FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—28/12/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Disinformation
Laurie Taylor examines the spread of disinformation and how it can be challenged.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire.
Bells on Sunday comes from Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/12/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/12/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/12/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/12/2020
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/12/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/12/20 - The Dartmoor Shepherd
The young Dartmoor shepherds who aim to keep traditional breeds and practices alive.
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05:56
Weather—28/12/2020
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow
Writer Amy Liptrot discusses how hooded crows in Berlin remind her of her youth.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—28/12/2020
Director of the Wellcome Trust Sir Jeremy Farrar guest-edits the programme.
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09:00
Start the Week—Nicholas Hytner
The award-winning theatre director Nicholas Hytner in conversation with Andrew Marr.
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09:45
A History of the Bible by John Barton—Ancient Book, Modern World
1/5 Hugh Bonneville reads John Barton's story of the Bible and the faiths that hold it sacred.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women and Space: Nasa's Holly Ridings, the psychology of space travel, Rocket Women and the cultural significance of space
Nasa's chief flight director Holly Ridings tells Jane about flying women to the moon.
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10:45
The Mystery of Edwin Drood—6. Mysterious Gentleman
6/10 John Jasper calls on Rosa, while a mysterious gentleman appears in Cloisterham.
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11:00
The Untold—The Undercard
A boxer with a challenging past comes out of retirement for a major pay-for-view fight.
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11:30
How to Vaccinate the World—Bill Gates
Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world against Covid-19.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—28/12/2020
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
In the Castle of My Skin by George Lamming—Episode 1
1/10 A lyrical coming-of-age novel set amid the collapse of colonial rule in Barbados.
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12:18
You and Yours—I've Lost My Pension Pot - It's Somewhere in Germany
I've Lost My Pension Pot - It's Somewhere in Germany
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12:57
Weather—28/12/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—28/12/2020
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
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13:45
The Death of Nuance—Losing My Nuance
1/5 Oliver Burkeman asks, are we losing our nuance?
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14:00
Electric Decade—Antic Hay
One of the classic titles that characterised the Jazz Age of the 1920s
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 34, Heat 4, Series 34
4/13 The quiz about music of all kinds, with Paul Gambaccini
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15:30
The Food Programme—Loving the Leftovers
How cooking with leftovers can not only reduce waste, but also deliver incredible dishes
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16:00
Faith in Music—Leonard Bernstein
James MacMillan considers Leonard Bernstein’s complex faith life and religious roots.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—The Dalai Lama
Ernie Rea takes a look at the life of the Dalai Lama.
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17:00
PM—28/12/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/12/2020 Spread of Covid-19 puts intense pressure on NHS
Surge in cases forces hospitals across Britain to postpone more non-essential treatments.
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18:15
Excuse Me, Are You John Shuttleworth?—2. The Big Time
2/2 The man behind Brian Appleton and John Shuttleworth shares his story.
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 73/74, Lockdown Recording 2
5/6 73rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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19:00
Front Row—A poetry edition, with Simon Armitage, Vanessa Kisuule, Anthony Anaxagorou, Em Power, Anna Selby, Daphne Astor, talking, reading
Front Row on poetry in the lock down and beyond, with the Poet Laureate - and new poems.
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19:45
The Mystery of Edwin Drood—6. Mysterious Gentleman
6/10 John Jasper calls on Rosa, while a mysterious gentleman appears in Cloisterham.
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20:00
Can I Still Read Harry Potter?
A fan of the boy wizard explores what it means to stop reading a beloved book.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—The Mapuche - Fighting for their right to heal
The Mapuche battle to get respect for their approach to healthcare in southern Chile.
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21:00
Don't Log Off—Series 12, Grounded
Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world.
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21:30
Start the Week—Nicholas Hytner
The award-winning theatre director Nicholas Hytner in conversation with Andrew Marr.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Further evidence of intense pressure on hospitals
Number of COVID patients in England now more than 20,000
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22:45
In the Castle of My Skin by George Lamming—Episode 1
1/10 A lyrical coming-of-age novel set amid the collapse of colonial rule in Barbados.
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23:00
Loose Ends—Clive Anderson and Sara Cox with their pick of Loose Ends 2020
Clive Anderson and Sara Cox pick their Loose Ends highlights from 2020.
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23:30
Anansi Boys—2/6
Fat Charlie wakes up to an unexpected visitor as the web of his past begins to wind him in
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/12/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Christmas Compass—Winter Journey
Kelly Macdonald reads a new Christmas story from Alexander McCall Smith.
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00:30
A History of the Bible by John Barton—Ancient Book, Modern World
1/5 Hugh Bonneville reads John Barton's story of the Bible and the faiths that hold it sacred.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/12/2020
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/12/2020
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/12/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells.
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05:45
Farming Today—29/12/20 - Stornoway Black Pudding
We head to Stornoway to hear the backstory of the now trendy Black Pudding.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Jane Smith on the Great Northern Diver
Wildlife artist Jane Smith listens in the fog to a great northern diver.
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