FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—15/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—At the Existentialist Cafe, Episode 4
4/5 Sartre and de Beauvoir's extraordinary 50-year relationship was existentialism in practice (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—15/04/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—15/04/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason
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05:45
Farming Today—International and UK dairy market, Tenant farm payments, Bees and other pollinators
The international dairy market is in crisis, and the latest research on bees.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Turnstone
Brett Westwood presents the turnstone. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—15/04/2016
Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reunion—Disability Campaigners
Sue MacGregor reunites five people involved in the fight for historic disability rights. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—At the Existentialist Cafe, Episode 5
5/5 Why existentialism matters more than ever in the 21st century.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Kids and domestic abuse, Elena Ferrante, Sex after hip ops, Kim Barker, Record Store Day 2016
Neapolitan Novels; hip arthritis; Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot; DV; women who run record shops.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: The Secret, Episode 5
5/5 With her mother's affair exposed, Muriel waits for the village to react.
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11:00
The Drop Out Boogie
Laura Snapes finds out why university drop-outs like herself didn't finish their degrees.
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11:30
Josie Long: Romance and Adventure—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 Josie questions whether her dream of one day having a family is now unrealistic.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—15/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—15 April 1916 - Tobias Holden
Tobias has a day of surprises.
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12:15
You and Yours—Cadet nurses, Flight compensation, Street beggars
A look cancer waiting times and flight compensation. With Peter White.
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12:57
Weather—15/04/2016
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—15/04/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Free Speech—Big Brother Is Watching
5/5 Timothy Garton Ash examines how threats to privacy affect freedom of speech.
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14:00
The Archers—14/04/2016
Lilian is looking glamorous. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Beyond Endurance
Dominic West stars as Ernest Shackleton in Meredith Hooper's drama. (R)
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Bury St Edmunds
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Bury St Edmunds.
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15:45
An Investigation into Love by Babcock and Wainwright
The arrival of a particular white mouse causes romantic chaos in a research laboratory.
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16:00
Last Word—Arnold Wesker, Howard Marks, Peggy Fortnum, Merle Haggard and Rachel Johnson
Matthew Bannister on a playwright, a drug smuggler, an illustrator and a country singer.
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16:30
More or Less—Celebrity Deaths
Have more famous people died this year than usual?
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16:55
The Listening Project—Joanna and Freddie - Coming of Age
Will the insightful 11-year-old inevitably grow into the self-absorbed teenager?
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17:00
PM—15/04/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—15/04/2016 West Midlands Police make arrests in connection with the attacks in Paris and Brussels
Five people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 90, Episode 1
1/9 Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Danny Finkelstein and Cariad Lloyd join host Miles Jupp.
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19:00
The Archers—15/04/2016
Lynda is not impressed.
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19:15
Front Row—Kevin Costner in Criminal, Kenneth Branagh, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Laika the spacedog
Criminal and why London attracts so many film-makers. Plus The Comedy About A Bank Robbery
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: The Secret, Episode 5
5/5 With her mother's affair exposed, Muriel waits for the village to react. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Edwina Currie, John Hilary, Tim Montgomerie, Leanne Wood
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Knutsford in Cheshire.
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20:50
A Point of View—When Is Enough Enough?
Sarah Dunant takes an historical look at avarice, in the light of the Panama Papers.
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21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—11-15 April 1916
The community in Ashburton find their world rocked by surprises.
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21:58
Weather—15/04/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—What will the pope see in Lesbos?
An aid worker describes conditions in the Moria camp, Lesbos, ahead of the pope's visit.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Mothering Sunday, Episode 10
10/10 Jane reflects on how her last assignation with Paul Sheringham led to her literary career.
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23:00
Great Lives—Nancy Dell'Olio chooses the life of Lucrezia Borgia
Nancy Dell'Olio champions the much maligned Lucrezia Borgia. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—15/04/2016
News from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Linda and Johnathon - A New Family
Going to live with your neighbour's family can change your life for the better.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—16/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—At the Existentialist Cafe, Episode 5
5/5 Why existentialism matters more than ever in the 21st century. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—16/04/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/04/2016
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
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05:45
iPM—The Mystery of the Unknown Children
'Who are the unknown children in my 1939 cine film?'.
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