FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/12/2021
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 2
2/5 Actor and epicure Stanley Tucci makes the case for tradition when pairing pasta and sauce.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—22/12/2021
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—22/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/12/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston.
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05:45
Farming Today—22/12/21 - Puffin wrecks, Norwegian cod quotas and honey mead
Why are puffins washing up dead on UK beaches?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dara McAnulty on the whooper swan
Fermanagh-based bird blogger Dara Mcanulty on the whooper swan for Tweet of the Day.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—22/12/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reith Lectures—Stuart Russell - Living With Artificial Intelligence, AI: A Future for Humans
4/4 Stuart Russell suggests a way forward for human control over artificial intelligence.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Susie Dent, Emma Fuller, Charlie Jeer, Stephen Wright, Under Pressure series with Hawra and Mustafa on stillbirth
Countdown Star and lexicographer Susie Dent on festive words.
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11:00
Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI—AI: A Future for Humans?
4/4 The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's 大象传媒 Reith Lectures.
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11:30
Maureen & Friends—Series 1, More Maureen & Friends
2/2 From screen-washers to the spirit of Christmas. More comic monologues from Maureen Lipman.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—22/12/2021
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—3. The First Gift
3/5 Cool Gabriel reminds us Joseph was chosen for his humility.
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12:18
You and Yours—Sharia pensions, Darts popularity, Childcare voucher refunds
Darts is gaining popularity with new audiences. We hear how the sport is evolving.
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12:57
Weather—22/12/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—22/12/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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13:45
The Hackers—Series 1, End User
8/10 Biella Coleman discovers how people, not tech, are targets of malicious actors.
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14:00
The Archers—21/12/2021
Oliver offers words of wisdom.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Christmas Present
Ben Crompton's heart warming seasonal drama.
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15:00
Money Box—Tracing lost and forgotten financial assets
Louise Cooper and guests explore how you trace lost and forgotten financial assets.
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15:30
All in the Mind—Fish Oils for depression, Pain pleasure and a good life, Kindness, Comedy memory
Fish Oils for depression, Pain pleasure and a good life, kindness, and memory for comedy.
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16:00
Sideways—24. Sweet Harmony
Matthew Syed asks whether thinking musically could bring us more harmony in our lives.
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16:30
The Media Show—Meet the Covid Influencers
The scientists and journalists who have become characters within the Covid story.
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17:00
PM—22/12/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/12/2021 Scientists have approved Covid jabs for children as young as 5, who are at risk of severe illness.
Scientists have approved Covid jabs for children as young as 5, at risk of severe illness
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18:30
Conversations from a Long Marriage—Conversations from a Long Marriage at Christmas again
The couple prepare to spend a quiet Christmas with friends, or so they think.
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19:00
The Archers—22/12/2021
Jazzer鈥檚 got stage fright.
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19:15
Front Row—Paul Thomas Anderson, Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden, Postcard from Doncaster
Paul Thomas Anderson talks about his new film Licorice Pizza.
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20:00
Moral Maze—Peace and Goodwill
Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
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20:45
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci—Episode 3
3/5 Stanley Tucci remembers the television cooks who inspired him to follow in their footsteps
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21:00
The Young Farmers—Harvest
3/3 The trials and triumphs of young farmers.
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21:30
The Media Show—Meet the Covid Influencers
The scientists and journalists who have become characters within the Covid story.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Omicron 鈥渓ess likely to lead to hospital treatment鈥�
JCVI says at-risk children as young as five should be offered jab
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22:45
Joseph and the Three Gifts - An Angel's Story by Brian Sibley—3. The First Gift
3/5 Cool Gabriel reminds us Joseph was chosen for his humility.
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23:00
Ruby Wax Talking Human—Episode 2
2/4 Ruby is joined by a neuroscientist and a Buddhist monk to talk about being human.
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23:15
Sophie Willan's Guide to Normality—Series 1, Be a Parent
1/4 Break-out comedy star Sophie Willan looks at how 'normal' we are as parents. From 2018.
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23:30
100 Years of Exile—How do refugee crises end?
3/3 Katy Long concludes her history of 100 years of refugee politics.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—23/12/2021
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 3
3/5 Stanley Tucci remembers the television cooks who inspired him to follow in their footsteps
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—23/12/2021
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—23/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/12/2021
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston.
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05:45
Farming Today—23/12/21 Cornish oysters, new NI farm policy, migrant farm workers, Christmas meat
The UK oysters still not going to Europe.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Wild Turkey
Chris Packham presents the wild turkey.
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