Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—24/06/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:15
Being Roman with Mary Beard—2. The Vengeance of Turia
Meet Turia, a young woman fighting for her family in the chaos of a brutal civil war.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Aldeburgh, Suffolk
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/06/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—24/06/2024
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/06/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—24/06/2024
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—John the Baptist
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh
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05:45
Farming Today—24/06/25 Potatoes, Champing, Countryside Alliance
Potatoes, 'champing' and the Countryside Alliance.
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05:57
Weather—24/06/2024
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—Election 2024: Mishal Husain and Amol Rajan
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Animal communication
Tom Sutcliffe with Martin Wikelski, Kapka Kassabova and Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas
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09:45
Oliver Burkeman's Inconvenient Truth—The Fulfilment Fallacy
Oliver Burkeman explores the insidious way in which convenience has warped our existence.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Helen Heckety, Taylor Swift’s UK tour, Football and domestic abuse
Novelist Helen Heckety on living with a disability that is not visually obvious.
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11:00
Writing the Universe—The End
Robin Ince on Writing the End of the Universe – if indeed it does end
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11:45
The Stalin Affair by Giles Milton—Episode 6
6/10 The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—24/06/2024
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Car Insurance, Independent Cinemas and Mortgage Arrears
Some mortgage repayments are rising at double the rate of earnings over the last 5 years.
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12:57
Weather—24/06/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—IFS: Parties "ducking" spending choices
Labour and the Conservatives are accused of a 'conspiracy of silence' on spending plans.
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13:45
Buried—The Last Witness, The Last Witness - 1. A Box of Secrets
2/13 A box of evidence contains a witness’s warning: a chemical is coming for all of us.
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14:00
The Archers—23/06/2024
Recent events begin to take their toll on Chris.
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14:15
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 11, Alok-Pocalyse
4/6 Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary.
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14:45
Gambits—4: The Rook
4/10 A new short story series by Eley Williams, set in an Essex village gripped by chess.
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15:00
A Good Read—Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson
A special edition from Hay Festival. Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson choose good reads.
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15:30
The Failure of the Future—The Economic Dreamland
Johny Pitts examines failed utopias to decipher if they can help us reimagine the future.
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16:00
The City That Stayed at Home
Alex Forsyth investigates the reasons for Hull's historically low turnout on election days
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16:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 44, Postbag
7/7 Culinary Q and A hosted by Jay Rayner featuring the most exciting chefs, cooks and writers
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17:00
PM—A row over the use of Physician Associates
We'll look at the latest in the ongoing debate over Physician Associates.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—24/06/2024 Two main parties accused of "conspiracy of silence" on how to address economy
The IFS thinktank said the next government would face "painful" financial decisions
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18:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 13, Margate
1/6 Mark Steel is back in town. First stop, Margate.
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19:00
The Archers—24/06/2024
There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Harrison.
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19:15
Front Row—Kyoto, Nathaniel Rateliff, Midsummer Day poetry
A play inspired by a climate conference, live Americana, and poems for midsummer.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—What's the Biden ceasefire plan and will it work?
There's a plan to end the war in Gaza, but do Israel and Hamas want to sign up to it?
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20:30
´óÏó´«Ã½ Inside Science—Taylor Swift Seismology
We delve into the geophysics of Taylor Swift’s seismic Eras tour.
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21:00
Start the Week—Animal communication
Tom Sutcliffe with Martin Wikelski, Kapka Kassabova and Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas
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21:45
Assume Nothing: The Shankill Gold Rush—Tragedy
Summer is ending, and with it life in Belfast will never be the same.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Macron warns of a French ‘civil war’
The French leader says the far-right and hard-left are pushing the country to the brink
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22:45
Robert Burns: His Psychotherapy and Cure by Sara Sheridan—Episode 1
1/5 By Sara Sheridan. A therapist finds herself in conversation with Robert Burns.
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23:00
Limelight—The System - Series 2, The System - Step 1: Wilderness Survival for Beginners
1/5 Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns with a new five-part series.
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23:30
Split Ends—1. Dr. Feelgood
Singer-songwriter Kitty Perrin analyses the splits and resurrections of band Dr Feelgood.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—25/06/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:30
The Stalin Affair by Giles Milton—Episode 6
6/10 The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/06/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—25/06/2024
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/06/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—25/06/2024
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Embracing change
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh
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05:45
Farming Today—25/06/24 - Conservative manifesto, venison in school and dormice reintroductions
What the Conservative Party manifesto holds on farming, the environment and rural life.
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