FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/12/2013
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life, Episode 3
3/5 The family is now homeless but Penelope is determined to rebuild their lives. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/12/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—05/12/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/12/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/12/2013
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/12/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Johnston McKay.
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05:45
Farming Today—05/12/2013
Charlotte Smith on why nearly half the government's animal health laboratories will close.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Fieldfare
Chris Packham presents the fieldfare.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—05/12/2013
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Hindu Ideas of Creation
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hindu ideas about the creation of the universe.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life, Episode 4
4/5 For her second novel, The Bookshop, Penelope relives memories of Southwold.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women in Film; Christmas Jumpers
Christmas jumpers - faux pas or fashion essential? British women's film industry success.
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10:45
Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, Episode 4
4/5 With the wedding just two days away, Harriet, the vicar, pops in for a trim.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—India: Resisting Rape
One year on from the attack in Delhi, the experience of women who've chosen to report rape
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11:30
Laura Barton's Tomboys
Laura Barton shares her fascination with the cultural phenomenon of tomboys.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—05/12/2013
Diesel problems, the chancellor's Autumn Statement and the fight against counterfeit trade
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12:57
Weather—05/12/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—05/12/2013
National and international news.
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13:45
Greenback: How the Dollar Came to Rule the World—Greenbacks and Goldbugs
4/5 Before the Civil War, any bank could issue its own dollar bills - good for counterfeiters.
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14:00
The Archers—04/12/2013
Joe gives some sound advice. (R)
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14:15
Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 5, Woolmere Walter
3/4 By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Pilgrim must assist an odd couple in a very unusual courtship.
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15:00
Open Country—Romney Marsh
Tales of smuggling, a nuclear power station and medieval churches on Romney Marsh.
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15:27
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal 2013
The St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal. Give on 0800 082 8284 or Radio 4 website. (R)
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15:30
Bookclub—Lee Child - Killing Floor
Lee Child talks about Killing Floor, the first Jack Reacher book. With James Naughtie. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Kill Your Darlings; Nebraska; A Long Way From Home; BIFA Awards
Francine Stock talks to Daniel Radcliffe on playing a beat poet in Kill Your Darlings.
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16:30
大象传媒 Inside Science—Badger culls; Douglas Mawson; Plastics; Uptalk
The global march of valley-girl 'uptalk' - now men too are upwardly inflecting.
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17:00
PM—05/12/2013
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/12/2013
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
The Secret World—Series 4, Episode 2
2/6 Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson explore the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
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19:00
The Archers—05/12/2013
Jamie steps in.
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19:15
Front Row—Kill Your Darlings, John Newman, Emil and the Detectives, Autobiographies
Arts news, including a review of Daniel Radcliffe in beat poets film Kill Your Darlings.
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19:45
Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, Episode 4
4/5 With the wedding just two days away, Harriet, the vicar, pops in for a trim. (R)
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20:00
The Report—Terror Laws: An Unhappy Compromise?
Have the Coalition's terror reforms struck the right balance?
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20:30
In Business—Longevity War Game
Peter Day discovers if a war game can help bridge the gap of healthy living in Newcastle.
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21:00
大象传媒 Inside Science—Badger culls; Douglas Mawson; Plastics; Uptalk
The global march of valley-girl 'uptalk' - now men too are upwardly inflecting. (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—Hindu Ideas of Creation
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hindu ideas about the creation of the universe. (R)
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21:50
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—05/12/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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21:58
Weather—05/12/2013
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—05/12/2013
Osborne says austerity plan working, but job of recovery 'not yet done'. With David Eades.
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23:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—05/12/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/12/2013
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—06/12/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/12/2013
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/12/2013
A spiritual comment, prayer and tribute to Nelson Mandela with Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—06/12/2013
Action is needed to tackle Bovine Viral Diarrhoea in England and Wales, says advisor.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Teal
Chris Packham presents our smallest duck the teal.
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