FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—26/10/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Fashion & VIP Parties
Fashion & VIP parties - the hidden stories behind the glamour and wealth.
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00:45
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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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—26/10/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—26/10/2020
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/10/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Revd Azariah France-Williams.
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05:45
Farming Today—26/10/20 - The impact of game birds on the environment, a farm theatre and rural life for young people.
What impact do pheasants and partridges have on the environment?
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05:56
Weather—26/10/2020
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Grey Shrike
Kate Humble presents the great grey shrike.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—26/10/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—China and the global order
Andrew Marr with John Micklethwait, Katya Adler and Rana Mitter.
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09:45
The Haunting of Alma Fielding—1. Flying Teacups
1/5 A ghost hunter sets out to unravel the haunting of Alma Fielding in 1930s London.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Abortion in Poland, Who Holds The Real Eco-Power
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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10:45
Fifteen Dogs by AndrΓ© Alexis—1. Bet
1/5 Two gods make a bet giving human intelligence to dogs will make them all die unhappy.
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11:00
The Untold—Seven Four Heaven
The final descent of the last BA 747, witnessed from a lay-by. Will it land?
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11:30
Loose Ends—Damon Albarn, Bill Bryson, Jenny Landreth, Mark Radcliffe, Adrianne Lenker, TrΓ© Burt, Tom Allen, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—26/10/2020
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Love by Roddy Doyle—6/10
6/10 Joe and Davy get in trouble with the barman. Read by Brendan Gleeson.
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12:18
You and Yours—Covid misinformation, Gift cards and Heating Gardens
How 'fake' claims about Covid treatment is undermining treatment in city with rising cases
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12:57
Weather—26/10/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—26/10/2020
News, analysis and comment from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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13:45
A History of Ghosts—6. The Whitewashed Ghost
Kirsty Logan discovers how the history of slavery is whitewashed in ghost stories.
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14:00
Tracks—Series 5: Abyss, Abyss: Episode One
1/9 By Matthew Broughton. The final series of the conspiracy thriller begins.
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14:45
The Unseen - A History of the Invisible—Invisible Forces
1/5 Philip Ball examines the occult influences on Isaac Newton's work on invisible forces.
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15:00
Quote... Unquote—Paterson Joseph, Juno Dawson, Jonathan Freedland
Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Eat Your Way to Power: Food and Politics on the Campaign Trail
Sheila Dillon investigates the tricky world of eating on the campaign trail.
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16:00
Michael Morpurgo's Folk Journeys—Four Loom Weaver
2/4 Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of folk's most enduring songs.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 21, Nocturne
Aleks Krotoski explores the digital night.
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17:00
PM—26/10/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—26/10/2020 Boris Johnson defends his refusal to extend free school meals
Boris Johnson has defended his refusal to extend free school meals for children in England
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18:30
Just a Minute—Compilation, Episode 2
2/7 With Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Josie Lawrence and Marcus Brigstocke. From 2013.
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19:00
The Archers—26/10/2020
Pip finds herself in an awkward spot.
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19:15
Front Row—Sofia Coppola, Booker Book Group with Diane Cook, Olivier Awards
Sofia Coppola's new film, Diane Cook’s Booker Book Group, Olivier Awards roundup
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19:45
Fifteen Dogs by AndrΓ© Alexis—1. Bet
1/5 Two gods make a bet giving human intelligence to dogs will make them all die unhappy.
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20:00
Back to Uni
Anoushka follows new students coping with starting at her university as Covid cases rise.
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20:30
Analysis—The Future of Welfare
Should Britain’s social insurance system be more German?
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21:00
Across the Red Line—Series 5, Does impartiality impede good journalism?
LBC presenter James O'Brien and ex-Head of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV News Roger Mosey debate impartiality.
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21:30
Start the Week—China and the global order
Andrew Marr with John Micklethwait, Katya Adler and Rana Mitter.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Government refuses to extend free school meals scheme
PM promises no child will go hungry this winter
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22:45
Love by Roddy Doyle—6/10
6/10 Joe and Davy get in trouble with the barman. Read by Brendan Gleeson.
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23:00
Lights Out—Series 3, From the Ashes of New Cross
1/3 Revisiting the night of the New Cross Fire in 1981 and its aftermath.
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23:30
Ingenious—The Ginger Gene
Find out what you're made of, one gene at a time - with Dr Kat Arney
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23:45
Today in Parliament—26/10/2020
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—27/10/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Haunting of Alma Fielding—1. Flying Teacups
1/5 A ghost hunter sets out to unravel the haunting of Alma Fielding in 1930s London.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—27/10/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/10/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/10/2020
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/10/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Revd Azariah France-Williams.
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05:45
Farming Today—27/10/20 - England's Natural Capital, out on a hunt and sustainable pork production
England's Natural Capital is in decline.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Ruddy Duck
Kate Humble presents the ruddy duck.
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