FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—28/12/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:15
Living Memory—Dear Me! What Next?
Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
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00:30
Last Christmas—Episode 5
5/5 Personal reflections on the festive season by Lyse Doucet and Tindyebwa Agaba.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/12/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/12/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/12/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop John Inge
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05:45
Four Thought—The Romance of Train Travel
Monisha Rajesh says the romance of train travel is not dead.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—28/12/2019
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
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06:07
Open Country—In the Bleak Midwinter: Holst's Cotswolds
Helen Mark considers how composer Gustav Holst's youth in the Cotswolds shaped his work
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming in the Cradle of Christianity
What's it like farming on the Isle of Iona, which gets more than 100,000 visitors a year?
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06:57
Weather—28/12/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—28/12/2019
Journalist & author Charles Moore guest edits the programme.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Michael Rosen
Julia Georgallis on how to eat your Christmas Tree; Frank Skinner's Inheritance Tracks.
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10:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 27, Ludlow
Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Ludlow.
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11:00
Feeding the Problem
Is the sandwich you buy for a rough sleeper doing more harm than good?
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—The Meaning of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Correspondents reflect on what 'home' means to refugees, migrants, nomads and others.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—28/12/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Money Box—The Money Clinic revisited
Ruth Alexander revisits two households who took part in The Money Clinic last summer.
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12:30
Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2019, Episode 3
3/3 A show looking back at the decade.
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12:57
Weather—28/12/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
News—28/12/2019
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Correspondents' Look Ahead—Looking Ahead to 2020
Lyse Doucet and guests gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2020 has in store.
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14:00
So Many Books, So Little Time
Mark Hodkinson ponders the nature of our personal book collections and why we gather them.
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14:30
Drama on 4—Spike Milligan - Puckoon
Spike Milligan's madcap Irish border satire starring Ed Byrne and Pauline McLynn.
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15:30
Where Words Fail, Music Speaks
Emer Maguire learns how music is being used to help people living with dementia.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Edna O'Brien, Christmas Traditions, Women In Law, Joanna Scanlan
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week including Edna O'Brien and Women In Law
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17:00
PM—28/12/2019
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
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17:30
The Inquiry—Can we eradicate polio?
Despite heroic efforts to vaccinate against this crippling disease, why does it persist?
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—28/12/2019
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—28/12/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/12/2019 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ addresses of New Year Honours recipients leaked
The Cabinet Office has apologised after the details were accidentally published online.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Michael Sheen, Prue Leith, Mavis Staples, Daisy May & Charlie Cooper, Ross Noble and many more.
Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi pick their Loose Ends highlights from 2019
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19:00
Profile—Michael Morpurgo
Mark Coles looks at one of Britain’s most celebrated storytellers, Michael Morpurgo
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19:15
Saturday Review—Listeners' cultural highlights of 2019
Listeners' cultural highlights of 2019
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20:00
Archive on 4—Sontag's Radical Will
Novelist Deborah Levy assesses the life and work of American writer Susan Sontag.
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21:00
Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, The Lost Hotel
2/4 The mystical, timeless man finds himself an unwilling guest at a sinister hotel.
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21:45
Rabbit, Run by John Updike—7. Reunited
7/10 Rabbit is reunited with his wife, Janice and swears to turn over a new leaf.
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22:00
Meeting Myself Coming Back—Sir Jonathan Miller
From Beyond the Fringe to atheism, Sir Jonathan Miller relives his life in sound.
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23:00
Quote... Unquote—Ken Cheng, Helen Lewis, Luke Jennings
Nigel Rees hosts the popular celebrity quotations quiz.
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23:30
Four Seasons—Midwinter
Poetry, music and meditations for the shortest days of winter.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/12/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:15
Living Memory—I'm Not Too Old At All!
Looking to the future in the company of some of Britain's centenarians.
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00:30
Short Works—Singular by Diana Evans
Old friends meet up to discuss their love life and dating later in life.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/12/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/12/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Mary with St Faith and St Francis in Alverstoke, Hampshire
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary with St Faith and St Francis in Alverstoke, Hampshire
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05:45
Profile—Michael Morpurgo
Mark Coles looks at one of Britain’s most celebrated storytellers, Michael Morpurgo
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