FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/05/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Good Pop Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker—3. School
3/5 Pulp rehearse in Jarvis’s grandparents’ front room before their first concert.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/05/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/05/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/05/2022
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
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05:45
Farming Today—12/05/22 - seasonal worker exploitation, environmental watchdog report, fish foodbank and Balmoral show
The exploitation of seasonal workers on UK farms.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Reed Warbler
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the reed warbler.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/05/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Tang Era Poetry
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Li Bai and Du Fu from the Golden Age of Chinese Poetry.
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09:45
Good Pop Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker—4. Records
4/5 The John Peel roadshow comes to town, and Jarvis waits til the end.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Michelle Kholos Brooks, Monica McWilliams, Mandy Garner, Cecilia Floren, Sophie Willan
The women who tasted Adolf Hitler’s food.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Cambodia: Returning the Gods
The Cambodian government is demanding the return of its gods - stolen statues.
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11:30
A Life in Miniatures
Max Porter explores why model villages hold such fascination and inspiration for him.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—12/05/2022
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Gap Finders - A special investigation: Courier Fraud
A special investigation into courier fraud.
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Personalised Vitamin Plans
Are personalised vitamins a health win or just a bitter pill to swallow?
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12:57
Weather—12/05/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—12/05/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
What Really Happened in the Nineties?—9. The Iraq War
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—11/05/2022
Shula finds herself in an unexpected situation.
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14:15
Our Friends in the North—Episode 6: 1979
6/10 Peter Flannery's adaptation of his highly acclaimed TV series for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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15:00
Ramblings—Mousehole to Lamorna with Jane Johnson and Abdel Bakrim
Clare walks in Cornwall and hears about Jane and Abdel's unusual meeting.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Safe Passage
Film-maker Hassan Akkad presents the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Safe Passage.
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15:30
Open Book—About A Son; Book Banning; The Water Statues
David Whitehouse on his creative non-fiction work About a Son.
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16:00
Elon Musk vs Twitter—Elon Musk: The Evening Rocket, Iron Man
3/5 How Silicon Valley capitalism is as much about storytelling as the bottom line.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Running Rings Around Matter
A remarkable image of the supermassive black hole at the middle of the Milky Way.
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17:00
PM—12/05/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/05/2022 The number of fines for breaking covid rules in Downing Street and Whitehall has now topped a-hundred.
Police issue dozens more 'Partygate' fines for breaching Covid restrictions
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18:30
Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 1, Round four: Everything
4/4 Paul Sinha and his live audience compile the questions for a perfect pub quiz.
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19:00
The Archers—12/05/2022
Fallon puts her foot in it.
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19:15
Front Row—Oklahoma! on stage and Conversations with Friends on TV reviewed; The Bob Dylan Centre; The Florence Nightingale Museum reopens
A review of Daniel Fish's production of Oklahoma! as it opens at the Young Vic in London.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—What impact will the Northern Ireland election have?
What will Sinn Fein's victory mean for Stormont politics, the protocol and the union?
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20:30
Life Changing—A letter from Mum
An unexpected letter to work is about to set Steve on a very important and personal search
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Running Rings Around Matter
A remarkable image of the supermassive black hole at the middle of the Milky Way.
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21:30
In Our Time—Tang Era Poetry
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Li Bai and Du Fu from the Golden Age of Chinese Poetry.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Finnish President and PM say country should join NATO
Moscow says move is a direct threat to Russia
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22:45
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding—Episode Nine
9/10 Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
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23:00
The Likely Dads—Series 2, Bonding
6/6 Tim Vincent hosts the comedy panel show about the funny side of fatherhood.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/05/2022
All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/05/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Good Pop Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker—4. Records
4/5 The John Peel roadshow comes to town, and Jarvis waits til the end.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/05/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/05/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/05/2022
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
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05:45
Farming Today—13/05/22 Tree disease lab, New green tech hub for growers, The hungry gap
New lab to fight tree disease. Big research hub opens in Kent. The hungry gap.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Melissa Harrison on the Starling
Nature writer Melissa Harrison muses on the amusing mimicking sounds starlings can perform
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