FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—25/08/2009
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—When Skateboards Will Be Free, Episode 1
1/5 Young Said is confident that his absent father will one day lead a revolution.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—25/08/2009
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/08/2009
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/08/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:45
Farming Today—25/08/2009
Charlotte Smith hears about the tagging project that may prove the innocence of sea eagles
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Morning
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06:00
Today—25/08/2009
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Fry's English Delight—Series 2, Hallo!
3/3 Stephen Fry says goodbye with the story of 'Hallow!'.
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09:30
Lost, Stolen or Shredded—Series 2, Has Anybody Seen a Copy of Et Tu Healy?
3/5 Rick Gekoski asks where a copy of James Joyce's childhood poem Et Tu Healy might be found.
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09:45
Book of the Week—When Skateboards Will Be Free, Episode 2
2/5 Said, now 10, and his mother move from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh and into a squalid apartment
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Uninsured midwives; Gender testing; Buying school shoes
The future of independent midwifery discussed. Plus, what is a gender test?
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11:00
Nature—Series 3, Restoring Heathlands
Brett Westwood investigates the potential for restoring large areas of heathland.
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11:30
With Great Pleasure—Clive Stafford Smith
Lawyer and human rights activist Clive Stafford Smith chooses a selection of writing.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—25/08/2009
Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
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12:57
Weather—25/08/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—25/08/2009
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
Train Tracks
An exploration of the rhythms and themes of the railway train in music.
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14:00
The Archers—24/08/2009
Birthday plans.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Incomplete Works of Dave McCabe
By Nick Underwood. Singer-songwriter Dave tries to woo his muse with a song.
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15:00
Home Planet—25/08/2009
Richard Daniel and the team are at the British Birdwatching Fair at Rutland Water.
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15:30
Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 5, May Contain Nuts
1/3 By Janey Godley. A daughter suddenly realises her cantankerous father is getting old.
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15:45
Cruickshank on New Zealand—Better Relations with the Natives
2/5 Dan is ferried out to sea, to a cove where Capt Cook found friendly and inquisitive Maori.
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16:00
A Small Business—Episode 1
1/3 Starting up in a recession.
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16:30
Great Lives—Freya Stark
Travel writer Dervla Murphy discusses the life of another woman traveller, Freya Stark.
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17:00
PM—25/08/2009
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/08/2009
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 1
1/6 How to talk to an emperor and inventing Saturday night TV shows.
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19:00
The Archers—25/08/2009
The naked truth.
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19:15
Front Row—25/08/2009
With Mark Lawson. Including a review of Pedro Almodovar's latest film Broken Embraces.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Quest, Episode 2
2/5 King Arthur has fallen for the wrong girl; there will be trouble ahead.
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20:00
Says Who? The Rise of the Community Leader
Kwame Kwei-Armah investigates the changing role of the community leader.
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20:40
In Touch—25/08/2009
They arrive on cassette, as MP3 files or online, but are Talking Newspapers sustainable?
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21:00
Case Notes—IVF
Dr Mark Porter visits a fertility clinic to learn about the latest developments in IVF.
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21:30
Forbidden Families—Episode 3
3/3 Brilliana Harley was besieged in her own castle home during the English Civil War. (R)
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21:58
Weather—25/08/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—25/08/2009
National and international news and analysis with David Eades.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, Episode 2
2/5 Yorick encounters Smelfungus and is pressed to hire a French manservant.
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23:00
Heresy—Series 5, Episode 5
5/6 Guests are Sue Perkins, Rev Richard Coles and Simon Evans. (R)
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23:30
The Hollow Men—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6 Sketch show by David Armand, Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner, with Katy Brand (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—26/08/2009
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—When Skateboards Will Be Free, Episode 2
2/5 Said, now 10, and his mother move from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh and into a squalid apartment
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—26/08/2009
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—26/08/2009
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/08/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:45
Farming Today—26/08/2009
How many chickens is it fair to keep in a square metre? Charlotte Smith reports.
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