FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/07/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Suburbia Revisited
Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary & St Chad, Brewood
Church bells from St Mary and St Chad, Brewood. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—16/07/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/07/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/07/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day.
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05:45
Farming Today—Agriculture workers shortage, Intensive farming, Little terns on Chesil Beach
A shortage of migrant labour has left one farmer staring at a field of rotting fruit.
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05:56
Weather—16/07/2018
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Scarlet Macaw
Michael Palin presents the scarlet macaw from Costa Rica. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/07/2018
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Listening Project—The Listening Project Live from Stoke
A celebration of Stoke-on-Trent and its heritage.
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09:30
One to One—Gail Emms talks to Helen Glover
Life After Gold: Two Olympians discuss what can happen after retiring from top-level sport (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—Picnic Comma Lightning, Augmented Reality
1/5 A meditation on modern life, inspired by the death of author Laurence Scott's parents.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin guest edits Woman's Hour Takeover 2018
Woman's Hour Takeover, featuring the Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—The Steal, Episode 1
1/5 Crime or incompetence? A young man learns that most of his inheritance has disappeared.
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11:00
The Untold—Jade's World
Jade is a games designer with autism. She's flying solo to New York to chase her ambition.
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11:30
Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, The Splattered Remains of Undentifiable Organs Incident All Over Again
4/6 Jenkins discovers the crew have taken the lift to the Moon. Stars John Sessions.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—16/07/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—16 July 1918 - Victor Lumley
In Devon, Victor and Daniel manage to get away for a while.
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12:15
You and Yours—Wine in cans, Councils renting from landlords, Parcel insurance
Supermarkets are selling wine in cans - would you drink it?
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12:57
Weather—16/07/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/07/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Hacking Happiness—The Perfect Life
Is hedonism getting hacked? And if it is, how do we hack our happiness back?
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14:00
The Archers—15/07/2018
Alice struggles to come to terms with recent events. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—#blessed
A woman waits in hospital while her husband tears across London with a priceless suitcase.
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15:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 8, Merton College, Oxford
4/6 Students from Merton College Oxford take on their lecturers in the upbeat quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Birmingham's Beloved Balti
Yasmin Khan charts the rise and fall of Birmingham's British-Pakistani Balti Triangle. (R)
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16:00
Parole: A Calculated Risk—25/05/2018
Rex Bloomstein investigates how parole panels make their decisions on releasing prisoners. (R)
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16:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 18, Big Data
Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask: what is big data, and how big is big?
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17:00
PM—16/07/2018
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/07/2018 PM accused of "capitulating" to Brexiteers
Customs' bill amendments accepted by government
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 69, Episode 4
4/6 69th series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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19:00
The Archers—16/07/2018
Shula is shocked by a request.
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19:15
Front Row—Pierce Brosnan on Mamma Mia, Irish arts funding, Summer reads
Pierce Brosnan on his role in the Mamma Mia sequel, and arts funding news from Ireland.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Steal, Episode 1
1/5 Crime or incompetence? A young man learns that most of his inheritance has disappeared. (R)
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20:00
The Decline of the West
Amol Rajan explores if a century-old prophecy of western decline is coming true.
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20:30
Analysis—Trump and Trade
As a US trade war looms, how far will President Trump go to put 'America First'?
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21:00
Natural Histories—Pike
A journey into dangerous waters to explore our relationship with the fearsome pike. (R)
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21:30
The Listening Project—The Listening Project Live from Stoke
A celebration of Stoke-on-Trent and its heritage. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Putin and Trump meet at Helsinki Summit
Donald Trump defends Russia over claims of interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 1
1/5 Adrian goes on holiday with his parents to Skegness and makes an unwelcome discovery.
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23:00
A Place Called Home—Series 1, Lord Wei in Milton Keynes
The former 'Big Society tsar' Nat Wei on his Milton Keynes childhood and Chinese heritage. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/07/2018
Sean Curran reports from Westminster on a tense debate about Brexit customs arrangements.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/07/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Picnic Comma Lightning, Augmented Reality
1/5 A meditation on modern life, inspired by the death of author Laurence Scott's parents. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—17/07/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/07/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/07/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer for the day with Chine McDonald.
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05:45
Farming Today—Wildfires, Dairy and Brexit, Fodder Shortage
Farmers plough through crops to stop a large fire spreading further across fields.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Crossbill
David Attenborough presents the crossbill. (R)
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