FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/05/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery, Episode 4
4/5 The surgeon's dilemma - anxiety is contagious, but confidence is also contagious. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—19/05/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/05/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/05/2017
A reading, reflection and prayer, with Jonathan Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—Election tour - rural business, tourism, broadband
Farming Today visits Northumberland to hear the pre-election concerns of rural businesses.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Val Thompson on the pink-footed goose
Val Thompson remembers her late husband and watching pink-footed geese in Norfolk.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—19/05/2017
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Liz Lochhead
Liz Lochhead is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery, Episode 5
5/5 Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily. Henry Marsh ponders mortality.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Children of black American GIs, Going on holiday with mum, Salome at the National Theatre
Children of black American GI's; a radical revision of Salome; holidays with mum.
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10:45
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Concludes, Episode 6
6/8 Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Dinny tries to stop a fight.
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11:00
The Human at Play
Farrah Jarral asks who gets to play in our society.
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11:30
The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 1, Case #10 - Perfect 10
1/9 June Whitfield joins Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez to solve a crime at a beauty pageant. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—19/05/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—19 May 1917 - Noah Hamilton
In Folkestone, Noah Hamilton is tempted to disappear.
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12:15
You and Yours—PCP car finance problems; Binary option fraud; Retro computer games
Concerns over PCP car finance and the appeal of computer games from 20 years ago.
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12:57
Weather—19/05/2017
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—19/05/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Our Man in the Middle East—Part 5: Recipe for Disaster
The assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.
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14:00
The Archers—18/05/2017
Kirsty makes a promise. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Now, Where Were We?
By Claire Miller. A comic tale of romance, hay fever and time travel.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Southport
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Southport.
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15:45
Short Works—Series 1, Extrapolation as an Art Form in the Lobby of the John Muir
In Joshua Ferris's artful new story a novelist finds himself in a tough spot.
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16:00
Last Word—Rhodri Morgan, Michael Wearing, Dr Helen Szamuely, Ian Brady, Robert Miles
Matthew Bannister on a politician, a producer, a campaigner and a DJ.
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16:30
More or Less—Tax, speed dating and sea ice
Exploring the Labour manifesto's tax plans for high earners.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Dot and Jean - The Garden Keeps On Giving
The benefits of dialling down the pace of life and enjoying the garden.
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17:00
PM—19/05/2017
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/05/2017 Prosecutors drop Assange probe
Swedish prosecutors drop investigation into the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 93, 19/05/2017
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
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19:00
The Archers—19/05/2017
Peggy surprises her family.
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19:15
Front Row—Clive James, Netflix and Cannes, documentary maker Simon Chinn, Damien Hirst in Venice
The author, critic and poet Clive James on the poems he thought he'd not live to write.
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19:45
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Concludes, Episode 6
6/8 Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Dinny tries to stop a fight. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—David Gauke, Rachel Johnson, John McDonnell, Tommy Sheppard
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Cranmore School in West Horsley, Surrey.
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20:50
A Point of View—The Fearsome Nature of Literary Festivals
Howard Jacobson on literary festivals and the violent nature of creativity.
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21:00
Home Front - Omnibus—15-19 May 1917
Sugar queues were reported in London, with supplies believed to be at their lowest yet.
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21:58
Weather—19/05/2017
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Trump leaves DC troubles behind as he embarks on foreign tour
President Trump begins a tour taking in the Middle East, the Vatican and Brussels.
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22:45
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford—5. Chief
5/10 Smith is invited to play a game of cards with New York's chief justice.
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23:00
Great Lives—Sue Cameron on Emma of Normandy
Twice queen of England and mother of two kings, but have you heard of Emma of Normandy? (R)
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23:27
The Double War—22/09/2016
Alvin Hall explores an LP of African-American soldiers discussing fighting in Vietnam. (R)
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23:55
The Listening Project—Alec and Audrey - Marriage Isn't for Us
They have been together for 30 years but are no nearer tying the knot.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/05/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery, Episode 5
5/5 Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily. Henry Marsh ponders mortality. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/05/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—20/05/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/05/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/05/2017
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/05/2017
Spiritual reflection with the Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
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05:45
iPM—Out of the chaos comes hope
Migrants living in camps in Greece join the Greek education system.
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