FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/03/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Inflamed brain
3/12 A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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00:30
Short Works—You Forgot Me First
A woman becomes a carer for her estranged father.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/03/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/03/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Leonard’s Church, Hythe in Kent
Bells on Sunday comes from St Leonard’s Church, Hythe in Kent
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05:45
Lent Talks—The Bigger Picture
A personal, hopeful reflection inspired by an aspect of the story leading up to Easter.
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Morning
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06:00
News—21/03/2021
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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06:05
Something Understood—Mending Cracks with Gold
Celebrating damage - learning from kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery.
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06:35
Natural Histories—Wolf
Brett Westwood meets a wolf and considers the meaning of wolfishness in our culture.
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06:57
Weather—21/03/2021
The latest weather forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—21/03/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—"Witch" songs; The Ethics of Protest; LGBT+ Catholics
William Crawley with a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Tony Robinson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief Red Nose Day.
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07:57
Weather—21/03/2021
The latest weather forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—21/03/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—Lost Years
A moment of remembrance led by the Archbishop of York marks the loss of over 125,000 lives
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08:48
A Point of View—All the world's a stage
Michael Morpurgo reflects... a year on from the first lockdown.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Fyfe Dangerfield on the Woodchat Shrike
Childhood holidays in France were a chance to see rare birds for Fyfe Dangerfield.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—21/03/2021
The news with Paddy O'Connell. Lord Clarke on a year since lockdown.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—21/03/2021
Recent events take their toll on Alice and Eddie makes a rash decision.
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10:54
Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the chiffchaff and the willow warbler.
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11:00
Desert Island Discs—Maggie O'Farrell, writer
Maggie O'Farrell, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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11:45
The Battles That Won Our Freedoms—9 Gay Rights
The decriminalisation of homosexuality, and the struggle for equal rights that followed.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/03/2021
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:03
Just a Minute—Series 86, Episode 4
4/10 Jenny Eclair hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
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12:32
The Food Programme—Food in Lockdown: One Year On
A year on, Sheila Dillon catches up with those who have been keeping the nation fed.
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12:57
Weather—21/03/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—21/03/2021
Victoria Derbyshire looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
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13:30
The Listening Project—The Nation in Conversation
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT from the Archives: Houseplant Special
The team look back through the archives for a houseplant edition of the show.
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14:45
The New Anatomy of Melancholy—Terrors and affrights
4/12 A 400-year-old guide to melancholy. What can it teach us today?
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15:00
Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls—Episode 2
2/2 Rosalind Ayres directs an all-star cast in this rediscovered horror-thriller.
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16:00
Open Book—Fiona Mozley, Jane Smiley, American working class novels with Jess Walter and Kristin Hannah
Elizabeth Day talks to Fiona Mozley about her second novel, Hot Stew.
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16:30
Ways to Weather the Storm
Poet Clare Shaw explores how artists in Calderdale respond to extreme flooding.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—The Asylum Business - the UK's hidden housing crisis
Are asylum seekers being mistreated by UK companies paid billions to house them?
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17:40
Profile—Piers Morgan
Journalist, controversialist, celebrity - what's next for the man who craves headlines?
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—21/03/2021
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/03/2021 Conservative rebels attack government lockdown powers
Conservative rebels attack government plans to extend lockdown powers in England.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Julie Hesmondhalgh
Julie Hesmondhalgh chooses best of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio this week.
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19:00
Stillicide—Episode 12: Patrol
12/12 The final part of Cynan Jones' gripping series set in the very near future.
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19:15
Stand-Up Specials—Jacob Hawley: Class Act
Sunday evening stand-up comedy from Jacob Hawley.
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19:45
One Night in Paradise—The Last Time
2/3 A final fling at a rundown seaside hotel takes an unexpected turn.
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20:00
Feedback—19/03/2021
The programme that holds the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to account on behalf of the radio audience.
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20:30
Last Word—Murray Walker (pictured), King Goodwill Zwelithini, Mary Asprey, Bunny Wailer
Julian Worricker on a king, a commentator, a charity founder, a musician.
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21:00
Money Box—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔowners speak out on gagging clauses
We hear from owners of defective new homes who were told to keep quiet.
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Tony Robinson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief Red Nose Day.
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21:30
Analysis—The Fine Art of Decision Making
Margaret Heffernan explores the fine art of decision making in times of uncertainty.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—21/03/2021
With Danny Kruger, Catherine McKinnell and Louise Casey.
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23:00
The Film Programme—Francis Lee on Ammonite
Antonia Quirke talks to Francis Lee, director of Ammonite starring Kate Winslet.
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23:30
Something Understood—Mending Cracks with Gold
Celebrating damage - learning from kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/03/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Sideways—6. A Recipe for Happiness
Matthew Syed asks whether the secret to happiness lies in abandoning social hierarchy.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Leonard’s Church, Hythe in Kent
Bells on Sunday comes from St Leonard’s Church, Hythe in Kent
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/03/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/03/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/03/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/03/2021
Reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—22/03/21 Covid's impact on food and farming; Rural buses; Pop-up campsites.
The impact of Covid on food and farming; Report into rural buses; Pop-up campsites.
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05:56
Weather—22/03/2021
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Redshank
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank.
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