Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—09/12/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:15
Crossing Continents—France: trouble on the vine
Low harvests, economic and climate batterings, changing tastes - is French wine in crisis?
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris
Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/12/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—09/12/2024
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/12/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—09/12/2024
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Coltrane’s ‘Love Supreme’
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
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05:45
Farming Today—09/12/2024 Port inspections risk spreading plant disease, dairy industry at 'tipping point'
Warnings that the new border inspection system risks letting in disease.
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05:57
Weather—09/12/2024
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—09/12/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Security threats and future prospects for Britain and the EU
Shahidha Bari talks to Sir Alex Younger, Armida van Rij and Ross Clark.
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09:45
Dementia: Unexpected Stories of the Mind—Dave
Neurologist Jules Montague and William Miller meet Dave who has Dementia With Lewy Bodies.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Syria, Raising a family in the UK, Lisa O’Neill
What does the fall of the Assad regime mean for women in Syria?
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11:00
County Lines—Episode 3: Hope
Finding hope in the fight against county lines.
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11:45
Patriot by Alexei Navalny—Episode 1. A Poisoning
1/5 The life of the fearless and inspiring political leader in his own words.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—09/12/2024
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Airbnb Refunds, Garden Centres and AI Christmas Lists
Airbnb refunds, garden centres and AI Christmas lists
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12:57
Weather—09/12/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Celebrations continue in Damascus after Assad's fall
As celebrations continue in Syria after Assad's fall, we hear from his exiled cousin.
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13:45
Shadow World—The Willpower Detectives, The Willpower Detectives - Ep 1. The Doorstep Stranger
2/8 The story of a missing woman and neighbours who ask for help to find where she has gone.
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14:00
The Archers—08/12/2024
One resident faces a blast from the past.
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14:15
Hennikay—Series 1, 4. Going Â鶹ԼÅÄ
4/4 Guy goes back home to where it all started to see if he can make sense of Hennikay.
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14:45
Marple: Three New Stories—Murder at the Villa Rosa by Elly Griffiths, Murder at the Villa Rosa (Part 1)
1/3 Agatha Christie's iconic detective is reimagined as an author plots murder in the sun.
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15:00
Great Lives—Doug Allan on Captain Jacques Cousteau
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan nominates oceanographer and explorer Jacques Cousteau.
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15:30
History's Heroes—History's Youngest Heroes, History's Youngest Heroes: 1. Nelson Mandela and the Defiance Campaign
A young activist attempts to overthrow apartheid in South Africa.
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16:00
Missing Pieces: The Lesbian Mothers Scandal
An investigation into the legacy of court decisions separating children from lesbian mums.
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16:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 46, Postbag
4/6 Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts are answering questions in this postbag edition.
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17:00
PM—People in Syria adjust to life after President Assad
The Foreign Secretary warns of a moment of danger, despite welcoming the regime's fall.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—09/12/2024 UK joins several European countries in pausing Syrian asylum decisions
The government took the decision less than a day after the fall of the Assad regime
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 82, Episode 1
1/6 The multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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19:00
The Archers—09/12/2024
Alan faces a tricky negotiation.
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19:15
Front Row—Kelsey Mann on Inside Out 2, Humphrey Bogart documentary, Susan Chardy
Kathryn Ferguson on her new Bogart doc plus Peter Bradshaw on the Golden Globe nominations
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20:00
The Briefing Room—What’s going on in Syria?
The quick fall of the Assad regime.
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20:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Inside Science—Fact-checking the Bovaer backlash
How is cow feed additive Bovaer tackling methane from burpy cows – and is it safe?
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21:00
Start the Week—Security threats and future prospects for Britain and the EU
Shahidha Bari talks to Sir Alex Younger, Armida van Rij and Ross Clark.
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21:45
Mythical Creatures—3. Water Demons
Rhianna Pratchett explores the dark world of water demons.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Syria's political prisoners are freed after Assad deposed
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ gets inside notorious Saydnaya prison as families search for detained loved ones
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22:45
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst—6: 'Do you think we've bred a monster?'
6/10 The new novel from Booker Prize-winning author, Alan Hollinghurst.
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23:00
Limelight—English Rose - Series 1, English Rose - Episode 5: Daddy Issues
5/5 Maya is excited by her new life. Rose is worried about Gully and what his clan might do.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—09/12/2024
Alicia McCarthy reports as the foreign secretary tells MPs that Syria is at a crossroads.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—10/12/2024
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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00:30
Patriot by Alexei Navalny—Episode 1. A Poisoning
1/5 The life of the fearless and inspiring political leader in his own words.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/12/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—10/12/2024
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/12/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—10/12/2024
The latest news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Confronted by Barth
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
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05:45
Farming Today—10/12/24 Avian flu bounce back, methane emissions, intensive dairy
Two years after losing all his poultry, a turkey farmer bounces back after bird flu.
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