FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/05/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers—Episode 4
4/5 Abraham-Louis Breguet was one of the most celebrated and ingenious watchmakers in history.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—World Service
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/05/2023
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/05/2023
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Anna Magnusson.
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05:45
Farming Today—12/05/23 Surplus of wheat and barley being stored on farms, whisky tourism, Balmoral Show
Why farmers' barns across the country are full of stored wheat and barley.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Whimbrel
David Attenborough presents the whimbrel.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/05/2023
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Professor Peter Hennessy, historian
Peter Hennessy, historian, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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09:45
Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers—Episode 5
5/5 The 20th century saw personal timepieces move from the pocket to the wrist.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Maureen Lipman, Kate Ferdinand, Power Lister Rimla Akhtar, Women ambassadors
Dame Maureen Lipman on bringing her one-woman play Rose to the West End.
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11:00
The Briefing Room—The Online Safety Bill
How successful will the Online Safety Bill be in protecting children from harmful content?
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11:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 14, The Jethro Tree
3/6 Ed joins his daughter, Eli, to save a famous oak tree.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—12/05/2023
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
Archive on 4—Oh Yoko!
To mark her 90th birthday, this is Yoko Ono on her own terms, in her own words.
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12:57
Weather—12/05/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—12/05/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton.
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13:45
Frontlines of Journalism—5. The why is as important as the what
An emotional reflection. And the line between opinion and analysis.
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14:00
The Archers—11/05/2023
Elizabeth faces a grilling.
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14:15
Limelight—An Eye for a Killing, An Eye for a Killing 鈥� 3. The Innocent and the Guilty
3/5 In his prison cell, William Burke confesses he took part in 16 murders.
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14:45
One to One—Grief: Ramita Navai and Richard Osman
Foreign Affairs journalist Ramita Navai talks to author Richard Osman about grief.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Portstewart
Kathy Clugston and her team of gardening experts are in Portstewart.
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15:45
From Fact to Fiction—Curry Nation Chicken
Sanjeev Kohli creates a fictional response to the week's news.
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16:00
Last Word—Grace Bumbry, Don Short, Dame Rosemary Cramp, Wee Willie Harris
Matthew Bannister on an opera singer, a journalist, an archaeologist and a rock鈥榥鈥檙oller
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16:30
Feedback—12/05/2023
The programme that holds the 大象传媒 to account on behalf of the radio audience.
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17:00
PM—12/05/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/05/2023 Russian soldiers "fleeing" key Ukraine battleground
Wagner mercenaries boss accuses Russian soldiers of fleeing key battleground in Ukraine.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 111, Episode 3
3/7 Andy Zaltzman takes satirical aim at the week's headlines.
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19:00
The Archers—12/05/2023
There鈥檚 a surprise guest at Brookfield.
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19:15
Screenshot—Girls coming of age on film
Ellen and Mark explore screen depictions of teen girlhood, from Ladybird to Turning Red.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Minette Batters, Dame Meg Hillier MP, Danny Kruger MP, Danny Sriskandarajah
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Marnhull Village Hall in Dorset.
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20:50
A Point of View—Dust to Dust
Rebecca Stott ponders the nature of dust, as spring sunshine sharpens the sight of it.
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21:00
Frontlines of Journalism—Frontlines of Journalism: Omnibus. Pt 1
Jeremy Bowen presents stories from the frontlines of conflict 鈥� and journalism itself.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Protecting American teenagers from the fentanyl epidemic
The fentanyl crisis in the United States
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22:45
Victory City by Salman Rushdie—Episode Ten
10/10 Pampa Kampana takes up pen and ink to commit the epic story of Bisnaga to paper.
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23:00
Americast—12/05/2023
Americast delves into the issues and controversies that define the US as a nation
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/05/2023
Mark D'Arcy reports on EU law, help for victims and the MP afterlife.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/05/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers—Episode 5
5/5 The 20th century saw personal timepieces move from the pocket to the wrist.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—World Service
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/05/2023
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/05/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Oppong Boateng
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05:45
Please Protect Abraham—7. Just Pray
Abraham鈥檚 friends and family retrace the events of Sunday 25 March, 2018.
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