FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/06/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World by Helen Czerski—Episode 3: The Question of Salt
3/5 Helen Czerski asks how ocean dwellers stay hydrated despite their salty environment?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/06/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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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—08/06/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—08/06/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/06/2023
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill
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05:45
Farming Today—08/06/23 Insect declines and food security, combine challenge, quick-cook gene edited potatoes
Why declining insect populations are a risk to UK food security.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—David Rothenberg on the Brown Thrasher
David Rothenberg, best known for his interest in animal sounds, on the brown thrasher.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/06/2023
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Oedipus Rex
Melvyn Bragg and guests on Sophocles' tragedy, sometimes called the best play ever written
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09:45
Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World by Helen Czerski—Episode 4: Into the Deep Ocean
4/5 Physicist Helen Czerski new book introduces us to the wonders in the ocean's depths.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Louise Redknapp, Insomnia, Lindsey Burrow, Ukraine dam
Former Eternal singer Louise Redknapp celebrates 30 years in music.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Ukraine: the men who don’t want to fight
Thousands of Ukrainian men are dodging the draft – and risking their lives in the process.
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11:30
A Good Read—Gill Hornby and Paul Burston
The two writers talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—08/06/2023
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Gap Finders: Shiza Shahid & Amir Tehrani from Our Place
We meet couple behind the cult millennial cooking pan that's taken social media by storm.
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Outdoor Clothing
Do fabrics that promise to wick away sweat and keep you comfy whatever the weather work?
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12:57
Weather—08/06/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—08/06/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Close Encounters—Dame Katherine Grainger and Mercedes Gleitze
Martha Kearney hosts British celebrities past and present at the National Portrait Gallery
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14:00
The Archers—07/06/2023
Tom reaches the end of his tether.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Undercover. Close to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Three-part undercover detective series written by Cath Staincliffe.
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15:00
Ramblings—Riverside Rambling near Reading
Two friends who met during the pandemic take Clare for a walk along the Thames
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—World Child Cancer
Catriona Balfe makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer.
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15:30
Bookclub—Mary Lawson: Crow Lake
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Mary Lawson
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16:00
Princess—She Ra
Author Damian Barr and podcaster Meff discuss 80s classic She Ra.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—An ocean of opportunities
In the coming years, how could the seas help us feed the world and tackle climate change?
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17:00
PM—08/06/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/06/2023 Ukraine accuses Russia of shelling flood evacuees
Kyiv says people stranded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam have come under fire
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18:30
Unite—Series 2, 2. You Can Tin Can
2/6 Desperate for a mortgage, Gideon places his faith in a football hooligan called Spud.
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19:00
The Archers—08/06/2023
Brian has the rug pulled from under him.
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19:15
Front Row—Film Chevalier and new TV drama Significant Other reviewed
Gaming as spectator sport plus reviews of film Chevalier and TV comedy Significant Other.
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20:00
The Law Show—How well is the Parole Board protecting the public?
The Parole Board's record of public protection; spouses abandoned overseas; AI and the law
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20:30
The Bottom Line—Are supermarkets profiteering?
Food price inflation is near record highs, but are prices higher than they need to be?
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—An ocean of opportunities
In the coming years, how could the seas help us feed the world and tackle climate change?
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21:30
In Our Time—Oedipus Rex
Melvyn Bragg and guests on Sophocles' tragedy, sometimes called the best play ever written
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22:00
The World Tonight—Sunak and Biden announce new partnership
US and UK leaders agree to a deal called the Atlantic declaration
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22:45
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng—9: Revolution
9/10 A new novel from the author of The Garden of Evening Mists, set in 1920s Penang.
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23:00
Rylan: How to Be...—Rylan: How to Be a Man, How to Be a Man: 4. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Rylan talks to interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—08/06/2023
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/06/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World by Helen Czerski—Episode 4: Into the Deep Ocean
4/5 Physicist Helen Czerski new book introduces us to the wonders in the ocean's depths.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/06/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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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—09/06/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—09/06/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/06/2023
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill
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05:45
Farming Today—09/06/23 Global wheat prices following the Ukraine dam breach, genetic modification, Dartmoor farm in London
How have global wheat prices been affected by the news of the Ukrainian breached dam?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Ashley Davies on the Kingfisher
Ashley Davies of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre reveals why a kingfisher changed his life.
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