FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The See-Through House by Shelley Klein—Haute Couture
4/5 In Shelley Klein's book, her father Bernat Klein's career as a textile design takes off.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/05/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—22/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/05/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Father Christopher Hancock
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05:45
Farming Today—22/05/20 Gene editing post-Brexit, rewilding, yoghurt farm
Calls to ditch the EU rules and allow genetically engineered crops after Brexit.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Marsh Tit
Martin Hughes-Games presents the marsh tit.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—22/05/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher
Sinead Burke, disability rights activist and teacher, shares the soundtrack of her life.
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09:45
The See-Through House by Shelley Klein—Leaving
5/5 Shelley Klein reflects on her father, the designer Bernat Klein, and his creative legacy.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Singer Laura Wright, Covid-19 and Oestrogen, Professor Heather Viles and Covid-19 and Fashion.
Laura Wright on singing for mental health and how Covid-19 affects the fashion industry.
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10:45
Doorstep Daughter—The Consequences
Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
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11:00
Pandemic 1918—Episode 2 - How the UK and the world reacted
2/3 Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic.
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11:30
Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Doubtful Death, 1. Method in his Madness
1/4 Charles lands a role in an immersive production of Hamlet and an actress goes missing.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—22/05/2020
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—22/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
First Love by Ivan Turgenev—Episode 5
5/5 Vladimir discovers the terrible truth about his love. Read by Alex Waldmann.
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12:20
You and Yours—Antibody Tests; Fruit Picking; Empty Castles
How reliable are the new tests that tell you if you've had Covid-19?
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12:57
Weather—22/05/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—22/05/2020
News, analysis and comment from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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13:45
The New Anatomy of Melancholy—For the common good of all
10/12 A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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14:00
The Archers—The Christmas Lights Switch On
We delve into The Archers’ archive and it’s the night of the Christmas Lights Switch On.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Eric the Skull
Fenella Woolgar and Mark Williams star in Simon Brett’s play about the Detection Club.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ: Episode Eight
Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel show from home.
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15:45
Short Works—Senior Moment by Peter Bradshaw
The tale of a middle-aged gentleman who has forgotten his middle name and much else.
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16:00
Last Word—Lord Robert May of Oxford, Dr Judith Darmady OBE, Mark Barkan, Saroj Lal
Matthew Bannister on a mathematical ecologist, a paediatrician, a songwriter, a campaigner
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16:30
PM—22/05/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/05/2020
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 102, Episode 6
6/8 Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
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19:00
Front Row—The County & Little Fires Everywhere; The Archers; VΓkingur Γ“lafsson; poetry to console
Little Fires Everywhere and The County reviewed. The Archers and Coronavirus
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19:45
Doorstep Daughter—The Consequences
Two very different families join together to raise a baby - and change each others' lives.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Mary Bousted, Jim McMahon MP, Baroness Morgan, Gavin St Pier
Chris Mason presents political debate from London Broadcasting House.
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20:50
A Point of View—In Praise of Cleaning
Will Self on the Great British Wipe-Up.
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21:00
The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Omnibus: Cures
12/12 A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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22:00
The World Tonight—Allies of Dominic Cummings deny he breached lockdown rules
PM’s senior aide travelled from London to Durham when he had coronavirus
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22:45
Amongst Women by John McGahern—5. Future Planning
5/10 With Maggie gone to London, her sisters begin to plan their own futures.
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23:00
Great Lives—Billy Bremner of Leeds United
Anand Menon chooses Leeds United captain, Billy Bremner.
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23:30
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, QWERTY
From the early typewriters, the QWERTY keyboard layout has stood the test of time.
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23:45
Today in Parliament—22/05/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—23/05/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The See-Through House by Shelley Klein—Leaving
5/5 Shelley Klein reflects on her father, the designer Bernat Klein, and his creative legacy.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/05/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/05/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Salma El-Wardany.
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05:45
Legacy of War—Episode 2
2/10 Sean Bean presents a series exploring how war experiences filter down the generations
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