FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/11/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Covid
Covid: Crisis or opportunity?
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—01/11/2021
A selection of 大象传媒 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/11/2021
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/11/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya
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05:45
Farming Today—01/11/21 Support for pig farmers, Social media campaign to buy British, COP26
Pig industry help. Sisters campaign to back British farmers. Farming and COP26.
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05:56
Weather—01/11/2021
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Paul Evans on the Merlin
Writer Paul Evans reflects on the merlin.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/11/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Ai Weiwei on creative freedom
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Ai Weiwei, Lea Ypi and Kirill Gerstein.
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09:45
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai Weiwei—1. Growing up in Little Siberia.
1/5 Ai Weiwei's memoir tells of a childhood spent in exile on the edge of a remote desert.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Lily Cole, Hasina Safi, Youmna Mouhamad
Lily Cole on climate change and Hasina Safi who used to be Women's Minister in Afghanistan
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11:00
The Untold—A Fisherman Caught in Two Storms
Bally, a fisherman on the West Coast of Scotland, navigates a year of Brexit and Covid.
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11:30
Loose Ends—Mike D鈥橝bo, Eleanor Tomlinson, Laura Harling, Bishi, Julia Biel, Scottee, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—01/11/2021
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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12:04
The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart—Episode 6
6/10 By Keith Stuart. Laura makes a breakthrough in her search for Elsa.
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12:18
You and Yours—Smart Motorways, Healthy Vouchers, Vet Shortages
Protesters will carry coffins to represent people who've been killed on smart motorways.
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12:57
Weather—01/11/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—01/11/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
The Hack that Changed the World—The Cold Case
1/5 Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics?
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14:00
The Archers—31/10/2021
Kenton braces himself for disappointment.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Our Trees
Docu-drama weaving Sheffield's tree campaigners into a dark contemporary fairytale.
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15:00
Brain of Britain—Semi-final 4, 2021
The UK-wide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies
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15:30
The Food Programme—Veg Invention: The stories of new kinds of fruit and vegetables
Leyla Kazim finds out how new varieties of fruit and veg make it from lab to plate.
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16:00
Laura Barton's Notes on Music—Laura Barton's Words
A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 24, Unfocus
Aleks Krotoski explores the digital world.
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17:00
PM—01/11/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/11/2021 - The UN conference aimed at preventing the most damaging effects of climate change has formally opened in Glasgow
UN conference aimed at preventing damaging effects of climate change opens in Glasgow
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18:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 16, Episode 3
3/6 John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with Jon Culshaw, Rosie Jones and Elisabeth Robinson.
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19:00
The Archers—01/11/2021
Harrison faces a dilemma.
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19:15
Front Row—Armando Iannucci, Booker shortlisted author Maggie Shipstead, Paul McCartney on Penny Lane
Armando Iannucci discusses his mock-heroic epic poem and Paul McCartney on Penny Lane.
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20:00
A Summer of Fire and Flood—The Ahr Valley Flood
2/3 One terrifying night in July, the River Ahr rose engulfing all in its path.
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20:30
Analysis—Revenge of the Workers
With labour shortages from HGV drivers to restaurants, are workers gaining power again?
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21:00
Colin Powell - Learning to Lead
The late General Powell and the Harlem college he co-founded - the poor man's Harvard.
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21:30
Start the Week—Ai Weiwei on creative freedom
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Ai Weiwei, Lea Ypi and Kirill Gerstein.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Crucial COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow
More than 120 world leaders attend opening ceremony
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22:45
The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart—Episode 6
6/10 By Keith Stuart. Laura makes a breakthrough in her search for Elsa.
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23:00
Have You Heard George's Podcast?—Chapter 3, 25. Who Hurt R&B?
George looks at the breakdown of the African American family since the 1970s.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—Today in Parliament
All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/11/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai Weiwei—1. Growing up in Little Siberia.
1/5 Ai Weiwei's memoir tells of a childhood spent in exile on the edge of a remote desert.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—02/11/2021
A selection of 大象传媒 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/11/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/11/2021
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/11/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya
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05:45
Farming Today—02/11/21 Carbon trading, cow poo heating, calls for COP26 to help small scale farmers worldwide
Cow poo heated water, carbon trading and what COP26 could mean for farmers worldwide.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Doug Allan on the Wandering Albatross
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls a very close encounter with wandering albatrosses.
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