Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—23/08/2024
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 4 - School and the culture wars
4/5 Head of School Sammy Wright explores the role of school and the culture wars.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—23/08/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—23/08/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Good humour
With Father Jamie McMorrin of St Margaret鈥檚 Roman Catholic Church in Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—23/08/2024: Brian May and his bTB film; Seaweed and shellfish business
Rock star Sir Brian May on his film about bTB, cattle and badgers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—23/08/24 - Mishal Husain and Justin Webb
Kamala Harris accepts Democrat nomination at DNC in Chicago, plus other news & interviews
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09:00
The Reunion—The Blair government's first 100 days
Kirsty Wark reunites the politicians and advisors from Tony Blair鈥檚 1997 government.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Listener Week: Sex in your 70s, Risky sports, Cost of men and women's haircuts
Elaine is in her seventies and her partner would like to resume a sexual relationship.
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11:00
The Food Programme—Taste the World
Food, identity, myths and reality. In a globalised world can a dish reflect who we are?
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11:45
Exam Nation by Sammy Wright—Book of the Week: Episode 5 - A different approach to schooling
5/5 What can teaching Paradise Lost tell us about effective new paradigms for school & life?
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—23/08/2024
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
AntiSocial—'Extreme' Misogyny
Should some forms of misogyny be classed as extremism?
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12:57
Weather—23/08/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Fuel poverty fears as energy bills rise
A typical household's annual energy bill will rise by nearly 拢150 in October.
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13:45
Grenfell: Building a Disaster—5. Single Point of Failure
The government - why didn鈥檛 civil servants act on warnings about dangerous cladding?
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14:00
The Archers—22/08/2024
An opportunity presents itself for Kirsty
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14:15
Limelight—11 Minutes Dead, 11 Minutes Dead - Episode 3
An ominous new vision takes Beth to breaking point. Paranormal thriller.
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14:45
Buried—Series 1, Series 1 - 2. A Scene of Horror
4/12 The story of how criminals dumped a million tonnes. A million tonnes of what?
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Southwold: Weddings, Pelargoniums and Secret Snakes
Kathy and the panel are in Southwold to answer questions from an audience of gardeners.
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15:45
Short Works—Glimmers
'And here it is: the sea, the summer, the light.' An original work by Kerri N铆 Dochartaigh
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16:00
Last Word—Phil Donahue, Countess Diana Phipps Sternberg, Mary Gibby, Toumani Diabat茅
Matthew Bannister on a TV presenter, a designer, a botanist and a musician.
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16:30
Sideways—65. Divergent Histories
Two people, with a shared painful history, learn to understand themselves in a new light.
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17:00
PM—Who's hit hardest by more expensive energy?
The new price cap means the average energy bill will rise by 10%.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—23/08/2024 Energy bills to rise this winter
The energy regulator, Ofgem, has announced a rise in its price cap from October.
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18:30
Catherine Bohart: TL;DR—Series 1, 5. Are we going to see Robert Jenrick's Brat Summer?
5/6 This week - what's the Opposition for?
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19:00
The Archers—23/08/2024
A surprise visitor causes chaos.
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19:15
Add to Playlist—Amy Harman and Roderick Williams head for The Village
Amy Harman and Roderick Williams add the next five tracks to the playlist
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20:00
Any Questions?—Nadra Ahmed, Wendy Chamberlain MP, Barry Gardiner MP, Kevin Hollinrake MP
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Hartrigg Oaks care community in York.
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20:50
A Point of View—The Power of Weird
AL Kennedy on how a passing remark has given 'weird' back its mojo.
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21:00
The Verb—The Adverb at Hay
Simon Armitage, Hanan Issa and more stellar poets join Ian McMillan at the Hay Festival.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Will RFK's Trump endorsement swing presidential race?
Independent candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr drops out and backed Donald Trump.
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22:45
The Go-Between by LP Hartley—Episode Five
5/10 During summer on his school friend's country estate, Leo is asked to carry secret messages
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23:00
Americast—Did Kamala Harris pull off the biggest speech of her life?
And there was wild speculation about Beyonc茅 and Taylor Swift
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23:30
Fresh from the Fringe—2024 Part 1
The Edinburgh Fringe's freshest comedy showcase.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—24/08/2024
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 5 - A different approach to schooling
5/5 What can teaching Paradise Lost tell us about effective new paradigms for school & life?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—24/08/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—24/08/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Presence
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor
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05:45
Frontlines of Journalism—7. Open the door and you鈥檙e doomed
Sources, spin and powerful people.
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