FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/12/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:15
Wild Bond—The Spy
1/5 Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond, with some help from the animal kingdom.
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00:30
Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 1
1/5 Hilary Mantel’s frank and haunting portrait of her early years.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—27/12/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/12/2022
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/12/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker.
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05:45
Farming Today—27/12/22 - Forty Farms
A portrait in pictures of 40 Cumbrian farms at a time of major change to UK farming.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 9 of 12
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/12/2022
Jamie Oliver guest edits Today.
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09:00
Room 5—Series 2, 8. Hannah
9/10 On being one in a million.
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09:30
Flight of the Ospreys—Coming in to Land
Emily Knight and Sacha Dench look back on the 5,000km migration of Britain's ospreys.
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09:45
Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 2
2/5 The young Hilary Mantel recalls her first experience of school.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—On Being Seen: Actor Constance Wu, Zara McDermott, Dr Jess Wade, filmmaker Gurinder Chadha & Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran
Crazy Rich Asians actor Constance Wu on the nuances and pressures of representation.
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11:00
Phantoms in the Brain—‘Is back pain a transmissible disease?' - Dan’s story
Dan lives with agonising back ache, until a pilot study into pain transforms his life.
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11:30
Laura Barton's Notes on Music—Episode 3: Cars and Girls
The music writer presents a series of meditations on different aspects of music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/12/2022
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
Influenced—The New Gurus, New Gurus: 6. Daygamers and Daydreamers
Nerdy student Tom Ralis reinvented himself as a seduction guru. It ended in tragedy.
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Portable Heaters
Which portable heater is best for heating you – and the room you’re in?
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12:57
Weather—27/12/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—27/12/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Causing a Scene—Ghosts
Antonia Quirke dissects some of the life-changing scenes that define cinema.
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14:00
The Archers—26/12/2022
Tony receives a gift from his sister.
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14:15
The Dark Is Rising—Episode Two: The Book of Gramarye
Will uses his new powers, but the Dark appears in many terrifying forms.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 33, Time Stops
Josie Long presents short documentaries that play with our perception of time.
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15:30
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand—Series 2: Can I Change?, S2. Ep 4 - Does willpower even exist?
The van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens.
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16:00
Bad Blood: The Story of Eugenics—Newgenics
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
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16:30
Great Lives—Bob Harris on Sir Matt Busby, Manchester United manager
Presenter Bob Harris champions Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby.
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17:00
PM—27/12/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/12/2022 More disruption for rail passengers
Rail delays and cancellations continue - despite RMT strike ending
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18:15
Just William - The Great Performer by Richmal Crompton—William the Great Actor
3/5 Martin Jarvis’ new recording of this classic tale. Comic chaos onstage.
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18:30
The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 5, An American in Yxsjö
2/4 The scandi-com by Danny Robins goes global, as the Anderssons meet an American cousin.
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19:00
The Archers—27/12/2022
A decision is made at Brookfield.
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19:15
Add to Playlist—Series 4, From Jamaica to Westminster Abbey with Nicky Spence and Laura Jurd
Trumpeter Laura Jurd and operatic tenor Nicky Spence add five more tracks
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20:00
Christmas Recycled
Can we find a way to be sustainable at Christmas?
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20:40
In Touch—The Entertainers
A discussion with three entertainers working in TV, film, pantomime and cartoons.
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21:00
All in the Mind—Can you knit away your worries?
Claudia Hammond ponders whether crochet can help to ease mental health problems.
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21:30
Room 5—Series 2, 8. Hannah
9/10 On being one in a million.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Taiwan extends compulsory military service
Concerns about a growing threat of invasion from China.
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22:45
Marple: Three New Stories—Miss Marple's Christmas by Ruth Ware, Miss Marple's Christmas (Part 4)
4/4 Christmas dinner is in ruins as Jane Marple unmasks a jewel thief.
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23:00
Lights Out—Series 5, Call Signs
Man, Mouse and a morse key: the story of a radio amateur in Kyiv as the Russians invade.
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23:30
Only After Dark—Night Ferry
Adventures into the night with writer Dan Richards.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/12/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:15
Wild Bond—The Femme Fatale
2/5 Emily Knight celebrates Bond's Femmes Fatales, with some help from the animal kingdom.
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00:30
Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 2
2/5 The young Hilary Mantel recalls her first experience of school.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—28/12/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/12/2022
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/12/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/12/2022 Commercial wool
The sheep farm reviving its wool trade.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 10 of 12
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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