FM Schedule
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Early
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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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Morning
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06:00
Today—28/12/2022
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe guest edits Today
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09:00
The Reith Lectures—The Four Freedoms, The Four Freedoms discussion
5/5 The 2022 Reith Lecturers discuss what FDR's Four Freedoms mean now.
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09:45
Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 3
3/5 Studying law in London, the 20-year-old Mantel found herself bereft without her boyfriend.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Finding My Voice. Afghanistan. Do you live with a 'man child'? Colourism. The great Christmas Sandwich debate
Finding My Voice. Taliban ban on women working for NGOs. The Christmas sandwich debate.
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11:00
Room 5—Series 2, 9. Room 5 LIVE
10/10 Room 5 LIVE at Hay Festival with screenwriter Abi Morgan.
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11:30
Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends—Dougie Squires
Patti Boulaye talks to Oti Mabuse about her dancing legend, Dougie Squires.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—28/12/2022
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
Influenced—The New Gurus, New Gurus: 7. Bitcoin FC
Helen Lewis meets the Bitcoin guru from Bedford who bought his local football team.
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Electric Toothbrushes (& Water Flossers)
The latest electric toothbrushes promise you a ‘professional clean’, but do they deliver?
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12:57
Weather—28/12/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—28/12/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Causing a Scene—I Love You
Antonia Quirke dissects some of the life-changing scenes that define cinema.
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14:00
The Archers—27/12/2022
A decision is made at Brookfield.
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14:15
The Dark Is Rising—Episode Three: The Coming of the Cold
The forces of the Dark lay dreadful siege to those of the Light.
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15:00
Money Box—Heating the homes of the future
Heating the homes of the future to bring energy bills down.
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15:30
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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16:00
Thinking Allowed—The football pools - mass investment
Betting and investment - what are the connections and the differences?
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16:30
The Media Show—The Magic of Natural History
Revealing the secrets of wildlife TV shows with some of the best producers in the business
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17:00
PM—28/12/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/12/2022 Another UK climate record broken
The Met Office says 2022 will be the UK's warmest year on record
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18:15
Just William - The Great Performer by Richmal Crompton—William's Midnight Adventure
4/5 Martin Jarvis performs. A starchy spinster has moved in next door to William. Problems!
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18:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ New Comedy Awards 2022
Kerry Godliman hosts the grand final of this year's comedy contest.
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19:00
The Archers—28/12/2022
Fallon has a troubling theory.
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19:15
Add to Playlist—Series 4, Catrin Finch and Neil Brand on musical highs and lows
Harpist Catrin Finch and composer Neil Brand add the next five tracks to the playlist.
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20:00
First Contact
Farrah Jarral on preparing for first contact with extra-terrestrials.
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20:45
One to One—Gospel music in Cornwall: Gillian Burke and Ley Adewole
Gillian Burke explores her love of singing gospel music in her hometown of Falmouth.
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21:00
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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21:30
The Media Show—The Magic of Natural History
Revealing the secrets of wildlife TV shows with some of the best producers in the business
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22:00
The World Tonight—A glimmer of light in Tigray
Telephone lines working again in parts of war-torn Ethiopian region
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22:45
Marple: Three New Stories—The Unravelling by Natalie Haynes, The Unravelling (Part 1)
1/3 Agatha Christie's iconic detective is reimagined as death visits her sleepy village.
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23:00
Sandi Toksvig's Hygge—Series 1, Prof Brian Cox and Zoe Lyons
Professor Brian Cox and Zoe Lyons join Sandi Toksvig.
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23:30
Only After Dark—On the Streets
Adventures into the night with writer Dan Richards.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/12/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:15
Wild Bond—The Villain
3/5 Emily Knight celebrate 60 years of Bond Villains, with some help from the animal kingdom.
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00:30
Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 3
3/5 Studying law in London, the 20-year-old Mantel found herself bereft without her boyfriend.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—29/12/2022
A selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/12/2022
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/12/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker.
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05:45
Farming Today—29/12/22 - Vital Roots Garden
How a Dorset couple is using climate change to grow subtropical foods.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 11 of 12
A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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