FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/12/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Kingdom to Come—Robin Butler
1/5 Peter Hennessy asks Robin Butler how further devolution will change the UK's constitution. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—16/12/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/12/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/12/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Judy Merry.
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05:45
Farming Today—Fishing quotas, diversity, meat waste, wildcats
Nearly half of the fish caught under the UK's quotas are caught by non-British vessels.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blue Manakin
Liz Bonnin presents the advancing, leaping and queuing male blue manakin of Brazil.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/12/2014
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reith Lectures—Dr Atul Gawande - The Future of Medicine, The Idea of Wellbeing
4/4 Atul Gawande calls for a new focus on systems to ensure doctors work more effectively.
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09:45
The Kingdom to Come—David Hope
2/5 Peter Hennessy is joined by David Hope, a former senior Scottish judge.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Bette Midler; Women offenders; Losing contact with grandchildren
The Divine Bette Midler talks to Jane Garvey, plus new proposals to help women offenders.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Just a Girl: Series 1, Episode 2
2/5 Gary and Charlotte struggle with very different approaches to hormone blockers.
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11:00
Shared Planet—Sharing Our Lives with Wolves
Can we share the planet with wolves, or will we always want to remove them from our lives?
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11:30
Death of An Orchestra
Supporters of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, including Alan Bennett, tell its history.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—16/12/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—16 December 1914 - Ralph Winwood
The day's events make Reverend Ralph Winwood question his own authority.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Do people treat you differently when you're older?
With Winifred Robinson. Do people treat you differently when you are older?
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12:57
Weather—16/12/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/12/2014
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
The Ideas That Make Us—Series 3, Charisma
2/5 Bettany Hughes investigates charisma in her archaeology of philosophy.
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14:00
The Archers—15/12/2014
Alice makes a radical decision. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Giffnock Girls
By Marcella Evaristi. Three childhood friends reunite at a key moment in their lives.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 9, Greenwich
1/7 Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Greenwich. (R)
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15:30
6 Music Stories—Sinead O'Connor (the B-Side)
Sin茅ad O'Connor talks to John Wilson about her most personal album 'Theology'
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16:00
Word of Mouth—First Words: How do children develop language?
Michael Rosen on the first sounds and words that babies learn.
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16:30
Great Lives—Laura Bates on Louisa May Alcott
Laura Bates tells Matthew Parris why Louisa May Alcott of "Little Women" is her Great Life
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17:00
PM—16/12/2014
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/12/2014
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, The Well of Loneliness
6/6 Tom finds himself on a Derbyshire moor in search of a dreadful family secret.
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19:00
The Archers—16/12/2014
Carol and Jim go under cover.
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19:15
Front Row—Ridley Scott's Exodus, Serial, The Shoemaker's Holiday, Annie
Ridley Scott's Exodus, serial podcast, The Shoemaker's Holiday and Quvenzhane Wallis.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Just a Girl: Series 1, Episode 2
2/5 Gary and Charlotte struggle with very different approaches to hormone blockers. (R)
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20:00
Suppose I Lose It
Joan Bakewell asks what she might expect, and how she should prepare, if she had dementia.
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20:40
In Touch—TV Host Richard Osman
Pointless host Richard Osman joins Peter White and talks about his eye condition Nystagmus
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21:00
All in the Mind—Perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder, Mirror neurons, Baby anxiety
Claudia Hammond investigates a hidden condition - perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder.
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21:30
Document—Votes for Victorian Women
Sarah Richardson discovers a document which shows that women in Lichfield voted in 1843. (R)
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21:58
Weather—16/12/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—16/12/2014
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Mary Costello - Academy Street, Episode 7
7/10 In the wake of her decision, Tess vows never to explain herself again. Niamh Cusack reads.
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23:00
Andrew O'Neill: Pharmacist Baffler—Episode 1
1/2 Comedian and transvestite Andrew O'Neill gives his thoughts on gender identity.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/12/2014
Joanna Shinn reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/12/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Kingdom to Come—David Hope
2/5 Peter Hennessy is joined by David Hope, a former senior Scottish judge. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/12/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—17/12/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/12/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/12/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/12/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Judy Merry.
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05:45
Farming Today—Fish discard ban, Women in dairy, Winter wildlife
As the 2015 EU fishing quota is set, we hear about the confusion over the discard ban.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Saddleback
Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback of New Zealand.
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