FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—29/10/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Maps and Postcodes
Maps and postcodes - what do they reveal about our society and selves? (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Bells on Sunday comes from St Matthew, Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
Bells on Sunday comes from St Matthew, Chapel Allerton, Leeds. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/10/2018
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—29/10/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/10/2018
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—29/10/2018
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/10/2018
A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell
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05:45
Farming Today—A future US trade deal, pumpkin picking for Halloween and fishing after Brexit
What will a future US trade deal mean for UK farmers after Brexit?
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05:56
Weather—29/10/2018
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Little Owl
Kate Humble presents the little owl. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—29/10/2018
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
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09:00
Start the Week—That's not fair
Helena Kennedy, Paul Collier, David Willetts and Tiffany Watt Smith with Andrew Marr.
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09:45
Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm T贸ib铆n—1. Dublin
1/5 Colm T贸ib铆n takes a literary walk around Dublin.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Emma Clarke: the first Black woman footballer
Emma Clarke, gender dysphoria, Rebecca Allen and future leaders.
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10:45
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories—The Vertical Ladder by William Sansom
1/5 A dare turns into an exercise in fear limitation.
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11:00
Dr, Why?
There are more PhD students in the UK than ever, but who鈥檚 really benefitting?
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11:30
Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 2, The Playgroup
5/6 Monique has work so Josh has to take their son single-handedly to his playgroup.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—29/10/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front—29 October 1918 - Jessie Moore
Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.
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12:15
You and Yours—Budget, Pet food, Gourmet burgers
The rise and fall of the gourmet burger.
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12:57
Weather—29/10/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—29/10/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Tom Watson One
Nick Robinson talks to Labour deputy leader Tom Watson.
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14:00
The Archers—28/10/2018
Ruairi is caught out. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—In My Own Skin
Original drama written by Debbie Oates with Melissa Johns.
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15:00
Counterpoint—Series 32, The Final, 2018
Paul Gambaccini hosts the 2018 final of the wide-ranging music quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—May Contain Nuts
Bee Wilson asks whether food labelling needs to change to protect allergy sufferers.
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16:00
Instrument Makers—Series 1, New Strings Attached
Gwenan Gibbard and Robin Huw Bowen visit the Teifi Harps Factory in Llandysul. (R)
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 15, Rescue
Can technology empower a person to turn from a victim to a rescuer?
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17:00
PM—29/10/2018
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—29/10/2018 Austerity to end, says Chancellor
Hammond puts more cash into the rollout of Universal Credit and public services
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18:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 13, Episode 5
5/6 John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Nina Conti, Daisy Goodman and Lord Butler of Brockwell.
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19:00
The Archers—29/10/2018
Elizabeth makes a mistake.
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19:15
Front Row—Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsg氓rd in The Little Drummer Girl, Darkness and writing, Tom Odell
Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsg氓rd discuss the TV adaptation of The Little Drummer Girl
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19:45
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories—The Vertical Ladder by William Sansom
1/5 A dare turns into an exercise in fear limitation.
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20:00
The Democrats Dilemma: Now What
Michael Goldfarb asks what the Democratic Party in America stands for today.
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20:30
Analysis—Do Assassinations Work?
Poison, exploding cigars and shooting down planes: tales of espionage and statesmanship.
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21:00
The Death of the Postwar Settlement—Out of the Ashes
Bridget Kendall asks why the international order built after 1945 is now in deep trouble. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—That's not fair
Helena Kennedy, Paul Collier, David Willetts and Tiffany Watt Smith with Andrew Marr. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Phillip Hammond delivers his last Budget before Brexit
Chancellor declares that austerity is coming to an end.
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22:45
Melmoth by Sarah Perry—Episode 6
6/10 Hoffman鈥檚 manuscript describes terrifying experiences during the Second World War.
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23:00
Ghosts in the Machine
Exploring the people who hear spooks in random sound - and the world of auditory illusion.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—29/10/2018
Susan Hulme reports on today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—30/10/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm T贸ib铆n—1. Dublin
1/5 Colm T贸ib铆n takes a literary walk around Dublin. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/10/2018
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—30/10/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/10/2018
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—30/10/2018
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/10/2018
A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell
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05:45
Farming Today—Food standards; Scottish fishing; national hedge laying championships
A UK expert responds to claims that the US has comparable food standards to this country
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Harpy Eagle
Michael Palin presents the harpy eagle flying over the Brazilian rainforest (R)
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