Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/08/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
Exam Nation by Sammy Wright—Episode 1 - A question from education's front line
1/5 Head of School and English teacher Sammy Wright has a fundamental question about school.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—20/08/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—20/08/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Rhapsodic Theatre
With Father Jamie McMorrin of St Margaret鈥檚 Roman Catholic Church in Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/08/2024: Methane emissions; tourism; AI in farming
Results of a study shows feeding willow to cattle can help reduce methane emissions
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/08/24 - President Biden's emotional farewell
Joe Biden endorses Kamala Harris in an emotional farewell at the Democratic Convention.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Bill Gates on vaccines, conspiracy theories and the pleasures of pickleball
Bill Gates talks philanthropy, the power of vaccines and dealing with conspiracy theories.
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09:30
Inside Health—Mpox, your statins questions and tick-borne meat allergies
Mpox is classed a public health emergency, statins questions and tick-borne meat allergies
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Listener Week: Tummies, Later in life lesbians, Long Covid
Looking at our relationships with our tummies, and why it can be so complicated.
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11:00
Add to Playlist—Isata Kanneh-Mason and Richard Stilgoe launch a new series
Isata Kanneh-Mason and Richard Stilgoe help add the first five tracks of the new series
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11:45
Exam Nation by Sammy Wright—Book of the Week: Episode 2 - A conversation with a former student proves illuminating.
2/5 A conversation with a former student provides illuminating insights.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—20/08/2024
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 : Do you eat more than you ought?
Call You & Yours: Do you eat more than you ought, what are you doing about it?
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12:57
Weather—20/08/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Drug-related deaths in Scotland on the rise
We ask the Scottish health minister why the country's drug-related death rate is climbing.
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13:45
Grenfell: Building a Disaster—2. Building Blocks
How a fire in Scotland in 1999 foretold the fire at Grenfell.
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14:00
The Archers—19/08/2024
Will is forced to improvise
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14:15
Drama on 4—Whose Baby?
Teenager Bilal discovers a secret that threatens his entire family. What should he do?
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15:00
Short Cuts—In Colour
A kaleidoscopic collection of short documentaries. Presented by Josie Long.
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15:30
Beyond Belief—The Gift of the Garden
Giles Fraser visits the rooftop Islamic Gardens at the Aga Khan Centre in Kings Cross.
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16:00
A Year in the Life of the Swinging Sixties
James Peak and Joan Bakewell find incredible archive from 1963. Wait! Is that The Beatles?
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16:30
You're Dead to Me—Alexis Soyer
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about nineteenth-century chef Alexis Soyer.
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17:00
PM—Sunken superyacht: the latest.
The rescue operation on the sunken superyacht off Sicily continues.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/08/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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18:30
Do Gooders—4. The Influencer
Clive's feeling ill, and a diagnosis from Lauren causes him to spiral.
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19:00
The Archers—20/08/2024
A mystery deepens for the Grundy鈥檚
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19:15
Front Row—Fran Healy, affordable artists' studios, climate change storytelling
Fran Healy on Travis's new album, climate change storytelling, making spaces for artists
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Invisible Souls
Fishermen speak out about their experience working for a Scottish company.
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20:40
In Touch—Trust
When you are or become blind, do you need to put your trust in other people more often?
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21:00
Crossing Continents—Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population.
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21:30
Great Lives—Film director Julien Temple on Elizabethan bad boy Christopher Marlowe
Biographical show in which famous guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Sicily yacht sinking: little chance of finding more survivors, authorities say
Six people are still missing after the Bayesian superyacht sank off Sicily on Monday
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22:45
The Go-Between by LP Hartley—Episode Two
2/10 During summer on his school friend's country estate, Leo is asked to carry secret messages
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23:00
Jon Holmes Says the C-Word—7. Pumps, Bags and Jabs
Jon and his guests discuss catheters, stomas, self-administered injections and penis pumps
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23:30
What's Funny About ...—Series 3, Green Wing
4/6 Tamsin Greig and Victoria Pile chat about the classic medical comedy Green Wing.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/08/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
Exam Nation by Sammy Wright—Book of the Week: Episode 2 - A conversation with a former student proves illuminating.
2/5 A conversation with a former student provides illuminating insights.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/08/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—21/08/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—A word in your ear
With Father Jamie McMorrin of St Margaret鈥檚 Roman Catholic Church in Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—21/08/2024: Curlews; crofting; fishing
Drones are being used to seek out and protect curlew nests from predators and farm work
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