FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/09/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Yusra: Swim for Your Life—Episode 1
1/2 The courageous journey of refugee Yusra Mardini from war-torn Syria to the Rio Olympics. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—All Saints, Writtle
The sound of the church bells at All Saints Parish Church, Writtle in Essex. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—05/09/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/09/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/09/2016
A prayer to begin the day from the Greenbelt Festival, with Satish Kumar.
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05:45
Farming Today—Illegal hare-coursing, Farmers on Brexit, Seaweed
The number of people caught hare-coursing in Lincolnshire has trebled over the past year.
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05:56
Weather—05/09/2016
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Icterine Warbler
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the icterine warbler. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—05/09/2016
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Matter of the North—Northern Inventions
6/10 Melvyn Bragg on the inventiveness of the north and the birth of the Industrial Revolution.
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09:30
Natural History Heroes—Alice Eastwood
5/10 Sandy Knapp explains why Alice Eastwood is her Natural History Hero. (R)
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09:45
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—1. Early Years at Formby
1/5 A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Tonia Buxton on Greek dips, Mothers who were bullied at school
Mothers who were bullied at school; Equity, the new film about women on Wall Street.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 1
1/5 Pepys remembers the thousands of homeless camped out after the Great Fire.
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11:00
Funny Money
Former Lehman Brothers banker Henry Dodds explores our relationship with money.
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11:30
The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Frank Skinner on funny moments in history. With Kate Williams, John Lloyd and Katy Brand. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—05/09/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—5 September 1916 - Isabel Graham
Isabel's courage fails her.
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12:15
You and Yours—Egypt tourism, Online gambling, Photobooths
How are terror attacks and political unrest affecting Egypt's tourist industry?
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12:57
Weather—05/09/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—05/09/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs with Edward Stourton.
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13:45
In Search of Eden—A Garden Eastward in Eden
Neuroscientist Paul Howard-Jones finds out if we can forget what we do not want to know.
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14:00
The Archers—04/09/2016
Rob explains things from his point of view. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Electrical Venus
May 1749. Grainger's travelling fair showcases an electric new act. By Julie Mayhew. (R)
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 30, Semi-Final 3, 2016
12/13 Paul Gambaccini chairs the last of the 2016 semi-finals in the music quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Coffee and the God Shot. The Drinks Menu
Dan Saladino, longtime espresso-drinker, journeys into coffee's past, present and future. (R)
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16:00
My Muse—Series 1, Lisa Dwan on Samuel Beckett
Lisa Dwan, renowned performer of works by Samuel Beckett, on Beckett, Dante and exile.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Religious Education
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the purpose of religious education.
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17:00
PM—05/09/2016
Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/09/2016 Junior doctors' strike called off
The junior doctors' strike, due to take place in England next week, has been called off.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 5
5/8 Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—05/09/2016
Kirsty speaks her mind.
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19:15
Front Row—Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom, Mike Bullen on Cold Feet, Neon art, Star Trek at 50
Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom, Mike Bullen on new Cold Feet, neon art, Star Trek at 50.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Pepys: After the Fire, Episode 1
1/5 Pepys remembers the thousands of homeless camped out after the Great Fire. (R)
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20:00
Eastern Europeans in Brexitland—05/09/2016
Journalist Gary Younge explores the impact of the Brexit vote on East Europeans in the UK.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Addicted in Suburbia
Heroin, opiates, and suburban Ohio. (R)
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21:00
Natural Histories—Spider
Brett Westwood blows the cobwebs from tales of spiders as objects of fear and temptation (R)
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21:30
The Matter of the North—Northern Inventions
6/10 Melvyn Bragg on the inventiveness of the north and the birth of the Industrial Revolution. (R)
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21:58
Weather—05/09/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Is it the beginning of the end for Europe's most powerful politician?
Angela Merkel says migration policy was to blame for electoral defeat in her home state.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Paradise Lodge, Episode 6
6/10 Coming-of-age comedy by Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina.
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23:00
Setting the Past Free—Part II, Mark Lawson on how the story of Rudolf Kastner, the Jew who negotiated with Eichmann, continues to be retold
2/2 Mark Lawson explores how the story of Rudolf Kastner has been retold within Israel. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—05/09/2016
Susan Hulme reports as MPs and peers return to Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/09/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means—1. Early Years at Formby
1/5 A biography of the novelist by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—06/09/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/09/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/09/2016
A prayer to begin the day from the Greenbelt Festival with the Reverend Nadia Bolz-Weber.
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05:45
Farming Today—Badger cull, milk prices and seaweed foraging
Bovine TB figures, price rises for dairy farmers and foraging for edible seaweed.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Reed Warbler
Brett Westwood presents the great reed warbler. (R)
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