FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/04/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:15
Arthur Briggs: The Brit Who Brought Jazz to Europe
Hugh Schofield delves into the little-known story of jazz pioneer Arthur Briggs.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church in Hale, Cheshire
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Hale, Cheshire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2023
The latest shipping forecast
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—World Service
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2023
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—03/04/2023
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/04/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with David Waters.
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05:45
Farming Today—03/04/2023 Food labelling and standards, Conservation funding, Peat
Food labelling, £18 million conservation fund, and the deadline for phasing out peat.
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05:56
Weather—03/04/2023
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Jack Snipe
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the jack snipe.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/04/2023
Why was my neighbour's body not found for two years?
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09:00
Start the Week—Mastering a new skill
Tom Sutcliffe with Adam Gopnik, Hannah Critchlow and Rebecca Struthers.
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09:45
The Crowning of Everest—A Nation Waits
1953 Britain prepares to crown a new queen and waits to hear if Everest has been conquered
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10:00
Woman's Hour—The rise of right-wing female leaders in Europe.
What's behind the increase in women leading right-wing political parties across Europe?
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11:00
Serendipity—Derry Boys
The story of two Derry boys and a 50-year-old friendship which defied the odds.
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11:30
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—13. Elizabeth Taylor - Serial Abortionist
Lucy Worsley looks into a backstreet abortionist in 19th-century Melbourne.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—03/04/2023
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Buying medication online
Buying drugs online - what are the rules? Also: energy bills and a flip phone revival.
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12:57
Weather—03/04/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—03/04/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Assume Nothing: The Shankill Gold Rush—The Find
A child, a chimney and the discovery of a lifetime.
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14:00
The Archers—02/04/2023
There’s another shock for the Aldridge family
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14:15
This Cultural Life—Margaret Atwood
Award-wining author Margaret Atwood reveals the experiences that shaped her writing.
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 36, The Final, 2023
13/13 Paul Gambaccini asks the questions in the grand final of the wide-ranging music quiz
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15:30
The Food Programme—A Pudding Celebration
Join Sheila in her kitchen with some of the UK's best pudding chefs.
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16:00
The Invention Of...—Russia, A Tale of Two Ivans
1/4 What is Russia and where did it come from? Misha Glenny presents.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Grief
Aleem Maqbool speaks to Rabbi Jonathan Romain about grief.
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17:00
PM—03/04/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/04/2023 More Strikes After Teachers Reject Pay Deal
Teachers in England are planning more strikes after rejecting the government's pay offer.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 91, 1. Quicksand, A Damp Squib, and Why I Could Win ‘The Traitors’
1/10 Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
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19:00
The Archers—03/04/2023
It’s all hands to the pump at Bridge Farm.
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19:15
Front Row—The Beatles at Stowe School, Hugh Laurie on Agatha Christie
The Beatles at Stowe School, and Hugh Laurie on Agatha Christie.
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20:00
Marianna in Conspiracyland—Disaster Trolls, Bonus: Remember My Name
Marianna Spring revisits her investigation into conspiracy theories about terror attacks.
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20:30
Analysis—Lessons from the vaccine task force
What are the lessons from the success of the UK's Vaccine Task Force?
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21:00
Science Stories—Series 9, Madame Lavoisier's Translation of Oxygen
Philip Ball tells the story of Madame Lavoisier, the translator of oxygen.
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21:30
Start the Week—Mastering a new skill
Tom Sutcliffe with Adam Gopnik, Hannah Critchlow and Rebecca Struthers.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Trump flies back to New York
Former President appears in court tomorrow
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22:45
Magpie by Elizabeth Day—Episode 1 - A New Start
Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller begins.
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23:00
I Feel Therefore I Am—The Multiverse of Truth
Professor Abigail Williams explores the history of facts versus feelings.
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23:30
Limelight—Siege, Siege - Episode 1
1/5 You've seen the news, the blogs, and the pics. Now the hostages tell the inside story.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/04/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Crowning of Everest—A Nation Waits
1953 Britain prepares to crown a new queen and waits to hear if Everest has been conquered
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/04/2023
The latest shipping forecast
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—World Service
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/04/2023
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—04/04/2023
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/04/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with David Waters.
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05:45
Farming Today—04/04/23 Red Tractor and environmental certification; sky larks
Red Tractor defends its credentials as a river charity makes a complaint about it.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Nadia Archer on the Peregrine
Nadia Archer of the RSPB recalls Manchester's peregrines for Tweet of the Day.
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