FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—07/12/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Everyday life, Cafe society
Laurie Taylor takes a sociological look at everyday life. Plus cafe society. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—06/12/2015
Bells from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, North Yorkshire. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—07/12/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/12/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/12/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
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05:45
Farming Today—Livestock rustling, The beauty queens of dairy
This week the programme is investigating livestock rustling as thieves target farm animals
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05:56
Weather—07/12/2015
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Liz Bonnin presents the diminutive spoon-billed sandpiper of the high Russian tundra. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—07/12/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Reforming Saudi Arabia
Andrew Marr with Madawi Al-Rasheed, Deirdre McCloskey, Ian Morris and William Patey.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, Post War
1/5 Diana Athill debunks the myth that Britain in the 1940s and 50s was dreary.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Lily Tomlin, The Chain with Samantha Morton, Mmabatho Montsho, Jackie Ashley
Lily Tomlin, The Chain with Samantha Morton, South African women challenging sex myths.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust, Journeys
1/5 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.
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11:00
The Art of StarCraft
Stephen Evans goes deep into the Milky Way to look at the phenomenon of StarCraft.
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11:30
The Missing Hancocks—Series 2, The Marriage Bureau
3/5 Hancock needs to get married to get a job. A 1955 original re-recorded in in 2015.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—07/12/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
One to One—Razia Iqbal talks to Hilal Sezgin
Razia Iqbal talks to Hilal Sezgin about what it means to a Muslim in modern Germany. (R)
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12:15
You and Yours—Solar panel tariffs, Train vouchers, Peacocks
Including a look at government plans to cut the feed-in tariff by 87% in early 2016.
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12:57
Weather—07/12/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—07/12/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:45
British Liberalism: The Grand Tour—John Locke v Arbitrary Power
Anne McElvoy tours 300 years of British liberalism, starting with rebel thinker John Locke
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14:00
The Archers—06/12/2015
Debating David is down in the dumps. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Further from Heaven
By James O'Neill. Black comedy set in rural Ireland.
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 8, 2015
The contest of cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Food Museums
With two new food museums in London and New York, Sheila Dillon asks how to exhibit food. (R)
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16:00
Tales from the Stave—Smetana - Ma Vlast
Smetana's hymn to his native Czech land - Ma Vlast is the manuscript subject this week. (R)
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16:30
Beyond Belief—50 Years of Nostra Aetate
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the impact of the Vatican document Nostra Aetate.
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17:00
PM—07/12/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Radio Four 1800 -- Dec 7 2015
The number of homes flooded in Cumbria and Lancashire has doubled to five thousand.
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 2
2/6 Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Tony Hawks.
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19:00
The Archers—07/12/2015
Helen is paid a special visit.
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19:15
Front Row—Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow, Victoria and Albert New Galleries, By the Sea, TV box sets
Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow discuss A Christmas Carol. Samira Ahmed presents.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust, Journeys
1/5 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India. (R)
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20:00
The Philosopher's Arms—Series 5, Lying and Misleading
Matthew Sweet asks if there is a moral difference between lying and misleading.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Albania: Shadows of the Past
Maria Margaronis explores the debris of Albania's painful past. (R)
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21:00
The Secret Lives of Carers—01/12/2015
The care organisations pioneering new ways of looking after people in their own homes. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Reforming Saudi Arabia
Andrew Marr with Madawi Al-Rasheed, Deirdre McCloskey, Ian Morris and William Patey. (R)
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21:58
Weather—07/12/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Third runway decision delayed 'for at least six months'
Government delays Heathrow v Gatwick, FN's 'fantastic' elections, Trump 'Muslim ban' storm
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22:45
Dark Corners by Ruth Rendell—6. Breaking Point
6/10 Carl is pushed to breaking point by his blackmailing tenant, Dermot.
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23:00
Wireless Nights—Series 4, Snowbound
Jarvis Cocker finds himself snowbound in his nocturnal exploration of the human condition.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—07/12/2015
MPs pay tribute to the emergency services following the flooding caused by Storm Desmond.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—08/12/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, Post War
1/5 Diana Athill debunks the myth that Britain in the 1940s and 50s was dreary. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—08/12/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/12/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/12/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
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05:45
Farming Today—Flooded farmers, Livestock rustling, Overuse of antibiotics in agriculture
Farmers in Cumbria face the floods, with livestock under water and land inaccessible.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blue Rock Thrush
Liz Bonnin presents the blue rock thrush, perched high on a Spanish castle. (R)
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