Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—26/08/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:15
Crossing Continents—Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The church of St Margaret, Leiston in Suffolk
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Margaret, Leiston in Suffolk.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—26/08/2024
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—26/08/2024
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—We Are Each Other’s Cousins
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor
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05:45
Farming Today—26/08/24 "Mama Hen" the woman who rescues factory farmed hens
Mama Hen, the woman who rescues commercial flocks of hens when their laying days are over.
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05:57
Weather—26/08/2024
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—26/08/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Artificial Human—Why can’t AI drive me home yet?
Aleks and Kevin find out, why can’t AI drive me home yet?
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09:30
How to Play—Mozart’s Requiem with Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
A musician’s-eye view of classical music’s best-loved works.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sisters: A Woman’s Hour special
Nuala McGovern explores sibling bonds, rivalries and finding sisterhood outside family
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11:00
Michael Sheen Gets Into Character—Fragility
Michael Sheen explores the art of acting.
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11:30
One to One—Dharshini David meets fashion writer Anna Murphy
The culture of the beauty industry and our attitude to ageing.
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11:45
Child—Series 1, 11. Oxytocin
India Rakusen explores the influence that people and place have over labour and birth.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—26/08/2024
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Student Commuters, Charity Superstores and the NHS App
More students are commuting but are universities set up to give them the best experience?
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12:57
Weather—26/08/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has died
We remember the life former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.
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13:45
Grenfell: Building a Disaster—6. Value Engineering
The refurbishment - cost-cutting and a race to the bottom in the construction industry.
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14:00
The Archers—25/08/2024
It’s The Stables vs the Summer Fete.
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14:15
Stand Up Just William—All The News
Martin Jarvis performs as Richmal Crompton's immortal schoolboy character William.
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14:45
Wolverine Blues—Episode 1
1/5 A schoolboy's passion for music sets him on a collision course with his father.
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15:00
Great Lives—The Roman Emperor Nero
Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
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15:30
Extreme: Muscle Men—Muscle Men, 5. The A Team
6/8 Law enforcement catch on to the illegal steroid market, midst Reagan’s War on Drugs.
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16:00
Rearming the UK
Douglas Fraser asks what it will take to get the UK defence sector on a war footing.
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16:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 45, South Lambeth
1/7 Jay Rayner and a panel of food experts answer questions from a hungry audience in Lambeth.
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17:00
PM—26/08/2024
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—26/08/2024 Sven-Goran Eriksson dies aged 76
The former England football manager had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 30, Episode 4
4/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—26/08/2024
There’s a shocking confrontation for Susan.
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19:15
This Cultural Life—Nick Cave
Singer-songwriter and author Nick Cave shares his formative creative influences.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Global Tensions 3: Russia and the West
Could the Russia Ukraine war lead to further escalation in the region and further afield?
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20:30
´óÏó´«Ã½ Inside Science—Why aren’t we eating more insects?
We try some cricket tacos – and ask what role insects might play in our future diets.
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21:00
History's Secret Heroes—18. Andrée De Jongh and the Comet Line
Can a daring young Belgian woman save the lives of hundreds of stranded airmen?
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21:30
Intrigue—To Catch a Scorpion, To Catch a Scorpion: 7. Buried Deep
New evidence about Scorpion's lifestyle in Turkey could provide vital clues to find him.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Keir Starmer speech to warn tough times ahead
PM will vow to ‘root out rot’ Tories left in speech from Downing Street’s rose garden
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22:45
The Go-Between by LP Hartley—Episode Six
6/10 During summer on his school friend's country estate, Leo is asked to carry secret messages
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23:00
Limelight—Harland - Series 2, Harland - 5. FrÄ«gedæg
5/5 Lucy Catherine's supernatural thriller journeys into the Zone in search of Sarah Ward.
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23:30
The Rise and Rise of the Microchip—Quantum Leaps and Future Chips
The story of the microchip's Cold War past, corporate present and quantum future.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—27/08/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:30
Child—Series 1, 11. Oxytocin
India Rakusen explores the influence that people and place have over labour and birth.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—27/08/2024
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/08/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—27/08/2024
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Sadness
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor
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05:45
Farming Today—27/08/2024: Flooding; harvest time; fly-tipping
Flooded farmers are waiting several months for government grants to pay for the clear-up.
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