FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—24/02/2013
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
A Dalmatian Trilogy—The Book of Complaints
3/3 On Korcula, an Englishman learns about the mysterious murmur-maids. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/02/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—24/02/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/02/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/02/2013
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—24/02/2013
The bells of St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon.
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05:45
Lent Talks—Baroness Helena Kennedy
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC considers what it means to abandon being human.
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—24/02/2013
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—Yearning
Lucy Mangan examines that sense of longing on the cusp between pleasure and pain.
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06:35
Living World—The Wolf Tracker
Chris Sperring is in mid-Sweden in search of wolves, following their tracks in the snow.
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06:57
Weather—24/02/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—24/02/2013
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—24/02/2013
Vatican expert Robert Mickens explains what Pope Benedict's final week will entail.
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07:55
Radio 4 Appeal—National Association for People Abused in Childhood
An appeal on behalf of NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood).
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07:57
Weather—24/02/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—24/02/2013
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—This Is Our Story: Guided by God's Law
Live from Gresford Methodist Church in Wrexham. With preacher Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
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08:50
A Point of View—The Winter Queen
Lisa Jardine celebrates Elizabeth of Bohemia, who deserves a larger place in history.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—24/02/2013
Sunday morning magazine programme, presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—24/02/2013
There's heartbreak for Lynda, and Alice is on a covert operation.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Uta Frith
Kirsty Young interviews developmental psychologist Professor Uta Frith.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Just a Minute—Series 65, Episode 2
2/8 Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Alun Cochrane and Stephen Mangan join Nicholas Parsons.
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12:32
The Food Programme—The Death of Three Square Meals?
Sheila Dillon asks if snacking is killing the tradition of three square meals a day.
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12:57
Weather—24/02/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—24/02/2013
Global news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.
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13:30
Lyrical Journey—Series 2, A13, Trunk Road to the Sea
3/3 Billy Bragg embarks on a memory-laden journey along the 'A13, Trunk Road to the Sea'.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Milton Keynes
Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme with gardeners in Milton Keynes.
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14:45
Witness History—Dutch school hostage crisis
In 1977 independence activists from Indonesia's Molucca islands took a school hostage.
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15:00
Classic Serial—Pather Panchali - Song of the Road, Episode 1
1/2 Bhushan Banerji's classic story of poverty and love in a remote Bengali village.
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16:00
Open Book—Instructions for a Heatwave; obesity in the contemporary novel
Mariella Frostrup talks to Maggie O'Farrell about her novel Instructions for a Heatwave.
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16:30
The Echo Chamber—Series 1, The Body
1/4 Adventures in strong language and the best of new poetry, introduced by Paul Farley.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—Britain's Plutonium Mountain
What to do with the world's largest stockpile of civilian plutonium being kept in the UK?
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17:40
Profile—Mike Ashley
The rise of Mike Ashley, reclusive owner of Sports Direct and Newcastle United.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—24/02/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—24/02/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—24/02/2013
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—24/02/2013
Val McDermid makes her selection of the best of 大象传媒 Radio this week.
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19:00
The Archers—24/02/2013
Lynda makes a big decision.
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19:15
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Danny Baker
1/6 Music and comedy with Alex Horne and his five-piece band. With Danny Baker.
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19:45
Shorts—Series 11, Save the Sea Turtles
3/3 By Helen Sedgwick. A grieving man finds solace in ministering to the needs of sea turtles.
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20:00
Feedback—22/02/2013
Roger Bolton presents audience comment. Can you make jokes about Jimmy Savile on the 大象传媒?
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20:30
Last Word—A sitcom favourite, a philosopher of law, a founder of Scottish skiing and a singer-songwriter
Matthew Bannister remembers Richard Briers, Ronald Dworkin, Eileen Fuchs and Kevin Ayers.
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21:00
Money Box—Beware the money mule scam, cleaning up the annuities industry, and what laws are in place to stop pension fraud?
Ordinary people being recruited to launder money, plus annuities and pensions liberation.
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—National Association for People Abused in Childhood
An appeal on behalf of NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood).
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21:30
Analysis—Making the Best of a Bad Job
David Goodhart asks whether too much stress on social mobility has demeaned ordinary jobs.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—24/02/2013
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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22:45
What the Papers Say—24/02/2013
Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
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23:00
The Film Programme—Matthew Sweet talks to Tom Tykwer
Matthew Sweet talks to Tom Tykwer, one of the directors of Cloud Atlas.
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23:30
Something Understood—Yearning
Lucy Mangan examines that sense of longing on the cusp between pleasure and pain.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—25/02/2013
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—'Ned' Pride in Scotland; Weapon Dogs
Weapon dogs - status canines as urban menace. Also, the Scottish subculture of 'neds'.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—24/02/2013
The bells of St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/02/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—25/02/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/02/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/02/2013
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/02/2013
A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with the Rev Dr Karen Smith.
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05:45
Farming Today—25/02/2013
European ministers meet today to discuss whether the horsemeat crisis has been contained.
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05:57
Weather—25/02/2013
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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