FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/10/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein—2: Siberia
2/5 The next in Daniel Finkelstein's story of his parents' devastating experience of WWII.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/10/2023
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—18/10/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—18/10/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/10/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Julia Loveless, singer and writer.
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05:45
Farming Today—18/10/23 Shetland trawlers, digital agriculture, Syrian farmer in Northern Ireland
Trawler operators in Scotland say lives are being put at risk by dangerous behaviour.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Variable Pitohui
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the poisonous variable pitohui from New Guinea.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—18/10/2023
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Life Changing—Dead calm
Will is in the Solomon Islands surfing spectacular waves - then the sea disappears.
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09:30
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Practise Pilates
How simple exercise can improve your posture, mood, and exercise performance.
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09:45
Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein—3: Survival
3/5 The next in Daniel Finkelstein's heartrending memoir of his parents' time during WWII.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Coleen Rooney, Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves MP, Poet Becky Hemsley.
Coleen Rooney on the term WAG, football and her documentary series The Real Wagatha Story.
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11:00
Wiki Wars
Tech journalist Lara Lewington looks into information battles played out on Wikipedia.
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11:30
Any Questions?—Any Questions on... the Welfare State
Any Questions is 75. Alex Forsyth explores how debate about the welfare state has changed.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—18/10/2023
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Scam a Scammer; Affordable Art; Scrappage Scheme
The woman who played the scammers at their own game.
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12:57
Weather—18/10/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—18/10/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
Understand—Israel and the Palestinians, Israel and the Palestinians: 3. Hamas
3/5 What is Hamas, what do they stand for and what do they want now?
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14:00
The Archers—17/10/2023
There’s chaos at Grey Gables.
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14:15
Fault Lines: Money, Sex and Blood—Series 3: Blood, Confessions
4/5 Glenda Jackson stars in a series of linked plays seen through the lens of blood.
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: Digital Divide
How not being able to get online could impact your finances.
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15:30
Inside Health—What's stopping us from exercising in older age?
An 80-year-old athlete and a team of sports scientists help explain what can hold us back.
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—The Grave - Memorial Benches
Laurie Taylor explores the origins of the grave and the meaning of memorial benches.
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16:30
The Media Show—Gaza hospital blast: searching for the facts
How the media first reported the story.
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17:00
PM—18/10/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/10/2023 President Biden says Israel will allow aid into Gaza
The President of United States was speaking at the end of a visit to Tel Aviv
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18:30
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 4, 2. '... so I decided to date an AI...'
2/4 A fourth series from Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda.
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19:00
The Archers—18/10/2023
One resident makes a shocking discovery.
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19:15
Front Row—Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, film director Maysoon Pachachi, the portrayal of nuns in culture
Musical theatre legend Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, in tribute to the late composer.
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20:00
Moral Maze—Are prisons doing more harm than good?
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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21:00
When It Hits the Fan—Captain Tom's family, Barclays and the Grand National
David and Simon discuss the decision of Captain Tom’s family to enter the lion’s den.
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21:30
The Media Show—Gaza hospital blast: searching for the facts
How the media first reported the story.
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22:00
The World Tonight—President Biden says he has brokered deal on Gaza aid
The US president says up to 20 trucks of aid will cross from Egypt into Gaza
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22:45
The Midnight News by Jo Baker—Episode Three
3/10 By Jo Baker. Charlotte has an awkward lunch with her Father.
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23:00
Njambi McGrath—Njambi McGrath - Black Black, 2. The White Man's Burden
2/4 Kenyan-born comedian Njambi McGrath’s dark take on colonialism’s long scar.
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23:15
The Skewer—Series 10, Episode 2
2/8 Jon Holmes's current affairs comedy concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—18/10/2023
Susan Hulme reports on a sombre Prime Minister's Questions.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/10/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein—3: Survival
3/5 The next in Daniel Finkelstein's heartrending memoir of his parents' time during WWII.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/10/2023
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—19/10/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—19/10/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/10/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Julia Loveless, singer and writer.
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05:45
Farming Today—19/10/23 Welsh farming budget; Scottish floods; Drone course
Cuts to Welsh farming budget, flooded Scottish farms, plus course for agricultural drones.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Saddleback
Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback of New Zealand.
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