FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—02/05/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Prison Protest
Prison protest: from riots to hunger strikes.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Great Tower of Magdalen College, Oxford
Bells on Sunday comes from the Great Tower of Magdalen College, Oxford.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—02/05/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/05/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/05/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Janet Fife.
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05:45
Farming Today—Old Knowledge, New Innovations: The farming scholars taking on the world
International Nuffield Farm Scholars visit the UK.
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05:56
Weather—02/05/2022
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Tawny Owl
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the tawny owl.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—02/05/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Curiosity, ingenuity and experimentation
Kirsty Wark talks to Suzie Sheehy, Laura Beatty and Philip Ball
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09:45
The Cure for Good Intentions by Sophie Harrison—Becoming a GP
1/5 Sophie Harrison gives up a successful career in publishing and re-trains to be a doctor.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women and Folk Music
Emma interviews Peggy Seeger and learns about female collectors and folk performers today.
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11:00
The Untold—A Doctor Goes Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Dr Abhi Gotadki prepares to head home to New Zealand for the first time in two years.
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11:30
Don't Log Off—Series 13, Blown Away
Alan Dein hears from voices in Ukraine, Russia & elsewhere about the impact of war.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—02/05/2022
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Passports, Barbies, Pensions
After 63 years, Barbie is still in huge demand.
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12:57
Weather—02/05/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—02/05/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
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13:45
What Really Happened in the Nineties?—Cool Britannia
Robert Carlyle takes us back to moments we missed in the 90s that shaped the world today.
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14:00
The Archers—01/05/2022
Oliver makes a tempting offer.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Belgrano. Part 1
What drove civil servant Clive Ponting to leak papers about the sinking of the Belgrano?
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 6, 2022
Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge
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15:30
The Food Programme—SPAM: food + war + memory in a can
Jaega Wise investigates the worldwide cultural importance of SPAM.
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16:00
What's Left of Kerouac?
Looking for Jack Kerouac in his hometown on his 100th birthday.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Who Are the Uyghurs?
Ernie Rea explores the faith and culture of a majority Muslim people in North-West China.
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17:00
PM—02/05/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—02/05/2022 Hundreds more migrants have attempted to reach the UK in small boats.
Hundreds more migrants have attempted to reach the UK in small boats.
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 28, Episode 5
5/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—02/05/2022
Roy doesn’t know where to turn
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19:15
Front Row—Caryl Lewis, Gwenno, Anthony and Kel Matsena
Front Row from Wales: writer Caryl Lewis, singer Gwenno, Matsena Brothers, choreographers.
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20:00
Mother, Nature, Sons
Nell Frizzell contemplates whether climate change should stop her having a second child.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—The Accordion Wars of Lesotho
Why has accordion music led to the killing of so many in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho?
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21:00
The Long View—The Long View of the Future, The Harms of Social Media
Jonathan Freedland explores historical parallels to the concerns around social media today
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21:30
Start the Week—Curiosity, ingenuity and experimentation
Kirsty Wark talks to Suzie Sheehy, Laura Beatty and Philip Ball
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22:00
The World Tonight—Fresh attempts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces blocking escape routes
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22:45
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding—Episode One
1/10 Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—Weather Words
The many different ways we use to talk about the weather
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23:30
Laura Barton's Notes on Music—Laura Barton's Seventeen
Laura Barton on the importance of the age of seventeen in pop music.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—03/05/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Cure for Good Intentions by Sophie Harrison—Becoming a GP
1/5 Sophie Harrison gives up a successful career in publishing and re-trains to be a doctor.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/05/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/05/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/05/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Janet Fife
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05:45
Farming Today—03/05/2022 Illegal dredging, new farmers' group, lettuce harvester.
Campaigners want tougher fines for illegal dredging. New farmers' coop. Lettuce harvester.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Redshank
Martin Hughes-Games presents the redshank.
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