Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/09/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
The Siege by Ben Macintyre—Book of the Week: Episode 9 - Decisive Action Is Taken
9/10 On day 6 of the siege at the Iranian Embassy the criteria is met for deploying the SAS.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/09/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—27/09/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/09/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—27/09/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Peace at Pluscarden
With Linden Bicket, a teacher of literature and religion at Edinburgh's School of Divinity
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05:45
Farming Today—27/09/24 - Henry Dimbleby, dead Scottish salmon, underground energy cables
Agriculture budget must be retained, says Henry Dimbleby, National Food Strategy author.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/09/24 - PM calls for ceasefire at the UN
Sir Keir Starmer calls for a ceasefire in his first speech at the UN General Assembly.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—James Graham - Extended Edit
James Graham, playwright, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Afghanistan, Liane Moriarty, Parental leave, Jeans
The Taliban to go before the International Court of Justice for gender discrimination.
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11:00
The Food Programme—The Brain Gut Connection
Heston Blumenthal and guests join Sheila Dillon at Abergavenny Food Festival.
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11:45
The Siege by Ben Macintyre—Book of the Week: Episode 10 - Inside the Iranian Embassy Sounds of Battle Reverberate
10/10 The SAS operation to bring the siege at the Iranian Embassy to an end is underway.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/09/2024
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
AntiSocial—Claims children are identifying as animals
Are the claims true? What are 'furries'? And is it all really about gender identity?
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12:57
Weather—27/09/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—UK's youngest knife killers sentenced to eight years
Two 13-year-old boys will serve at least 8 years for the murder of Shawn Seesahai.
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13:45
Superhead—Episode 5 - Lacks Personal Responsibility
The rise and fall of the original Superhead.
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14:00
The Archers—26/09/2024
There鈥檚 a breakthrough for Jim.
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14:15
Limelight—Central Intelligence - Series 1, Central Intelligence: Episode 3
3/10 The 'honey pot', invasion day, the Albanian mission.
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14:45
Buried—Series 1, Series 1 - 7. How to Make a Mafia
9/12 In a violent mafia鈥檚 home town, we learn how the UK is playing a dangerous game.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Uxbridge: Floating Gardens, mealybugs and garden envy
Kathy Clugston, Anne Swithinbank, Matthew Biggs and James Wong are in Uxbridge.
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15:45
Short Works—Rainbow Day by Soula Emmanuel
A presentation on inclusion in the workplace doesn鈥檛 quite go as planned.
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16:00
Last Word—Peter Jay, Ed Johnson, Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, Deborah Roberts
Matthew Bannister on a diplomat and journalist, a CIA agent, a museum director, a singer.
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16:30
More or Less—Could the winter fuel cut cost more than it saves?
Plus, ONS transgender stats, early-onset cancer, and puzzles you鈥檙e meant to get wrong.
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17:00
PM—Israel's leader vows to 'set record straight' at UN
Israel's PM is defiant at the UN.聽Plus, tributes to Dame Maggie Smith.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/09/2024 Dame Maggie Smith dies age 89
Dame Maggie was described by BAFTA as a "legend of British stage and screen"
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 115, Conference & Confidence
4/8 Robin Morgan, Ian Smith, Alice Fraser and Ash Sarkar quiz the news.
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19:00
The Archers—27/09/2024
One resident makes an emotional confession.
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19:15
Add to Playlist—Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand round off the series
Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand help choose the final five tracks of this series.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Lord Hammond, Fran Heathcote, Sarah Jones MP, Iain Martin
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Salfords Village Hall in Surrey.
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20:50
A Point of View—Kamala
Zoe Strimpel's dilemma over voting for Kamala.
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21:00
Free Thinking—The eternal dynamic of Rivalry, Fredric Jameson, the newly reopened Warburg Institute
Michael Crick, Helen Castor, David Edmonds, Kate Maltby and Roger Luckhurst.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Dame Maggie Smith dies
The King and Sir Keir Starmer have both described the actor as a "national treasure"
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22:45
The Last Loves of Ronnie Maker by Alice Jolly—Episode 5
5/5 A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
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23:00
Americast—Arizona鈥� and the battle for the Latino vote
Can Kamala Harris or Donald Trump win without Latino voters?
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23:30
American Paradox—Immigration
James Naughtie examines the backdrop to this year's United States presidential election.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/09/2024
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
The Siege by Ben Macintyre—Book of the Week: Episode 10 - Inside the Iranian Embassy Sounds of Battle Reverberate
10/10 The SAS operation to bring the siege at the Iranian Embassy to an end is underway.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/09/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—28/09/2024
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/09/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—28/09/2024
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—New beginnings
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Mariama Ifode-Blease.
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05:45
Glued Up: The Sticky Story of Humanity—How rubber changed the world
Latex, the sticky sap of the rubber tree, transformed everything in the 19th century.
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