FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—25/08/2011
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Fire Season, Episode 3
3/5 The mule packers arrive with the fire lookout's supplies and ask if he ever gets lonely.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—25/08/2011
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/08/2011
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/08/2011
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
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05:45
Farming Today—25/08/2011
Natural England question how successful the planned badger cull in England would be.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—25/08/2011
With Evan Davis and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Toby Young
4/4 Writer and journalist Toby Young revisits his childhood home and education in North London
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09:30
The Tribes of Science—More Tribes of Science, Antarctic Scientists
4/5 Peter Curran puts scientists who work in Antarctica under his anthropological lens.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Fire Season, Episode 4
4/5 May is relentless with wind, the tower vibrates and dust spirals off the mountains.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Miriam O'Reilly, Heather Brooke, Constance Briscoe, Jamelia.
Miriam O'Reilly on ageism in the public eye; Heather Brooke; Constance Briscoe; Jamelia.
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10:45
Whodunnits—Val McDermid - Village SOS, 4. Grudges
4/5 DCI Bettany interviews more villagers with a grudge against murder victim Colin Arnott.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—The Mystery of Dirar Abu Sisi
Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the mysterious disappearance of Dirar Abu Sisi.
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11:30
The Little Black Fish That Created Big Waves
A powerful political allegory uncovered in a famous 1968 Iranian children's book.
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Afternoon
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12:08
Sacrifices—Josh
1/5 Josh wants to dance, but his parents have to dig deep to ensure that his dream comes true.
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12:22
You and Yours—25/08/2011
Mobile phones and radiation, red tape and shop shutters, high technology skills gap.
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12:57
Weather—25/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—25/08/2011
With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
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13:30
Questions, Questions—25/08/2011
Why does bacon comes in rashers but everything else in slices?
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14:00
The Archers—24/08/2011
Emma makes herself unpopular and Clarrie loses her nerve.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Christopher Douglas - Dolly
The story of the controversial selection of Basil D'Oliveira for the England cricket team. (R)
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15:00
Open Country—Island Revival
The isle of Ulva was abandoned 200 years ago. Helen Mark finds out why it's now thriving.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—The Esther Benjamins Trust
Philip Holmes presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Esther Benjamins Trust.
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15:30
Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 7, A Difference of Opinion by Bridget Christie
3/3 Bridget's husband is assaulted by a European leader's ghost.
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15:45
Stories from Notting Hill—Enterprise
4/5 Kwame Kwei-Armah examines Carnival as it attempted to become a more commercial enterprise.
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16:00
Open Book—21/08/2011
DJ Taylor talks to Joe Dunthorne, the author of Submarine, about his novel Wild Abandon.
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16:30
Material World—25/08/2011
The oldest fossils, tracking cholera, playing with uncertainty and counting species.
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17:00
PM—25/08/2011
Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/08/2011
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 5, Undercover Journalist
6/6 Milton becomes Britain's best-known undercover journalist - not always a good thing.
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19:00
The Archers—25/08/2011
Kathy has a nerve-racking wait. Meanwhile Tom is determined to make a sale.
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19:15
Front Row—South Pacific Review, Author Miroslav Penkov
A revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, and today's music scene on film.
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19:45
Whodunnits—Val McDermid - Village SOS, 4. Grudges
4/5 DCI Bettany interviews more villagers with a grudge against murder victim Colin Arnott.
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20:00
The Report—The Riots - How They Began
Why did the shooting of Mark Duggan by police in North London spark riots?
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20:30
In Business—Crunching the Crisis
Is time to rethink the way the world works?
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21:00
In Our Own Image - Evolving Humanity—Human Cultural Evolution Versus Genetic Evolution
2/2 The effect of globalisation and a greater choice of partners on human genetic evolution.
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21:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Toby Young
4/4 Writer and journalist Toby Young revisits his childhood home and education in North London
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21:58
Weather—25/08/2011
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—25/08/2011
National and international news and analysis with Samira Ahmed.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Episode 4
4/10 Changez's star is rising, but when the Twin Towers collapse his reaction is unexpected.
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23:00
House on Fire—Series 2, Makeover
4/6 Vicky decides she needs a new body, and where better to get one than down the local gym?
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23:30
Elvenquest—Series 1, Episode 4
4/6 Sirens interrupt a sea crossing. Are they what they seem? (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—26/08/2011
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Fire Season, Episode 4
4/5 May is relentless with wind, the tower vibrates and dust spirals off the mountains.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—26/08/2011
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—26/08/2011
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/08/2011
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Andrew Martlew.
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05:45
Farming Today—26/08/2011
Anna Hill hears that tonnes of in-date, edible food is being fed to animals.
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