Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/09/2024
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:15
Crossing Continents—Ivory Coast's cocoa crisis
The journey from cocoa to chocolate in Ivory Coast.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Andrews church in the village of Oakington, Cambridgeshire
Bells on Sunday comes from St Andrews church in the village of Oakington, Cambridgeshire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/09/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—16/09/2024
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/09/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—16/09/2024
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Stowaway
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Right Rev Mary Stallard.
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05:45
Farming Today—16/09/24 More farmland conservation needed for wild birds, legal challenge halts forest, flood repairs outstanding
Wild bird populations will only recover if more farmland is set aside for conservation.
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05:57
Weather—16/09/2024
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/09/2024 - Second assassination attempt on Donald Trump
A second assassination attempt is made on Donald Trump's life.
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09:00
Start the Week—On Freedom
Tom Sutcliffe with Timothy Snyder, Oksana Maksymchuk and Lucy Ash
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09:45
Café Hope—Confidence through coffee
How one cafe helps young adults with learning disabilities get on the job experience.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sandi Toksvig, Breast cancer study, Carrie Hope Fletcher
The writer, comic and TV host on chainsaws, chosen families, and a social media blackout.
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11:00
Complex—Episode 3: Hospice
Documenting the round-the-clock care of Nora, a non-verbal seven-year-old.
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11:45
The Siege by Ben Macintyre—Book of the Week: Episode 1 - Shots Are Fired
1/10 The gripping story of the storming of the Iranian Embassy in the spring of 1980.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—16/09/2024
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Winter fuel charity donations, private schools and supermarket own brands
We hear from charities who appeal for people to donate their winter fuel payments.
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12:57
Weather—16/09/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Huw Edwards avoids jail for child abuse images
Former ´óÏó´«Ã½ presenter Huw Edwards is given a 6-month suspended sentence for abuse images.
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13:45
Uncharted with Hannah Fry—16. A Drop in the Ocean
How do you find a single man lost at sea?
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14:00
The Archers—15/09/2024
Reality hits home for the Grundys.
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14:15
Plum House—Series 3, 3. A Knight to Remember
3/6 Plum House is up for a prestigious award in London, so it's off to the big smoke.
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14:45
Wolverine Blues—Episode 4
4/5 Dr Maeder has a plan to bring Max back from the brink of delinquency.
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15:00
Great Lives—Anneka Rice picks the largely forgotten Jane Morris, muse to Rossetti and wife of William Morris
Anneka Rice picks Jane Morris, wife of William Morris and muse to Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
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15:30
´óÏó´«Ã½ National Short Story Award—´óÏó´«Ã½ National Short Story Award 2024, Hamlet, a love story by Lucy Caldwell
6/10 The first of the five shortlisted stories for this year's ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Short Story Award.
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16:00
Extreme: Muscle Men—Muscle Men, 8: The Genie Is Out
9/8 The downfall of the steroid ring fuels a crackdown from law enforcement and policy makers.
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16:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 45, Leeds
4/7 Jay Rayner and the panel answer culinary questions from an audience of keen cooks in Leeds
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17:00
PM—Huw Edwards sentenced for making of child abuse images.
Ex-presenter Huw Edwards receives suspended sentence for making child abuse images.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/09/2024 Former ´óÏó´«Ã½ presenter Huw Edwards given six-month prison sentence suspended for two years
He had admitted to having indecent images of children as young as seven
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 93, 1. I’ve written down ‘Fleshy’, ‘England’ and ‘Chin’.
1/6 Sue Perkins hosts a new series of Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
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19:00
The Archers—16/09/2024
There’s a surprise for Emma.
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19:15
Front Row—Edward Enninful, Lady Blackbird performs, Booker prize shortlist
The fashion editor on the In Vogue doc, live music from Slang Spirituals & Booker Prize.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Is Germany in trouble?
Should Germany worry about the far right's success in regional elections in east Germany?
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20:30
´óÏó´«Ã½ Inside Science—The first civilian spacewalk
Also, the science of what we do with our nuclear waste and why.
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21:00
Start the Week—On Freedom
Tom Sutcliffe with Timothy Snyder, Oksana Maksymchuk and Lucy Ash
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21:45
Café Hope—Confidence through coffee
How one cafe helps young adults with learning disabilities get on the job experience.
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22:00
The World Tonight—US Republicans demand more secret service protection from Donald Trump
US Republicans want more protection for Trump after second apparent assassination attempt
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22:45
Still Lives by Jon McGregor—1: Still Life with Fruit
1/5 Penelope Wilton begins a series of stories taking their inspiration from still life images
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23:00
Limelight—The System - Series 3, The System - Method 3: Find a God and Pray
3/5 Maya and Jake begin to make sense of why their lives have been spiralling out of control.
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23:30
A Good Read—Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson
A special edition from Hay Festival. Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson choose good reads.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/09/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:30
The Siege by Ben Macintyre—Book of the Week: Episode 1 - Shots Are Fired
1/10 The gripping story of the storming of the Iranian Embassy in the spring of 1980.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/09/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—17/09/2024
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/09/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—17/09/2024
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—New Discoveries
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Right Rev Mary Stallard.
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05:45
Farming Today—17/09/24 Lib Dem party conference; Farmland birds; Peat
It's party conference season and the Lib Dems map out their vision for the countryside.
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