FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/08/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Without Warning and Only Sometimes, by Kit de Waal—A Reckoning
4/5 In the acclaimed author's childhood memoir, acrimony between her parents worsens. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—19/08/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/08/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/08/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das
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05:45
Farming Today—19/08/22 Eco food labelling, sheep on drought resistant lucerne, farm shop closes
An eco-label on food to tell us how environmentally friendly it is - could it really work?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Saddleback
Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback of New Zealand. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—19/08/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reunion—Grange Hill
The primary cast of ground-breaking children’s drama Grange Hill are reunited. (R)
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09:45
Without Warning and Only Sometimes, by Kit de Waal—Reading
5/5 In her memoir, de Waal has left home, but life has taken a dark and anxious turn.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sharon Horgan, Sport and periods, Fangirls
Sharon Horgan and Eve Hewson on Bad Sisters.
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11:00
The Spark—Louise Perry v the Sexual Revolution
Helen Lewis returns with a new series of encounters with innovative thinkers.
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11:30
Mucking In—Series 1, Feeling Sheepish
5/6 Cicely wants to go to Paris with Ben, but he is too busy on the farm to join her.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—19/08/2022
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
AntiSocial—Fast fashion and class
The argument about whether shopping 'sustainably' is a privilege not everyone can afford.
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12:57
Weather—19/08/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—19/08/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Ben Wright.
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13:45
Larkin Revisited—The Whitsun Weddings
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem The Whitsun Weddings.
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14:00
The Archers—18/08/2022
Stella is making a splash. (R)
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14:15
Limelight—Exemplar - Series 1, Exemplar - Episode 1
Jess uses audio from a voice activated speaker to investigate an accidental death.
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14:45
Living with the Gods—Rejecting the Image
Neil MacGregor reflects on faiths which focus on the word rather than the image.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—East Sussex
Peter Gibbs and the team visit East Sussex.
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15:45
Short Works—Un HΓ΄tel Tranquille
A family holiday to France takes an unexpected detour. Written by Olivia Fitzsimons.
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16:00
Last Word—Lamont Dozier, Joan Lingard, Issey Miyake, Edana Minghella
John Wilson on a songwriter, a children's author, a fashion designer, a researcher
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16:30
Feedback—19/08/2022
Yogita Limaye explains what it's like to report from Afghanistan.
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17:00
PM—19/08/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/08/2022 Islamic State 'Beatle' Sentenced
Former British citizen El Shafee Elsheikh handed eight life sentences
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18:30
Party's Over—Series 2, Sister Act
4/6 Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin, Britain's least successful former prime minister.
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19:00
The Archers—19/08/2022
What has got Will worried?
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19:15
Screenshot—Hay Festival 2022
Ellen and Mark are at the 2022 Hay Festival to explore literary adaptations on screen.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Tracy Brabin, David Haythornthwaite, Helen Pidd, Mark Spencer MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Morecambe Winter Gardens.
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20:50
A Point of View—The New Age of Empire
Linda Colley argues that the age of empire is far from over.
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21:00
Larkin Revisited—To the Sea, Going Going, Aubade, The Whitsun Weddings
Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, unpicks Philip Larkin's poems in his centenary year.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Notorious β€Beatleβ€ terrorist sentenced in America
El Shafee Elsheikh gets 8 life terms for kidnapping and murdering hostages in Syria
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22:45
Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp—Episode 5
5/5 In a housing estate in Berlin, a woman turns her life around working as a chiropodist.
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23:00
Great Lives—Ravi Shankar, India's famous sitar player
Bobby Seagull picks Ravi Shankar. (R)
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23:30
Sarah Kendall: Talking Story—Nikesh Shukla
3/3 Author Nikesh Shukla on the importance of truth in storytelling. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/08/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Without Warning and Only Sometimes, by Kit de Waal—Reading
5/5 In her memoir, de Waal has left home, but life has taken a dark and anxious turn. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/08/2022
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/08/2022
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/08/2022
Reflection to start the day with Rev Richard Frazer of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Four Thought—Who Tells the Story?
Chloe Juliette argues that we need a wider variety of true stories. (R)
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