FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—14/10/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Will She Do? By Eileen Atkins—Episode 3
3/5 At Oxford Playhouse, Eileen Atkins crosses swords with the new director Peter Hall.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/10/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—14/10/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/10/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—14/10/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/10/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
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05:45
Farming Today—Young people in rural areas: outpriced and overlooked; bee foraging research, funeral barrow
Young people outpriced and overlooked in the countryside.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red-headed Woodpecker
Sir David Attenborough presents the red-headed woodpecker found in North America.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—14/10/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Europe's largest republic, before its partition in 1772.
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09:45
Will She Do? By Eileen Atkins—Episode 4
4/5 Eileen Atkins gets her first parts at the RSC in Stratford on Avon.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Singer, Sophie Ellis-Bextor; Breast reconstruction delays; Urban hermits; Predatory marriage;
Sophie Ellis-Bextor:7 albums, 5 children,a podcast,'Live Kitchen Discos' & now a memoir...
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Drug dealing, murder and gentrification: the persisting contrasts of Marseille
France's President Macron heads to Marseille, as the city is hit by new gangland violence.
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11:30
The Dreams We Live Inside—Dreams in the Earth
3/3 Roma Agrawal explores how the built environment shapes us.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—14/10/2021
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead—Episode 4: The Sweetener
4/10 New novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad
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12:18
You and Yours—Shell Energy Boss, Marillion Insurance, BT Fibre Broadband
Recovering money after your energy supplier's gone bust. Getting cut off by BT.
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12:57
Weather—14/10/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—14/10/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ of Our Own—St Thomas' Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Lynsey Hanley tells the cautionary tale of two leaseholders of a Georgian style property.
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14:00
The Archers—13/10/2021
Russ finds himself in an uncomfortable position
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14:15
The Attendant—The Western
2/5 A lone drifter wanders onto the forecourt. The stakes are about to get very high indeed.
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14:45
The Things We Leave Behind—Episode 2
2/5 Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
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15:00
Open Country—How to build and paint a bird nest
Blackbirds, yellowhammers, wrens and crows - British birds and the places where they live.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—The No Accommodation Network (NACCOM)
Lord Alf Dubs makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The No Accommodation Network (NACCOM).
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15:30
Open Book—Jonathan Franzen, Amitav Ghosh, Nina Mingya Powles
Jonathan Franzen talks to Elizabeth Day about his novel Crossroads.
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16:00
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The Weirdness of Water Part 1/2
Please explain the weirdness of water? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Early Alzheimer's Alert
A simple test for the earliest stages of Alzheimer's.
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17:00
PM—14/10/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—14/10/2021 Doctors leaders in England have reacted angrily to plans to encourage them to hold more face to face appointments
Doctors have criticised a government plan to boost face-to-face GP appointments.
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18:30
The Break—Series 3, 3. The Haunting of Jeffrey Whittaker
3/6 Jeff and Andy meddle with the supernatural.
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19:00
The Archers—14/10/2021
An opportunity presents itself at Berrow Farm
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19:15
Front Row—The RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture, Succession, John Le Carré’s final novel, The London Film Festival
The RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture is announced
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Social Care - What's Changing?
Long neglected by many governments, what do the new proposals for social care mean?
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20:30
The Bottom Line—Hybrid working
How can companies effectively mix work at home and in the office?
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Early Alzheimer's Alert
A simple test for the earliest stages of Alzheimer's.
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21:30
In Our Time—The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Europe's largest republic, before its partition in 1772.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Beirut: demonstration, then deaths
At least 6 dead, dozens of others injured
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22:45
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead—Episode 4: The Sweetener
4/10 New novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad
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23:00
Taboo
Kate Copstick and special guests tackle taboos in comedy. NB Not for the easily offended.
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23:30
Poison—Episode 4: The Russian Antidote
4/5 Why would a South African president seek a cure for poisoning at a clinic in Moscow?
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23:45
Today in Parliament—14/10/2021
Susan Hulme reports on what the Government is doing to help pig farmers.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—15/10/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Will She Do? By Eileen Atkins—Episode 4
4/5 Eileen Atkins gets her first parts at the RSC in Stratford on Avon.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/10/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—15/10/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/10/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—15/10/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/10/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
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05:45
Farming Today—15/10/21 - Pig culling, sheep vaccines and NI Protocol
Pig farmers await government action to avert a widespread cull.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red-Eyed Vireo
Michael Palin presents the red-eyed vireo from North America.
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