FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—31/10/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
How to Spot Potential—Sporting success
How to succeed in professional sport and improve our potential in amateur sport.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/10/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—World Service
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/10/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—31/10/2023
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/10/2023
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Iwan Russell Jones.
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05:45
Farming Today—31/10/2023 - NI vet strikes, livestock in winter, Scottish vole populations
Northern Ireland meat plants may have to close because of government vet strikes.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Paul Evans on the Carrion Crow
Writer Paul Evans encounters a crow in a cemetery.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—31/10/2023
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Edward Witten on 'the theory of everything'
Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a 'theory of everything'.
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09:30
One to One—Future Cities: Tori Herridge meets Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
Can the cities of the future be fairer for everyone? And are flying cars the answer?
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09:45
How to Spot Potential—Education, education, education
When potential to learn meets opportunity to access knowledge, wonderful things can happen
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Failures in maternity care, Spain's Princess Leonor turns 18, Women's Ballon d'Or
Families call for a public inquiry into maternity care in England.
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11:00
Young Again—5. Steve Coogan
Actor Steve Coogan and the advice he would give his younger self.
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11:30
Poet Laureate in the Arctic—Episode 4
Poet laureate Simon Armitage's last days in the Arctic in search of facts and new poems.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—31/10/2023
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours - Christmas Spending
Call You and Yours - covering the cost of Christmas?
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12:57
Weather—31/10/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—31/10/2023
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
The Cows Are Mad—7. Factor X
An organic farmer turned self-taught scientist investigates his own BSE theories.
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14:00
The Archers—30/10/2023
Opportunity knocks for Jazzer
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14:15
Drama on 4—Rehab
Phyllis Logan and Brian Vernel star in new drama about finding redemption.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 36, Creature Features
Josie Long presents creature features and creepy crawly short documentaries for Halloween.
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15:30
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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16:00
The Law Show—Prison sentences: too long or too short?
The length of prison sentences; the state of prisons; US gun laws; new Scots human rights.
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16:30
A Good Read—Cressida Cowell and Romy Gill MBE
Children's writer Cressida Cowell and restaurateur Romy Gill choose favourite books.
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17:00
PM—31/10/2023
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—31/10/2023 Covid Inquiry hears Boris Johnson believed elderly should have been allowed to catch Covid
A diary entry from a former advisor said Mr Johnson was "obsessed" with the idea
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18:30
Best Medicine—Series 1, 4. Surgical Microrobots, Backlash, The Immune System, Keeping an Open Mind
Micro-robots and the immune system are among the medicines championed in this episode.
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19:00
The Archers—31/10/2023
There’s a Halloween revelation for Alistair.
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19:15
Front Row—Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984
Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984.
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20:00
How Safe is Maternity Care?
Krupa Padhy asks how safe are our maternity services.
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20:40
In Touch—U-Turn on Rail Ticket Office Closures
The government cancels their plans to scrap ticketing offices at train stations in England
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21:00
All in the Mind—Increasing humility, suppressing negative thoughts and talking about mental health at work
Showing off might be on trend, but practising humility could bring benefits beyond praise.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Edward Witten on 'the theory of everything'
Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a 'theory of everything'.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Israeli military confirms deadly strike on Gaza refugee camp
The Israeli Defence Forces say the attack killed a senior Hamas commander
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22:45
The Lovecraft Investigations—Ep 2 - The Haunter Of The Dark
Kennedy and Byron are in Essex. Will Philip Gibson's storage facility yield some clues?
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23:00
Darren Harriott - Red Label—Part 1
1/2 Stand-up comedian Darren Harriott examines why he's never been in love.
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23:30
Limelight—SteelHeads, Steelheads – Episode 2: The Conversation
2/5 Medical chips, the convict, the blind captain…
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—01/11/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
How to Spot Potential—Education, education, education
When potential to learn meets opportunity to access knowledge, wonderful things can happen
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/11/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—World Service
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/11/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—01/11/2023
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/11/2023
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Iwan Russell Jones.
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05:45
Farming Today—01/11/2023 - Egg supply chains, winter on the Isle of Lewis and live sheep exported to Georgia
A government review into fairness and transparency in the egg supply chain.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dominic Couzens on the Moorhen
Natural history writer, speaker and tour leader Dominic Couzens reveals the moorhen.
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