FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—14/04/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet, Art, Poetry and Patronage
4/5 Thomas Dilworth's biography of the modernist artist and poet turns to poetry. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—14/04/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—14/04/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/04/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Professor Tom Wright, St Andrews.
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05:45
Farming Today—James Oswald
James Oswald, the farmer and popular crime writer, on his farm overlooking the River Tay.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Swallow (Spring)
Kate Humble presents the swallow. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—14/04/2017
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reunion—Libyan Embassy Siege
Sue MacGregor's guests recall the Libyan embassy siege of 1984. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet, In Parenthesis - The Epic War Poem
5/5 Thomas Dilworth's biography of the modernist artist and poet on writing an epic war poem.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Trish Bartley on Mindfulness, Returning Home, Chibok Girls three years on
Mindfulness and cancer, returning to your homeland, and the Chibok girls three years on.
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10:45
The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler—1960, Lost and Found
5/10 Michael and Pauline's ragged marriage is further strained by a difficult teenage daughter.
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11:00
Do Pass Go
Board games are back. Samira Ahmed examines their appeal in an increasingly digital world.
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11:30
Gloomsbury—Series 4, Your Very Very Humble Servant
2/6 Vera and Ginny drive to Sandwich to get Mrs Gosling back, while Henry entertains a prince.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—14/04/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
The Listening Project—The Listening Project One Thousand, Psychological Insights
Susie Orbach explores what the archive reveals of how we feel about our lives today.
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12:15
You and Yours—Care Home Costs, Doggy Bags, Running a Vineyard
Peter White hears about running a vineyard in France and looks at care home costs.
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12:57
Weather—14/04/2017
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—14/04/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Owning Colour—Series 1, 5. Black
5/5 Wayne Hemingway tells the story of Vantablack, the blackest black.
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14:00
The Archers—13/04/2017
Justin gets an unexpected offer. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—My Dear Bessie
Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey tell a love story in letters. (R)
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15:00
Good Friday Meditation
Lucy Winkett explores the loneliness of Jesus on the cross in a 21st-century context.
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15:30
Soundstage—The Oak Woodland
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson captures the changing soundscape of an oak woodland. (R)
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15:45
Short Works—Series 1, Pork Cooked with Prunes in Vouvray
There is food for thought on the menu in Tessa Hadley's specially commissioned short story
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16:00
Last Word—Masha Leon, Tim Pigott-Smith, Christopher Morahan, Parv Bancil, Marthe Gosteli, Brian Matthew
Julian Worricker on a columnist, an actor, a playwright, a director, a campaigner and a DJ
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16:30
More or Less—Economics of Overbooking
Why airlines take a bet that you won't show for your flight.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Nichola and Ann - Missing the Way We Used to Talk.
It's hard to have a conversation when aphasia has taken the words away.
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17:00
PM—14/04/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—14/04/2017 N Korea warning over US "provocation"
North Korea accuses US of putting the Korean peninsula at risk of thermo-nuclear war.
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18:30
The Now Show—Series 50, 14/04/2017
Steve Punt and guests present the week in news through stand-up and sketches.
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19:00
The Archers—14/04/2017
David cannot contain his anger.
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19:15
Front Row—Tom Stoppard
Kirsty Lang talks to the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard.
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19:45
The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler—1960, Lost and Found
5/10 Michael and Pauline's ragged marriage is further strained by a difficult teenage daughter. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Sarah Champion MP, Stephen Dorrell, Giles Fraser, Dominic Raab MP
Ritula Shah with political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House, London.
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20:50
A Point of View—The Power of Reading
AL Kennedy extols the virtues of reading and its power to encourage respect for others.
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21:00
Archive on 4—Song of the Singer Sewing Machine
The Singer sewing machine has whirred its way through history as Maria Margaronis unravels (R)
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21:58
Weather—14/04/2017
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—North Korea says the peninsula is 'on the brink of war'
The world awaits another nuclear test from Pyongyang.
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22:45
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 10
10/10 The villagers confront the myth of the Essex Serpent for the last time.
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23:00
Great Lives—Germaine Greer on Dame Elizabeth Frink
Germaine Greer nominates sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink. Presented by Matthew Parris. (R)
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23:27
Short Cuts—Series 10, The Dreamers
7/8 Josie Long hears stories of dreamers. (R)
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23:55
The Listening Project—Zahra and Yousif - A Lot to Pay Back
Ambition as a way of repaying a perceived debt.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—15/04/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet, In Parenthesis - The Epic War Poem
5/5 Thomas Dilworth's biography of the modernist artist and poet on writing an epic war poem. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—15/04/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—15/04/2017
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/04/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with His Grace Bishop Angaelos.
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05:45
iPM—Vice Unit
An iPM listener on policing sex work.
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