FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/06/2015
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Ghettoside, A Witness
4/5 Detective John Skaggs's determination to track down Bryant's killers starts to pay off. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/06/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—05/06/2015
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/06/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/06/2015
News from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/06/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.
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05:45
Farming Today—World Environment Day
£83 million in cuts at Defra, wrapping up food in wool and news of Open Farm Sunday.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Fulmar
Kate Humble presents the fulmar. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—05/06/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Pamela Rose
Kirsty Young talks to castaway and former Bletchley girl Pamela Rose. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Ghettoside, The Trial
5/5 The long-awaited Bryant Tennelle murder trial opens.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Anita Dobson, Mary McCartney, Eugenia Cheng
Anita Dobson talks about her film London Road, and Eugenia Cheng discusses difficult maths
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Chronicles of Ait - Magpie, Episode 5
5/5 Lollo is terrified that looks set to confirm her fears of disaster.
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11:00
China's Football Revolution—Episode 1
1/2 Clive Anderson visits China to discover how the country is undergoing football reform.
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11:30
Gloomsbury—Series 3, A Slanging Match Made in Heaven
2/6 Vera Sackcloth-Vest puts her marriage to the test by rekindling her infatuation with Venus
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—05/06/2015
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—5 June 1915 - Jessie Moore
Even Folkestone's younger residents make the most of the Canadians being in town.
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12:15
You and Yours—Commissioning.gp, Cannabis farms, Scented candles
Complaints from counsellors about an online register, plus cannabis farms.
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12:57
Weather—05/06/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—05/06/2015
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:45
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Nainsukh: Owner Transfixed by Goose
The artist whose portraits of a prince's life created a new vision for Indian art.
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14:00
The Archers—04/06/2015
There is a case for 'Doctor Woolley'. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads
Muruga risks his family and his community to invent a low-cost sanitary for his wife.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Isle of Wight
Eric Robson and the team visit Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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15:45
Shorts—Welcome to Your Holiday!, Namaste by Deepti Kapoor
1/3 An Indian woman solves her troubles by offering visitors what they seek.
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16:00
Last Word—Tariq Aziz, Charles Kennedy, Julie Harris, Alan Bond, Peter Cropper
The lives of two politicians, a costume designer, an entrepreneur and a violinist.
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16:30
More or Less—World Cup Migrant Deaths
Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Helen and Roger – Feeding the 5000
How the B30 Foodbank receives donations and distributes them
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17:00
PM—05/06/2015
News interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/06/2015
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 87, Episode 4
4/7 Jeremy Hardy, Fred Macaulay, Justin Moorhouse and Lucy Porter join host Sandi Toksvig.
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19:00
The Archers—05/06/2015
Toby Fairbrother makes a splash.
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19:15
Front Row—Composer Nico Muhly, Greek drama, Four Corners
Classical composer Nico Muhly, and the lasting appeal of Greek drama.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Chronicles of Ait - Magpie, Episode 5
5/5 Lollo is terrified that looks set to confirm her fears of disaster. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Rushanara Ali MP, David Davis MP, Lord Hennessy, Tommy Sheppard MP
Ritula Shah chairs political debate from Cullercoats in the north east.
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20:50
A Point of View—AL Kennedy: Creamola Foam remembered
AL Kennedy reflects on how age changes our view of the past and the future.
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21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 June 1915
Folkestone is making the most of the influx of Canadian troops.
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21:58
Weather—05/06/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Opposing sides in Yemen have agreed to UN-brokered peace talks.
We hear how the country is struggling to cope
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man, Episode 5
5/10 On a Nevada air base, Major Daniel McCullen is given a new mission.
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23:00
Great Lives—Val McDermid on PD James
Matthew Parris talks to crime writer Val McDermid about the life of PD James. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—05/06/2015
Mark D'Arcy and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ parliamentary team report from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Sarah and Rhian - Reconstructing Ourselves
How moulding clay and stitching cloth can help cancer patients face breast reconstruction.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/06/2015
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Ghettoside, The Trial
5/5 The long-awaited Bryant Tennelle murder trial opens. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/06/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—06/06/2015
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/06/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/06/2015
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/06/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley.
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05:45
iPM—'I had a choice between life and death, and I had to choose life'
A listener's struggle to come to terms with amputation.
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