Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—29/07/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Crossing Continents—A Slogan and a Land (Part 1)
A journey through the contested land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The church of St Mary Barham in Suffolk
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Mary Barham in Suffolk
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/07/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—29/07/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/07/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—29/07/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Painting with God
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today—29/07/2024: River pollution, Rural energy, New game butchery
A warning not to swim in a newly designated Welsh designated bathing area.
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05:57
Weather—29/07/2024
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—29/07/24 - Chancellor to set out spending cuts
Rachel Reeves set to axe projects to plug budget 'black hole', plus Adam Peaty's mum.
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09:00
Orwell vs Kafka—Ep 4: Uneasy Dreams
Gigantic Insects and Two Minutes Hate.
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09:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Artemis
Predator, hunter, archer, daughter of Zeus, queen of wild creatures: the goddess Artemis.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Edna O'Brien obit, SEND education, Republicans and women, Aigul Akhmetshina
Author Eimear McBride pays tribute to the Irish novelist Edna O'Brien who has died.
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11:00
Policing Protest—Tactics and Crowds
Exploring the policing of protest in the UK, from Peterloo to the present - and beyond.
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11:45
Status by Carl Honor茅—Episode 1
1/5 Status. We don鈥檛 like to talk about it. Carl Honor茅 brings it out into the open.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—29/07/2024
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Access to Cash, Cost of Retirement, Wowcher
Will new regulations preserve access to cash and banking services?
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12:57
Weather—29/07/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Junior doctors offered 22% pay deal to end strikes
The government and the BMA have struck a deal on pay rises for junior doctors.
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13:45
Naturebang—Rainbowfish and the Mysteries of Memory
Are fish memories as bad as we think they are? And are human memories as good as we think?
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14:00
The Archers—28/07/2024
David comes to the rescue.
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14:15
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 15, 3. The Bromance
3/6 Ed strikes up a friendship with a like-minded chap called Derek.
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14:45
Gambits—9: The Knight
9/10 A new short story series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams, set in a village gripped by chess.
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15:00
A Good Read—Rachel Parris and Sonali Shah
Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead is one of the books being talked about this week.
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15:30
Extreme: Muscle Men—Muscle Men, 1. All That Glitters
2/8 A young bodybuilder travels to starry 1980s LA in search of the secret to getting ripped.
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16:00
Loving, Living and Dying Together in the Netherlands
The story of Jan and Els who opted for euthanasia and died together in the Netherlands.
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16:30
Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, London to Hereford
2/5 Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Hereford.
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17:00
PM—29/07/2024
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—29/07/2024 Eight people including children in hospital after stabbing in Merseyside
A teenage boy has been arrested and the incident is not being treated as terror-related
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18:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 13, Coleraine
6/6 Mark Steel is back In Town. This week he's in Coleraine in Northern Ireland.
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19:00
The Archers—29/07/2024
There's a frosty atmosphere at the vets.
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19:15
Front Row—James Baldwin Centenary Special
Colm Toibin, Bonnie Greer and Mendez celebrate the life and work of writer James Baldwin.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Health special 3: How far could artificial intelligence transform medicine?
AI technology promises to improve health outcomes. How soon might it be a reality?
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20:30
大象传媒 Inside Science—CERN鈥檚 Supercollider Plan
Is the 17 billion Euro project worth it?
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21:00
History's Heroes—History's Secret Heroes - Series 2, 14. The Unbreakable Navajo Code
A group of Native American soldiers devise a secret code for the Allies.
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21:30
Intrigue—To Catch a Scorpion, To Catch a Scorpion: 3. Satisfaction Guaranteed
Rob Lawrie and Sue Mitchell watch on as smugglers arrange a crossing in the dead of night.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Mass stabbling in Southport leaves two children dead
Two children have been killed in a "ferocious" knife attack at a children's dance class.
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22:45
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin—Episode One
1/5 Kyle Soller reads Baldwin's groundbreaking novel of desire and shame in 1950s Paris.
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23:00
Limelight—Harland - Series 2, Harland - 1. M艒nand忙g
1/5 Welcome back to Harland, the new town haunted by old secrets. A supernatural thriller.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—29/07/2024
Sean Curran reports as chancellor Rachel Reeves reveals her financial plans.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—30/07/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
Status by Carl Honor茅—Episode 1
1/5 Status. We don鈥檛 like to talk about it. Carl Honor茅 brings it out into the open.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/07/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—30/07/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/07/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—30/07/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Better Looking at It than for It
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today—30/07/2024: Rural broadband, Weather and the harvest, Solar farms
A survey of farmers shows only 34% of them have a superfast fibre connection.
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