FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/06/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Anthropology - The Future of the A-level; Crime and Blame
The future of the A-level. Plus the role of blame within the criminal justice system. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—07/06/2015
The bells of St Lawrence Jewry, London. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/06/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—08/06/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/06/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/06/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/06/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley.
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05:45
Farming Today—Shortage of skilled UK farm workers, New Waterloo city farm, Soil quality
Charlotte Smith hears why there is a shortage of skilled UK farmworkers.
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05:56
Weather—08/06/2015
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bluethroat
Brett Westwood presents the bluethroat. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/06/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Illness: Psychosomatic and Physical
Tom Sutcliffe discusses health and wellbeing with guests.
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09:45
Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis—Episode 1
1/5 Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body, starting with the brain
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Souad Massi, What do we tell our young people about fertility?, Women and Buddhism
Jane Garvey presents a discussion regarding what to tell teenagers about fertility.
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10:45
Highlites—HighLites - Dye Another Day, Episode 1
1/5 The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl are faced with an enormous tax demand.
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11:00
Ayo Gorkhali: The Gurkhas Are Coming!
Military historian Hew Strachan on 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown.
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11:30
So On and So Forth—Episode 1
1/4 One of the rising stars of the sketch group circuit with a very British style of comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—08/06/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—8 June 1915 - Kitty Lumley
Florrie still isn't going out, but the Wilsons are learning to work around her.
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12:15
You and Yours—New-Style Train Tickets, NHS Fines, Nautical Chic
How do NHS patients benefit when their hospital is fined for missing its targets?
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12:57
Weather—08/06/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—08/06/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—William Jones: Enlightenment Moghul
The 18th-century Welsh scholar who awakened interest in Indian language and culture.
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14:00
The Archers—07/06/2015
The crowds gather for Open Farm Sunday. (R)
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14:15
Original British Dramatists 2015—doyouwishtocontinue
A deliciously comic drama about a fortysomething woman at the end of her tether.
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 29, Heat 1, 2015
1/13 Paul Gambaccini chairs the 29th season of the general knowledge music quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Barbecue
Dan Saladino explores one of the food world's most misunderstood words - barbecue. (R)
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16:00
Houses of Horror
Matthew Sweet explores the creative rivalry between the two great British horror studios. (R)
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Greece
Ernie Rea and guests discuss church-state relations in Greece.
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17:00
PM—08/06/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/06/2015
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 72, Episode 4
4/8 Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Beaumont and Marcus Brigstocke join Nicholas Parsons.
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19:00
The Archers—08/06/2015
Kate has a mess to clean up.
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19:15
Front Row—The Look of Silence, Waddesdon Galleries at the British Museum, WB Yeats, Interceptor reviewed
The Look of Silence, about the Indonesian genocide in the 1960s. Samira Ahmed presents.
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19:45
Highlites—HighLites - Dye Another Day, Episode 1
1/5 The world's worst hairdressers Bev and Shirl are faced with an enormous tax demand. (R)
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20:00
Every Case Tells a Story—The Case Against Slavery
Clive Anderson and guests explore the Somersett Case from 1772.
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20:30
Analysis—Is the Pope a Communist?
Is Pope Francis a communist, as some of his critics claim? Edward Stourton investigates.
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21:00
Natural Histories—Monkeys And Apes
Brett Westwood explores how staring into the eyes of an ape is like looking in the mirror (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Illness: Psychosomatic and Physical
Tom Sutcliffe discusses health and wellbeing with guests. (R)
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21:58
Weather—08/06/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Electoral blow for President Erdogan
Turkey's governing AKP party loses parliamentary majority for first time in 13 years.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man, Episode 6
6/10 Michael has an unexpected encounter with tragic consequences.
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23:00
The Robert Peston Interview Show (with Eddie Mair)—Julian Barnes
Eddie Mair and Robert Peston interview Julian Barnes.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—08/06/2015
Sean Curran and reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/06/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis—Episode 1
1/5 Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body, starting with the brain (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/06/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—09/06/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/06/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/06/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/06/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley.
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05:45
Farming Today—GM Foods, Water Runoff, Black Grass
Anna Hill hears from a former GM critic who says it's time to allow all farmers to grow it
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Aquatic Warbler
Brett Westwood presents the aquatic warbler. (R)
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