Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—02/01/2025
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:15
Illuminated—The Shipping Forecast: A Haven
Discovering who really listens to the Shipping Forecast at 00:48 every day.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—02/01/2025
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—02/01/2025
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—It begins in the home
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the archbishop of York.
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05:45
Farming Today—02/01/25 - Gene edited indoor tomatoes, rural crime, chemical free dairy cleaning
Doing away with chemical cleaners in dairies and using electricity and oxygen instead.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—02/01/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Slime Moulds
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable world of slime mould.
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09:45
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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10:00
Woman's Hour—02/01/2025
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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11:00
This Cultural Life—Isabel Allende
Chilean author Isabel Allende reveals some of the influences on her creativity.
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11:45
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton—Ultimate Trust
4/5 Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—02/01/2025
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
The Reith Lectures—Gwen Adshead - Four Questions about Violence, Does Trauma Cause Violence?
3/4 Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if trauma causes violence.
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12:57
Weather—02/01/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—02/01/2025
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
My Poetry and Other Animals—Unicorns and Dragons
The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, looks for mythical beasts, to inspire a new animal poem
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14:00
The Archers—01/01/2025
Kirsty makes a controversial move.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Bolt
Climbing drama by Tim Price, with Sion Eifion and Norah Lopez-Holden
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15:00
This Natural Life—Professor Kathy Willis
Martha Kearney meets Kathy Willis, Professor of Biodiversity at Oxford University.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—The Mango Tree
Jennifer Saunders makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Mango Tree
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15:30
Feedback—02/01/2025
The programme that holds the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to account on behalf of the radio audience
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16:00
The Briefing Room—02/01/2025
David Aaronovitch and guests present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—The Science of Laughter
A presenter, a comedian and a neuroscientist walk into a tent in Wales...
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17:00
PM—02/01/2025
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—02/01/2025
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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18:30
Michael Spicer: No Room (Omnibus)—4. Goose stepping with a hedge trimmer.
4/4 Gender on the agenda. The Tims have the answers.
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19:00
The Archers—02/01/2025
Henry faces some surprising news.
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19:15
Front Row—Review: Nickel Boys, Nosferatu, Lockerbee
Tom and guests review the highlights of the week.
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20:00
The Media Show—PR v journalism, Post Office drama one year on, predictions for 2025
When it Hits the Fan's David Yelland and Simon Lewis on the changing face of PR
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21:00
Loose Ends—Wayne Sleep, Ben Miller, Rosalind Eleazar, Lou Conran, The Lottery Winners, Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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21:45
Mythical Creatures—10. Wulver
Rhianna Pratchett concludes her quest to meet mythical creatures with a wolf-like beast.
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22:00
The World Tonight—02/01/2025
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
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22:45
Seaborne by Nuala O'Connor—Episode Four
4/10 Anne escapes to the Bahamas but struggles to accept her domestic existence.
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23:00
The Today Podcast—02/01/2025
Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories of the week.
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23:30
What a Shocker!
Nick Grimshaw explores the life and work of performance artist Leigh Bowery.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—03/01/2025
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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00:30
Bunk Bed—Series 9, 5. Peter Curran and Patrick Marber grapple in the dark with life's woes and wonders.
5/8 Why not having a tail is human beings' greatest loss.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—03/01/2025
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—03/01/2025
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—A bright new star
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the archbishop of York.
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05:45
Farming Today—03/01/2025
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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