FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/01/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, Episode 4
4/5 Peter meets a 'guardian spirit' of Old Moscow, defender of its historic architecture. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—30/01/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/01/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Ed Kessler from the Woolf Institute.
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05:45
Farming Today—GM fish food, First Milk boss, fines for unfair supermarkets?
Supermarkets that treat suppliers unfairly could be fined millions.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Kea
Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—30/01/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Professor Peter Piot
Kirsty Young's castaway is microbiologist Professor Peter Piot. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, Episode 5
5/5 Peter Pomerantsev considers Russia's shift from communism to a new form of dictatorship.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Abortion law; Women and art; Giving up booze; Colleen McCullough; Success stories
Jenni Murray and guests discuss how Manet changed the depiction of women in art.
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10:45
Tinsel Girl—Tinsel Girl and the Tropical Trip, Episode 5
5/5 Maz arrives in the Seychelles, with the chiselled cheek-boned best man for Lisa's wedding.
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11:00
The Sound of Space
Dr Lucie Green takes a sonic tour of the Universe, revealing the hidden sounds of space.
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11:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 5, Birkenhead
5/6 Mark visits Birkenhead, Wirral, where the local life has included monks and a Bantam Army. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—30/01/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
A History of Ideas—Archaeologist Matt Pope on tools and human evolution
Archaeologist Matt pope looks at the role of technology in early human evolution.
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12:15
You and Yours—Heated Clothes; Hidden Debt; Blue Badge Refusal
Have people with disabilities been let down by reform of the blue badge system?
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12:57
Weather—30/01/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—30/01/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Shaun Ley.
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13:45
Churchill's Other Lives—Science
10/10 Sir David Cannadine examines Churchill's lifelong fascination with gadgets and technology.
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14:00
The Archers—29/01/2015
Phoebe tells it like it is. (R)
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14:15
GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 10
10/10 The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Correspondence Edition
Peter Gibbs is at the University of Reading for a correspondence edition of the programme.
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15:45
Shorts—Scottish Shorts, No Numbers, by Pippa Goldschmidt
1/6 A woman considers the role of numbers in her life.
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16:00
Last Word—Sir Jack Hayward, Elena Obraztsova, Robert Stone, Jean Stogdon OBE and Demis Roussos
Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a singer, a novelist, a social worker and a pop star.
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16:30
More or Less—Cameron's 1000 Jobs
The Conservatives' employment claims, milk, teachers, dating and pregnancy due dates.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Moira and Stephanie 鈥� Seeing Hope
Blinded by an illness that nearly killed her, Moira's daughter gave her a reason to go on.
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17:00
PM—30/01/2015
Carolyn Quinn presents interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—30/01/2015
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
The Now Show—Series 45, Episode 4
4/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
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19:00
The Archers—30/01/2015
Motherly comfort for Phoebe.
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19:15
Front Row—Leviathan, Amelia Bullmore, Waterloo at Windsor, Son of a Gun
Leviathan, Amelia Bullmore, the art of the Battle of Waterloo at Windsor, Son of a Gun.
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19:45
Tinsel Girl—Tinsel Girl and the Tropical Trip, Episode 5
5/5 Maz arrives in the Seychelles, with the chiselled cheek-boned best man for Lisa's wedding. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Tom Crotty, Lord Deben, Margaret Hodge MP and Julian Huppert MP
Jonathan Dimbleby with Tom Crotty, Lord Deben, Margaret Hodge MP and Julian Huppert MP.
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20:50
A Point of View—Losing Touch
Will Self laments diminishing personal contact as a result of the rise of technology.
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21:00
A History of Ideas—Omnibus, How Has Technology Changed Us?
Five programmes examining how technology has changed us, from flint axe to satnav.
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21:58
Weather—30/01/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—South African apartheid-era assassin granted parole.
Former death squad commander Eugene de Kock given parole after 20 years in jail.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Bottle Imp, Episode 5
5/5 Discovering Kokua's sacrifice, Keawe resolves to save his beloved, no matter what the cost
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23:00
Great Lives—Mervyn King on Risto Ryti
Mervyn King champions the life of the former Prime Minister of Finland Risto Ryti. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—30/01/2015
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Catherine and Bea - The Art of Inspiration
A daughter praises her mother's ability to pass on artistic inspiration without preaching.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—31/01/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, Episode 5
5/5 Peter Pomerantsev considers Russia's shift from communism to a new form of dictatorship. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—31/01/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/01/2015
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
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05:45
iPM—31/01/2015
'I wish they'd all wear tents.' One listener worries that thin people will be a minority.
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