FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—13/03/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
An Alternative History of Art—Ibrahim El-Salahi
6/10 Hans Ulrich Obrist on the overlooked Sudanese modernist painter Ibrahim El-Salahi. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—13/03/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/03/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/03/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer, with the Reverend Richard Littledale, Baptist minister.
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05:45
Farming Today—Welfare food labelling, spring planting
One sausage producer explains why it is changing its labels.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Jennifer Border on the Whinchat
Jennifer Border recalls how looking for whinchats resulted in a broken road sign.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—13/03/2018
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Stephen Reicher on the psychology of crowds
Psychologist Stephen Reicher talks to Jim al-Khalili about how we behave in crowds.
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09:30
One to One—David Greig and Angela Mudge
Playwright David Greig finds out what it takes to be an extreme runner. (R)
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09:45
An Alternative History of Art—Helen Chadwick
7/10 Iwona Blazwick profiles installation artist and photographer Helen Chadwick.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Rooney Mara as Mary Magdalene, Child sexual exploitation, Poems in tribute to women of Scotland
Rooney Mara plays Mary Magdalene, Child sexual exploitation and Lily Bailey on OCD.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 2
2/5 Jackie Hartwell (Meera Syal) continues to investigate the death of some joyriders.
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11:00
Aftermath—After the Admiral Duncan
What happened when a nail bomb exploded in the Soho pub and what has happened since?
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11:30
Art of Now—No Singing, No Movement: Part 2, Sudan's New Generation
Yousra Elbagir and a new wave of Sudanese musicians explore the current cultural climate.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—13/03/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—13 March 1918 - Adeline Lumley
In Folkestone, Adeline furthers their interests in her own way.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Have you had cosmetic surgery or procedures like botox and fillers? How safe do you think it is?
Have you had cosmetic surgery or procedures like botox and fillers? How safe was it?
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12:56
Weather—13/03/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—13/03/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Horse Story—2. Performers
Clare Balding explores the history of the performing horse.
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14:00
The Archers—12/03/2018
Toby has a cunning plan. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—When Last I Saw You
Jane says she has found the man who attacked her five years ago, but he denies it. (R)
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 15, Silent Night
5/8 Josie Long listens for the sounds that lurk in the darkness.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—A Greener Home For All
The UK needs 300,000 new homes a year, Tom Heap asks if building big can also be green.
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16:00
The Law Show—Driverless Cars and the Law
If a driverless car has a crash, who is responsible - the owner or the manufacturer?
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16:30
A Good Read—Kit de Waal and Nina Stibbe
Novelists Kit de Waal and Nina Stibbe talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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17:00
PM—13/03/2018
Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—13/03/2018 Tillerson sacked by Trump
Donald Trump sacks Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after series of public disagreements
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18:30
Sara Pascoe: The Modern Monkey—Series 1, Charity
4/4 Sara looks at examples of altruistic behaviour and feats of generosity.
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19:00
The Archers—13/03/2018
Joe makes a shocking admission.
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19:15
Front Row—Paddy Considine, Gemma Bodinetz, Integrated Casting
Paddy Considine on Journeyman, Gemma Bodinetz on the Everyman Rep, and integrated casting.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 2
2/5 Jackie Hartwell (Meera Syal) continues to investigate the death of some joyriders. (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Squalid Prisons - Who's to Blame?
Have private contracts for prison maintenance made our jails more dangerous?
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20:40
In Touch—Partially Sighted Society and Lighting
The Partially Sighted Society's Anita Plant on their relaunch and Louise Gaw on lighting.
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21:00
Inside Health—Cardiac Rehab, Withdrawing from Antidepressants, Middle Ear Implant
Dr Mark Porter busts some of the myths surrounding recovery from a heart attack.
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21:30
The Report—Litvinenko: The Miniature Nuclear Attack
The story behind the fatal poisoning in London of Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Midnight deadline for Russia to explain spy poisoning
Trump says US is with the UK 'all the way' over the poisoning of a former Russian spy.
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22:45
The Long Drop by Denise Mina—7. The Trial
7/10 Manuel's trial reaches a critical stage as the court hears his disputed confessions.
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23:00
Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 4, Cars
Plans unravel when comic poet Tim Key and his friend Tom Basden pick up a hitchhiker.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—13/03/2018
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—14/03/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
An Alternative History of Art—Helen Chadwick
7/10 Iwona Blazwick profiles installation artist and photographer Helen Chadwick. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—14/03/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/03/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—14/03/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/03/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer, with the Reverend Richard Littledale, Baptist minister.
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05:45
Farming Today—Religious slaughter, Food names, and Pink-footed geese
A new method of stunning animals in abattoirs is being tested.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Nick Moran on the Heron
Nick Moran describes the excitement of recording the nocturnal flight calls of herons.
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