FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—07/01/2019
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Work - what is it good for?
Laurie Taylor explores the history, harms and downsides to our contemporary work culture. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Manchester Town Hall
Bells on Sunday comes from Manchester Town Hall. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/01/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—07/01/2019
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/01/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—07/01/2019
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/01/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Stephen Cottrell.
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05:45
Farming Today—Post Brexit trade, wildfowling and rural planning rules
Are food standards under threat when it comes to post Brexit trade?
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05:56
Weather—07/01/2019
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Eider
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Eider. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—07/01/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Searching for happiness
Andrew Marr with Paul Dolan, Linda Geddes, Laura Freeman and Edward Bullmore.
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09:45
Book of the Week—We Are Displaced, Malala's story
How Malala became a target for the Taliban when she was just 15 years old.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Annie Mac and 大象传媒 Sound Of 2019, Melanie Brown on choosing to live with one breast after a mastectomy, Stephanie Jones
Annie Mac; Stephanie Jones and transitioning; choosing not to hide a mastectomy.
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10:45
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 1
1/5 The fifth volume of Maya Angelou鈥檚 extraordinary memoirs.
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11:00
The Untold—Searching For My Birth Family
Steph is searching for her birth mother's relatives, who may not know she was born.
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11:30
For the Love of Leo—Series 1, The Countess of Mars
2/4 Leo鈥檚 aristocratic friend Clementine seeks love to heal sorrow. Leo offers friendship.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—07/01/2019
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, Episode 6
At last, Adrian is asked to write a book - and his sister Rosie has some news.
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12:18
You and Yours—Woolies, Whiskey and Waste
Woolworths ten years on, the rise of Irish whiskey and food packaging waste.
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12:57
Weather—07/01/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—07/01/2019
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
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13:45
The Battles That Won Our Freedoms—1 Freedom from Absolute Monarchy
Series exploring the long history of struggles for liberty in Britain.
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14:00
The Archers—06/01/2019
Brian has a brainwave (R)
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14:15
Stone—Retribution - The Unravelling of a Murder, Episode 1
Written by Martin Jameson. Return of detective series Stone created by Danny Brocklehurst.
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 2, 2019
Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge
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15:30
The Food Programme—Dog's Dinner
Posh nosh for pooches is becoming big business - but is it in our dogs' best interests? (R)
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16:00
I Was...—Series 6, I Was Batman's Catwoman
Andrew McGibbon talks to actress Julie Newmar about being Batman's Catwoman in the 1960s.
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16:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 19, Microbes: Secret Rulers of the World?
Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series. This week Ed Byrne joins the panel.
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17:00
PM—07/01/2019
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—07/01/2019 MPs resume Brexit battle
Labour accuses government of playing for time to secure "botched" departure from EU
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 21, Episode 3
3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—07/01/2019
Kirsty offers some advice
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19:15
Front Row—Charlie Brooker on Bandersnatch, Sophie Raworth reveals the Costa Book Award Winners
Charlie Brooker on his ground-breaking new interactive film, Bandersnatch
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19:45
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 1
1/5 The fifth volume of Maya Angelou鈥檚 extraordinary memoirs. (R)
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20:00
Let's Raise the Voting Age
Fifty years on from votes at 18, how should we set the voting age?
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20:30
Crossing Continents—The Brazilian Footballer Who Never Was
How one boy鈥檚 dream was cut short by the beautiful game鈥檚 ugly prejudice in Brazil. (R)
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21:00
A Mother's Mind
The stories of young women who have suffered from postpartum psychosis. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Searching for happiness
Andrew Marr with Paul Dolan, Linda Geddes, Laura Freeman and Edward Bullmore. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—07/01/2019
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, Episode 6
At last, Adrian is asked to write a book - and his sister Rosie has some news. (R)
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23:00
When Greeks Flew Kites—Sleep: A Third of Human History
Sarah Dunant examines sleep as a source of preoccupation and worry throughout history.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—07/01/2019
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—08/01/2019
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—We Are Displaced, Malala's story
How Malala became a target for the Taliban when she was just 15 years old. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/01/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—08/01/2019
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/01/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—08/01/2019
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/01/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Stephen Cottrell.
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05:45
Farming Today—Vertical Farming, Rare Albion Cattle, Gwent Levels Motorway
There are high hopes for vertical farming but is it a commercially viable solution?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow
Writer Amy Liptrot discusses how hooded crows in Berlin remind her of her youth. (R)
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