FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—09/07/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Zhivago Affair, Episode 2
2/5 Pasternak begins an affair with Olga Ivinskaya, which proves a dangerous move. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—09/07/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/07/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/07/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today—Share farming, Lilies in Norfolk, Welsh Farm Minister Sacked
The Welsh farming minister has been fired for 'unacceptable behaviour'.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Black-backed Gull
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—09/07/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Midweek—Professor Adam Hart, Maria Venegas, Sandra Howard, Paul Roseby
Libby Purves meets writer Sandra Howard and bee expert Professor Adam Hart.
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09:45
Book of the Week—The Zhivago Affair, Episode 3
3/5 The Russian-language manuscript of Dr Zhivago arrives at CIA headquarters.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Syrian refugees; Abuse Survivors; Epidurals
Jenni Murray hears about the daily struggle for Syrian women refugees.
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10:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Further Tales of the City, Episode 3
3/5 Mary Ann needs a big news story and Michael is still searching for a Jon replacement.
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11:00
Gone to Earth—1. The Fan Dance
1/2 Horatio Clare discovers how infantry soldiers are shaped by the Brecon Beacons' landscape
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11:30
A Charles Paris Mystery—Corporate Bodies, Episode 3
3/4 Bill Nighy stars as actor-cum-amateur detective Charles Paris.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—Top Gear's James May goes electric
Top Gear petrolhead James May tells us why he has bought an electric car. With Peter White
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12:30
Face the Facts—A Thousand Philomenas
Investigating a mass grave in Northern Ireland.
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13:00
World at One—09/07/2014
Chris Mason presents national and international news.
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13:45
Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 2, Episode 3
3/5 In Kunming, some grotesque statues bring back memories of Roger's Spitting Image days.
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14:00
The Archers—08/07/2014
Jim speaks his mind. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Hatch, Match and Dispatch, Time and Tide by David Hodgson
3/6 Stag-night, time-travelling thriller.
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15:00
Money Box Live—Travel Rights and Money
Dream Holiday? To ask the team about your travel rights & money e-mail moneybox@bbc.co.uk.
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15:30
Inside Health—Ebola, Bike saddles, Recording consultations, Insect bites
Ebola, bike saddles and erectile dysfunction, recording consultations and insect bites. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—A History of Tennis, Talking Treatments
Tennis: A social history. Also, psychotherapy and class.
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16:30
The Media Show—'Magaluf Girl' coverage, White Dee, the reporting of historic child sex abuse allegations
'Magaluf Girl' coverage, White Dee, the reporting of historic child sex abuse allegations.
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16:55
1914: Day by Day—9th July
The British press is concerned about the effect of film cameras on daily life.
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17:00
PM—09/07/2014
Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—09/07/2014
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
It's a Fair Cop—Series 1, 1. Theft
1/3 Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore with tales of theft from the coppering front line.
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19:00
The Archers—09/07/2014
Adam's under pressure.
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19:15
Front Row—Morrissey's new album reviewed; Gina McKee; Portraits of Virginia Woolf
Gina McKee on Richard III, portraits of Virginia Woolf and French artist Daniel Buren.
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19:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Further Tales of the City, Episode 3
3/5 Mary Ann needs a big news story and Michael is still searching for a Jon replacement. (R)
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20:00
Moral Maze—The Future of the NHS
Michael Buerk asks if the founding moral purposes of the NHS are still viable today.
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20:45
Four Thought—Series 4, Jasper Fforde
54/3 Jasper Fforde asks whether humans have reached the limit of creative thought.
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21:00
Frontiers—Cosmology
Have astronomers really found gravitational waves from the Big Bang as announced in March?
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21:30
Midweek—Professor Adam Hart, Maria Venegas, Sandra Howard, Paul Roseby
Libby Purves meets writer Sandra Howard and bee expert Professor Adam Hart. (R)
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21:58
Weather—09/07/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—09/07/2014
New strikes on Israel and Gaza, Brazil's World Cup legacy, we test the recovery in London.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—A Man Called Ove, Episode 3
3/10 Ove remembers that Rune's takeover of the Residents' Association soured things for good.
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23:00
Before They Were Famous—Series 1, Episode 3
Ian Leslie with more surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers. (R)
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23:15
Tina C—Tina C's Global Depression Tour, China
5/6 Country music legend Tina C tries save the world from its financial mess by visiting China (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—09/07/2014
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—10/07/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Zhivago Affair, Episode 3
3/5 The Russian-language manuscript of Dr Zhivago arrives at CIA headquarters. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—10/07/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/07/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/07/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/07/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today—Fracking, Wages, Flowers
A Lancashire dairy farmer says fracking and farming are not compatible.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Oystercatcher
Michaela Strachan presents the oystercatcher. (R)
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