Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/08/2024
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 2)
Tim Whewell completes a trip across the West Bank and Israel, reaching the Mediterranean.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The church of St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton in Somerset
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton in Somerset.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—05/08/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—05/08/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Teamwork
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rev Guy Goodall
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05:45
Farming Today—05/08/2024 Farmer confidence; Lough Neagh pollution; Forestry
Tenant farmers lack confidence in government schemes to help them.
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05:57
Weather—05/08/2024
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—05/08/24 - PM holds emergency meeting on riots
Sir Keir Starmer will hold a Cobra meeting after days of disorder in UK towns and cities.
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09:00
Orwell vs Kafka—Ep 5: But I鈥檓 Not Guilty!
Kafka and Orwell on powerlessness.
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09:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Aesop
The best-known author from antiquity, famed for his fables. But did he really exist?
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10:00
Woman's Hour—UK riots, Madwomen of the West, South Asian beauty, Yazidi women
We explore how women are involved and affected by the violent unrest seen in the UK.
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11:00
Policing Protest—Political Space
Exploring the policing of protest in the UK from Peterloo to the present - and beyond.
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11:45
Battle Grounds: Culture Wars in the Countryside—1. Vegans
Rural journalist Anna Jones meets a vegan who became a dairy farmer.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—05/08/2024
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Interest Rate Cut, Boots Data, Children鈥檚 Finances
How will the Bank of England鈥檚 interest rate cut impact consumers?
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12:57
Weather—05/08/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Riots: Government emergency meeting
Authorities try to restore order after more violence on the streets.
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13:45
How They Made Us Doubt Everything—Talc Tales: 1. Asbestos in my make-up?
After a cancer diagnosis, Hannah Fletcher asks if her make-up contained asbestos.
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14:00
The Archers—04/08/2024
Ed forms a controversial plan.
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14:15
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 15, 4. Ed in Paris
4/6 Ed heads to Paris where his seminal novel is to be re-published.
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14:45
Gambits—10: The Scoresheet
10/10 Shocking revelations on the village green in the final story in a new series for Radio 4.
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15:00
Great Lives—Miriam Margolyes on Charles Dickens
The great Miriam Margolyes chooses her hero, Charles Dickens
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15:30
Extreme: Muscle Men—Muscle Men, 2. The Guru
3/8 Welcome to the steroid underground, where the goal is to get big at any cost.
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16:00
Living without our smartphones - the adults' turn
A group of adults agree to live without their smartphones for a week. How do they get on?
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16:30
Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, Edinburgh to Aberdeen
3/5 Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
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17:00
PM—05/08/2024
After a weekend of violent disorder, the first cases appear in court.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/08/2024 Hundreds of people arrested after weekend of riots across UK
Unrest began after false information spread about the killing of three girls in Southport
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 30, Episode 1
1/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—05/08/2024
Lilian puts her foot down.
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19:15
Front Row—Kensuke Kingdom, best Young Adult Fiction reads, do film trailers reveal too much?
Animation Kinsuke's Kingdom, Young Adult fiction, movie trailers, Christopher Hall.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Can planning reform really boost economic growth?
Will Labour's pledge to overhaul planning rules deliver the economic growth they want?
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20:30
大象传媒 Inside Science—How much of a risk is space junk?
Also, sex before sport and how oceans influence how hot it is.
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21:00
History's Heroes—History's Secret Heroes - Series 2, 15. Josefina Guerrero: The Maid of Manila
How did Josefina Guerrero鈥檚 leprosy lead her to become a brilliant spy?
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21:30
Intrigue—To Catch a Scorpion, To Catch a Scorpion: 4. Dangerous Meddling
How has a woman in a picturesque village become embroiled in illegal crossings to the UK?
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22:00
The World Tonight—Fresh unrest on England's streets
Should far-right violence should be treated as terrorism?
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22:45
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry—Episode One
1/10 By Sarah Perry. Hale-Bopp is coming, and Thomas鈥檚 editor gives him a planisphere.
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23:00
Limelight—Harland - Series 2, Harland - 2. T墨wesd忙g
2/5 The supernatural thriller set in a new town full of old secrets. By Lucy Catherine.
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23:30
Lights Out—Series 4, The Last Taboo
2/4 Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/08/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
Battle Grounds: Culture Wars in the Countryside—1. Vegans
Rural journalist Anna Jones meets a vegan who became a dairy farmer.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—06/08/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—06/08/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Loneliness and Solitude
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rev Guy Goodall
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05:45
Farming Today—06/08/2024: Bovine TB vaccine trial; Storm damage; Welsh vegetables in schools
Results of a bTB vaccine trial in badgers are released today
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