FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/04/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer—Episode 3
3/5 Michael Spitzer tells what his book's subtitle claims to be A History of Life on Earth.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—08/04/2021
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/04/2021
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/04/2021
Very Rev John Chalmers, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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05:45
Farming Today—08/04/21 - Wild flower theft, Spring drilling and tidal wetland creation
8,000 wild bluebell bulbs have been illegally dug up in a wood in Norfolk.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Common Whitethroat
Kate Humble presents the common whitethroat.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/04/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Pierre-Simon Laplace
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great French mathematician behind metrication.
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09:45
The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer—Episode 4
4/5 Michael Spitzer tells what his book's subtitle claims to be A History of Life on Earth.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Tracey Thorn on her friend Lindy Morrison; Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds; Women in the Wedding and Beauty Industry.
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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10:45
Eleanor Rising—Series 2, Episode 4
4/5 Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Denmark: goodbye to mink
Can Denmark's mink industry rise again?
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11:30
The Day the Muzak Died
Part love letter, part obituary to the music of Muzak Corporation.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—08/04/2021
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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12:04
We Are All Birds Of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan—Episode 4
4/10 As Sameer prepares for Singapore, Hasan’s letters reveal creeping change in 1950s Uganda.
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12:18
You and Yours—Disabled Jobs; Housing Market; Haircuts
How disabled people who're out of work are being 'left behind' by the pandemic.
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12:57
Weather—08/04/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—08/04/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
The Northern Bank Job—Episode Four: The Drop
4/10 Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
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14:00
The Archers—07/04/2021
The worry sets in for Chris.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Losing Paradise
By Stephanie Dale. The story of Fairbourne and the UK’s first ‘environmental refugees’.
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15:00
Open Country—Canna
Fiona Mackenzie on the history, music and landscape of the Isle of Canna in the Hebrides.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Read Easy UK
Richard Madeley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Read Easy UK
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15:30
Bookclub—Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles discusses his novel A Gentleman in Moscow.
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16:00
The Film Programme—The Power
Antonia visits the set of The Power
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16:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Inside Science—Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages
Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages.
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17:00
PM—08/04/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/04/2021
Leaders in Northern Ireland call for calm following a night of violence in Belfast
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18:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 8, Instalment 4
4/6 A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
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19:00
The Archers—08/04/2021
Reality bites for Alice.
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19:15
Front Row—Peggy Seeger, Liverpool pilot of arts events, Fiction writers of faith
Peggy Seeger on her new album The First Farewell.
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19:45
Eleanor Rising—Series 2, Episode 4
4/5 Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Global supply chains: is the UK vulnerable?
If global supply chains are interrupted, how will the UK cope?
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20:30
The Untold—The Quarantine Fight Club
Will the Hard Knocks Gym comply with the Covid lockdown, or will fights there continue?
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21:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Inside Science—Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages
Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages.
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21:30
In Our Time—Pierre-Simon Laplace
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great French mathematician behind metrication.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Further trouble in Belfast
Violence described as the worst in recent years
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22:45
We Are All Birds Of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan—Episode 4
4/10 As Sameer prepares for Singapore, Hasan’s letters reveal creeping change in 1950s Uganda.
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23:00
It's Not What You Know—Series 4, Episode 2
2/4 Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.
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23:30
The Battersea Poltergeist—Episode 8: Darkness and Light
In the final episode, Danny looks for answers. Was this a haunting or a hoax?
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/04/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer—Episode 4
4/5 Michael Spitzer tells what his book's subtitle claims to be A History of Life on Earth.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—09/04/2021
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/04/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/04/2021
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/04/2021
Very Rev John Chalmers, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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05:45
Farming Today—09/04/21 Dogs' impact on countryside, peat free gardening, French farmer protests
Should dogs be kept on leads in the countryside?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Treecreeper
Bill Oddie presents the treecreeper.
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