FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—04/09/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:17
A Good Read—Vanessa Feltz and David Hepworth
Vanessa Feltz and David Hepworth debate their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Wells Cathedral, Somerset
Church bells from parish churches and cathedrals around the country. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/09/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—04/09/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/09/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/09/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/09/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with writer and broadcaster Sarah Joseph.
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05:45
Farming Today—Record Pea Harvest, Craft Skills, and Training a Truffle Hound
Tim Lamyman has smashed the world record for a pea harvest.
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05:56
Weather—04/09/2017
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Samuel West on the Nightingale
Actor Samuel West describes gathering with his family at dusk to listen for nightingales.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—04/09/2017
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Fry's English Delight—Series 9, Let's Get Physical
Stephen Fry delights in language made by hand. (R)
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09:30
Oliver Burkeman Is Busy—It's not busyness but bandwidth
Oliver Burkeman asks if our problem might not be lack of time but lack of head space. (R)
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09:45
Every Third Thought by Robert McCrum—Episode 1
1/5 Author Robert McCrum reflects on how we approach and accept death.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Mixed Culture Friendship, Social Media Influencers, Australia and Voluntourism
Making money on social media: a gender pay gap in favour of women?
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10:45
Claudine Toutoungi - The Inheritors—1. Bombshell
1/5 Francois Chedid has been thinking about his will. And so have his children!
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11:00
It's Obscene!
Matthew Syed explores the vexed role of money at the pinnacle of contemporary sport. (R)
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11:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 7, Wizardy Lizardy Gubbins
2/4 Local psychic Keith Futures has trouble finding a buyer for his Komodo dragon.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—04/09/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—4 September 1917 - Maisie Harris
Maisie Harris is fearful about the war coming home.
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12:15
You and Yours—Fixed odds betting terminals, Instagram advertising, University funding
Fixed odds betting terminals, making money on Instagram, how love affects student income.
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12:57
Weather—04/09/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—04/09/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Streets Apart: A History of Social Housing—Series 1, Streets in the Sky
Lynsey Hanley explores the era of council housing defined by one thing - high rise living.
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14:00
The Archers—03/09/2017
Tony's offer isn't enough. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Grand Designs of the Third Kind
Quirky comedy about a very unusual house renovation. By Toby Hadoke.
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 31, Semi-Final 1, 2017
10/13 Paul Gambaccini chairs the first semi-final of the wide-ranging music quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Feast Like a Georgian: A Food Guide to the Caucasus.
Dan Saladino travels to a country now considered to be an undiscovered food gem, Georgia. (R)
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16:00
Printing a Nation—Series 1, Knowledge
Anindita explores the 'Renaissance' that came about through printing in India. (R)
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16:30
Beyond Belief—William Blake's Jerusalem
Will Ernie Rea and guests sing William Blake's Jerusalem at Last Night of the Proms?
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17:00
PM—04/09/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/09/2017 North Korea nuclear crisis: US and China fail to agree on next step
The US and China have failed to agree on how to confront the North Korea nuclear crisis.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 79, Episode 5
5/7 Nicholas Parsons challenges Sue Perkins, Gyles Brandreth, Andy Hamilton and Paul Merton.
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19:00
The Archers—04/09/2017
Grey Gables staff learn their fate.
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19:15
Front Row—Suranne Jones returns as Doctor Foster, Lancashire's Fabrications Festival, Josephine Barstow on Sondheim's Follies
Doctor Foster is back; Stephen Sondheim's Follies; remembering Steely Dan's Walter Becker.
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19:45
Claudine Toutoungi - The Inheritors—1. Bombshell
1/5 Francois Chedid has been thinking about his will. And so have his children! (R)
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20:00
Vitriolic
Journalist Ayshea Buksh looks at the complex picture behind the rise in acid attacks.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Abdi in America
A young Somali refugee tries to live the American dream. (R)
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21:00
Natural Histories—Louse
Brett Westwood explores our relationship with one of our closest neighbours, the louse. (R)
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21:30
Quirke's Cast and Crew—Series 1, Gaffer & Best Boy
Exploring the key crew members on film and drama series defining modern entertainment. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—UN Security Council lambasts North Korean nuclear tests
The US ambassador to the United Nations accuses Kim Jong-un of 'begging for war'.
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22:45
Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 1
1/10 Jane Harper's bestselling thriller set in a small Australian community ravaged by drought.
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23:00
Tales from the Stave—Series 15, Respighi's Roman Trilogy
Frances Fyfield and her team explore the manuscript of Ottorino Respighi's Roman Trilogy. (R)
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23:30
Hiraeth
Poet Mab Jones explores the concept of hiraeth in the poetry of Wales. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—05/09/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Every Third Thought by Robert McCrum—Episode 1
1/5 Author Robert McCrum reflects on how we approach and accept death. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/09/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—05/09/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/09/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/09/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/09/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with writer and broadcaster Sarah Joseph.
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05:45
Farming Today—Welsh lamb shelf life, wet Scottish summer forces cows inside, farming on Tristan da Cunha, the coracle
Why is the shelf life of Welsh lamb up to 22 days, when New Zealand lamb lasts 60?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Samuel West on the Grey Heron
Actor Samuel West recalls how a riddle in Hamlet was unpicked on a bird-watching trip.
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