Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—28/05/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
The History Podcast—D-Day: The Last Voices, D-Day: The Last Voices: The Big Secret
The most ambitious amphibious invasion in history begins as the Allies prepare to depart.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/05/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—28/05/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/05/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—28/05/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Ice cream vans on cloudy days
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/05/2024: National Parks and International Seed Banks
A defence of National Parks against criticism that they are environmental 'dead zones'.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—28/05/24 - Emma Barnett and Justin Webb
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Being Roman with Mary Beard—10. A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine
Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl.
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09:30
All in the Mind—Grief, summer seasonal affective disorder, and anxiety in older people
The links between objects and grief, summer SAD, and how ageing affects anxiety.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Ruth Jones, Women and renting, Couples who disagree about having children
The actor and writer on starring in Sister Act and writing the Gavin and Stacey finale
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11:00
Add to Playlist—Series 9, Natalie Duncan and Neil Brand take us on a manic journey
Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.
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11:45
The History Podcast—D-Day: The Last Voices, D-Day: The Last Voices: Out of the Skies
By nightfall, paratroopers and gliders are dropped behind enemy lines, and D-Day begins.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—28/05/2024
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You & Yours: Local Spending
Call You & Yours: Are you spending less money in towns and city centres and more locally?
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12:57
Weather—28/05/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Conservatives promise a 'Triple Lock Plus' for pensioners
The Conservatives promise to raise the tax-free pension allowance if they win the election
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13:45
Shadow World—Thief at the British Museum, Thief at the British Museum: 2. White Paper Dots
3/10 Ittai Gradel discovers a seemingly endless supply of precious gemstones.
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14:00
The Archers—27/05/2024
There鈥檚 a crisis at Casey Meats.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Flixborough 74
By Helen Cross. Real-life stories and drama marking 50 years since the Nypro disaster.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Lost
Josie Long presents short documentaries about things in danger of becoming lost.
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15:30
Thinking Allowed—Garden Utopias
Garden Utopias: from the suburban privet hedge to guerrilla gardening.
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16:00
Michael Sheen Gets Into Character—Fragility
Michael Sheen explores the art of acting.
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16:30
When It Hits the Fan—General Election PR strategy and the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.
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17:00
PM—28/05/2024
PM unveils its Election Tombola.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/05/2024 Israeli forces advance into heart of Rafah in southern Gaza
Many displaced Palestinians are still sheltering in Rafah from the conflict
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18:30
Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 2, Clara Amfo and Carol Kirkwood
1/4 Carol Kirkwood and Clara Amfo join Joe on the sofa.
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19:00
The Archers—28/05/2024
Jakob has bad news to impart.
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19:15
Front Row—Bernard Butler, Kafka, Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch's new TV drama, Bernard Butler's solo album and a Kafka exhibition.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Detained and Restrained: Britain's Vulnerable Kids
Record numbers of children are being held under restrictive deprivation of liberty orders.
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20:40
In Touch—Accessibility of Ticketmaster and Sonos Speakers
The problems blind people face in accessing live or recorded performances.
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21:00
The Law Show—Protest, Lasting power of attorney and the Green belt
Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.
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21:30
The Bottom Line—The Decisions That Made Me, The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: The Depop Story
Evan Davis sits down with Simon Beckerman, the founder of Depop.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Diane Abbott has Labour whip restored
Diane Abbott readmitted as Labour MP after race row probe
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22:45
Long Island by Colm Toibin—2: 'I'm going to Ireland.'
2/10 When Tony refuses to disown his illegitimate baby, Eilis makes plans to return to Ireland.
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23:00
Uncanny—Series 4, S4. Case 5: The Mystery of Willow Creek
5/10 We return to Fred鈥檚 story 鈥� will he and his relatives escape with their lives?
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23:30
Lights Out—Series 3, How Do You Sleep at Night?
3/3 Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/05/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
The History Podcast—D-Day: The Last Voices, D-Day: The Last Voices: Out of the Skies
By nightfall, paratroopers and gliders are dropped behind enemy lines, and D-Day begins.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/05/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—29/05/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/05/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—29/05/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—The history of disability
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
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05:45
Farming Today—29/05/24 - A new National Park for Scotland, horned cattle and biofluorescence
Arguments hot up around a new National Park for Scotland.
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