FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/03/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Sideways—44. Matthew’s been telling tales
Matthew Syed explores the importance of storytelling for understanding ourselves.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of St Martin’s in Leicester
Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of St Martin’s in Leicester.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—27/03/2023
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/03/2023
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/03/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with The Rt Revd Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
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05:45
Farming Today—27/03/23 - Dartmoor management, farm waste and ammonia emissions
MPs call for an independent process to balance farming and conservation on Dartmoor.
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05:56
Weather—27/03/2023
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Little Tern
Steve Backshall presents the little tern.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/03/2023
A new SNP leader will be announced today.
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09:00
Start the Week—Climate - past, present and future
Kirsty Wark with Peter Frankopan, Jane Francis and Jessie Greengrass.
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09:45
Humanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell—1. Petrarch and Boccaccio
1/5 Sarah Bakewell's new book on humanist thought begins with Petrarch and Boccaccio.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sex education in schools
What is being taught to children about sex and relationships in schools?
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11:00
Rental Health—All Work and No Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs
Highland businesses can’t find staff due to the rent crisis, Pennie Stuart asks why.
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11:30
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—12. Margaret Garner - Icon of Tragedy & Resistance
Lucy Worsley explores the drastic choice made by an enslaved mother in 1850s America.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/03/2023
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Used electric car prices fall
Electric car prices, expensive energy - and is grow your own worth it?
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12:57
Weather—27/03/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—27/03/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Rental Health—Rental Health: Solutions, Vienna
As the cost of rent continues to rise across the UK, Kirsty Lang looks for some solutions.
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14:00
The Archers—26/03/2023
Tom and Natasha get a tempting offer, and Brian just wants to be left alone.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Wild Woman of the North
A family tries to get back to a simpler way of life.
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 36, Semi-final 3, 2023
12/13 Paul Gambaccini asks the questions in the wide-ranging music quiz
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15:30
The Food Programme—Glasgow: Seeking Asylum and Finding Refuge in Food
Leyla Kazim explores the central role food plays for forcibly displaced people in Glasgow.
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16:00
Rental Health—The New Nomads
As property rents spiral, life on the road is attracting a new generation.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 28, Overturn
Aleks Krotoski explores what happens when, once freely given, data turns dangerous.
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17:00
PM—27/03/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/03/2023 The Scottish National Party elects Humza Yousaf as its new leader
It follows a hard-fought contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon.
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18:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 17, Episode 6
6/6 John Lloyd and Anna Ptaszynski with Sikisa, Bridget Nicholls and Levison Wood.
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19:00
The Archers—27/03/2023
Jim is calling in the experts, and Oliver has a few tricks up his sleeve.
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19:15
Front Row—Barbara Demick on North Korea; Dungeons and Dragons controversy; folk musicians Hack-Poets Guild
The controversy surrounding fan-made content inspired by the hit game Dungeons and Dragons
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20:00
Rental Health—Hunt for a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
What's life really like in the rental market?
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20:30
Analysis—Can the Met police change?
Margaret Heffernan asks: can the Metropolitan police force change?
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21:00
Troubled Water—Are We Running Out of Water? Episode 3
How clean is the water we drink? This series follows the UK water cycle from coast to tap.
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21:30
Start the Week—Climate - past, present and future
Kirsty Wark with Peter Frankopan, Jane Francis and Jessie Greengrass.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Humza Yousaf is new SNP leader
In a close result, Mr Yousaf won just over 52% of vote
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22:45
How One Becomes Lonely—Episode 1
1/5 Luke Sutherland's tale of lost love, cowardice and connection in an online world.
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23:00
I Feel Therefore I Am—Who Owns the Truth?
Professor Abigail Williams explores the history of facts versus feelings.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—27/03/2023
Sean Curran reports on the home secretary's announcement on tackling anti-social behaviour
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/03/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Humanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell—1. Petrarch and Boccaccio
1/5 Sarah Bakewell's new book on humanist thought begins with Petrarch and Boccaccio.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/03/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/03/2023
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/03/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/03/2023
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/03/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with The Rt Revd Dr Rosemarie Mallett.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/03/23 Environmental reporting; listeria outbreak; agriplastic pollution; recycling farm plastics.
Environmental reporting; listeria; agricultural plastic pollution; recycling farm plastic.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Grey Shrike
Kate Humble presents the great grey shrike.
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