FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—25/03/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:15
Sideways—61. Brain Strain
Matthew Syed explores the uncomfortable psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Helen’s church, Sefton in Merseyside
Bells on Sunday comes from St Helen’s church, Sefton in Merseyside.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/03/2024
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—25/03/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—25/03/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/03/2024
Reflection for Holy Week with V Rev John Conway of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Edinburgh
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05:45
Farming Today—25/03/24 The value of British wool; septic tank crisis.
Why is wool so worthless for farmers?
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05:56
Weather—25/03/2024
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Joe Harkness on the skylark
Joe Harkness on the skylark.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—25/03/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Crossing borders and belonging
Adam Rutherford with Viet Thanh Nguyen, Helena Lee and Jessica J Lee.
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09:45
New Storytellers—Breathing Lyrical
Can a 13th-century Persian poem help you recover from long Covid?
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, Breaking the cycle, Musih Tedji Xaviere
The Oscar-winning actors and friends on playing Sixties suburban mothers in a new film.
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11:00
The Gatekeepers—8. I Sung of Chaos
Is Silicon Valley’s radical experiment to connect the world about to implode?
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11:30
Why War? The Einstein-Freud Letters
Exploring the 1932 letters between Einstein and Freud on global peace and total war.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—25/03/2024
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Car club closures, ‘Not my debt!’ and celebrity brands
Insurance prices are pushing community car clubs to the brink.
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12:57
Weather—25/03/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—25/03/2024
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
The Trust Shift—Local Trust
Rachel Botsman on the intriguing history of trust.
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14:00
The Archers—24/03/2024
Kenton hatches a plan.
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14:15
Hidden Treasures—Traitor
A Hidden Treasure play from 1981, by Dennis Potter. With Denholm Elliott and Ian Ogilvy.
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 3, 2024
The contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, chaired by Kirsty Lang.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Stouts and Porters: How dark beers became cool
Jimi Famurewa finds out why stouts and porters like Guinness are having a bit of a moment.
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16:00
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 29, Higgs Boson
Brian Cox and Robin Ince go to the Large Hadron Collider in search of the Higgs Boson.
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16:30
The Artificial Human—Should AI Make My Decisions?
In The Artificial Human, Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask: should AI make my decisions?
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17:00
PM—25/03/2024
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/03/2024 US allows UN resolution on ceasefire in Gaza to pass
It is the first time the US has called for a halt to the fighting
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18:30
One Person Found This Helpful—Series 1, 6. Everybody Loves Velociraptor
6/6 The one with the Sex Keg.
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19:00
The Archers—25/03/2024
Jolene makes a statement.
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19:15
Front Row—Poet Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger
Poet Nikki Giovanni and Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger.
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20:00
Death, Suspicion and the Sikh Diaspora
How the death of a Sikh activist in Birmingham has sparked concern in the community.
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20:30
Analysis—The low pay puzzle
Why, after 25 years of rising wages, do most workers feel worse off?
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21:00
Young Again—12. Philip Pullman
Author Philip Pullman and the advice he would give his younger self.
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21:30
Start the Week—Crossing borders and belonging
Adam Rutherford with Viet Thanh Nguyen, Helena Lee and Jessica J Lee.
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22:00
The World Tonight—How will Israel respond to UN ceasefire vote?
The UN Security Council calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
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22:45
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris—Episode 6
6/10 Zora’s studio at the top of the National Library has been destroyed.
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23:00
Lent Talks—Holy Week
Lent Talks - Holy Week by Dean of Westminster the Very Rev Dr David Hoyle.
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23:15
Forgiveness: Stories from the Front Line—Jayne
Jayne's story is of childhood sexual abuse. Can she forgive her father now he's dying?
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23:30
Today in Parliament—25/03/2024
Sean Curran reports as a minister tells MPs China was responsible for voter cyber-attacks.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—26/03/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:30
New Storytellers—Breathing Lyrical
Can a 13th-century Persian poem help you recover from long Covid?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/03/2024
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—26/03/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—26/03/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/03/2024
Reflection for Holy Week with V Rev John Conway of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Edinburgh
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05:45
Farming Today—26/03/24 - London farmer protests, Scottish herring and hempcrete
Farmers head to Westminster to protest over food security.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Tree Pipit
Steve Backshall presents the tree pipit.
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