FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/04/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Odyssey Project: My Name Is Nobody—Series 1, Mr Nobody Listening to His Own Story at the Court of King Alcinous
Golan Haji and Stephen Watts' poem inspired by Odysseus hearing to a story told - his own. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/04/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/04/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/04/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with His Grace Bishop Angaelos.
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05:45
Farming Today—New Zealand lamb exports, potato blight, Dairy Aid Scheme
New Zealand lamb exports after Brexit, potato blight origins and the Dairy Aid Scheme.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Cuckoo - Male
David Attenborough introduces the male cuckoo. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—21/04/2017
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reunion—Women of Punk
Sue MacGregor reunites five musicians who embraced the anarchy of punk. (R)
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09:45
The Odyssey Project: My Name Is Nobody—Series 1, Night Shift
In Karen McCarthy Woolf drama Odysseus's mother tries to contact him from the Underworld.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Lily Cole, Embryos, Marine Le Pen
Lily Cole on acting. Unused frozen embryos. French women talk about Marine Le Pen.
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10:45
The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler—2001, An Extra Marriage
10/10 Michael returns to his old neighbourhood and old loves.
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11:00
Copyright or Wrong
Richard Taylor charts the story of copyright and asks if the law is overreaching itself.
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11:30
Gloomsbury—Series 4, Honestly, Darling
3/6 Henry and Vera make a 大象传媒 radio broadcast with Hilda on the need for honesty in marriage.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/04/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—21 April 1917 - Sylvia Graham
Sylvia Graham's patriotism is invigorated.
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12:15
You and Yours—Speeding fines; Sir Andrew Dilnot on care costs; The rise of the electric bike
Peter White looks at the new, bigger speeding fines and the rise of the electric bike.
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12:57
Weather—21/04/2017
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—21/04/2017
News with Mark Mardell. Including Paris attack analysis and Unite union chief election.
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13:45
The Ideas That Make Us—Series 5, Chaos
Is chaos good or bad? Bettany Hughes explores the place of disruption in our lives.
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14:00
The Archers—20/04/2017
Everyone is celebrating at The Bull. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Sean Grundy - Far Side of the Moore
Tom Hollander as eccentric amateur Patrick Moore, battling to be the 大象传媒's astronomer. (R)
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park - Correspondence Edition
Peter Gibbs and the panel answer listener correspondence from The Savill Garden, Windsor.
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15:45
Short Works—Series 1, Tonight, for the First Time
Short story by Zoe Strachan, inspired by a piece of music. Read by Ann Louise Ross.
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16:00
Last Word—Michael Bogdanov, Louis Sarno, Sheila Abdus Salaam, Dick Potts, Don Rickles
Matthew Bannister on a director, an enthnomusicologist, a judge, an ecologist, a comedian.
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16:30
More or Less—Living standards and Kate Bush maths
Are people's incomes falling? Plus singing Pi like Kate Bush.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Erica and Lloyd - The Importance of Art
Retired art teachers recall the motivational techniques they employed.
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17:00
PM—21/04/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/04/2017 Theresa May maintains foreign aid budget
Theresa May says she will maintain the foreign aid budget.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 93, 21/04/2017
Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
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19:00
The Archers—21/04/2017
Pip can't apologise enough.
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19:15
Front Row—Gemma Arterton, Post-war public art, Martin Parr, Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!
Actor Gemma Arterton discusses her WWII film Their Finest, plus photographer Martin Parr.
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19:45
The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler—2001, An Extra Marriage
10/10 Michael returns to his old neighbourhood and old loves. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Lord Ashdown, Thangam Debbonaire MP, George Eustice MP, Ann Widdecombe.
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Truro High School.
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20:50
A Point of View—The Past in the Present
A.L. Kennedy reflects on the way our past shapes our present and our future.
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21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—17-21 April 1917 (Season 10 start)
Epic drama series set in Great War Britain a hundred years ago this week.
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21:58
Weather—21/04/2017
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Champs Elysees outrage gunman is named
France terror attack overshadows the last days of campaigning ahead of Sunday's election.
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22:45
Rabbit, Run by John Updike—5. Proof
5/10 Harry is obsessed with Ruth proving how much she loves him - even if it debases her.
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23:00
Great Lives—Ermonela Jaho on Mother Teresa
The Albanian opera singer Ermonela Jaho chooses the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—21/04/2017
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Brenda and Joan - The Retired PE Teachers' Home
Friends look forward to life in the specialised care home they are planning.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/04/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Odyssey Project: My Name Is Nobody—Series 1, Night Shift
In Karen McCarthy Woolf drama Odysseus's mother tries to contact him from the Underworld. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—22/04/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/04/2017
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/04/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Roger Hutchings.
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05:45
iPM—Mind the gap
Finding love when she was 37 and he was 17.
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