FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—10/02/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
On Consolation by Michael Ignatieff—3. The Painting of Time
3/5 Meditations on consolation turn to El Greco's 16th century depiction of Paradise.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—10/02/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/02/2022
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/02/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Stephen Wigley
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05:45
Farming Today—10/02/2022 Farm retirement payments, dairy sales, online livestock auctions
Farming’s golden handshake to ‘shake up’ opportunities for new farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Collared Dove
David Attenborough presents the collared dove.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—10/02/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Walter Benjamin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential thinkers of the last century.
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09:45
On Consolation by Michael Ignatieff—4. The Body's Wisdom: Michel de Montaigne's Last Essays
4/5 In 16th-century France words are not enough and consolation is found in bodily pleasures.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Licoricia, Kate Nash, Devolution and Samantha Jones
The singer Kate Nash and the impact devolution has had on female political representation.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Snow and Sorrow: Winter in a Lebanon Refugee Camp
Freak weather conditions have made even worse the plight of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
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11:30
Taxi Drivers—Episode 3
Scottee examines the relationships between artists and those who assist them.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—10/02/2022
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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12:04
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—4. Warning
4/10 The House has an unexpected visitor and The Other warns Piranesi about 16.
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12:18
You and Yours—Insurance loyalty, Bingo halls, Higher energy bills
The ban on the loyalty penalty. Wooing back customers to bingo halls. Higher energy bills.
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12:57
Weather—10/02/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—10/02/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
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13:45
Lemn Sissay's Poetry Rebels—The Establishment Poets
4/5 How have the rebel poets stormed the establishment? Lemn Sissay charts their rise.
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14:00
The Archers—09/02/2022
Tom takes some emotional steps.
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14:15
Limelight—Siege, Siege - Episode 4
4/5 You've seen the news, the blogs, and the pics. Now the hostages tell the inside story.
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14:45
Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 5, Greta Doesn't Want to Wait for Godot
4/4 Comic monologues by Jenny Eclair where women reach a breaking point in their lives.
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15:00
Ramblings—Walking in all weathers with nature writer Melissa Harrison.
Clare Balding joins writer and walker Melissa Harrison for a walk on Dartmoor.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Rafiki Thabo Foundation
Adventurer Amar Latif presents the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Rafiki Thabo Foundation
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15:30
Bookclub—Stacey Halls
Stacey Halls discusses her novel, The Foundling
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16:00
Poetry Please—Jo Clement
Roger McGough's guest is Jo Clement, a Northumbrian poet of Romany heritage.
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16:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Inside Science—Fusion energy smashes world record
Record-breaking energy extraction gets us closer to nuclear fusion at the UK-based JET lab
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17:00
PM—10/02/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—10/02/2022 Diplomatic attempts to ease tensions over Russia and Ukraine are gathering pace.
Diplomatic attempts to ease tensions over Russia and Ukraine are gathering pace.
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18:30
Plum House—Series 2, Black Pudding
3/6 The offer of an honorary degree at an ex-polytechnic sends Peter into a depressive spiral.
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19:00
The Archers—10/02/2022
Natasha is stunned by an unexpected gesture.
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19:15
Front Row—Kimchilia Bartoli, Reviews of This is Going to Hurt, Flee and Louise Bourgeois
Countertenor Kangmin Justin Kim on the creation of his drag persona Kimchilia Bartoli.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Will the levelling up plans work?
What does the government's recently published white paper mean for levelling up?
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20:30
The Bottom Line—The Price Shock
Prices are rising - but are we heading into an unprecedented economic period?
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21:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Inside Science—Fusion energy smashes world record
Record-breaking energy extraction gets us closer to nuclear fusion at the UK-based JET lab
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21:30
In Our Time—Walter Benjamin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential thinkers of the last century.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Met Police Commissioner resigns
London Mayor loses faith in Dame Cressida Dick
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22:45
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—4. Warning
4/10 The House has an unexpected visitor and The Other warns Piranesi about 16.
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23:00
Damned Lies—Pilot
Dominic Frisby hosts a panel show about what we think we know and what we actually know.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—10/02/2022
Sean Curran reports as the UK expands its powers to sanction Russia over Ukraine.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—11/02/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
On Consolation by Michael Ignatieff—4. The Body's Wisdom: Michel de Montaigne's Last Essays
4/5 In 16th-century France words are not enough and consolation is found in bodily pleasures.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—11/02/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/02/2022
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/02/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Stephen Wigley
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05:45
Farming Today—11/02/22 Emergency pig summit; Livestock market protests
An emergency summit to fix the crisis in the pig industry. Vegans picket livestock market.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Garganey
David Attenborough presents the garganey.
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