Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—14/10/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
World Of Secrets—Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods, Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: 3. Paris
Work trips to β€the city of lightsβ€ turn dark. Al Fayed’s power and control becomes clear.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The church of St Mary le Ghyll in Barnoldswick Lancashire
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary le Ghyll in Barnoldswick, Lancashire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/10/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—14/10/2024
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/10/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—14/10/2024
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Peace and trust
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Right Rev Dr David Walker.
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05:45
Farming Today—14/10/24 - Harvest 2024, eco-friendly twine, UK wine
Harvest 2024 hasn't been great - what will it mean for farmers and consumers?
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05:57
Weather—14/10/2024
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—14/10/24 - Mishal Husain and Nick Robinson
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—From Sapiens to AI
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Yuval Noah Harari, Madhumita Murgia and Edith Hall
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09:45
CafΓ© Hope—Band of sisters
How one woman started supporting military wives after she left the army.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women's magazines, Dawn Sturgess, Female funeral directors
What can women's magazines from the 70s, 80s and 90s tell us about life then and life now?
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11:00
How Would We Know If Democracy Had Died?—The Demagogue and the Cabal
Can democracy ever be safe?
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11:45
The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell—Magnificent Disasters
1/5 First of five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—14/10/2024
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Fine dining, pavement parking laws and buying unopened parcels
The pressures facing high-end restaurants.
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12:57
Weather—14/10/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Government tells business to back Britain
The prime minister welcomes global firms to an investment summit.
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13:45
The History Podcast—The Brighton Bomb, The Brighton Bomb: Out of the Rubble
6/10 The hunt for the bomber begins.
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14:00
The Archers—13/10/2024
Clarrie attempts to build bridges.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Hopping
A not entirely historically accurate comedy set in a 1930s Kentish Hop Field.
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14:45
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding—Episode Three
3/10 Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
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15:00
A Good Read—Amy Liptrot and Karl Ove Knausgaard
We're at the Edinburgh International Book Festival again.
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15:30
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley, 33. Tilly Devine - Underworld Queen
Lucy Worsley meets Tilly Devine, queen of Sydney’s 1920s criminal underworld.
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16:00
Old School Problems
Hazel Shearing investigates delays in the DfE school rebuilding programme.
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16:30
Marianna in Conspiracyland—Why Do You Hate Me? USA, 4. Doxxed and Blocked: β€We’re distressed about war in the Middle East and now trolls are after us.'
The social media tactic harming and further polarising people.
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17:00
PM—Government encourages business to invest in UK
Keir Starmer pledges to cut red tape to encourage UK investment
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—14/10/2024 The government has given details of more than 60 billion pounds invested in the UK at today's business summit
The government has given details of more than 60 billion pounds invested in the UK
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 93, 5. Cheek by jowl with some stubbly nosed man
5/6 Jenny Eclair joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
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19:00
The Archers—14/10/2024
Neil struggles under the weight of everything.
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19:15
Front Row—Bronski Beat Age of Consent 40th Anniversary, Percival Everett, Horror on stage
The impact of the landmark Bronski Beat album Age of Consent, 40 years on.
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20:00
Rethink—Rethink... immigration
Is the UK more divided than ever over immigration, or are there areas of consensus?
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20:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—Should we bring back extinct animals?
A US company claims it will bring back a woolly mammoth by 2028 – how and why?
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21:00
Start the Week—From Sapiens to AI
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Yuval Noah Harari, Madhumita Murgia and Edith Hall
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21:45
CafΓ© Hope—Band of sisters
How one woman started supporting military wives after she left the army.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Rare air strike in northern Lebanon attributed to Israel
An air strike has hit a previously peaceful village in a mostly Christian area of Lebanon
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22:45
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley—Episode One
1/10 Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
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23:00
Limelight—Harland - Series 3, Harland - 2. Diu mart
2/5 Dan is on the run, suspected of murder, arson and abduction.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—14/10/2024
Alicia McCarthy reports on controversy surrounding gifts to ministers.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—15/10/2024
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
The Trust Shift—Local Trust
Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/10/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—15/10/2024
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/10/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—15/10/2024
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Fleeing for safety
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Right Rev Dr David Walker.
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05:45
Farming Today—15/10/24 - Renewable community benefits, English sparking wine, grassland payments
Would you say yes to a wind or solar farm near your home if it meant lower energy bills?
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