FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/03/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Tom Mayhew Is Benefit Scum—Series 1, Fit to Work
4/4 Sharing life stories, comedian Tom talks about growing up in a working class family.
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00:30
A Pocketful of Rye—Marsh Fever
3/3 A young girl heals a sick child.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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02:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—27/03/2022
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—27/03/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—The Parish Church of St Marys North Creake in Norfolk.
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Marys North Creake in Norfolk.
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05:45
Profile—Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Joe Biden鈥檚 nominee for the US Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Morning
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06:00
News Summary—27/03/2022
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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06:05
Something Understood—I Got Rhythm
An archive edition from 2006 presented by celebrated radio feature-maker Piers Plowright.
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06:35
Natural Histories—Cuckoo
The cuckoo has many secrets but has got under our skin. Brett Westwood asks why. From 2017
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06:57
Weather—27/03/2022
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—27/03/2022
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—'Good versus evil' in Ukraine, Taliban U-turn on girls' education, The Merchant of Venice
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—The Halo Trust
Veteran and broadcaster JJ Chalmers makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Halo Trust.
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07:57
Weather—27/03/2022
The latest weather reports and forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—27/03/2022
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—A Passion for Hospitality - I was naked
On Mothering Sunday, with Rev Dr Alison Jack of Edinburgh University's School of Divinity
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08:48
A Point of View—Tolstoy in Our Time
Adam Gopnik seeks enlightenment for our time in Tolstoy's War and Peace.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Emperor Penguin
Sir David Attenborough presents the emperor penguin from the Antarctic Peninsula.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—27/03/2022
British fighters in Ukraine, a Sergei Lavrov profile and an Oscars preview from Belfast.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—27/03/2022
Jazzer receives bad news and Alice is stunned by a shocking admission
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11:00
Desert Island Discs—Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Unaids
Winnie Byanyima, head of Unaids, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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11:45
Letter from Ukraine—Displaced Lives
4/8 Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/03/2022
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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12:04
Just a Minute—Series 88, Episode 5
5/6 Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
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12:32
The Food Programme—Beans Part 1: Are Legumes the Answer?
Sheila Dillon asks if beans could be the answer to our and the planet's health problems.
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12:57
Weather—27/03/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—27/03/2022
Radio 4鈥檚 look at the week鈥檚 big stories from both home and around the world.
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13:30
The Archbishop Interviews—Stephen King
Archbishop Justin Welby has conversations with public figures about what they believe.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Gardeners' Question Time: Exbury Gardens
Kathy Clugston and the team are in Exbury, Hampshire.
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14:45
1922: The Birth of Now—The Criterion, which published The Waste Land
The Criterion, in which the seminal modernist poem The Waste Land first appeared.
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15:00
Drama on 4—Some Kind of Black, Episode 2
Tough, wry Black British classic about a young man coming of age in the 90s
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16:00
Open Book—Here Again Now, Readers guide to Gogol, Lessons in Chemistry
Elizabeth Day talks to Okechukwu Nzelu about his novel Here Again Now.
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16:30
Papageno and the poetry of disquiet
Can disquieting poetry damage the vulnerable and suicidal, or can it be a source of help?
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17:00
Bad Apples
Shocking claims of bullying, sexual harassment and violence from inside the police.
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17:40
Profile—Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Joe Biden鈥檚 nominee for the US Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—27/03/2022
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/03/2022 Fears of Ukraine split
Ukrainian intelligence chief warns Russia may seek to divide the country.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Rick Edwards
The best of 大象传媒 Radio this week, chosen by Rick Edwards
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19:00
The Archers—27/03/2022
Kate is on the warpath
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19:15
Desolation Jests—Episode 1
1/4 David Jason stars in David Renwick鈥檚 dark and quirky post-apocalyptic sketch show.
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19:45
Moorings
Doyle takes his boat up river before the winter sets in. By Thomas Lynch.
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20:00
Feedback—25/03/2022
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
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20:30
Last Word—Bruce Page, Dottie Frazier, Josephine Veasey (pictured), Maynard Davies
Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a diver, a singer and a bacon curer
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21:00
Money Box—Inflation and the cost of living crisis
Inflation, tax, National Insurance changes, refunding fraud, funeral plan collapse.
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—The Halo Trust
Veteran and broadcaster JJ Chalmers makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Halo Trust.
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21:30
Analysis—The Court of Putin
Inside the murky world of decision-making in Putin鈥檚 Russia.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—27/03/2022
Lewis Goodall hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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23:00
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The Colour Conundrum
'How do we see colour - and why are some people colour blind?鈥� asks Maya Crocombe.
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23:30
Something Understood—I Got Rhythm
An archive edition from 2006 presented by celebrated radio feature-maker Piers Plowright.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/03/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Wireless Nights—Series 7, On The Edge
Jarvis goes into hospital, and the anaesthetic gives him some very strange visions.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Parish Church of St Marys North Creake in Norfolk.
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Marys North Creake in Norfolk.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/03/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—28/03/2022
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—28/03/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/03/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Grace Thomas
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05:45
Farming Today—28/03/22 Food security and sustainability, Australia trade deal
Impact of energy crisis on sustainability. EU support to tackle soaring prices. Australia.
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05:56
Weather—28/03/2022
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Carrion Crow
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the carrion crow.
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06:00
Today—28/03/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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