FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—25/05/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room, Episode 2
2/5 Writer Aarathi Prasad visits the hospital in the Dharavi slum where the shrine holds sway. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—25/05/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/05/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/05/2016
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Very Rev John Chalmers.
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05:45
Farming Today—Food fraud and traceability, Grading beef carcasses
Traceability and food fraud are the issues looked at, alongside You and Yours.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
John Aitchison presents the lesser spotted woodpecker. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—25/05/2016
Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Midweek—Martha High, Chris Lemmon, The Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones, Jamie Squibb
Libby Purves meets soul singer Martha High and Chris Lemmon, son of the actor Jack.
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09:45
Book of the Week—In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room, Episode 3
3/5 It all began with a rabbit, so the bonesetter's story goes.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Jodie Foster talks about fame, her relationship with her mum and her latest film project
Jodie Foster on her latest film Money Monster, fame, family life and Freaky Friday.
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10:41
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Mary Ann in Autumn, Episode 3
3/5 Mary Ann takes some time out before her operation and Jake takes a chance on Jonah.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Tim and Michael - Living on the Border
Even though Hay-on-Wye is in Wales, at times it seems to be part of England.
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11:00
Born in Bradford—Support for new mothers
Winifred Robinson reports on the lives of thousands of families being tracked in Bradford. (R)
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11:30
Polyoaks—Series 4, Back in the NHSS
4/6 The staff face supervision from the private sector in a 'care provision shake-up'.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—25/05/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—25 May 1916 - Oswald Dyer
Epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago.
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12:15
You and Yours—NHS continuing care, Gay bars, Hotel Chocolat
NHS continuing care, Hotel Chocolat, and how dating online has affected gay bars.
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12:57
Weather—25/05/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—25/05/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
England: Made in the Middle—3. Midlands Beauty
3/5 Why Helen Castor claims the real garden of England is the Midlands - not Kent.
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14:00
The Archers—24/05/2016
It is a big day at Home Farm. (R)
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14:15
Dangerous Visions—News from Nowhere
Will wakes to find he has travelled 100 years into the future to a post-capitalist London.
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: Understanding the New State Pension
Paul Lewis and a panel of guests explore the complexity of the new state pension.
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15:30
All in the Mind—Exams and the mental health of children, A community approach to suicide prevention
The reality of exam stress, and the community initiative to prevent suicide. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—'Queer' wars, Nigerian beauty pageants
'Queer' wars: the global struggle for lesbian/gay rights. Also, Nigerian beauty pageants.
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16:30
The Media Show—Press bias, Police and the media, Digital media
How are the media representing the two sides of the referendum campaign?
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17:00
PM—25/05/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/05//2016 Institute for Fiscal Studies criticised in EU referendum debate
Vote Leave accuses IFS of bias after it warned about the financial impact of Brexit
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18:30
Heresy—Series 10, Episode 2
2/6 Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Alex Horne, Jonny Woo and Richard Osman.
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19:00
The Archers—25/05/2016
Fallon and Kirsty get their heads together.
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19:15
Front Row—Neil Gaiman, Liz Lochhead, Roy Williams
Neil Gaiman on his Likely Stories, poet Liz Lochhead, and playwright Roy Williams.
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19:45
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Mary Ann in Autumn, Episode 3
3/5 Mary Ann takes some time out before her operation and Jake takes a chance on Jonah. (R)
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20:00
FutureProofing—Language
Will technology make language barriers obsolete?
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20:45
Why I Changed My Mind—Series 2, Peter Hitchens
5/5 Dominic Lawson asks Peter Hitchens about his transition from Trotskyism to conservatism.
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21:00
Science Stories—Chaucer's Astrolabe - The Medieval GPS
Chaucer's Astrolabe and how a renowned poet wrote the world's first scientific manual.
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21:30
Midweek—Martha High, Chris Lemmon, The Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones, Jamie Squibb
Libby Purves meets soul singer Martha High and Chris Lemmon, son of the actor Jack. (R)
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21:58
Weather—25/05/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Latest on future of Tata Steel in UK
The latest on the future of Tata Steel in the UK.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Bricks That Built the Houses, None of It's Real
3/5 Harry and Leon feel edgy about a drug deal. Becky is still trying to make it as a dancer.
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23:00
Lenny Henry's Rogues Gallery—Series 1, The Birthing Project
2/4 Lenny Henry stars in this tale about an alien who had an unfortunate experience on Earth.
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23:15
Death and Taxis—Sometimes I Feel
3/4 Andy Warhol's acclaimed diaries brought to life in four short dramas by Sean Grundy.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—25/05/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—26/05/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room, Episode 3
3/5 It all began with a rabbit, so the bonesetter's story goes. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—26/05/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/05/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—26/05/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/05/2016
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Very Rev John Chalmers.
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05:45
Farming Today—Microbeads harming marine life, woodcock decline and fruit packaging
Renewed calls for a ban on plastic microbeads which harm marine life.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Marsh Tit
Martin Hughes-Games presents the marsh tit. (R)
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