FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—11/02/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—11/02/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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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Morning
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06:00
Today—11/02/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, statistician
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
On Consolation by Michael Ignatieff—5. The Good Death
5/5 Hospice movement pioneer, Cicely Saunders puts consolation at the heart of her life's work
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Cressida Dick, Tukwini Mandela, Sheila Ferguson
Commissioner Cressida Dick's resignation and what it means
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11:00
Terrorism and the Mind—Getting the Balance Right
How should we manage people with mental health issues who are convicted of terrorism?
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11:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 10, 2. Jeff Capes Five Egger
2/4 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—11/02/2022
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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12:04
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—5. Details
5/10 Piranesi begins to recover details that the House has made him forget.
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12:18
You and Yours—Funeral pricing: the end of the CD?
Funeral pricing; the demise of the CD; gas crisis in Northern Ireland.
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12:57
Weather—11/02/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—11/02/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond
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13:45
Lemn Sissay's Poetry Rebels—The Internet Poets
5/5 Lemn Sissay explores how poets have found a new route to audiences - the smartphone.
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14:00
The Archers—10/02/2022
Natasha is stunned by an unexpected gesture.
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14:15
Limelight—Siege, Siege - Episode 5
5/5 You've seen the news, the blogs, and the pics. Now the hostages tell the inside story.
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14:45
The Art and Science of Blending—Tea
Barry Smith discovers the secret to blending tea.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ: Romantic Blooms and Pineapple Brooms
Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening Q&A.
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15:45
Short Works—The Tallest Building in Wales
Craig Roberts reads Joe Dunthorne's short story about a regular diner at the All Sky Cafe.
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16:00
Last Word—Bamber Gascoigne (pictured), Norma Waterson, Claire Tomlinson, Thich Nhat Hanh
Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a singer, a polo player and a Buddhist monk.
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16:30
More or Less—The prime minister in statistical bother
Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime.
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17:00
PM—11/02/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/02/2022 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Secretary says next Met Commissioner needs to restore public trust
Priti Patel says whoever replaces Dame Cressida Dick must restore trust in the force.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 107, Episode 7
7/10 Andy Zaltzman and the team are back in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Radio Theatre for the first time in 2 years.
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19:00
Past Forward: A Century of Sound—Match Point
Greg Jenner hears a clip from 1935 featuring Fred Perry.
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19:15
Add to Playlist—Series 2, Anna Lapwood, Abel Selaocoe and Phil Thornalley take us to Soweto and the Balkans
Anna Lapwood, Abel Selaocoe and Phil Thornalley continue the music journey.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Baroness Chapman, Lord Callanan, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Tonia Buxton
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from The Witham in Barnard Castle.
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20:50
A Point of View—Selective Vision
Sara Wheeler reflects on the harm done by seeing only from our own point of view.
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21:00
The Reith Lectures—Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence, The Biggest Event in Human History
1/4 Stuart Russell asks how artificial intelligence could transform our world
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22:00
The World Tonight—UK and America tell their citizens to leave Ukraine immediately
White House: "distinct possibility" Russia could invade in the coming days
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22:45
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—5. Details
5/10 Piranesi begins to recover details that the House has made him forget.
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23:00
A Good Read—Katherine Rundell and Nathan Filer
Writers Katherine Rundell and Nathan Filer bring their favourite books to the table.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—11/02/2022
Mark D'Arcy reports on the long-running debate about repairing the Houses of Parliament.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—12/02/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
On Consolation by Michael Ignatieff—5. The Good Death
5/5 Hospice movement pioneer, Cicely Saunders puts consolation at the heart of her life's work
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/02/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/02/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/02/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/02/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Chine McDonald.
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05:45
Witness History—A Polish Odyssey
One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War Two.
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