FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fall of the House of Byron—Episode 1
1/5 The scandalous story of the ancestors of poet Lord Byron.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/05/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/05/2020
Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart
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05:45
Farming Today—12/05/20 - Ornamental plant growers, US trade and surplus potatoes.
Garden centres are re-opening in Wales and England, but is it too late for plant growers?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Shoebill
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the mysterious shoebill of Uganda.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/05/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Debbie Pain on conserving globally threatened bird species
Professor Debbie Pain talks to Jim Al-Khalili about conserving our endangered birdlife.
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09:30
Desert Island Discs—Your Desert Island Discs: Launch
Lauren Laverne invites you to nominate the music that you have turned to during lockdown.
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09:45
Fall of the House of Byron—Episode 2
2/5 The scandalous story of the ancestors of poet Lord Byron.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women and boundaries; Anneliese Dodds; Delia Owens
Is it possible to maintain boundaries between work and home in lockdown?
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10:45
Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring—2. Interest
2/5 Griet is working as the lowest house servant, but Vermeer's interest in her is growing.
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11:00
The Pebble In Your Pocket
Why do people love pebbles? What do pebbles tell us about the world – and about ourselves?
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11:30
Art of Now—Black and Creative in Scotland
Tomiwa Folorunso explores the experience of being a black female artist in Scotland.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—12/05/2020
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
The Street, by Ann Petry—Episode 7
7/10 Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
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12:20
You and Yours—Call You & Yours: How will the latest lockdown changes affect you?
How will the latest lockdown changes affect you? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk
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12:57
Weather—12/05/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—12/05/2020
News, analysis and comment from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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13:45
The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Hereditary disease
2/12 A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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14:00
The Archers—Brian Confesses to Jennifer
We delve into The Archers’ archive and Brian has a confession to make.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Holbein's Skull
A deliciously funny play, inspired by Hans Holbein's iconic painting The Ambassadors.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 28, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Economics: Episode Six
6/6 Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Flooding Britain
How can the way we manage the environment help prevent flooding? Caz Graham investigates.
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16:00
Great Lives—Sally Phillips on Hollywood star Myrna Loy
Sally Phillips nominates her comedy star, Myrna Loy
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16:30
PM—12/05/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/05/2020 Covid-19 job retention scheme extended
The Chancellor has announced an extension to the Government's job retention scheme.
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18:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 9, Jenni Murray
2/6 Rufus Hound talks to Dame Jenni Murray about her teenage years in Barnsley.
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19:00
The Archers—The Grundys’ Eviction from Grange Farm
We delve into The Archers’ archive and the Grundys are being evicted.
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19:15
Front Row—Alicia Keys, Vanessa Redgrave
Alicia Keys on her early life and career, and Vanessa Redgrave performs poetry for VE Day.
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19:45
Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring—2. Interest
2/5 Griet is working as the lowest house servant, but Vermeer's interest in her is growing.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Coronavirus: Stories from behind the mask
Candid diaries of doctors and nurses recorded over two months of the coronavirus pandemic
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20:40
In Touch—Uber, Eye Treatment and Lockdown Fitness
Why Uber is being taken to court by a blind user.
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21:00
Inside Health—Inside Health: The Virus, Acute Kidney Injury with Covid-19; Passive Immunisation; Online GPs; face mask interactions
Acute Kidney Injury & Covid-19; passive immunisation; online GPs; face mask interactions.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Debbie Pain on conserving globally threatened bird species
Professor Debbie Pain talks to Jim Al-Khalili about conserving our endangered birdlife.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Chancellor extends furlough scheme
Treasury plans to pay wages of millions of workers till end of October
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22:45
The Street, by Ann Petry—Episode 7
7/10 Ann Petry’s powerful novel about a single mother in 1940s Harlem. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
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23:00
You'll Do—Ageing with Zoe Lyons and Sindy De Jong
Zoe Lyons and Sindy De Jong talk about falling in love and out of vans.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/05/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fall of the House of Byron—Episode 2
2/5 The scandalous story of the ancestors of poet Lord Byron.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/05/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/05/2020
Spiritual reflection with the director of a Christian arts charity, Fiona Stewart
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05:45
Farming Today—13/05/20 - Safety in meat processing, cheese exports, the Agriculture Bill and reopening the rural economy
Are meat processing factories safe for workers?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blue-Footed Booby
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Galapagos Islands' blue-footed booby.
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