FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/12/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Foie gras & the politics of taste - Memories of Irish food
Foie gras and the politics of taste. Also, male Irish migrants recall the food back home. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Exeter Cathedral
Church bells from Exeter Cathedral. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—05/12/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/12/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/12/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry.
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05:45
Farming Today—Technology, Bees, Our obsession with the weather
How do farmers prepare for the worst conditions that are thrown at them?
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05:56
Weather—05/12/2016
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Hawfinch
Martin Hughes-Games presents the Hawfinch. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—05/12/2016
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Popular Protest and Patriotism
Kirsty Wark with John Rees, Josie Rourke, Rachel Reeves and James Frayne.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Mad Enchantment, Episode 1
1/5 How did painter Claude Monet first settle in his house at Giverny?
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Know your nuns' habits, Singer Agnes Obel, Fight directors
Singer and musician Agnes Obel performs a track from her new album, Citizens of Glass.
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10:45
Katherine Jakeways - Forty Weeks—Lentil
1/5 Sam loves Rose - but after his dad's death, he gets drunk and sleeps with Bayley.
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11:00
The Untold—All in the Proof
The tale of a maverick lawyer and his attempt to win asylum for a Pakistani man.
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11:30
Cooking in a Bedsitter—Series 1, Stuffed Eggs
2/4 Beattie Edmondson stars in a new comedy inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—05/12/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The Melodic Mystery
'Why is my mother tone deaf?' asks listener Simon. The team investigates.
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12:15
You and Yours—A boost for British lace manufacturers, Agency workers, Loan sharks
Loan sharks targeting addicted gamblers. Agency work pressures. A boost for British lace.
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12:57
Weather—05/12/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—05/12/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Off airProgrammes will resume at 14:00
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14:00
The Archers—04/12/2016
Kate needs to turn her ideas into reality. (R)
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14:15
Stone—Series 6, Casualties
3/4 Stone created by Danny Brocklehurst. Casualties written by Martin Jameson.
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 6, 2016
Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of cryptic clues and convoluted connections.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Sisters' Feast
A female takeover. Sheila Dillon speaks to ten women chefs coming together to fight hunger (R)
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16:00
Short Cuts—Series 10, The End of the Story
8/8 Josie Long explores what can emerge from an ending.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Immigration and the Church
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the impact of immigration on the church in Britain.
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17:00
PM—05/12/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/12/2016 Ministers start their appeal to the Supreme Court over triggering Article 50
The government tries to win back control of the Brexit process
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 66, Episode 4
4/6 Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and Richard Osman join Jack Dee.
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19:00
The Archers—05/12/2016
Kenton makes an impulse buy.
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19:15
Front Row—Lee Child on Edward Hopper, ENO's Cressida Pollock and The Pass
Author Lee Child discusses short stories inspired by Edward Hopper paintings.
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19:45
Katherine Jakeways - Forty Weeks—Lentil
1/5 Sam loves Rose - but after his dad's death, he gets drunk and sleeps with Bayley. (R)
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20:00
Black Flight and the New Suburbia
Hugh Muir charts the movement of ethnic minorities from cities to the English countryside. (R)
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Albania's Cannabis Boom
Investigating Albania's 'green gold'. (R)
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21:00
The Listeners—Series 4, Episode 1
1/3 Two female composers reveal how there is far more to listening than hearing. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Popular Protest and Patriotism
Kirsty Wark with John Rees, Josie Rourke, Rachel Reeves and James Frayne. (R)
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21:58
Weather—05/12/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Italian ruling party mulls referendum defeat
After a defeat in Sunday's constitutional referendum, what next for Italy's government?
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Nutshell, Episode 6
6/8 Ian McEwan's modern-day take on Hamlet, told from the perspective of an unborn child.
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23:00
The Male Room—The Inadequacy Edition
Olly Mann and guests tackle male feelings of inadequacy.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—05/12/2016
Joanna Shinn reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/12/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Mad Enchantment, Episode 1
1/5 How did painter Claude Monet first settle in his house at Giverny? (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—06/12/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/12/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/12/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry.
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05:45
Farming Today—Security alpacas, Tackling nitrogen pollution and 12 months on since the Cumbria floods
A global initiative is launched to tackle nitrogen pollution.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Golden Pheasant
John Aitchison presents the golden pheasant. (R)
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