FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/12/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Sideways—23. Oostvaardersplassen: A Wild Idea
Matthew Syed explores ideas that shape our lives, making us see the world differently.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—All Saints Church, Harpole in Northamptonshire
Bells on Sunday comes from All Saints Church, Harpole in Northamptonshire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—20/12/2021
A selection of 大象传媒 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/12/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/12/21 Import rules, Auction mart vaccinations, Christmas turkeys
Import rules and getting jabbed at the mart.
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05:56
Weather—20/12/2021
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Ruth Cromie on the Eider
Ruth Cromie of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the eider duck.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/12/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—A musical journey 鈥� from the mountains to the multi-storey
Andrew Marr with Steven Isserlis, Benjamin Appl and Kate Whitley.
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09:45
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci—Episode 1
1/5 Actor, director and gourmand Stanley Tucci shares his intimate memoir of a culinary life.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Claire Foy as the Duchess of Argyll, Janey Godley, Karen Teasdale-Robson, Edwina Paisley
The award-winning actor Claire Foy on her role as the Duchess of Argyll in a new 大象传媒 drama
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11:00
Sending Mum Abroad
David Baddiel hears from people who have sent their relatives abroad for dementia care.
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11:30
Loose Ends—Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mackenzie Crook, Elvis McGonagall, The Tiger Lillies, Steven Bamidele, Arthur Smith, 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—20/12/2021
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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12:04
Joseph and the Three Gifts - An Angel's Story by Brian Sibley—1. Annunciations
1/5 Alex Jennings reads Brian Sibley's imaginative retelling of the Christmas story.
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12:18
You and Yours—Wild Water Swimming; Pig Culls; Private Dentists; Furniture Delivery Delays
Pig culls; Wild Water; Swimming; Private Dentists; Furniture Delivery
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12:57
Weather—20/12/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—20/12/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
The Hackers—Series 1, For the Lulz
6/10 Biella tells the story of how two teen hackers rattled South American governments.
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14:00
The Archers—19/12/2021
Lynda seeks divine justice.
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14:15
Solomon Browne
Forty years on, the dramatic story of the Penlee lifeboat disaster.
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15:00
Quote... Unquote—Georgie Wyatt, Lissa Evans, Daliso Chaponda
Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
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15:30
The Food Programme—A Christmas Feast Special.
Big names in the food world join Dan and Sheila with their favourite Christmas dishes.
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16:00
Faith in Music—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
James MacMillan considers Mozart鈥檚 complex faith life at a time of reform and revolution.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols
The enduring appeal and spiritual meaning of Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols.
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17:00
PM—20/12/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/12/2021 The PM Boris Johnson has decided against the immediate introduction of new measures to counter the threat of Omicron
Boris Johnson decides against an immediate introduction of new measures against Omicron.
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 76, Episode 4
4/6 Jack Dee hosts the long-running, self-styled antidote to panel games.
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19:00
The Archers—20/12/2021
Susan鈥檚 got the green eye.
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19:15
Front Row—Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kehinde Wiley, Christmas book gifts
Maggie Gyllenhaal on her new film, The Lost Daughter.
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20:00
Look At What You Could Have Won
A reappraisal of the 80s TV quiz Bullseye, asking what we've lost and what we've become.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Denmark's Red Van
A unique project aimed at reducing harm to women selling sex in Copenhagen.
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21:00
Wild Inside—The Burmese Python
Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the internal secrets to success of the Burmese python.
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21:30
Start the Week—A musical journey 鈥� from the mountains to the multi-storey
Andrew Marr with Steven Isserlis, Benjamin Appl and Kate Whitley.
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22:00
The World Tonight—No decision yet on new covid restrictions
Cabinet meets 鈥� PM 鈥渞eserves the possibility鈥� of further action
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22:45
Joseph and the Three Gifts - An Angel's Story by Brian Sibley—1. Annunciations
1/5 Alex Jennings reads Brian Sibley's imaginative retelling of the Christmas story.
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23:00
Setting Sail
An exploration of death from 1985 by Piers Plowright and Malcolm Clarke.
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23:30
100 Years of Exile—Who is a refugee?
1/3 Katy Long investigates 100 years of refugee politics.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/12/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci—Episode 1
1/5 Actor, director and gourmand Stanley Tucci shares his intimate memoir of a culinary life.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/12/2021
A selection of 大象传媒 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—21/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/12/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston.
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05:45
Farming Today—21/12/21 - The end of Farmdrop, avian flu, and parsnips for Christmas
Farmers have been left picking up the pieces after the collapse of Farmdrop.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Paul Evans on the Barn Owl
Writer Paul Evans has an unnerving encounter with a barn owl in this Halloween tale.
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