FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/05/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe—2. A Revolutionary Medicine
2/10 The second generation Sackler have ambitions for the family's pharmaceutical business.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—18/05/2022
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—18/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/05/2022
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/05/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Steve Taylor.
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05:45
Farming Today—18/05/2022 - dairy emissions, vet training, biodiversity audit and Weevil release
Rising costs have prompted the dairy industry to delay reducing carbon emissions.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—David Lindo on the Osprey
David Lindo the Urban Birder on seeing an osprey next to Wormwood Scrubs in London.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—18/05/2022
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Life Changing—Undercover
Going undercover is the easy bit for Steve, it鈥檚 transitioning back that鈥檚 the hard part.
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09:30
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Dance
Why busting a move can enhance your fitness, your mood and the size of your brain.
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09:45
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe—3. The Business of Pain
3/10 New thinking on pain treatment presents a business opportunity to the Sackler company.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Helen Fitzgerald, Abortion Clinic Harassment, Nuns and Juliet Stevenson on Acting Your Age
Author Helen Fitzgerald on sibling rivalry and a nun who's found fame on Tiktok.
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11:00
London on the Line
Ten years after the 2012 Olympics why is London in crisis and what can be done about it?
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11:30
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley—4. Grace Marks
Lucy Worsley asks if a 16-year-old Irish immigrant was forced into a murder plot.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—18/05/2022
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Winter World Cup, Inflation, The Metaverse
How will a winter World Cup play out for the hospitality industry?
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12:57
Weather—18/05/2022
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—18/05/2022
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton.
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13:45
The Future Will Be Synthesised—Threat to Democracy?
Who can you trust in the synthetic future and can deepfakes make you laugh?
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14:00
The Archers—17/05/2022
Jakob鈥檚 keen to keep things professional.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Red Lines
Inside story of how David Cameron and Barack Obama failed to bring Putin to heel in Syria.
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15:00
Money Box—Student Finance
Charmaine Cozier puts your questions on student money to an expert panel.
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15:30
All in the Mind—Manifestation; Overconfidence; Radio drama changing attitudes
Evidence for manifestation; Overconfidence; Changing attitudes with radio drama
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Covid and change
Covid: how has it changed our economy and home lives?
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16:30
The Media Show—Wagatha Christie and celebrity journalism
How The Sun fought going to court.
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17:00
PM—18/05/2022
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/05/2022 Labour has accused Boris Johnson of failing to tackle the rising cost of living - as inflation hits a 40-year high.
Labour has accused Boris Johnson of failing to tackle the rising cost of living
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18:30
The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Alastair Campbell
10/10 Writer and strategist Alastair Campbell makes his confession to Stephen Mangan.
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19:00
The Archers—18/05/2022
Roy feels rather uncomfortable.
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19:15
Front Row—Joanna Scanlan; director Indu Rubasingham; the Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Joanna Scanlan on acting in Welsh; and Indu Rubasingham鈥檚 new play on the death of Gandhi.
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20:00
Generation Change—Poverty Then & Poverty Now
Campaigners young and old reflect on why and how they tried to change the world.
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20:45
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Dance
Why busting a move can enhance your fitness, your mood and the size of your brain.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Sustainable Sport for the Future
Can world sporting tournaments really be sustainable? Qasa Alom finds out.
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21:30
The Media Show—Wagatha Christie and celebrity journalism
How The Sun fought going to court.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Inflation at 40 year high of 9%
Chancellor tells CBI next few months "will be tough"
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22:45
Love Marriage by Monica Ali—3: Reckless decisions
3/10 Meera Syal reads Monica Ali鈥檚 hilarious and bighearted new novel - her first for a decade.
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23:00
Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide to Cryptocurrency—How to Get Rich off Crypto Alone
Comedian and broadcaster Sunil Patel attempts to live off cryptocurrency alone.
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23:15
The Skewer—Series 6, Episode 7
7/8 Jon Holmes remixes the news into fascinating audio shapes. This week: Bears vs Mermaids.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—18/05/2022
Susan Hulme with the top stories from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/05/2022
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe—3. The Business of Pain
3/10 New thinking on pain treatment presents a business opportunity to the Sackler company.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—19/05/2022
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—19/05/2022
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/05/2022
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/05/2022
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Steve Taylor.
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05:45
Farming Today—19/05/2022 鈥� the impact of the Northern Ireland protocol and vet shortages
Farmers and food businesses in Northern Ireland's concerns over changes to the Protocol.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Red-Eyed Vireo
Michael Palin presents the red-eyed vireo from North America.
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