FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/12/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
The Poetry Detective—Episode Two
Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind the poems we carry with us through life.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—05/12/2021
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—05/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/12/2021
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
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05:45
Profile—Lubaina Himid
Artist Lubaina Himid is currently enjoying a retrospective at London鈥檚 Tate Modern.
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Morning
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06:00
News Summary—05/12/2021
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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06:05
Something Understood—Weltschmerz
Is there too much bad news? Mark Tully asks if we're all suffering from world weariness.
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06:35
Natural Histories—Leech
Brett Westwood is sucked into the weird and wonderful world of the leech.
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06:57
Weather—05/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—05/12/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—The Pope in Greece; Columba - a post-Brexit saint; Religious Chart Toppers
William Crawley with a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
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07:54
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—The Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields 2021
The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields.
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07:57
Weather—05/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—05/12/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—'The Dawn from on High'
For the second week of Advent, recorded in the Chapel of Girton College, Cambridge.
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08:48
A Point of View—But Does it Matterhorn?
Sara Wheeler reflects on why place names matter.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Water Rail
Chris Packham presents the water rail.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—05/12/2021
News with Paddy O'Connell including concerns over Covid testing in the run up to Christmas
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09:45
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—Making a Difference
Hugh Dennis reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—05/12/2021
Lynda finds it hard to let go of the reins
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11:00
Desert Island Discs—Helen Macdonald, writer and naturalist
Helen Macdonald, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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11:45
Witness History—The GI who chose China
At the end of the Korean War, 21 American prisoners chose not to go home to the USA.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—05/12/2021
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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12:04
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 76, Episode 1
1/6 76th Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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12:32
Food and Farming Awards—Food and Farming Awards 2021, Second Course
2/2 Sheila Dillon presents more stories of the winners of the 大象传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2021
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12:57
Weather—05/12/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—05/12/2021
Jonny Dymond looks at the week鈥檚 big stories from both home and around the world.
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13:30
The Listening Project—Hard-won Battles
Fi Glover presents four chats about homelessness, obesity, career changes and toy shops.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Festive Floral Ideas and Overwintering Wisterias
Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show.
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14:45
A Home of Our Own—Crawley
Lynsey Hanley looks at overcrowding in UK homes, telling the story of 30-year-old Dorine.
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15:00
Electric Decade—Leave it to Psmith, 2. Impostors at Blandings
2/2 Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis direct this starry two-part PG Wodehouse laugh-fest.
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16:00
Bookclub—Rachel Joyce: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to bestselling writer Rachel Joyce.
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16:30
The Language Exchange—Anthony Anaxagorou & Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Meetings between poets and scientists who share language & ideas and create new work.
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17:00
The River Man
Fergal Keane investigates the fate of James Kane, executed by the IRA a century ago.
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17:40
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—Making a Difference
Hugh Dennis reports on some of the lives changed by last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—05/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—05/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/12/2021 Review into Arthur's death
Ministers say lessons should be learned from the torture and murder of the 6 year old boy
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18:15
Pick of the Week—William Crawley
The best of 大象传媒 Radio this week.
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19:00
The Archers—05/12/2021
Natasha鈥檚 on the move.
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19:15
It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 3
3/4 Joe Lycett tests Mel C, Kerry Godliman and Jack Carroll on who they know, not what.
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19:45
Gambits—6: The Bishop
6/10 Anton Lesser continues Eley Williams' series set in an Essex village gripped by chess.
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20:00
Feedback—03/12/2021
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
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20:30
Last Word—Stephen Sondheim (pictured), Sir Frank Williams, Jo-Carroll Dennison
Matthew Bannister on a composer, a motor racing team owner and a beauty queen.
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21:00
Money Box—'I had 拢18,000 stolen after my drink was spiked'
A 26-year-old believes his drink was spiked before 拢18,000 was stolen from bank accounts.
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21:25
Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—The Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields 2021
The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields.
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21:30
Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI—The Biggest Event in Human History
1/4 The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's 大象传媒 Reith Lectures.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—05/12/2021
Alex Forsyth hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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23:00
Think with Pinker—In touch with reality
Why do so many of us believe in quackery and conspiracy?
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23:30
Something Understood—Weltschmerz
Is there too much bad news? Mark Tully asks if we're all suffering from world weariness.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/12/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Sideways—21. The Woman Who Brought Down the Mob
Matthew Syed tells the story of a pioneering lawyer who took on a notorious mobster.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—06/12/2021
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—06/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/12/2021
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/12/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
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05:45
Farming Today—06/12/21 Defra Secretary on the pig crisis, the future of farm subsidies, tree beetle threatens spruce trees
The continuing crisis on pig farms - Defra Secretary tells us he has done what was asked.
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05:56
Weather—06/12/2021
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Liane Holdsworth on the Kestrel
The RSPB's Liane Holdsworth recalls the kestrel for Tweet of the Day.
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