FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/10/2009
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lynne Truss - Get Her Off the Pitch!, Episode 1
1/5 How does a woman of literary tastes end up writing on sport for a national newspaper?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/10/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—06/10/2009
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/10/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/10/2009
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/10/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard.
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05:45
Farming Today—06/10/2009
'NIMBYs' are being blamed for a failure to meet housing targets.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/10/2009
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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08:57
The Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal
The Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal for Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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09:00
1989: Simpson Returns—Episode 1
1/3 John visits Leipzig and Berlin and talks to people who influenced events in 1989.
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09:30
The Good Samaritan—Gordon's Story
4/5 The man who stopped to help some swans in distress, only to have his luxury car stolen.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Lynne Truss - Get Her Off the Pitch!, Episode 2
2/5 In 1999, Lynne is sent to Madison Square Garden to report on the Holyfield-Lewis fight.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Jo Brand; Marriage as a political tool
Marriage as a political tool. Plus, comedienne Jo Brand on her memoirs.
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11:00
Nature—Series 3, Insect Soundings
An unusual sound safari, eavesdropping on the world of insect sounds.
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11:30
I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing
What is the truth behind the mermaid story? Janet Ellis investigates.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—06/10/2009
Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
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12:57
Weather—06/10/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—06/10/2009
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
Over The Rainbow With Yip Harburg
Broadcaster Stephen Evans explores the life and work of lyricist Yip Harburg.
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14:00
The Archers—05/10/2009
Lynda's protegee.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Dickens Confidential, The Man Who Robbed the Bank of England
2/6 By Mike Walker. Dickens investigates a plot aimed at the country's financial system. (R)
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15:00
Making History—06/10/2009
Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—1989: Writing on the Wall, The Quest for Christa T
1/3 By Christa Wolf. The gulf between the founders of East Germany and the next generation.
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15:45
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Pots and Pans
7/30 What do letters and diaries tell us about running the home in the 16th and 17th centuries?
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16:00
Advertising: The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Clothes On!—Episode 1
1/2 Robin Wight returns to the location of his first job in advertising in the late 1960s. (R)
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16:30
A Good Read—Tom Morris and Martin Rowson
Martin Rowson, Tom Morris and Sue MacGregor discuss their favourite books.
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16:56
1989: Day by Day—6th October 1989
Gorbachev begins a visit to East Germany to help celebrate the GDR's 40th anniversary.
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17:00
PM—06/10/2009
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—06/10/2009
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:27
The Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal
The Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal for Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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18:30
Too Much Information—Episode 1
1/4 Comedy drama set in the idiosyncratic world of a tourist information office.
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19:00
The Archers—06/10/2009
Houston, we have a problem.
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19:15
Front Row—06/10/2009
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—TwilightBaby.com, Episode 2
2/5 Cass struggles to come to terms with pregnancy and being made homeless.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Armed Forces Equipment
Gerry Northam asks why it seems so hard to buy the right equipment for our forces.
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20:40
In Touch—06/10/2009
The fight to save Action for Blind People's centre in Carlisle. Why is it under threat?
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21:00
Trials For Life—Episode 1
1/3 Why do patients volunteer for clinical trials - just to get better or for the common good?
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21:30
1989: Simpson Returns—Episode 1
1/3 John visits Leipzig and Berlin and talks to people who influenced events in 1989.
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21:58
Weather—06/10/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—06/10/2009
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah and Paul Moss.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Fathers and Sons, Episode 7
7/10 Heartbroken, Bazarov makes his own prodigal return to his doting parents.
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23:00
Boyle's Law
His tea mug says 'I am the Law'. Inspector Vincent Boyle is in charge of data storage.
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23:30
Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 2, Mayor of London
4/4 The comedian's latest challenge is to be London's Mayor, with no ability whatsoever. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/10/2009
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lynne Truss - Get Her Off the Pitch!, Episode 2
2/5 In 1999, Lynne is sent to Madison Square Garden to report on the Holyfield-Lewis fight.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/10/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—07/10/2009
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/10/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/10/2009
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/10/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard.
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05:45
Farming Today—07/10/2009
Anna Hill reports on NIMBYs preventing local people buying affordable houses.
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