FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/06/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala—Episode 3
3/5 Assumptions based on race and class can be life threatening at home and abroad.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/06/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/06/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/06/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/06/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/06/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Debbie Thrower
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05:45
Farming Today—03/06/21 - Old farming wisdom, topsy-turvy weather, making nature accessible and a farm safari
How farming is using old knowledge of the land teamed up with the latest tech and science.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red-throated Caracara
Sir David Attenborough presents the red-throated caracara from the Amazonian rainforest.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/06/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Kant's Copernican Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Kant's insight into how we relate to the world around us.
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09:45
Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala—Episode 4
4/5 Akala offers a critical view of conventional histories of slavery.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; 'Valuing Everyone'; Parm Sandhu; Summer Legs.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Somaliland's can-do spirit
An unusual election in Africa and a rancorous one in Peru; plus Iraq, Singapore and France
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11:30
A Life in Music—Later life
4/4 Journalist Jude Rogers on how music keeps us happy, alert and connected as we grow older.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—03/06/2021
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
In the Mountains by Elizabeth von Arnim—Episode 4
4/5 The narrator is delighted that the sisters have agreed to keep her company at the chalet.
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12:18
You and Yours—Pick-your-own, Care home top-up fees, Broadband speeds
Pick-your-own farms are hoping for another bumper summer.
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12:57
Weather—03/06/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—03/06/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
Ladder to Somewhere—Give Us A Job
4/5 One woman's inspiring story of how she survived childhood deprivation and gang culture.
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14:00
The Archers—02/06/2021
Mia confesses her feelings.
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14:15
Drama on 4—What's He Building in There?
Original drama by Rachel Smith
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15:00
Ramblings—Mallerstang in Cumbria with Debbie North.
Debbie North takes Clare for a motorised-wheelchair ramble in Mallerstang, Cumbria.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Kidney Research UK
Football legend Andy Cole makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Kidney Research UK.
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15:30
Open Book—Tech startups in fiction; Editor's Tip; sensitivity reading.
Tech startups, and representing deafness in fiction.
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16:00
The Film Programme—Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw on Surge.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Lab origin theory of SARS-Cov2; gene for obesity; dark matter map; rock art in Scotland
Lab leak theory of SARS-Cov2; gene for obesity; dark matter map; rock art in Scotland
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17:00
PM—03/06/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/06/2021 Portugal removed from UK's travel green list
The travel industry reacts with fury to the government's "safety first" decision
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18:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 9, Episode 5
5/6 John Finnemore presents a ninth series of his award-winning sketch show.
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19:00
The Archers—03/06/2021
The truth hurts for Brian.
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19:15
Front Row—Sorious Samura, Susanna Clarke, Edinburgh Fringe, Liverpool Biennial
Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura on his documentary, Sing, Freetown
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19:45
The Art of Innovation—Observing the Air
Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on how artists and naturalists depicted and defined clouds
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20:00
The Law Show—Fighting knife crime
Fighting knife crime before it happens; Scotland's "not proven" verdicts; automated cars.
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20:30
The Bottom Line—Ramping up capacity
How can businesses - like carmakers short of chips - cope with supply shortages?
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Lab origin theory of SARS-Cov2; gene for obesity; dark matter map; rock art in Scotland
Lab leak theory of SARS-Cov2; gene for obesity; dark matter map; rock art in Scotland
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21:30
In Our Time—Kant's Copernican Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Kant's insight into how we relate to the world around us.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Portugal removed from UK's travel "green listβ€
Airport operators and package holiday companies react with disgust
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22:45
In the Mountains by Elizabeth von Arnim—Episode 4
4/5 The narrator is delighted that the sisters have agreed to keep her company at the chalet.
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23:00
52 First Impressions with David Quantick—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 Writer David Quantick on the people he’s met and the impressions they've made.
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23:30
A Good Read—Johny Pitts & Charlotte Proudman
Romance in Marseilles, Butterfly Politics & This is Pleasure. Harriett Gilbert talks books
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/06/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala—Episode 4
4/5 Akala offers a critical view of conventional histories of slavery.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/06/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/06/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/06/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/06/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/06/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Debbie Thrower
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05:45
Farming Today—04/06/21 Recovery through nature; Farm safety; Rural Tourism
Nature helping us recover after Covid; psychology of farm safety; rural tourism.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Shoebill
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the mysterious shoebill of Uganda.
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