Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—28/04/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Open Book—SinΓ©ad Gleeson
SinΓ©ad Gleeson talks to Octavia Bright about her new novel, Hagstone.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/04/2024
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—28/04/2024
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s in Earl Soham, Suffolk
Bells on Sunday, comes from St Mary’s in Earl Soham, Suffolk.
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05:45
In Touch—Improvements to the Disabled Students' Allowance
The Disabled Students' Allowance system has been updated to address student's issues.
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Morning
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06:00
News Summary—28/04/2024
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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06:05
Beyond Belief—Embracing Neurodiversity
A mum of two boys describes how their neurodiversity affects their faith practice.
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06:35
On Your Farm—The thing about Luing
Richard Baynes visits the home of the first new British beef breed in 150 years.
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06:57
Weather—28/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—28/04/2024
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Nigerian Pastor; Muslim Drag Queen; Humanism
William Crawley takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—WasteAid
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of WasteAid.
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07:57
Weather—28/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—28/04/2024
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers
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08:10
Sunday Worship—I am the vine, you are the branches
For the fifth Sunday of Easter from Edinburgh Jesuit Church of the Sacred Heart, Lauriston
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08:48
A Point of View—Me and my medical data
Will Self with a very personal take on the rise of medical records apps.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Mya Bambrick on the Pied Wagtail
Young ornithologist Mya Bambrick remembers the pied wagtail on the way home from school.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—28/04/2024
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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10:00
The Reunion—Bush v Gore 2000
Kirsty Wark reunites key figures from the 2000 US election.
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11:00
The Archers Omnibus—28/04/2024
Alistair faces a dilemma and Alice has a mountain to climb
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Afternoon
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12:15
Profile—Timmy Mallett
Timmy Mallett, 1980s iconic children'sTV presenter. Presented by Mark Coles.
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12:30
It's a Fair Cop—Series 8, 4. Knife Crime
4/6 When does a knife become a crime?
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12:57
Weather—28/04/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—28/04/2024
Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world.
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13:30
Boys—How to Save an Incel
Sophia Smith Galer meets the men escaping 'inceldom'.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Hammersmith & Fulham
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
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14:45
Opening Lines—My Mother Said I Never Should
John Yorke looks at Charlotte Keatley’s 1987 play My Mother Said I Never Should.
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15:00
My Mother Said I Never Should—Episode 1
1/2 Charlotte Keatley's award winning, landmark play.
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16:00
Open Book—Sunjeev Sahota
Alex Clark talks to Sunjeev Sahota about his new novel, The Spoiled Heart.
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16:30
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 8, 2024
The contest of wordplay and cryptic connections chaired by Kirsty Lang.
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17:00
Witness History—Sarah Baartman's 200-year journey back home
The campaign to return Sarah Baartman to South Africa nearly 200 years after her death
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17:10
The Invention Of...—China, The First Emperor
1/4 Misha Glenny on where China came from and what it is now.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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17:57
Weather—28/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Ireland to return migrants fleeing the UK's Rwanda deportation plan
Ireland says it plans to return migrants fleeing the UK's Rwanda deportation plan.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Sean Cooney
Sean Cooney chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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19:00
The Archers—28/04/2024
There’s a surprise for Emma.
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19:15
Illuminated—Strandings
We've always drawn meaning from the arrival of stranded whales. What's their message now?
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19:45
Why Do We Do That?—Why Do We Procrastinate?
Can we blame procrastination on our evolution?
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20:00
Feedback—Radio 3 Shake Up and The Now Show No More
Radio 3 Controller on recent schedule changes and Punt and Dennis on end of The Now Show.
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20:30
Last Word—Terry Anderson, Trina Robbins, Lord Field, Ann Trevenen Jenkin
Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a politician, as cartoonist and a bard.
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21:00
Money Box—Carers Allowance and Minimum Payments on Credit Cards
Calls for urgent action to help thousands of unpaid carers in debt to DWP.
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—WasteAid
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of WasteAid.
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21:30
From Our Own Correspondent—The Rise and Fall of Nagorno-Karabakh
The story of how Armenia won and lost the 'black garden' in an enclave of Azerbaijan.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—28/04/2024
Ben Wright and guests discuss the turmoil at Holyrood as they preview the political week.
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23:00
In Our Time—Bertolt Brecht
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 20th-century German playwright.
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23:45
Short Works—At Heart Centre by Bernie McGill
It’s been years since Stella went to yoga. 58 years, to be exact.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/04/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Crossing Continents—Armenia's Lost Garden
The life and death of a non-existent country - and the rebirth of its improbable pub.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s in Earl Soham, Suffolk
Bells on Sunday, comes from St Mary’s in Earl Soham, Suffolk.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/04/2024
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—29/04/2024
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Seventh Day of Passover
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
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05:45
Farming Today—29/04/24: Cider orchard, Apples, Plant diseases
A cider orchard is ripped out because of a fall in cider drinking according to the owners.
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05:57
Weather—29/04/2024
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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