FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/01/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Prologue
1/5 Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and long-held family secrets. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—20/01/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/01/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Dairy, Agricultural Engineers, Lambing
MPs call on the government to protect dairy farmers from volatile milk prices.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Kakapo
Michael Palin presents the New Zealand Kakapo
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/01/2015
Morning news, including a Democracy Day edition of 大象传媒 Radio 4's Public Philosopher.
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09:00
Can Democracy Work?—Episode 2
2/3 Nick Robinson asks if vested interests dominate our democracy.
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09:30
One to One—Adrian Goldberg on Mixed Marriage
Adrian Goldberg meets Rosalind, a Christian who married a Jewish man in the 1970s.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Divorce
2/5 Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Democracy Day
Helen and Laura Pankhurst, Baroness D'Souza and Girl Guides discuss women and democracy.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, The Large People of St Jude
12/15 Alfred and Enid have recovered from the traumatic events of their north Atlantic cruise.
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11:00
Shared Planet—Natural Symbols
A panel of experts choose an object they feel represents our relationship with nature.
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11:30
The True Story of Abner Jay
Laura Barton pieces together the true story of Abner Jay, a most unusual musical talent.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—20/01/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
A History of Ideas—Simon Schaffer on humans, apes and Carl Linnaeus
Simon Schaffer on botanist Carl Linnaeus who first classified humans among the apes
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Inequality
Do you feel comfortable with the level of inequality in Britain today?
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12:57
Weather—20/01/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—20/01/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Churchill's Other Lives—Appetite
2/10 Historian Sir David Cannadine enjoys Winston Churchill's prodigious appetite for food. (R)
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14:00
The Archers—19/01/2015
Pip is determined. (R)
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14:15
GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 2
2/10 The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 9, Peterborough
6/7 Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Peterborough. (R)
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15:30
The Human Zoo—Series 5, Hindsight Bias
2/4 Michael and the Zoo team put the 'I knew it all along' effect under the microscope.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—Are you really Somali? Using language to determine country of origin
Michael Rosen on the use of language analysis to judge asylum seekers' country of origin.
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16:30
Great Lives—Eve Pollard on Nora Ephron
Journalist Eve Pollard explores Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron with Matthew Parris.
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17:00
PM—20/01/2015
Carolyn Quinn presents interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/01/2015
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 6, Gyles Brandreth
4/6 Marcus Brigstocke persuades Gyles Brandreth to try doing absolutely nothing.
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19:00
The Archers—20/01/2015
Phoebe has a bad day.
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19:15
Front Row—Ex Machina, Jamie Lloyd, Max Brooks and Emma Healey
A review of Ex Machina, director Jamie Lloyd and authors Max Brooks and Emma Healey.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, The Large People of St Jude
12/15 Alfred and Enid have recovered from the traumatic events of their north Atlantic cruise. (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Benefit Sanctions
Benefit sanctions are aimed at shirkers, but is the system also penalising the vulnerable?
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20:40
In Touch—Voting campaigns - Young Author and Speaker Molly Watt
Making voting more accessible for visually impaired people; Molly Watt on Usher syndrome.
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21:00
Inside Health—Mutant Flu, Weight-Loss Surgery, Young Men and Body Image, CVID, Dental Check-ups, Doctors' Example, Dry January Findings
Dr Mark Porter on mutant flu, weight-loss surgery, six packs and 'dry January'.
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21:30
Can Democracy Work?—Episode 2
2/3 Nick Robinson asks if vested interests dominate our democracy. (R)
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21:58
Weather—20/01/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—The story of British jihadi, Imran Khawaja
British man who faked own death fighting in Syria admits terror offences.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Curtain Call, Episode 7
7/10 Soho in 1936. A story of love, murder and a society dancing towards the abyss.
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23:00
Today in Parliament—Today in Parliament: Democracy Day
Sean Curran and Susan Hulme present a special one-hour edition of Today in Parliament.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/01/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Divorce
2/5 Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/01/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/01/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Rural Community Councils, Farmland Bird Count and Mangoes
Will cuts to funding for Rural Community Councils spell the end for some rural services?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Horned Screamer
Michael Palin presents the Venezuelan horned screamer
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