FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—09/10/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—4. Arcadia
4/5 Sir Tom creates his mid-life play, Arcadia.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—09/10/2020
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/10/2020
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/10/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Teather
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05:45
Farming Today—09/10/20 Keir Starmer on Agriculture Bill
Keir Starmer says the government are not working hard enough to support British farming.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Vampire Finch
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the blood sucking vampire finch.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—09/10/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Samantha Morton, actor
Samantha Morton, actor, shares the soundtrack to her life with Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—5. On Leopoldstadt
5/5 Tom turns to Leopoldstadt.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Hook ups, Identity Politics & Feminism, Surviving Grooming Gang in Rotherham
Jane Garvey presents a programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
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10:45
Broken English by Shelagh Stephenson—Episode 10
10/10 Anna and John’s escape to rural France proves more challenging than they imagined.
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11:00
The New Deal - A Story For Our Times—1: The Confidence Man
1/3 Marybeth Hamilton explores how America responded to the Great Depression with The New Deal
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11:30
Believe It!—Series 5, Grumpy Old Menopause
3/4 Richard Wilson finds himself getting grumpier and grumpier with age. What to do about it?
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—09/10/2020
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
The Housing Lark by Sam Selvon—Episode 5
5/10 Although the friends have been saving for a month, treasurer Jean is yet to see a penny.
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12:18
You and Yours—50 years of Disability; Job Diaries; Virtual Reality
As part of our 50th birthday we discuss disability with Lord Blunkett.
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12:57
Weather—09/10/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—09/10/2020
News, analysis and comment from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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13:45
Anatomy of Touch—Digital Touch
Can touch ever be replicated digitally? And can we train our sense of touch to hear?
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14:00
The Archers—08/10/2020
Jennifer is on the warpath
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14:15
Deacon—Gabriel’s Feast
By Edson Burton. The enigmatic drifter returns. Starring Don Warrington
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Knebworth House and Gardens: Postbag Edition
Peter Gibbs hosts this week's gardening panel show at Knebworth Gardens.
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15:45
Short Works—Samurai by Fatima Bhutto
An original short work for Radio 4 written and read by Fatima Bhutto.
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16:00
Last Word—Kenzo Takada, Colonel John Waddy, Frank Windsor, Ann Getty
Matthew Bannister on a designer, a soldier, an actor, a socialite
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16:30
More or Less—Spreadsheet snafu, ‘Long Covid’ quantified, and the birth of probability
Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment.
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17:00
PM—09/10/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—09/10/2020 Staff at businesses forced to close because of Covid-19 to have two-thirds of wages paid by government
The Chancellor unveils new package to help businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 103, Episode 6
6/8 A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman.
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19:00
Front Row—Alex Wheatle, Miranda July, Football club appoints Artistic Director, London Film Festival roundup
Alex Wheatle's new novel, Miranda July film Kajillionaire, London Film Festival roundup.
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19:45
Broken English by Shelagh Stephenson—Episode 10
10/10 Anna and John’s escape to rural France proves more challenging than they imagined.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Robert Jenrick MP, Paul McNamee, Chi Onwurah MP, Ella Whelan
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London.
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20:50
A Point of View—Reflections on My Mother's Kenwood Mixer
Rebecca Stott on memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable device.
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21:00
Archive on 4—A Media Divided
The end of the Fairness Doctrine and the rise of political polarisation in US broadcasting
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22:00
The World Tonight—New coronavirus restrictions will be announced on Monday
Rishi Sunak unveils package of support for businesses that will be affected
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22:45
The Housing Lark by Sam Selvon—Episode 5
5/10 Although the friends have been saving for a month, treasurer Jean is yet to see a penny.
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23:00
A Good Read—Ruth Jones & Dominic Cooke
Two old friends share their favourite reads with Harriett Gilbert.
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23:30
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, Bonsack Machine
One historian of the cigarette industry reckons it invented much of modern marketing.
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23:45
Today in Parliament—09/10/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—10/10/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee—5. On Leopoldstadt
5/5 Tom turns to Leopoldstadt.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—10/10/2020
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/10/2020
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/10/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with singer songwriter Steph Macleod
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05:45
Four Thought—Class of 2020
Rufaro Mazarura discusses what the class of 2020 have learned from the pandemic.
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