Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/10/2024
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
The Kindness of Strangers by Kerry Hudson—In Sickness
3/5 With a new baby, Kerry Hudson is struggling to breathe.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/10/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/10/2024
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/10/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—03/10/2024
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Hope of Each New Day
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Mariama Ifode-Blease.
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05:45
Farming Today—03/10/24 - Crisis in dairy recruitment, deer damage to trees, imported carrots
The dairy industry highlights a crisis in recruitment - how can farmers attract new staff?
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/10/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Haymarket Affair
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1886 bombing in Chicago amid violent labour conflict.
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09:45
Glued Up: The Sticky Story of Humanity—How glues helped us fly
Some of the biggest revolutions in aircraft design have been down to adhesives.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—SEND transport, Lucy Worsley, Children of the Cult, T20
Following our special programme in September about SEND, we look at SEND transport
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11:00
This Cultural Life—Margaret Drabble
Writer and critic Dame Margaret Drabble reveals the formative influences on her career.
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11:45
The Kindness of Strangers by Kerry Hudson—On the Water
4/5 The challenges of living on a boat are dwarfed by the kindness of the boating community.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—03/10/2024
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
The Bottom Line—Side Hustles: What's It Like Balancing Two Jobs At Once?
Everyone seems to have one... We find out the truth about side hustles.
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Float Tanks
Does a session in a float tank work wonders for mental health and exercise recovery?
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12:57
Weather—03/10/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—UK to hand over Chagos Islands sovereignty
The UK agrees to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
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13:45
Continental Divides—Episode 4 - The Eastern Front
Misha Glenny charts the impact of the Ukraine war across Europe.
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14:00
The Archers—02/10/2024
Azra has a lot to contend with.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Real Agatha Christie - A Daughter's a Daughter
Agatha Christie dramatically confronts the inbuilt tensions between a mother and daughter.
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15:00
Open Country—These Debatable Lands
Helen Mark explores 50 square miles that were neither England nor Scotland.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—BRAC UK
Journalist Reshmin Chowdhury makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of BRAC UK.
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15:30
Word of Mouth—Social media language
How language is used on platforms like Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter/X.
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16:00
Rethink—Rethink... wealth
Most of us would love to be wealthy - but is it possible to be too rich?
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Could coal shut-down mark new era for energy?
What difference will closure of the UK’s last coal-fired power station make?
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17:00
PM—Oil price spikes after Biden comments
The price of oil rises after Biden says Israel is discussing striking Iran’s oil industry.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/10/2024 Parliament set to vote for the first time in nearly a decade on whether to legalise assisted dying
The proposal would give terminally ill people in England and Wales the choice to die
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18:30
Olga Koch: OK Computer—Series 3, 1. Love
1/4 Olga Koch and her digital assistant Algo tackle the topic of Love.
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19:00
The Archers—03/10/2024
There’s a shocking request for Will.
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19:15
Front Row—Review: Film: Joker Folie a Deux; Book: Alan Hollinghurst's Our Evenings
Joker: Folie a Deux and Alan Hollinghurst's new book Our Evenings reviewed.
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20:00
The Media Show—Middle East crisis, Sony's video game flop, The Sidemen
Journalists on the challenges reporting the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
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21:00
Loose Ends—Nihal Arthanayke, Henry Normal, Donna Ashworth, Lisa Goodwin-Allen, Mike Harding, The Lovely Eggs
Nihal Arthanayake and guests at the Morecambe Poetry Festival.
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21:45
The Warsaw Ghetto: History as Survival—2. The Coming of the Ghetto
An extraordinary secret archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Parliament to vote on assisted dying bill
Proposals to give terminally-ill people the choice to die are to be voted on in parliament
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22:45
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin—Episode 4
4/10 Sam and Sadie have created their first game Ichigo. But how best to sell it?
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23:00
The Today Podcast—Iran, Israel and the Middle East crisis explained
How did we get here and what happens next?
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23:30
The Gift—Series 1, 6. Secrets
When home DNA tests bring family secrets - once thought long buried - into the light.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/10/2024
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
The Kindness of Strangers by Kerry Hudson—On the Water
4/5 The challenges of living on a boat are dwarfed by the kindness of the boating community.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/10/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/10/2024
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/10/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—04/10/2024
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Changing Status
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Mariama Ifode-Blease.
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05:45
Farming Today—04/10/24 Poultry register, fishing and offshore wind farms, TB in deer
IT problems with new national bird register.
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