FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/01/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Great Post Office Trial—17. Facing the Music
Flawed prosecutions are exposed, and an active cover up begins.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2024
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—20/01/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—20/01/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/01/2024
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger.
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05:45
The Banksy Story—3. Santa's Ghetto
Banksy from hood rat to hero. A Christmas exhibition helps Steph prove herself to Banksy.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—20/01/2024
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
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06:07
Open Country—Mabel's mountain trip with hares
Three men and a famous dog have an adventure in the snow.
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06:30
Farming Today—20/01/24 Environmental targets; Neonicotinoids; Risk of animal disease at ports; LAMMA show and AI drone mapping; Kaleb's rap.
Government doing too little too slowly to meet its own environmental ambitions says report
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06:57
Weather—20/01/2024
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
Today—20/01/2024
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Sathnam Sanghera, Libby Jackson, Darren Edwards, Keith Brymer Jones
Journalist, author and historian Sathnam Sanghera on the empire of tea.
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10:00
You're Dead to Me—The Bloomsbury Group
Greg Jenner and guests celebrate the 100th episode with the story of the Bloomsbury group.
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10:30
Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 2, Birmingham to Stansted Airport
3/6 Alexei Sayle travels from Birmingham to Stansted Airport and meets strangers on a train.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—20/01/2024
Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster with Paul Waugh.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—Taiwan's Defiant Message To China
Taiwan's pro-sovereignty party won the presidential election, sending a signal to Beijing.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—20/01/2024
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
Money Box—Pension Scams & HMRC and Fuel Vouchers
The people who've lost pension funds to fraud that are being chased by HMRC for tax.
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12:30
The News Quiz—Series 113, Episode 3
3/10 Lucy Porter, Robin Morgan, Tadiwa Mahlunge, and Ayesha Hazarika join Andy Zaltzman.
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12:57
Weather—20/01/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
News and Weather—20/01/2024
The latest national and international news and weather reports from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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13:10
Any Questions?—Anita Boateng, Caroline Lucas MP, Steve Reed MP, Michael Tomlinson MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Uckfield Civic Centre, East Sussex.
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14:00
Any Answers?—20/01/2024
Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week
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14:45
The Banksy Story—4. Reverse Heists
Banksy's rise from hood rat to hero. His cheeky reverse heists gain him notoriety.
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15:00
Electric Decade—USA by John Dos Passos, Episode Three
3/3 USA is John Dos Passos’s masterpiece, an epic saga of American life from boom to bust.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Jodie Comer, Vicky McClure, Jameela Jamil
The Killing Eve star reflects on her new film The End We Start From and the impact of fame
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17:00
PM—20/01/2024
Full coverage of the day's news
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17:30
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson—The Humza Yousaf One
The First Minister opens up about his family's trauma during the bombing of Gaza.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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17:57
Weather—20/01/2024
The latest weather forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/01/2024 Iran blames Israel for air strike in Syria
Iran has threatened to retaliate after a suspected Israeli attack in Syria.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Stuart Murdoch, Joanne Clifton, Tony Singh, Belle and Sebastian, Wayward Jane, Joy Dunlop, Janey Godley, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Gabriel Attal
Youthful, charming and popular, who is the new French PM Gabriel Attal?
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19:15
This Cultural Life—Boy George
Singer-songwriter Boy George reveals his formative cultural influences.
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20:00
Archive on 4—Reporting Russia
How western correspondents have reported on the world's biggest country down the years.
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21:00
Drama on 4—China Towns, Episode 1
1/11 Neil Dudgeon and Tim McInnerny star in an epic tale of money, passion and daring to dream.
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22:00
News—20/01/2024
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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22:15
Screenshot—British Dystopias
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore dystopian visions from British film and TV.
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23:00
Counterpoint—Series 37, Heat 6, 2024
6/13 The wide-ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
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23:30
Stand-Up Specials—Geoff Norcott: Well Classy
Geoff Norcott examines his class identity – and ask if he’s changed.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/01/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:15
Across the Divide—The West Bank
A Palestinian from a refugee camp and an Israeli settler.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2024
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—21/01/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—21/01/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—The church of St Michael in Melbourne, Derbyshire.
Bells on Sunday, comes from the church of St Michael in Melbourne, Derbyshire.
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05:45
Profile—Gabriel Attal
Youthful, charming and popular, who is the new French PM Gabriel Attal?
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