FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/04/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan—Episode 3: The Golden Age of Empire
3/5 The climate in the seventh century and its influence on the rise of a new world order.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/04/2023
The latest shipping forecast
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—World Service
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/04/2023
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—27/04/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/04/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Steve Taylor
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05:45
Farming Today—27/04/23 Scottish seed potatoes to NI, seed processing, seagrass restoration
A glimmer of hope for Scottish seed potato growers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Helen Moncrieff on the Fulmar
Helen Moncrieff finds an ally in a territorial fulmar!
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/04/2023
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Walt Whitman
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative and highly influential American poet.
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09:45
The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan—Episode 4: The Age of Turbulence
4/5 19th-century innovation and industrialisation lead to new demands on the natural world.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Kingship, Fibromyalgia, Trump, Ireland abortion
Anita Rani considers the issue of gender and sovereignty.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Laos: the most bombed country on earth
50 years since the last US bombs fell on Laos, they’re still killing and maiming.
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11:30
Great Lives—Frank Zappa
John Robins is obsessed by Frank Zappa - here's why
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/04/2023
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Gap Finder - Kenny Wilson from Dr Martens
Winifred Robinson talks to the man credited with turning around Dr Martens, Kenny Wilson.
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Toast - Friends Reunited
Big ideas which promised consumers so much but ended up... toast. Today - Friends Reunited
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12:57
Weather—27/04/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—27/04/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
The Warsaw Ghetto: History as Survival—4. The Jewish Postman
An extraordinary secret archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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14:00
The Archers—26/04/2023
Jolene attempts to keep order.
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14:15
This Thing of Darkness—Series 1, Part 5
5/7 Do secrets inevitably lead to violence?
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15:00
Open Country—Chasing Jamie Allan
Jez Lowe traces the path of the 18th-century musician Jamie Allan, The Duke’s Piper.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Punchdrunk Enrichment
Michael Rosen makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Punchdrunk Enrichment.
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15:30
Open Book—A life in books with Marlon James
Elizabeth Day talks to Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James.
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16:00
Princess—Devi Sita
Actor Ayesha Dharker and author Amish Tripathi discuss the Hindu Goddess Devi Sita.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s structure
Fresh insights into Rosalind Franklin’s role in the identification of DNA’s double-helix.
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17:00
PM—27/04/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/04/2023 Court shortens nurses' strike
Planned 48-hour walkout in England is to be cut down to 28 hours
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18:30
Susan Calman Makes Me Happy—Episode 4
4/4 Susan Calman explores why animals bring her such happiness.
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19:00
The Archers—27/04/2023
Kenton hatches a plan.
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19:15
Front Row—Patrick Bringley on being a museum guard and TV drama Citadel reviewed
Patrick Bringley on his memoir All the Beauty in the World and TV drama Citadel reviewed
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Sudan conflict: what led to this?
Sudan is a country that's rarely at peace but what lies behind the current conflict there?
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20:30
Fallout: Living in the Shadow of the Bomb—Episode 4: Christmas Island
An examination of the fallout from Britain's atomic testing programme, which began in 1952
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s structure
Fresh insights into Rosalind Franklin’s role in the identification of DNA’s double-helix.
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21:30
In Our Time—Walt Whitman
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative and highly influential American poet.
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22:00
The World Tonight—The race to flee Sudan
Thousands of people are racing to flee Sudan before a fragile ceasefire is due to end.
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22:45
The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood—Episode 9
9/10 A story of opportunity and good intentions by Benjamin Wood.
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23:00
My Teenage Diary—Series 10, Tim Downie
6/6 Rufus Hound's guests is Tim Downie, star of Outlander and Paddington.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—27/04/2023
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/04/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan—Episode 4: The Age of Turbulence
4/5 19th-century innovation and industrialisation lead to new demands on the natural world.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2023
The latest shipping forecast
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—World Service
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2023
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—28/04/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/04/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Steve Taylor.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/04/2023 Rebuilding herd on Jersey, seed preservation, on farm hydrogen energy
After botulism wiped out more than 100 cows on Jersey, the farmer is rebuilding his herd.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Slavonian Grebe
John Aitchison presents the Slavonian grebe.
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