FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—24/05/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Fitness & fatness
Fitness & fatness: a programme exploring two sides of the same coin.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Church of St Peter and St Paul, in Aston in Birmingham
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Peter and St Paul, in Aston in Birmingham
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—24/05/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/05/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/05/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Mark Clavier
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05:45
Farming Today—24/05/21 - The NI Protocol, gaps in hedgrows and buying local food
Problems with the NI protocol.
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05:56
Weather—24/05/2021
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dermot O'Leary on Swifts and Swallows
Presenter Dermot O'Leary relishes soaring swifts and swallows bobbing in front of his car.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—24/05/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—On Thin Ice: Glaciers, Geopolitics, and Nature's Goods
Kirsty Wark with Jemma Wadham, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson and Dwayne Ryan Menezes.
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09:45
Here's the Story by Mary McAleese—Ep 1 - Ardoyne
1/5 Mary McAleese, the former President of Ireland tells her remarkable story.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Holly Smale, Caroline Dinenage MP, Ursula Le Menn & Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, Proff. Asma Khalil & Dr. Mary Ross-Davie
Holly Smale, Caroline Dinenage MP, trial of Valerie Bacot & a new Covid/Pregnancy study
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11:00
The Untold—Getting Back to Life
We catch up with Nick - on a mission to get his life back after suffering a brain injury.
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11:30
Loose Ends—Seth Rogen, Lesley Sharp, Gilles Peterson, Derek Griffiths, Allison Russell, Gruff Rhys, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—24/05/2021
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
Snowflake by Louise Nealon—Episode 6
6/10 Debbie tries to confide in Xanthe.
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12:18
You and Yours—Peat Bogs, Online Investments; Travel Testing Confusion
How can we restore the UK's peat bogs?
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12:57
Weather—24/05/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—24/05/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
Piccadilly—London
1/5 A story of five men, who experienced double diaspora, from India to East Africa to the UK.
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14:00
Drama on 4—The Not Knowing
By Daniel Maier. A mother frantically searches for her missing son.
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14:45
The Why Factor—Series 4, Hypochondria
Why do people suffer from hypochondria, and why do they attract so little sympathy?
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 12, 2021
The contest of cryptic questions and connections chaired by Tom Sutcliffe.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Socially Distanced Dining: Indoor restaurants reopen again
Leyla Kazim heads to Padstow to discover how restaurants are adapting to new Covid rules.
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16:00
A Life in Music—Teenage life
2/4 Music journalist Jude Rogers examines how music impacts us as teeangers.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 20, Saved
Aleks Krotoski explores how we can preserve video games.
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17:00
PM—24/05/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—24/05/2021
International community considers action after Belarus forces down plane
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18:30
Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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19:00
The Archers—24/05/2021
The siblings assemble for Jennifer.
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19:15
Front Row—David Weil on Solos, Novelist Brit Bennett, Great British Photography Challenge
Writer-producer David Weil on new Amazon fantasy series, Solos.
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19:45
A Big Disease with a Little Name—ACT UP Fights Back
6/12 How ACT UP led the fight for the rights of those affected by HIV-AIDS in America
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20:00
Parallel Lives—Episode Three: Bradford
3/3 Barnie Choudhury considers the riots of summer 2001 - as the violence reaches Bradford.
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20:30
Analysis—What the Foucault?
Why are some British politicians afraid of a dead French philosopher?
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21:00
Do Not Resuscitate
Recalling her father’s DNR notice, Yasmeen Khan investigates clinical resuscitation.
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21:30
Start the Week—On Thin Ice: Glaciers, Geopolitics, and Nature's Goods
Kirsty Wark with Jemma Wadham, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson and Dwayne Ryan Menezes.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Ryanair flight forced to land in Minsk
Opposition journalist arrested by authorities in Belarus
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22:45
Snowflake by Louise Nealon—Episode 6
6/10 Debbie tries to confide in Xanthe.
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23:00
Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown—Rich Hall’s First 100 Days Breakdown
Rich Hall examines what's happened in the first 100 days of the Biden presidency.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—Today in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—25/05/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Here's the Story by Mary McAleese—Ep 1 - Ardoyne
1/5 Mary McAleese, the former President of Ireland tells her remarkable story.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—25/05/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/05/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/05/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Mark Clavier
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05:45
Farming Today—25/05/21 - Paying farmers to retire, re-introducing beavers and farm shops in lockdown
Paying farmers to retire: it may sound new but the EU's version didn’t work.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Black Redstart
Bill Oddie presents the black redstart.
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