FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—14/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 4
4/5 The former battlefields of the First World War have left a poisonous legacy.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—14/01/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—14/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/01/2022
Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection
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05:45
Farming Today—14/01/2022 High fertiliser prices, Dame Ellen MacArthur, cockles
Will high fertiliser prices mean less British veg?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Gadwall
Chris Packham presents the gadwall.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—14/01/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Simon Reeve, broadcaster and writer
Simon Reeve, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 5
5/5 Southeast California is the setting for both deluge and desert.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Midwives refusing the vaccine, Spiking inquiry, 50 years of diet & fitness with Rosemary Conley, Slam poetry
Midwives refusing the vaccine.
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11:00
Fungi: The New Frontier—The biggest show on Earth
2/3 Tim Hayward in a race against time to save fungi we’re only just beginning to understand.
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11:30
The Train at Platform 4—Series 1, Cat
2/4 A celebrity cat goes missing on the train and Dev’s dating plans are thrown into turmoil.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—14/01/2022
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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12:04
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 5
5/10 Uncle Aziz returns and wants Yusuf to go on his next big trading expedition.
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12:18
You and Yours—Alcohol Pricing, Colour of the Year, Services Cancelled
We hear why purple is the colour of the year.
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12:57
Weather—14/01/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—14/01/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
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13:45
Past Forward: A Century of Sound—England v Argentina 1998
Greg Jenner hears a clip from 1998 about a forthcoming football match.
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14:00
The Archers—13/01/2022
Mike tries to make amends.
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14:15
Limelight—SteelHeads, Steelheads – Episode 3: Shiny Happy People
3/5 A beautiful day in Seattle, the lab, the girl in the old beer factory…
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14:45
New Year Solutions—Clothes
It's time to freeze your jeans
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Â鶹ԼÅÄ: Horticultural Healing and January Dreaming
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
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15:45
The Poet and the Echo—Lines, 1933
Duncan McLean's tale of love and dairy produce is inspired by Ann Scott-Moncrieff's poem.
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16:00
Last Word—Sidney Poitier (pictured), EO Wilson, Sarah Weddington, Assunta 'Pupetta' Maresca
Matthew Bannister on an actor, a biologist, a lawyer and a mafia boss.
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16:30
More or Less—Omicron, pandemic birth rates and boosters
An Omicron update, pandemic birth rates and the booster drive.
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17:00
PM—14/01/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—14/01/2022 Downing Street apologises to Queen over lockdown parties
The gatherings took place on the night before Prince Philip's funeral last year.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 3
3/10 Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines, in a tough week for the PM.
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19:00
Past Forward: A Century of Sound—1984 - Comrade Dad
Greg Jenner explores fictional dystopias past and present.
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19:15
Screenshot—Nightmare Alley and film noir
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the connections sparked by film noir.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Nadra Ahmed, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Preet Gill MP, Chris Philp MP
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from St Mary's Church, Handsworth.
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20:50
A Point of View—Etonian Lives Matter... but not as much as they used to.
David Goodhart rejects what he calls the 'Eton conspiracy myth'.
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21:00
The Northern Bank Job—Omnibus 2
Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery
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22:00
The World Tonight—Boris Johnson “needs to change his ways"
Government minister says PM’s attendance at party was "unacceptable"
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22:45
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah—Episode 5
5/10 Uncle Aziz returns and wants Yusuf to go on his next big trading expedition.
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23:00
Great Lives—Lady Hale on Lady Rhondda
Lady Hale on Lady Rhondda.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—14/01/2022
News, views and features from Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—15/01/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn—Episode 5
5/5 Southeast California is the setting for both deluge and desert.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—15/01/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—15/01/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/01/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah.
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05:45
The Death of Nuance—Twisting My Words
2/5 Oliver Burkman explores how the language we choose to use impacts how we think.
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