FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—04/02/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi—Episode 4
4/5 Lea Ypi looks back to 1991 when the first multi-party elections are held in Albania.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/02/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/02/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/02/2022
Spiritual reflection with Fr John McLuckie of Old St Paul's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—04/02/22 Pig processors; Salmon and Brexit; Elm Trees.
Pig processors defend their track record. Salmon exports. Disease-resistant elm trees.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blue Tit
Chris Packham presents the blue tit.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—04/02/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Lyse Doucet, journalist
Lyse Doucet, journalist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi—Episode 5
5/5 Albania is no longer a communist state, and there are the first signs of democracy.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—British Vogue, Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 & Mummy Bloggers
British Vogue’s iconic cover, the GB women at the Olympics and 'Insta mums'.
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11:00
Terrorism and the Mind—Talking to Terrorists
What researchers are learning about the prevalence of mental illness among terrorists.
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11:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 10, 1. Racismpallooza
1/4 Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—04/02/2022
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf—10: For there she was
10/10 The final part of Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923.
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12:18
You and Yours—Cooking with an airfryer; Instagram scam investigation
Cooking in an airfryer; Investigation into a network of instagram hacks
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12:57
Weather—04/02/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—04/02/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
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13:45
1922: The Birth of Now—Einstein, relativity, time, and indigenous Australian modernism
Einstein's ideas about time and parallels with the indigenous Australian conception of it.
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14:00
The Archers—03/02/2022
Phoebe drops a bombshell.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Twenty Odd
Alfie, 24, falls for his boss Samuel, 53. But will everyone cope with such an age gap?
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14:45
The Art and Science of Blending—Whisky
Is blending whisky an art or a science?
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ: Floating Gardens and Grow Light Guidance
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
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15:45
Short Works—Headless Chicken
Alexandria Riley reads Rachel Trezise's darkly comic story about a miracle chicken.
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16:00
Last Word—Sir Crispin Tickell, Barry Cryer (pictured), Darlene Hard, Elza Soares
Julian Worricker on a diplomat, a comedian, a sportswoman and a singer
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16:30
More or Less—Does the UK have the fastest growing economy in the G7?
How fast is our economy growing? And what is happening with Omicron reinfections?
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17:00
PM—04/02/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/02/2022
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 6
6/10 Andy Zaltzman and the team present an un-redacted update on the week’s news.
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19:00
Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Porton Down
Public Historian Greg Jenner digs into the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive.
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19:15
Add to Playlist—Series 2, Gary Crosby, Dinara Klinton and Kojo Samuel open the new series
Gary Crosby, Dinara Klinton and Kojo Samuel start a brand new playlist.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Conor Burns MP, Chris Hazzard MP, Professor Deirdre Heenan, Peter Weir MLA
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from The Portico of Ards, Portaferry.
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20:50
A Point of View—Misopedia
Will Self deplores the British attitude to children, mixing sentimentality with cruelty
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21:00
1922: The Birth of Now—Tutankhamun and Egyptomania; Nosferatu; Pirandello's Henry IV; Einstein, Time and Aboriginal Modernism
An omnibus edition of four things from 1922 with an impact a century later.
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22:00
The World Tonight—PM under increasing pressure
2 more Conservative MPs say Johnson has to go
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22:45
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf—10: For there she was
10/10 The final part of Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923.
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23:00
A Good Read—Alan Titchmarsh and Amanda Owen
What a Yorkshire shepherdess and a Yorkshire gardener like to read.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—04/02/2022
Mark D'Arcy reports on a busy Friday in the Commons and the Lords.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—05/02/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi—Episode 5
5/5 Albania is no longer a communist state, and there are the first signs of democracy.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—05/02/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/02/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/02/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
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05:45
The Death of Nuance—Regaining Nuance
5/5 Oliver Burkeman asks how we can recover our nuance.
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