FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/08/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Rooster House: My Ukrainian Family Story by Victoria Belim—Episode 3: On the Trail of Nikodim
3/5 Ukrainian journalist Victoria Belim returns to her country to unravel her family’s history
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/08/2023
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—03/08/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—03/08/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/08/2023
A reflection and prayer to start the day with George Craig.
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05:45
Farming Today—03/08/2023
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Snipe
Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/08/2023
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Rethink—Rethink Work, Jobs of the Future
What is the future of work?
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09:45
The Rooster House: My Ukrainian Family Story by Victoria Belim—Episode 4
4/5 Ukrainian journalist Victoria Belim returns to her country to unravel her family’s history
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Loneliness, Lucy Calcines, Nicole Travolta, Kids at risk
How to cope with feelings of loneliness and, if possible, reframe them.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Returning to Romania
With 20% of its population living abroad, the Romanian government wants its diaspora back
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11:30
Great Lives—Susie Dent on Thomas Mann
Susie Dent chooses the German writer Thomas Mann, who wrote Death in Venice.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—03/08/2023
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Gap Finders: Lucy & Yak's, Lucy Greenwood and Chris Renwick
We meet the couple behind Lucy & Yak and their colourful dungarees.
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12:32
All Consuming—Houseplants
Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala pick apart houseplants and learn about a recent boom.
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12:57
Weather—03/08/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—03/08/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
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13:45
New Storytellers—Disappearing Birds
House martins live on our homes in summer - in winter they disappear. Will they return?
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14:00
The Archers—02/08/2023
Pat may have found the solution.
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14:15
The Citadel—Series 9, Episode 2
2/2 Andrew and Christine are worried that they might have lost their baby.
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15:00
Open Country—The Isle of Man
Helen Mark finds out about new plans to restore temperate rainforest in the Isle of Man.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Hand in Hand International
Sandi Toksvig makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hand in Hand International.
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15:30
Open Book—Birmingham
Johny Pitts makes a literary pilgrimage to the UK's second city
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16:00
Walt Disney: A Life in Films—6. Cinderella
Mel Giedroyc examines Walt Disney’s archetypal fairy-tale romance Cinderella.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Reality check: carbon capture and storage
Will two new carbon capture and storage plants help bring UK to net zero?
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17:00
PM—03/08/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/08/2023 Bank of England raises interest rates to highest level in 15 years
The Bank has also warned that rates would remain "higher for longer"
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18:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 15, 4. Ed in Paris
4/6 Ed heads to Paris where his seminal novel is to be re-published.
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19:00
The Archers—03/08/2023
Disaster strikes at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Farm.
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19:15
Front Row—Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride film and Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake reviewed; composer Carl Davis
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride; Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake; Carl Davis.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Is it Saudi's century?
Saudi Arabia is a regional power but can it match its ambition to become a global one?
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20:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Reality check: carbon capture and storage
Will two new carbon capture and storage plants help bring UK to net zero?
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21:00
Rethink—Rethink Work, Jobs of the Future
What is the future of work?
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21:45
In the Loop—5. Particle Accelerator
Paul Farley’s circular journey brings him to the Large Hadron Collider
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22:00
The World Tonight—Trump pleads not guilty in Washington court
We get the latest from the US capital.
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22:45
Money by Martin Amis—9: 'Where's the money?'
9/10 Amis' savagely funny novel that defined 1980s excess, read by Bertie Carvel.
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23:00
Damien Slash—Damien Slash: Select All, Episode 2
2/2 Character comedian Damien Slash plugs back into the AiPlayer for more sketch comedy.
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23:30
What's Funny About ...—Absolutely Fabulous - with Jennifer Saunders
3/6 Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/08/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Rooster House: My Ukrainian Family Story by Victoria Belim—Episode 4
4/5 Ukrainian journalist Victoria Belim returns to her country to unravel her family’s history
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2023
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—04/08/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—04/08/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/08/2023
A reflection and prayer to start the day with George Craig.
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05:45
Farming Today—04/08/23 Delays to post-Brexit import checks; salmon stocks; mobile libraries in rural communities
Farmers react to post-Brexit checks being delayed again on EU food coming to the UK.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Greater Honeyguide
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the greater honeyguide of sub-Saharan Africa.
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