FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—07/09/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Daughters of Kobani, by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon—Episode 1
1/5 The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/09/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—07/09/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/09/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/09/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/09/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea
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05:45
Farming Today—07/09/21 Farmers welcome E10 biofuel at the petrol pumps, Hebridean sheep
E10 biofuel at pumps - but can the balance between growing for fuel or food be maintained?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Atlantic (Island) Canary
Chris Packham presents the Atlantic canary, singing in the Tenerife treetops.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—07/09/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Hannah Fry on the power and perils of big data
Why, in the Age of the Algorithm, humans have never been more important.
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09:30
One to One—Escapes: Anna Freeman talks to Brian Robson
Anna Freeman speaks to Brian Robson, who airmailed himself home in a crate.
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09:45
The Daughters of Kobani, by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon—Episode 2
2/5 Kobani is under siege from Isis. The women's military units are locked in combat.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Michaela Coel, Lockdown in paradise, Female HGV drivers, Tribunal win
Michaela Coel on her first book. Lockdown in paradise. Female HGV drivers.
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11:00
The Nuclear Priesthood
Poet Paul Farley considers how we warn future generations about our buried nuclear waste.
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11:30
Dante 2021—Inferno
1/3 Dante's Divine Comedy mined for 21st-century meaning, by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Europe Editor Katya Adler.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—07/09/2021
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
The Fortnight in September by RC Sherriff—Episode 2
2/10 The Stevens finally head off for their much-anticipated family holiday in Bognor Regis.
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12:18
You and Yours—Call You and Yours - How do you feel about returning to the workplace?
How do you feel about returning to the office?
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12:57
Weather—07/09/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—07/09/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700), Miniature of a Mughal Prince
2/5 Neil MacGregor with a miniature painting from Mughal India.
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14:00
The Archers—06/09/2021
Susan comes to a terrible realisation.
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14:15
Brief Lives—Series 11, Episode 3
Manchester paralegal tales
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15:00
Short Cuts—Repetition
Short documentaries about repetition with Josie Long.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Canoeing the Cam
Britain's rivers are a disgrace. Tom Heap gets up close with a canoe trip along the Cam.
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16:00
Song of the Thames
Singer and song hunter Sam Lee leads us on a secular pilgrimage along the Thames.
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16:30
Great Lives—Peggy Seeger on her husband Ewan MacColl
Ewan MacColl - folk singer and labour activist - was born Jimmy Miller in Salford in 1915.
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17:00
PM—07/09/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—07/09/2021 PM outlines social care plans
Boris Johnson has said tax rises will pay for social care reforms in England.
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18:30
The Birthday Cake Game—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Richard asks Nadia Shireen, Simon Evans and Ingrid Oliver to guess celebrities’ ages.
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19:00
The Archers—07/09/2021
Neil attempts to do the right thing.
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19:15
Front Row—Photographer/film-maker Shirin Neshat, author Yaa Gyasi, Michael K Williams tribute
Photographer Shirin Neshat on her film directing debut, Land Of Dreams.
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19:45
Prime Ministers' Props—Series 2, Benjamin Disraeli's Novels
David Cannadine explores how Disraeli merged fact and fiction in his life and work.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Tackling Online Abuse in Football
Who's tackling online abuse in football?
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20:40
In Touch—Social Media Special
Social Media is a powerful tool, but how accessible is it?
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21:00
Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 3, Episode 1
1/3 Dramatic upheavals in the 1980s for Britain’s South Asians.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Hannah Fry on the power and perils of big data
Why, in the Age of the Algorithm, humans have never been more important.
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22:00
The World Tonight—National Insurance rises to pay for NHS and social care
Boris Johnson breaks one of his key election pledges
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22:45
The Fortnight in September by RC Sherriff—Episode 2
2/10 The Stevens finally head off for their much-anticipated family holiday in Bognor Regis.
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23:00
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane—201. Submersible Eyebrows and Nipple Descriptions, with Robert Peston
Back after a summer break, Fi and Jane chat to ITV Political Editor Robert Peston.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—07/09/2021
Sean Curran reports on the prime minister's announcement for social care in England.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—08/09/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Daughters of Kobani, by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon—Episode 2
2/5 Kobani is under siege from Isis. The women's military units are locked in combat.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/09/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—08/09/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/09/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/09/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/09/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea
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05:45
Farming Today—FT 08/09/21 Checks on GB food going to NI delayed, methane tractor, Mangalitza pigs
Some NI retailers have cut GB supplied food despite trade checks suspended indefinitely.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Brown Skua
Liz Bonnin presents brown skua hunting over an Antarctic landscape.
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