Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/05/2024
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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00:30
Alien Earths by Lisa Kaltenegger—Book of the Week: Episode 2 - Ancient Cosmic Messengers
2/5 The world-winning astronomer on exploring our ancient past in Earth's star studded skies.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/05/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—01/05/2024
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/05/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—01/05/2024
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—The bells of May
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
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05:45
Farming Today—01/05/25 - Import border checks, local elections and blackgrass
We report from a border control post on the first day of new checks on food imports.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/05/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Life Changing—Excluded
Marginalised his whole life, aged 24, Tier demands a reckoning with the education system.
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09:30
Influenced—Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat, Left the Chat: No 5. Thug Shaker Central
5/6 How one journalist uncovered the most unlikely leaker of military secrets in US history.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Co-parenting, Â鶹ԼÅÄlessness and women, Dr Jessica Taylor
What is it really like to be a co-parent? Two mothers give their take.
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11:00
Boys—The Boys Are Not Alright
Investigating the rise of boys being radicalised online and the solutions to tackle it.
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11:45
Alien Earths by Lisa Kaltenegger—Book of the Week: Episode 3 - Revelations from the tiny tardigrade
3/5 Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger on revelations from the space-travelling tardigrade.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—01/05/2024
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Gambling Commission, Waitrose Reboot and Canal Mooring Fees
The Gambling Commission tells us about new affordability checks coming to the industry.
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12:57
Weather—01/05/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—01/05/2024
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
Boys—About the Boys, 3. Education
3/5 Boys all over the UK talk to Catherine Carr about how they feel about school.
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14:00
The Archers—30/04/2024
Jim makes a surprising offer.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Bat Girls, Episode 3: Roshina's Story
3/3 Final episode of three linked dramas about young female, South Asian Cricketers
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: The Cost of Caring
The cost of being an unpaid carer and where to get financial help and support.
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15:30
Marianna in Conspiracyland—Why Do You Hate Me?, 5. I Went Inside The World Of The Trolled And The Troll
Marianna investigates online abuse targeting Eni Aluko and tracks down one of her trolls.
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16:00
The Media Show—Behind the Information Iron Curtain
What is the role of the media in geopolitics?
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17:00
PM—01/05/2024
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/05/2024 Violent Gaza Protests at US Universities
US universities gripped by Gaza protests; and teenage boy killed in UK sword attack named
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18:30
Room 101 with Paul Merton—Series 2, Victoria Coren Mitchell
5/6 Paul Merton finds out what Victoria Coren Mitchell would send to Room 101.
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19:00
The Archers—01/05/2024
Denise hatches a plan.
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19:15
Front Row—Spirited Away at London Coliseum, Eurovision build-up, terminal diagnosis films
Antonia Quirke talks to John Caird and Maoko Imai about adapting Spirited Away for stage.
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20:00
AntiSocial—Are ‘kidults’ a problem?
Are young people refusing to grow up, or just enjoying harmless escapism?
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20:45
Uncharted with Hannah Fry—5. The Choice
John Carter must make a momentous decision. Can a data set guide him to the right choice?
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21:00
The Long View—Presidential Candidates on Trial
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of presidential candidates who have stood trial.
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21:30
Inside Health—Are more young people getting cancer?
Following the Princess of Wales’s diagnosis, we look at disease rates in people under 50.
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22:00
The World Tonight—US campus protests turn violent as pro-Israel and pro-Palestine activists clash
University of California, Los Angeles was rocked by violence overnight
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22:45
You Are Here by David Nicholls—Episode 3
3/10 The walking group get to know each other after a day in the Lakes.
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23:00
Gary Little: At Large—1. Two Ways of Looking at It
Hilarious Glaswegian Gary gives a new perspective on life before, behind, and beyond bars.
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23:15
Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club—4. Bodybuilding
Stand up series about strong women, quite literally - women weightlifters.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—01/05/2024
A pre-election day PMQs.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/05/2024
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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00:30
Alien Earths by Lisa Kaltenegger—Book of the Week: Episode 3 - Revelations from the tiny tardigrade
3/5 Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger on revelations from the space-travelling tardigrade.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/05/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—02/05/2024
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/05/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—02/05/2024
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Words
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
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05:45
Farming Today—02/05/2024: Illegal waste dumping; NI veterinary medicines; Natural pesticides
Illegal waste dumping is under investigation in Kent.
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