FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/05/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea, Episode 3
3/5 Kiev is reached on a sunny day, but many here are dreading the arrival of Petlyura. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—19/05/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/05/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/05/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Rising resistance to antibiotics, Butchers, Safety of GM food
Rising resistance to antibiotics, rural broadband and a report on the safety of GM Food.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Common Redstart
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—19/05/2016
Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Muses
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Muses in Greek mythology and after.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea, Episode 4
4/5 On to Odessa, where the author encounters grey-eyed General Grishin-Almazov.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Juliana Buhring, Kids' mental health, Elena Fortun, Older mums, Marriage certificates
Fastest woman to cycle world, school therapeutic service, Celia novels, Caroline Lucas MP.
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10:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Michael Tolliver Lives, Episode 4
4/5 Michael is surprised by his brother's revelation.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Murder in Bangladesh
The wave of brutal killings which has shocked the nation.
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11:30
Next Stop: Mariachi Plaza
A night out in the Latino suburbs with the mariachis of Boyle Heights, East LA.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—19/05/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—19 May 1916 - John Rossiter
At Spittal End Farm, John Rossiter begins to warm towards Rose.
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12:15
You and Yours—Queen's Speech, New cycling rules, Protein
Melanie Abbott watches police enforce new lorry safety rules designed to protect cyclists.
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12:57
Weather—19/05/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—19/05/2016
The search for the EgyptAir plane, and celebrity injunctions. With Shaun Ley.
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13:45
A British History in Weather—9. Storm
9/10 Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain.
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14:00
The Archers—18/05/2016
Lilian and Jennifer are party planning. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—School Drama, Episode 2
2/4 Has-been TV star Geoff Cathcart turns out to have an unusual attitude to risk assessment.
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15:00
Ramblings—Series 33, Glyndwr's Way with Ursula Martin
Clare Balding walks Glyndwr's Way with Ursula Martin, who's walked over 3,000 round Wales.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—The Sickle Cell Society
Malorie Blackman presents an appeal on behalf of The Sickle Cell Society. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Anthony Cartwright, Award-winning Andrew Michael Hurley, The joy of Teffi, Literary news from Nigeria
Mariella Frostrup talks to author Anthony Cartwright about his book Iron Towns. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Tom Hanks
Presented by Francine Stock. Tom Hanks talks about A Hologram for the King.
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16:30
大象传媒 Inside Science—Climate Change, State of the World's Plants, Antibiotic Resistance, Telephone Metadata, Bat Detective
How can complex science tell us what to do about the effects of climate change?
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17:00
PM—19/05/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/05/2016 Egypt suspects a terror attack caused a plane crash
Sixty-six people were on board the flight from France to Egypt.
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18:30
Don't Start—Series 3, Christmas
1/4 Long-term partners, Neil and Kim, spend a harrowing Christmas Day together. (R)
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18:45
The Pin—Series 1, Episode 4
4/4 Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—19/05/2016
Tom loses his rag.
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19:15
Front Row—A Hologram For The King, Running Wild, Brigitte Fassbaender, Going Forward
A review of Tom Hanks as a stressed executive in Saudi Arabia in A Hologram For The King.
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19:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Michael Tolliver Lives, Episode 4
4/5 Michael is surprised by his brother's revelation. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Anti-Semitism on the Left
David Aaronovitch explores why the Left might have a problem with anti-Semitism.
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20:30
In Business—Steel in the UK
Peter Day examines the history of Britain's steel industry.
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21:00
大象传媒 Inside Science—Climate Change, State of the World's Plants, Antibiotic Resistance, Telephone Metadata, Bat Detective
How can complex science tell us what to do about the effects of climate change? (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—The Muses
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Muses in Greek mythology and after. (R)
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21:58
Weather—19/05/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Latest on the Egyptair plane crash
Latest on the Egyptair plane crash.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Typewriter's Tale, Episode 4
4/5 Frieda overhears and is dismayed by a conversation between Mr Fullerton and Edith Wharton.
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23:00
52 First Impressions with David Quantick—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Writer David Quantick on the people he鈥檚 met and the impressions they've made.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—19/05/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/05/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea, Episode 4
4/5 On to Odessa, where the author encounters grey-eyed General Grishin-Almazov. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—20/05/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/05/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/05/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Glyphosate latest in EU, Scottish farm payments report, Cow psychology
The EU's non-decision on the future of glyphosate, the controversial herbicide.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dartford Warbler
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the Dartford warbler. (R)
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