FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—11/08/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Hamilton and Me by Giles Terera—Episode 2: Going into Battle
2/5 Actor Giles Terera's inside account of his time with the groundbreaking musical Hamilton.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—11/08/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/08/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/08/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker.
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05:45
Farming Today—11/08/21 - GB protected geographical status, The price of trees, Beavers in Scotland
A new UK protected geographical status has been revealed. Caz Graham presents.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Montezuma Oropendola
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Panamanian Montezuma oropendola.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—11/08/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History—Series 4, 1979-1991
Clarke Peters reveals stories of black music from the late 1970s to the present day.
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09:30
Four Thought—Fear of Finance
Professor Atul Shah argues that we need a healthier relationship with finance.
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09:45
Hamilton and Me by Giles Terera—Episode 3: This Story is Ours
3/5 Actor Giles Terera's inside account of his time with the groundbreaking musical Hamilton
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Kamala Harris, US Vice President; WFH; Georgia Pritchett.
US VP Kamala Harris; Working from home; Camping; Georgia Pritchett; Women & investing.
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11:00
This Union—The Ghost Kingdoms of England, Northumbria - The Great Divide
2/4 Ian Hislop explores the story and legacy of four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England.
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11:30
What's Funny About ...—Goodness Gracious Me - with Meera Syal and Anil Gupta
5/6 Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—11/08/2021
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey—Episode Three
3/10 A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
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12:18
You and Yours—The MSG Sphere, Internet Outages and Expensive Removals
Fancy a giant sphere as tall as Big Ben, as wide as the London Eye next door to you?
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12:57
Weather—11/08/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—11/08/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD), Inca gold llama
3/5 Neil MacGregor with a model of a llama - the animal behind the Inca Empire.
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14:00
The Archers—10/08/2021
It’s a big day for Ruairi
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14:15
Drama on 4—Keeping the Wolf Out, The Magical Magyars
Philip Palmer's detective drama set in communist Hungary.
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15:00
The Hangover—Households
1/4 Felicity Hannah asks who are the financial winners and losers of the Covid pandemic.
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15:30
Inside Health—The vulva & your GP medical records
Few of us can identify the different parts of the vulva. James finds out why this matters.
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16:00
Sideways—16. Big Head
Matthew Syed ponders how he can stop himself from becoming self-entitled.
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16:30
The Media Show—Reporting on the ground in China
Why are foreign journalists leaving China and Hong Kong?
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17:00
PM—11/08/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/08/2021 - The head of Afghanistan's army has been sacked as the Taliban continue their rapid advance across the country.
Head of Afghanistan's army sacked as the Taliban continue their rapid advance.
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18:30
Paul Sinha's General Knowledge—Series 3, Episode 4
4/4 Paul Sinha presents his virtual audience with an A-Z of facts.
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19:00
The Archers—11/08/2021
Jennifer struggles to find the right words
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19:15
Front Row—Celebrating Stravinsky
Russian composer Igor Stravinsky died 50 years ago. Is his influence still felt?
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19:45
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Gandhi: In The Palm of Our Hands
A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian nationalist movement
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20:00
The Exchange—Nurses
Two strangers meet to share a common experience, and their differences. They bring a gift.
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20:45
Four Thought—Fear of Finance
Professor Atul Shah argues that we need a healthier relationship with finance.
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21:00
Made of Stronger Stuff—The Vagus Nerve
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken travel along one of the brain's superhighways.
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21:30
The Media Show—Reporting on the ground in China
Why are foreign journalists leaving China and Hong Kong?
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22:00
The World Tonight—Fierce fighting between Taliban and Afghan forces in Kandahar
President Ashraf Ghani sacks head of the Afghan army
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22:45
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey—Episode Three
3/10 A fisherman and a mermaid meet and fall in love. Costa Book of the Year 2020.
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23:00
Jordan Brookes On...—Dating
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Jordan Brookes runs his eye round the murky world of dating.
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23:15
Tricky—Living with HIV
What does it mean to be living with HIV?
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23:30
Things Can Only Get Worse—2008-2013
Barack Obama's election, the financial crisis and Gordon's lack of prudence.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—12/08/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Hamilton and Me by Giles Terera—Episode 3: This Story is Ours
3/5 Actor Giles Terera's inside account of his time with the groundbreaking musical Hamilton
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/08/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/08/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/08/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/08/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker.
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05:45
Farming Today—12/08/21 - Grouse shooting season, how to move a field, trees on marginal land
The grouse shooting season gets underway today but there might be fewer birds than normal.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Black Stork
Sir David Attenborough presents the globally widespread but secretive black stork.
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