedland tells the story of journalism as depicted in fiction.
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22:00
The World Tonight—MPs vote overwhelmingly for EU Withdrawal Agreement
Commons backs Johnson plan to pull UK out of EU at end of January
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22:45
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—10. It Can Get In
10/10 “It can open doors. It can get in."
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23:00
Great Lives—Jeremy Paxman nominates Lord Shaftesbury
Jeremy Paxman nominates the Victorian social reformer Lord Shaftesbury.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—20/12/2019
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Nyree and Greg - Hour by hour, you just get through
Brother and sister on adulthood and how they coped when she had post-natal depression.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/12/2019
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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00:30
Letters From Tove by Tove Jansson—Episode 5
5/5 Meeting engraver and artist Tuulikki Pietilä is a turning point in Tove Jansson’s life.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—21/12/2019
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/12/2019
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/12/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Sarah Mullally
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05:45
Four Thought—Recovery After Rape
Winnie M Li talks about her traumatic experience as a survivor of sexual violence.
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