FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—06/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—Tom Overton - A Self Portrait by John Berger
3/5 Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—06/01/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—06/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/01/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams.
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05:45
Farming Today—06/01/22 - The power of Natural Capital, ethical food businesses and future farm payments
How will carbon offsetting impact the future of farming?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Jane Smith on the Great Northern Diver
Wildlife artist Jane Smith listens in the fog to a great northern diver.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/01/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Rethink—Rethink Population, What Japan can teach us
4/5 Japan is ageing fast, so what can it teach us about living in an old society?
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09:45
Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—SinΓ©ad Gleeson - A Performance by Amanda Coogan
4/5 Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Dr Lin Berwick, Women in the 1921 Census
The Derry Girls actor Jamie-Lee O'Donnell on her new show about prison officers.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Turkey's Crazy Project
Can Turkey's leader drive through his 'crazy' plan for a huge new waterway in Istanbul?
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11:30
The Lotte Berk Technique
Nadine Shah embarks on a personal journey into the controversial fitness phenomenon Barre.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—06/01/2022
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
Subterranean Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick Blues—Series 5, 4. End Of The Line
4/5 Can a fortune teller allay Maggie’s worries when she reveals all at the village fete?
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12:18
You and Yours—Travel test changes and Confessions of a fraudster
Changes to Travel Testing; Confessions of a Fraudster; Buy Now Pay Later
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12:57
Weather—06/01/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—06/01/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Mary Whitehouse
Greg Jenner explores the history of privacy and intimacy on screen, at home and online.
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14:00
The Archers—05/01/2022
Amy faces an uphill struggle
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14:15
Drama on 4—Vital Signs
Ben has a severe phobia of his heart. Then one day his greatest fear comes true.
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15:00
Open Country—Ancient Dartmoor
Ian Marchant explores Dartmoor, one of the UK's most important archaeological landscapes.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Help Musicians
Dame Evelyn Glennie makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Help Musicians.
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15:30
Bookclub—Abir Mukherjee
James Naughtie is joined by Abir Mukherjee.
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16:00
Think with Pinker—Rational soothsaying
Why making predictions can be hard, especially about the future.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Deep ocean exploration
The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it.
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17:00
PM—06/01/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—06/01/2022 Australian government strongly defends Novak Djokovic visa rejection decision
The tennis player is being held in a hotel in Melbourne after Australia refused him entry
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18:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 9, Episode 2
2/4 Ramesh is jealous after Malcolm gets close to Lenzie's new trendy butcher.
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19:00
The Archers—06/01/2022
Someone receives an unexpected gong
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19:15
Front Row—Joe Wright on Cyrano, Costa poetry winner Hannah Lowe, A Hero
Director Joe Wright on his new musical Cyrano.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Brexit: What Have We Learned?
Weighing up the costs and gains for the UK and Europe a year after Brexit.
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20:30
Lights Out—Series 4, The Last Taboo
2/4 Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Deep ocean exploration
The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it.
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21:30
Pride or Prejudice: How we Read Now—Writing Novels
3/3 Professor Abigail Williams explores changing views of the novel.
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22:00
The World Tonight—First anniversary of storming of the US Capitol
President Biden strongly condemns his predecessor, Donald Trump
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22:45
Subterranean Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick Blues—Series 5, 4. End Of The Line
4/5 Can a fortune teller allay Maggie’s worries when she reveals all at the village fete?
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23:00
The Nether Regions—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Sketches from the Nether Regions of Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall’s fermented brains.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—06/01/2022
Susan Hulme reports on a sobering warning from the foreign secretary.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—07/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50—SinΓ©ad Gleeson - A Performance by Amanda Coogan
4/5 Five writers on looking at art, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ways of Seeing.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—07/01/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—07/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/01/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams.
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05:45
Farming Today—07/01/22 The Secretary of State for the Environment at the Oxford Farming Conference
Land use change for nature won’t impact food production, says George Eustice.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Kathy Hinde on the Barnacle Goose
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is inspired by the spectacle of migrating barnacle geese.
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