FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/05/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston—Episode 2
2/5 Just what goes into the making of a book? Keith Houston explores. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/05/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—16/05/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/05/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/05/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/05/2018
With Rania Hafez, senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich.
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05:45
Farming Today—16/05/2018
Agriculture and Renewable Energy; Liquid Egg Production; Cows on Tour.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Cyrus Todiwala on the Ring-Necked Parakeet
London restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala on the ring-necked parakeet for Tweet of the Day. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/05/2018
Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Only Artists—Series 5, Steven Isserlis meets Sebastian Barry
Cellist Steven Isserlis meets novelist and playwright Sebastian Barry.
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09:30
Classified Britain—Series 1, Manchester Mercury, 17 August 1819
James Naughtie explores history through front page small ads.
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09:45
The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston—Episode 3
3/5 Keith Houston takes us to the courts of ancient China where paper finds its origins.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Surviving the Rwandan Genocide
Clemantine Wamariya describes fleeing the Rwandan genocide at six-years-old.
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10:41
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights—3. Hareton
3/10 After hearing devastating news, Heathcliff runs from Wuthering Heights.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Carleen and Toni - It's All About the Mother and the Baby
We don't do it to cuddle babies.
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11:00
A Church in Crisis
William Crawley explores the decline of the Catholic church's authority in society. (R)
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11:30
Ability—Series 1, Taking Advantage
3/4 Matt and Bob decide to see how far they can go - and attempt shoplifting.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—16/05/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Dr Broks' Casebook—The Woman Attacked by Goblins
3/5 Dr Broks considers sleep paralysis and occasions when our sense of the body goes haywire. (R)
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12:15
You and Yours—Barber therapy, Cold-calling laws, New theme tune
Barbers learn how to help young men experiencing mental health problems.
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12:57
Weather—16/05/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/05/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
The Assassination—The Assassin's Journey
The Assassin's Journey. The nasty, brutish and short life of Benazir's killer.
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14:00
The Archers—15/05/2018
Pat faces some home truths. (R)
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14:15
McLevy—Series 11, The Seventh Veil
2/4 Chief Constable Murray Craddock is outraged when an exotic dancer arrives in Leith. (R)
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live
The retirement cash dilemma: stash it or splash it?
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15:30
All in the Mind—Why is yawning catching? And the nurse who went the extra mile to help her cancer patient
Tips to help insomnia and the nurse who went the extra mile to treat her cancer patient. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Marx and Marxism
Marx and Marxism revisited.
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16:30
The Media Show—Rise of the media robots
Why media companies are investing in artificial intelligence.
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17:00
PM—16/05/2018
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/05/2018 State takes over failed rail franchise
East Coast Main Line to be taken back into public control temporarily
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18:30
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 1, The Helpers
3/4 Daliso Chaponda looks at UK and Africa charities and organisations.
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19:00
The Archers—16/05/2018
Alistair confesses all.
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19:15
Front Row—Brighton Festival, Laurie Anderson on the poetry of Lou Reed, Cannes Film Festival
Brighton Festival, Laurie Anderson and the poetry of Lou Reed, News from Cannes.
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19:45
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights—3. Hareton
3/10 After hearing devastating news, Heathcliff runs from Wuthering Heights. (R)
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20:00
FutureProofing—Mental Health
FutureProofing discovers how we can protect and improve our mental health in future.
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20:45
Four Thought—Married Life
Laiba Husain discusses life before, and after, marriage.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Run Rabbit
Britain's rabbits are in sharp decline. Tom Heap asks if we should be worried. (R)
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21:30
Only Artists—Series 5, Steven Isserlis meets Sebastian Barry
Cellist Steven Isserlis meets novelist and playwright Sebastian Barry. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Trump: "not clear" whether summit with North Korea will go ahead
Pyongyang threatens to cancel talks over demand for unilateral nuclear disarmament.
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22:45
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer—Episode 3
3/10 As a child, Greer read books when her parents got stoned.
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23:00
The John Moloney Show—Series 3, How I Became a Comedian
1/4 The stand-up comic returns to the stage with his trials of modern life.
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23:15
Terry Alderton's All Crazy Now—Chicken Pole Vault
2/4 Comic sketches, songs and stand-up with a pole-vaulting chicken and a dancing bear. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/05/2018
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/05/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston—Episode 3
3/5 Keith Houston takes us to the courts of ancient China where paper finds its origins. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/05/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—17/05/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/05/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/05/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/05/2018
With Rania Hafez, senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich.
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05:45
Farming Today—Dementia in rural areas, What does free range really mean? Children and the realities of farming
Charlotte Smith hears about the realities of living with dementia in rural areas.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Reed Warbler
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the reed warbler. (R)
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