FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/12/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives by Carl Honor茅—4. Impact
4/5 How do we make the most of our longer lives? Carl Honor茅 charts a revolution in ageing. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/12/2018
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/12/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/12/2018
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—21/12/2018
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/12/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin
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05:45
Farming Today—UK Chicken Industry and Brexit, Solstice Poem, Christmas Nuts, Rural Broadband
Reaction from the UK chicken industry to prospects of a no deal Brexit.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Song Thrush (Winter)
David Attenborough presents the song thrush.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—21/12/2018
Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Mariana Mazzucato, economist
Mariana Mazzucato, economist, is interviewed by Lauren Laverne (R)
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09:45
Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives by Carl Honor茅—5. Love and Sex
5/5 Carl Honor茅 considers love and sex as he charts a revolution in our attitudes to ageing.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Birmingham Royal Ballet Principal, Celine Gittens dances the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
Celine Gittens, Women in Prison, Queen Victoria, Escaping Xmas and Winter Solstice poetry.
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10:40
Off airProgrammes will resume at 10:45
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10:45
MR James—The Haunting of MR James, 5. Rats
5/5 A remote inn, a locked room and Thomson, the only guest, is curious. With Mark Gatiss
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10:59
Off airProgrammes will resume at 11:00
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11:00
Designing Dundee
AL Kennedy returns to Dundee as the V&A opens a new design museum in the city.
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11:30
Time Spanner—The Dan in the High Castle
Simon Kane's time-travelling comic adventure and almost love story.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/12/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver—Episode 15
15/15 Unexpected treasures are uncovered as both Willa and Thatcher face the future.
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12:18
Four Seasons—Poems for the Winter Solstice
A collection of seasonal poems for the winter solstice.
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12:20
You and Yours—Clinical Waste, Unisex Perfume, Fake Charity Appeals
The Fundraising Regulator warns about fake charity appeals this Christmas.
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12:57
Weather—21/12/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—21/12/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:43
Four Seasons—Poems for the Winter Solstice
A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons
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13:45
The Creation of an Icon—Halos
Iconographer Aidan Hart puts the finishing touches to his icon.
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14:00
The Archers—20/12/2018
Elizabeth is left terrified
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Moon That Night
On Christmas Eve, a family arrives at their country cottage - but someone else is at home.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—West Yorkshire
Eric Robson and the panel are in West Yorkshire
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15:45
Short Works—My Sister Biira, by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
In Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's specially commissioned short story there's a family secret
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16:00
Four Seasons—Poems for the Winter Solstice
A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons
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16:03
Last Word—Sir David Weatherall, Penny Marshall, Evelyn Berezin, Zhores Medvedev, Nancy Wilson
Matthew Bannister on a haematologist, a film director, an inventor, a dissident, a singer
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16:30
Feedback—21/12/2018
Roger Bolton discusses listener comment with PM presenter Evan Davis.
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17:00
PM—21/12/2018
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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17:58
Four Seasons—Poems for the Winter Solstice
A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/12/2018 Gatwick reopens after latest suspension
Thousands of passengers are seeking compensation for ruined holidays.
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18:30
Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2018, Episode 3
The truth about what Jeremy Corbyn said under his breath. Possibly.
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19:00
The Archers—21/12/2018
There's light at the end of the tunnel for Jennifer
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19:15
Front Row—Ben Elton on Shakespeare, Call to Action Art, Vanessa Kisuule
Ben Elton on his fascination with Shakespeare. Plus is art becoming more political?
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19:45
MR James—The Haunting of MR James, 5. Rats
5/5 A remote inn, a locked room and Thomson, the only guest, is curious. With Mark Gatiss (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Baroness Chakrabarti, Joanna Cherry QC MP, Paul Drechsler, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from St John's Wood Church in London
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20:50
A Point of View—On Not Being Oneself
Howard Jacobson on the Cult of Self.
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21:00
Living With The Gods Omnibus—One God or Many
Neil MacGregor on societies that live with one God or many, or co-exist with local spirits
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22:00
The World Tonight—Flights in and out of Gatwick Airport have resumed after drone shutdown
Sussex Police say they've identified "people of interest".
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22:45
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver—Episode 15
15/15 Unexpected treasures are uncovered as both Willa and Thatcher face the future. (R)
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23:00
Great Lives—Tim Smit on Humphrey Jennings
Eden Project founder chooses documentary maker and artist Humphrey Jennings (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—21/12/2018
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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23:55
Four Seasons—Poems for the Winter Solstice
A collection of seasonal poems to mark the turn of the seasons
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/12/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives by Carl Honor茅—5. Love and Sex
5/5 Carl Honor茅 considers love and sex as he charts a revolution in our attitudes to ageing.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/12/2018
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—22/12/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/12/2018
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—22/12/2018
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/12/2018
A short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye
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05:45
iPM—Here's a church, here's a steeple...
iPM takes a closer look at the houses that God built. iPM@bbc.co.uk
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