FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/07/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Sixty Degrees North, Episode 3
3/5 Following the 60th parallel, Malachy Tallack arrives in Alaska, America's 'Last Frontier'. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/07/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—16/07/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/07/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/07/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/07/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle.
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05:45
Farming Today—Glyphosate debate, Lamb prices, Farm safety among older workers
Charlotte Smith debates calls to limit the use of the weedkiller glyphosate.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bar-tailed Godwit
Martin Hughes-Games presents the bar-tailed godwit. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/07/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 11, Amputation
1/4 Should a surgeon agree to a young woman's request to amputate her leg?
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09:45
Book of the Week—Sixty Degrees North, Ravens and Wildness
4/5 Malachy Tallack reaches St Petersburg: next stop on his journey around the 60th parallel.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Period photos on social media, School skirts a distraction? Anti-extremism
Posting period photos on social media. And are girls' school uniforms a distraction?
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Appiness, Episode 4
4/5 Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Without Stability We Have Nothing
Cracks appear in the stability so vital to those charged with keeping order in Algeria.
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11:30
In the Moment
Comedian Stewart Lee introduces his great passion - musical, free improvisation.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—16/07/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—16 July 1915 - Juliet Cavendish
The Grahams' engagement party for Howard and Juliet proves more eventful than planned.
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12:15
You and Yours—Supermarket 'offers', Petrol theft, Pricey 'green' policies
Who picks up the bill for forecourt thefts? Plus pricey 'green' policies push up bills.
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12:57
Weather—16/07/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/07/2015
News and current affairs, including government plans to change hospital doctors' hours.
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13:45
What Is a Story?—Ghosts at Home
9/12 Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling.
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14:00
The Archers—15/07/2015
Kate gets it wrong. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Heading to Paradise
The stories of some of the victims of Flight MH17, shot down over the Ukraine in 2014.
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15:00
Open Country—Ospreys in Cumbria
Caz Graham goes in search of Cumbria's regular visiting ospreys.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Advice on Individual Rights in Europe
Dinah Rose QC presents an appeal for Advice on Individual Rights in Europe. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Rachel Johnson and Sean Michaels
Award-winning Canadian novelist Sean Michaels talks about his book Us Conductors. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Michael Douglas, X + Y, The secrets of a storyboard artist
Michael Douglas discusses his first superhero movie, Ant-Man. Francine Stock presents.
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16:30
大象传媒 Inside Science—Pluto: New Horizons
The flyby of Pluto. Adam Rutherford with early pictures from New Horizons space probe.
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17:00
PM—16/07/2015
Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/07/2015 Government wants 7-Day working for Hospital doctors in England within 5 years
Health Secretary warns consultants in England they must adopt 7 day working.
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18:30
It's a Fair Cop—Series 2, Harassment
5/6 Alfie Moore takes the audience through a case he handled involving harassment.
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19:00
The Archers—16/07/2015
Debbie makes up her mind.
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19:15
Front Row—Jake Gyllenhaal, Stieg Larsson's former editor, Anthony Caro exhibitions
Jake Gyllenhaal discusses his new boxing film Southpaw. Kirsty Lang presents.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Appiness, Episode 4
4/5 Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy. (R)
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20:00
The Report—Rwanda: Has Britain Been Beguiled?
Has Britain got too close to Rwanda after its remarkable recovery from the 1994 genocide?
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20:30
The Bottom Line—Entrepreneurs and Education
How to get to the top in business after being bottom of the class at school.
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21:00
大象传媒 Inside Science—Pluto: New Horizons
The flyby of Pluto. Adam Rutherford with early pictures from New Horizons space probe. (R)
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21:30
Punt PI—Series 7, The Mysterious Death of Flying Millionaire Alfred Loewenstein
1/4 Steve Punt examines the case of Alfred Loewenstein, who fell out of his own plane in 1928. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Government opens debate on the future of the 大象传媒.
Ministers say they will ask "hard questions" about size and ambition of Corporation.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Girl on the Train, Episode 4
4/10 Rachel tells the police about the man who kissed Megan and arranges to meet husband Scott.
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23:00
Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation—Series 10, How to Eat Food
1/4 Jeremy picks up the topic of food with the chopsticks of enquiry then drops it by mistake. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/07/2015
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/07/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Sixty Degrees North, Ravens and Wildness
4/5 Malachy Tallack reaches St Petersburg: next stop on his journey around the 60th parallel. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/07/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—17/07/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/07/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/07/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/07/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle.
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05:45
Farming Today—Milk crisis, Rewilding, Tolpuddle Martyrs
The latest on the milk crisis and the reintroduction of wolves in Montana.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Wader roost
Martin Hughes-Games tells the story of waders which are drawn to the UK's estuaries. (R)
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