FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/05/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe—5. OxyContin & Drug Abuse
5/10 OxyContin drug abuse makes disturbing headlines, and the Sacklers response is unexpected.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—21/05/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/05/2022
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/05/2022
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Rev Mary Stallard.
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05:45
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Dance
Why busting a move can enhance your fitness, your mood and the size of your brain.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—21/05/2022
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
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06:07
Ramblings—Bloody Bridge
Clare Balding heads up to Chimney Rock in the Mourne Mountains.
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06:30
Farming Today—21/05/22 - Farming Today This Week: The vet shortage, dead shellfish, biodiversity and county shows.
There is a shortage of vets in the UK - what's the problem, and how do you fix it?
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06:57
Weather—21/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
Today—21/05/2022
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Tom Felton and Tom Bradby
Opera Singer Wynne Evans and the Inheritance Tracks of Shobna Gulati.
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10:30
Soul Music—Purple Rain
True stories of what Prince's epic ballad ‘Purple Rain’ means to people around the world.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—21/05/2022
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Political Correspondent Ben Wright analyses the latest developments at Westminster.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—The Women Missing in Afghanistan's Prisons
The story of women in Afghanistan, arrested and held without charge for 'moral crimes'.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/05/2022
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
Money Box—How new rules might affect your energy bills
Ofgem on plans it says will make sure fewer energy companies go out of business.
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12:30
The News Quiz—Series 108, Episode 5
5/8 Andy Zaltzman presents the topical panel show.
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12:57
Weather—21/05/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
News and Weather—21/05/2022
The latest national and international news and weather reports from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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13:10
Any Questions?—Lord Blunkett, David Davis MP, Nancy Fielder, Dame Julie Kenny
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Sheffield Hallam University.
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14:00
Any Answers?—21/05/2022
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
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14:45
39 Ways to Save the Planet—Bog-tastic!
There's a lot of carbon locked up in our peatlands. Can we keep it there?
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15:00
Drama on 4—Cocktail Sticks
Alan Bennett's autobiographical play. With strong language.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman’s Hour: Siobhan McSweeney, Anne-Marie Duff, Mel C
The actor who plays Sister Michael in Derry Girls joins us.
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17:00
PM—21/05/2022
Full coverage of the day's news
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17:30
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Nimco Ali One
Nick Robinson speaks to Nimco Ali, government adviser on violence against women and girls.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—21/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—21/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/05/2022 Labor Wins Australian Election
Australia is to have a new government, after the coalition lost power to Labor.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Katherine Parkinson, Jess Phillips, Raven Smith, Melissa Johns, SOAK, Leyla McCalla, YolanDa Brown, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and YolanDa Brown with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Jack Monroe
Food writer and anti-poverty activist, who rose to fame with her blog 'A Girl Called Jack’
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19:15
This Cultural Life—Anoushka Shankar
Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar on her most significant cultural influences.
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20:00
A Brief History of Progress
American satirist Joe Queenan asks what is progress and has it run out?
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21:00
GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 8
8/10 The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
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21:45
The Skewer—Series 6, Episode 7
7/8 Jon Holmes remixes the news into fascinating audio shapes. This week: Bears vs Mermaids.
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22:00
News—21/05/2022
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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22:15
Generation Change—Poverty Then & Poverty Now
Campaigners young and old reflect on why and how they tried to change the world.
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23:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 8, 2022
Kirsty Lang chairs the fiendish cryptic quiz.
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23:30
Poetry Please—Hannah Hodgson
Hannah Hodgson selects poems that sing, including work reflecting on disability.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/05/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:15
Witness History—The Battle for Mount Longdon
An Argentine soldier and a British soldier tell their stories of the Falklands War.
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00:30
Short Works—Mother
By Heidi Amsinck. A man takes a job in a very unusual bakery in Copenhagen.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—22/05/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/05/2022
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—The parish church of St Nicholas Halewood in Merseyside.
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Nicholas Halewood in Merseyside.
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05:45
Profile—Jack Monroe
Food writer and anti-poverty activist, who rose to fame with her blog 'A Girl Called Jack’
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