FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/03/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes—Episode 2
2/5 George Szirtes reads his award-winning memoir about his mother.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/03/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/03/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/03/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev David Campton
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05:45
Farming Today—17/03/21 Reductions in cod catches, lamb and beef prices buoyant, hungry gap imports, AHDB horticulture levy
The UK strikes its first post-Brexit fishing deal with the EU and Norway.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Andy Clements on the Golden Plover
Andy Clements is entranced by the mournful spirit-rising sound of the golden plover.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/03/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Positive Thinking—Keeping humans relevant at work
Is transferring power from bosses to employees the key to protecting jobs from automation?
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09:30
Will Self Takes the Waters—What Goes Around
5/5 Will Self explores the environmental impact of the bottled water industry.
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09:45
The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes—Episode 3
3/5 George Szirtes reads his award-winning memoir about his mother.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women and confidence in the police, Maria Ressa, and the future of the handbag post pandemic
Women & confidence in the police, Maria Ressa and the future of the handbag post pandemic
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10:45
No One Called Her Angel—Episode 3
3/5 No One Called Her Angel. A five-part reading for Radio 4 written by Louise Welsh.
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11:00
The Jump—Bird Flu
2/3 Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that make viruses jump from animals to people.
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11:30
Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 2, Barcelona Chairs
A series of dark comic plays from Alexei Sayle.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—17/03/2021
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—17/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—8: Heart
8/10 The new novel from Nobel and Booker-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson.
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12:20
You and Yours—Human Rights in Care, Direct Cremations, Green Festivals
Human rights in social care. Rise in direct cremations. Making music festivals greener.
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12:57
Weather—17/03/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—17/03/2021
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 Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD), Moche warrior pot
3/5 Neil MacGregor with a warrior figure from a lost people of Peru.
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14:00
The Archers—16/03/2021
Recent events take their toll on Alice
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14:15
Drama on 4—Seven Five Zero Zero
A desperate pilot hijacks his own plane in Adrian Penketh's tense thriller.
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15:00
Money Box—Shopping and Covid
Has Covid changed the way we shop?
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15:30
Inside Health—Covid vaccine side-effects
Covid vaccination and the science behind the side-effects.
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16:00
Sideways—6. A Recipe for Happiness
Matthew Syed asks whether the secret to happiness lies in abandoning social hierarchy.
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16:30
The Media Show—The truth about investigations
How do journalists get at the truth in government?
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17:00
PM—17/03/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/03/2021 Vaccine supply to fall in England.
No new jab appointments to be booked in April.
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18:30
Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar—Series 1, Episode 6
6/6 Granny Kumar is back! Meera Syal’s glorious creation returns to chat with her sisters.
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19:00
The Archers—17/03/2021
Jazzer learns a valuable lesson.
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19:15
Front Row—No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop, James Levine
No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop and James Levine.
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19:45
The Whisperer In Darkness—Episode 3
3/15 Henry Akeley's disappearance leads Heawood and Kennedy to Rendlesham Forest.
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20:00
Moral Maze—The Morality of Masculinity
Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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20:45
Lent Talks—The Bigger Picture
A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—The Lorax
Michael Rosen celebrates 50 years of Dr Seuss's environmental fable, The Lorax
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21:30
The Media Show—The truth about investigations
How do journalists get at the truth in government?
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22:00
The World Tonight—UN asks people to collect evidence of Myanmar atrocities
Rare interview with PR company representing the military regime
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22:45
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro—8: Heart
8/10 The new novel from Nobel and Booker-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson.
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23:00
Tom Mayhew Is Benefit Scum—Series 1, Scroungers
3/4 Tom looks at the benefits system and asks if it actually works.
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23:15
The Skewer—Series 3, Episode 10
10/12 A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—17/03/2021
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/03/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes—Episode 3
3/5 George Szirtes reads his award-winning memoir about his mother.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—18/03/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/03/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/03/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev David Campton
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05:45
Farming Today—18/03/21 The ongoing problem of fat pigs, storing cabbages, US trade deal and UK agriculture
The ongoing problem of fat pigs - pig farmers call for more help from retailers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Mike Toms on the Tawny Owl
Mike Toms describes his encounters with tawny owls in Thetford Forest in Norfolk.
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