FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/02/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Food for Life by Tim Spector—8. Telling Dairy Tales
Essential for bone strength or the cause of weight gain? What is the truth about dairy?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/02/2024
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—08/02/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—08/02/2024
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/02/2024
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier.
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05:45
Farming Today—08/02/24 Morecambe Bay cockle picking tragedy: changes to the industry 20 years on; new DAERA minister, working horses.
The Morecambe Bay disaster: we look changes it led to in the rights of migrant workers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Shelduck
David Attenborough presents the shelduck.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/02/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Hormones
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the chemical signals that control the ways our bodies work
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09:45
Food for Life by Tim Spector—9. The Future of Food
How can we feed the planet and what will need to change for us to do it?
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Vapes, Phoebe Dynevor and Amelia Earhart's legacy
The Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza joins Emma in the studio.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—America’s Endless Fentanyl Epidemic
The synthetic opioid poisoning young lives on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
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11:30
A Good Read—Rachel Brown-Finnis and Anna Bogutskaya
A former professional footballer and a film critic pick their favourite books.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—08/02/2024
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Gap Finders - Jonny 'Bongo'
How a game of Bingo changed a night out into a new experience.
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Face Creams
Are more expensive face creams worth it?
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12:57
Weather—08/02/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—08/02/2024
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
Forgiveness: Stories from the Front Line—Jayne
Jayne's story is of childhood sexual abuse. Can she forgive her father now he's dying?
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14:00
The Archers—07/02/2024
A new arrival causes problems at Bridge Farm.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Sick
Funny and dark 'vom com' about hyperemesis gravidarum by Annalisa Dinnella.
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15:00
Open Country—Tales from the Quoile Riverbank
Flooding, steamboats and Vikings - Helen Mark charts colourful times on the River Quoile.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—In Place of War
Radiohead's Ed O'Brien makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of In Place of War.
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15:30
Bookclub—Graeme Macrae Burnet: His Bloody Project
Graeme Macrae Burnet discusses his novel, His Bloody Project.
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16:00
Wokewash—Race
Satirist Heydon Prowse delves into brands who are trumpeting their opposition to racism
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Ancient Roman writings revealed
Thanks to AI, scientists can now read charred scrolls from Herculaneum for the first time.
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17:00
PM—08/02/2024
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/02/2024 Labour ditches Β£28bn a year green pledge
Sir Keir Starmer confirmed his party's U-turn on green investment
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18:30
Olga Koch: OK Computer—Series 1, 3. Health
3/4 Olga tries to compute 'health'.
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19:00
The Archers—08/02/2024
Alice is in the firing line.
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19:15
Front Row—One Day, American Fiction, Beyond Form
Netflix's version of' One Day, Oscar-nominated American Fiction, Beyond Form exhibition.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—The crisis in dentistry: why is it happening and what should we do about it?
Dental decay - the struggle to find an NHS dentist.
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20:30
The Bottom Line—Feedback
Tips on how to dish it out, and how to take it.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Ancient Roman writings revealed
Thanks to AI, scientists can now read charred scrolls from Herculaneum for the first time.
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21:30
In Our Time—Hormones
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the chemical signals that control the ways our bodies work
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22:00
The World Tonight—Ukraine's top general replaced for war 'reset'
President Zelensky replacing his commander-in-chief comes at precarious time for Ukraine
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22:45
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller—9: 'You will not be loved for this.'
9/10 Tom Hollander continues Madeline Miller's breath-taking retelling of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr's Iliad.
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23:00
The Today Podcast—Why we need to talk about cancer ft. Stephen Fry
Amol and Nick ask people affected by cancer why it’s so important to talk about it.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—08/02/2024
New laws on protests.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/02/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Food for Life by Tim Spector—9. The Future of Food
How can we feed the planet and what will need to change for us to do it?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/02/2024
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—09/02/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—09/02/2024
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/02/2024
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Mark Clavier.
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05:45
Farming Today—09/02/2024 NFU Scotland Conference, Cumbrian rainforests, working goats
Farmers say the Scottish government should return more than Β£60m of deferred funding.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Northern Diver
Chris Packham presents the great northern diver.
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