FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/12/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Starborn: How the Stars Made Us and Who We Would Be Without Them by Roberto Trotta—Cosmic Clocks
2/5 Cosmologist Roberto Trotta considers the role of the stars in timekeeping and navigation.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2023
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—20/12/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—20/12/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/12/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Warren Elf.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/12/23 Rural dentists, swede harvest, mistletoe auction
Dental services in rural areas.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Poorwill (American Nightjar)
Michael Palin presents the common poorwill from an Arizona desert.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/12/2023
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reith Lectures—Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future, 4. The Future of Prosperity
4/4 Ben Ansell concludes his series of Reith Lectures on why politics fails
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Mary Earps' SPOTY win, Women's Super League founder Kelly Simmons, Pregnancy sickness
Why is England goalkeeper Mary Earps 2023 Sports Personality of the Year?
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11:00
South Africa: The Children of Paradise—Without hope, you're dead
30 years after South Africa's momentous changes what’s happened to the hope and promises?
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11:30
The Hidden History of the Wall
Rachel Hurdley uncovers what walls tell us about how we live.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—20/12/2023
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Christmas Coaches, Million Dollar Lover and the Rise of Craft
The coach companies cashing on rail misery this Christmas.
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12:57
Weather—20/12/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—20/12/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
Mythical Creatures—3. Water Demons
Rhianna Pratchett explores the dark world of water demons.
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14:00
The Archers—19/12/2023
Life gets awkward for Alice.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Tess of the Tollbooth
Shaparak Khorsandi stars in Ali Sparkes's festive romcom set on a toll bridge.
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: The Rising Cost of Rent
Queuing for a viewing and budget busting prices, this week we're talking about rent.
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15:30
All in the Mind—What Mastermind can tell us about blinking, how music shapes memory and why anger can be a useful emotion
Emotive music can shape the way we store and recall memories, according to new research.
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16:00
Living Free
The basic income trial for 18-year-olds leaving care in Wales - what impact is it having?
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16:30
The Media Show—How CNN got into Gaza
Clarissa Ward on reporting from Gaza despite a ban on journalists entering.
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17:00
PM—20/12/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/12/2023 Inflation falls more than expected to 3.9%
It reached its lowest level for more than two years, raising hopes of interest rate cuts
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18:30
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 2, 2. Libel She Wrote
2/4 Florence is sued for libel when a character in one of her books is based on a real person.
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19:00
The Archers—20/12/2023
Susan offers some encouragement.
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19:15
Front Row—The Unthanks, Lucinda Coxon, the North East Cultural Partnership
The Unthanks, Lucinda Coxon, the North East Cultural Partnership.
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20:00
AntiSocial—The National Anthem
The debate about whether we should sing God Save the King.
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20:45
Starborn: How the Stars Made Us and Who We Would Be Without Them by Roberto Trotta—A Golden Flower in Space
3/5 Roberto Trotta considers stargazing from Galileo to the James Webb Space Telescope.
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21:00
When It Hits the Fan—Harry's victory, Baroness Mone Part 2 and 2023's PR lessons
David and Simon discuss Harry’s victory, Baroness Mone Part 2 and 2023's PR lessons.
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21:30
The Media Show—How CNN got into Gaza
Clarissa Ward on reporting from Gaza despite a ban on journalists entering.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Teens guilty of Brianna Ghey's murder
We hear from the late transgender teenager's local MP.
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22:45
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan—Episode 8
8/10 Hours before the wedding, Luke confides in Vivian.
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23:00
We Forced a Bot to Write This Show—1: Action Movie, Army Advert and Bake Off
AI digests human media, then writes its own versions. The result is absurdly hilarious.
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23:15
Nora Meadows' Week of Wellness—3. Dedicated to Father Ian
What secrets do couples conceal from each other? Nora's here to find out.
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23:30
The Mandates—Takeover
How the effects of French and British mandates in the Middle East still reverberate today.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/12/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Starborn: How the Stars Made Us and Who We Would Be Without Them by Roberto Trotta—A Golden Flower in Space
3/5 Roberto Trotta considers stargazing from Galileo to the James Webb Space Telescope.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/12/2023
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—21/12/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—21/12/2023
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/12/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Warren Elf.
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05:45
Farming Today—21/12/23 Cuts to agriculture budgets in Scotland and Wales, The Archers' comedy night, Operation turtle dove
Farmers' reaction to cuts to the rural affairs budgets in Wales and Scotland.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—YOLOBirder on the Peregrine Falcon
Birdwatching's irreverent Tweeter YOLOBirder tells how he became hooked on peregrines.
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