FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/12/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4.
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00:30
On Seamus Heaney by Roy Foster—Episode 5
5/5 In the wake of his Nobel Prize, Heaney struggles to balance the many demands on his time.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆约拍 World Service Programmes—18/12/2021
A selection of 麻豆约拍 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/12/2021
The latest news from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/12/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston.
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05:45
Four Thought—Painting a different history
Tara Munroe reveals what she learned when she rescued some badly damaged paintings.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—18/12/2021
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
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06:07
Open Country—The Wall
Inspired by Hadrian鈥檚 Wall in Northumberland, our relationship with walls is explored.
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06:30
Farming Today—18/12/21 - Farming Today This Week: Trade deals, labour shortages, the 'farmer's wife'
When is a farmer a 'farmer's wife'?
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06:57
Weather—18/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
Today—18/12/2021
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Julian Clary
Sea shanty star Nathan Evans and the Inheritance Tracks of Josh Groban.
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10:30
Soul Music—A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten
A composition for voices and harp, written on a cargo ship on the Atlantic in 1942.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—18/12/2021
Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—Turkey's Cost of Living Crisis
Soaring inflation means that even basic goods are now out of reach for many Turkish people
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—18/12/2021
National and international news from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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12:04
Money Box—What can you do if two suppliers bill you for the same energy use?
Two energy suppliers demand payment for the same gas usage.
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12:30
Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2021, Dead Ringers LIVE
2/3 For the first time, recorded live to air.
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12:57
Weather—18/12/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
News and Weather—18/12/2021
The latest national and international news from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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13:10
Any Questions?—Tom Pursglove MP, Tim Stanley, Emily Thornberry MP, Munira Wilson MP
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from St Luke's School, Redbourn.
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14:00
Any Answers?—18/12/2021
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
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14:45
From Fact to Fiction—Christmas Every Day
Faced with selling her house Carys unsurprisingly opts for a world of perpetual Christmas.
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15:30
Yorkshire's Cricket Test
Kamran Abbasi considers the roots of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's problems with racism.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Tamsin Greig, bell hooks, Grandparents and childcare
Actor Tamsin Greig on her latest role as the legendary theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay.
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17:00
PM—18/12/2021
Full coverage of the day's news
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17:30
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Katharine Birbalsingh One
Nick Robinson talks to the chair of the Social Mobility Commission Katharine Birbalsingh.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—18/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—18/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/12/2021 A major incident has been declared in London, amid a surge in cases of Omicron
A major incident has been declared in London, amid a surge in cases of Omicron
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18:15
Loose Ends—Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mackenzie Crook, Elvis McGonagall, The Tiger Lillies, Steven Bamidele, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Patrick Vallance
The academic who left GlaxoSmithKline to become the government鈥榮 chief scientific adviser.
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19:15
This Cultural Life—V铆kingur 脫lafsson
Icelandic pianist V铆kingur 脫lafsson reveals the creative turning points of his life.
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20:00
Archive on 4—Piers Plowright, Soundsmith
Lend your ears to work by legendary 'radio man' Piers Plowright.
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21:00
Brief Lives—Series 7, Episode 6
6/6 Brief Lives by Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly
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21:45
Dr John Cooper Clarke at the 麻豆约拍—Series 2, Episode 1
1/2 The Bard of Salford performs classic and unheard poems at the 麻豆约拍's Radio Theatre.
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22:00
News—18/12/2021
The latest national and international news from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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22:15
Moral Maze—Do we get the politicians we deserve?
Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
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23:00
Quote... Unquote—Helen MacDonald, Salena Godden, Nick Robinson
Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
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23:30
Uncanny—Series 1, S1. Case 9: I Will Kill You All
Can a house record the tragic events of the past and replay them every night?
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/12/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4.
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00:15
A Very John Kearns Christmas
John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share recordings of family Christmas dinners gone by.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆约拍 World Service Programmes—19/12/2021
A selection of 麻豆约拍 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/12/2021
The latest news from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—All Saints Church, Harpole in Northamptonshire
Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, Harpole in Northamptonshire.
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05:45
Profile—Patrick Vallance
The academic who left GlaxoSmithKline to become the government鈥榮 chief scientific adviser.
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