FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—11/03/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—Putting the Industry in Film Industry
3/5 Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—11/03/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/03/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/03/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani
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05:45
Farming Today—11/03/21 Sustainable Farming Initiative, sustainable beef
We discuss a new scheme to pay English farmers for sustainable farming.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Starling
Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the amusing mimicking sounds starlings can perform
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Morning
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06:00
Today—11/03/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Late Devonian Extinction
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the five major extinction events on Earth so far.
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09:45
Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—How Women of Colour Fought to Be Heard
4/5 Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Nadine Dorries, Dame Donna Kinnair, Women and safety, Organised crime, mafia and gender.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire
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10:45
Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 9
9/10 Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Remembering Fukushima
Ten years on from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a visit to Fukushima's nuclear zone
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11:30
Future Art—Artists
1/3 James Fox steps into the future to ask how technology is transforming the art world.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—11/03/2021
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—11/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—4: Imitation
4/10 A new novel from the Kazuo Ishiguro, the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go.
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12:20
You and Yours—Kitten Sales; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Fragrance; Pre-Paid Funeral Plans
Kittens are in demand, and breeders are selling kittens that are underage and unwell.
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12:57
Weather—11/03/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—11/03/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD), Hinton St Mary Mosaic
4/5 Neil MacGregor encounters one of the earliest images of Christ.
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14:00
The Archers—10/03/2021
Tension mounts at the hospital.
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14:15
Drama on 4—At Sea
Cholera has ravaged a futuristic London as families flee for their lives.
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15:00
Ramblings—Big Cats! Rick Minter in Gloucestershire
Big Cats! Rick Minter in Gloucestershire
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Lymphoedema Support Network
Prof Peter Mortimer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Lymphoedema Support Network.
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15:30
Bookclub—Kei Miller - The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion
James Naughtie talks to Kei Miller about The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion.
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16:00
The Film Programme—Location, Location, Location
Scouting with Mark Jenkin.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—China's green growth plan
China’s five-year plan; cloning the black footed ferret; seals lending a flipper.
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17:00
PM—11/03/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/03/2021 Prince William breaks silence on interview
Prince William has made his first public comments following Oprah interview.
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18:30
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Adulthood
Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
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19:00
The Archers—11/03/2021
Susan has concerns over a loved one
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19:15
Front Row—The rise, fall and rise again of audio cassettes, poet Luke Wright, film director Shaka King
The joy of cassettes: their rise, decline, near-extinction - and recent resurgence.
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19:45
Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 9
9/10 Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
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20:00
The Law Show—Exclusive interview with the lawyer of Anne Sacoolas
Amy Jeffress, the US lawyer of Anne Sacoolas, speaks exclusively to Joshua Rozenberg.
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20:30
The Bottom Line—How to set up an EU subsidiary.
What are the rules, pitfalls and costs of setting up an operation in the EU?
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—China's green growth plan
China’s five-year plan; cloning the black footed ferret; seals lending a flipper.
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21:30
In Our Time—The Late Devonian Extinction
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the five major extinction events on Earth so far.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab criticises China over Hong Kong
Beijing approves new laws, paving way for overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system
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22:45
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—4: Imitation
4/10 A new novel from the Kazuo Ishiguro, the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go.
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23:00
A Good Read—Jane Hill & Derek Owusu
The news presenter and the author both talk about the books they've chosen.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—11/03/2021
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—12/03/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Women vs Hollywood by Helen O'Hara—How Women of Colour Fought to Be Heard
4/5 Film critic Helen O’Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/03/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/03/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/03/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani.
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05:45
Farming Today—12/03/21 Lynx and rewilding; Shellfish; Online bull auction.
Task force to look at reintroducing lynx & wolves; Shellfish exports; Online bull auction.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Kingfisher
Writer Melissa Harrison braves a dip and finds herself face to face with a kingfisher.
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