FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/02/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston—4. Opulence and Debt
4/5 Maxwell’s success is uncontested, but cracks will soon appear.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—12/02/2021
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/02/2021
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/02/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Revd Dr Paul Mathole
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05:45
Farming Today—12/02/21 Shellfish fund for fishermen, Scottish taskforce on seafood exports, stunning pigs with CO2.
Fisherman claim they can't access fund meant to help; stunning pigs for slaughter with C02
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—David Rothenberg on the White-crested Laughingthrush
For David Rothenberg, the white-crested laughingthrush is a superb clarinet accompanist.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/02/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—George McGavin, entomologist and broadcaster
George McGavin, entomologist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston—5. Maxwell's Disappearance
5/5 An investigation of Maxwell’s disappearance at sea in 1991.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Inquiry launched into NHS maternity 'systemic racism'
'Systemic racism' in NHS maternity;Marriage bureau; teenage mental health; Thomas Hardy;
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10:45
Faith, Hope and Glory—Series 1, Faith and Trevor
5/8 By Roy Williams. Century-spanning series charting the emergence of modern Britain.
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11:00
The Disrupters—DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis
‘Just because you passionately believe in it, that doesn't make it a good idea’.
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11:30
Suggs: Love Letters to London—Oxford Street
Suggs takes you on a dark, comedic trip through Europe’s busiest shopping street.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—12/02/2021
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—12/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford—Episode 5
5/10 1979: Alec is defiant in the dispute between printers and management at The Times.
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12:20
You and Yours—Care Jabs, Business Rates, Bitcoin Fraud
Making vaccinations mandatory. Plea for business rates reform. Surge in bitcoin scams.
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12:57
Weather—12/02/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—12/02/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton
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13:45
Trading Spaces—Small Stuff
5/5 Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan examines the pandemic's impact on the High Street.
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14:00
The Archers—11/02/2021
Kirsty is on a mission.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Bully
A powerful drama based on the true ordeal of a young boy's obsessive compulsive disorder.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Â鶹ԼÅÄ: Sunken Beds and Nostalgic Scents
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
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15:45
Short Works—Progress by Jo Lloyd
An original work for radio by winner of the 2019 Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Short Story Award, Jo Lloyd.
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16:00
Last Word—George Shultz, Yvonne Conolly, Maureen Colquhoun, Christopher Plummer (pictured)
Matthew Bannister on a politician, a headteacher, an MP and an actor.
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16:30
More or Less—Brexit exports, cladding and are 1 in 5 disabled?
Are exports to the EU down since Brexit? Plus removing flammable building cladding.
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17:00
PM—12/02/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/02/2021 UK economy suffers record annual slump
New data has laid bare the economic impact of the pandemic.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 104, Episode 7
7/8 A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman
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19:00
Front Row—Chick Corea, Barbellion Prize winner Riva Lehrer, Sia's film Music reviewed & Schneel Malik
British Jazz pianist Julian Joseph remembers Chick Corea.
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19:45
Incredible Women—Series 8, Episode 5
5/5 Jeremy finishes interviewing Dr Fay Sullivan, but has she been hoaxing him all along?
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20:00
Any Questions?—Ben Lake MP, Lara McNeill, Bejay Mulenga, Jacob Young MP
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion.
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20:50
A Point of View—Going Underground
Will Self on why he longs for the day he can travel again on the London underground.
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21:00
Fatwa—Omnibus (1/2)
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Six months on from the start of protests in Belarus
We speak to exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
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22:45
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford—Episode 5
5/10 1979: Alec is defiant in the dispute between printers and management at The Times.
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23:00
Americast—Fight Like Hell!
The impeachment trial heats up.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/02/2021
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/02/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston—5. Maxwell's Disappearance
5/5 An investigation of Maxwell’s disappearance at sea in 1991.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—13/02/2021
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/02/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/02/2021
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/02/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with The Reverend Lucy Winkett
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05:45
Soundstage—2. St James' Park
Sound recordist Chris Watson introduces the sounds of Newcastle upon Tyne on match day.
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