Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/11/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:30
You and Yours—Five Ways They Get You, Friends
Shari Vahl explores five frauds and explains how to avoid getting caught out yourself.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/11/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—27/11/2024
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/11/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—27/11/2024
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—A million and one things to do
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Muslim academic Dr Yahya Barry.
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05:45
Farming Today—27/11/2024 Countryside Stewardship agri-environment schemes, seed breeding, Tenderstem broccoli
Defra extends higher-tier agri-environment schemes, but farmers won't get extra money.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/11/2024
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Life Changing—Finding a Voice
A young mother faces life without her voice.
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09:30
The Gift—Series 2, 4. Taboo
One man’s determination to find his mother reveals an unbearable secret.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Joan Armatrading, Baroness Lola Young, Melanie Reid
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading discusses her 23rd studio album.
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11:00
File on 4 Investigates—The Asylum Business
What is the government’s plan to stop the use of asylum hotels? File on 4 investigates.
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11:45
You and Yours—Five Ways They Get You, Property
Shari Vahl explores five frauds and explains how to avoid getting caught out yourself.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/11/2024
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Romance Fraud, Personal Phones at Work and Car Finance
Should employers ask workers to use their phones for work business? What are the risks?
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12:57
Weather—27/11/2024
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Thousands head back to Southern Lebanon as ceasefire takes effect.
Lebanese residents return to the South as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect.
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13:45
Orbital by Samantha Harvey—Episode Three
3/5 Booker Prize 2024 winner. Six astronauts orbit Earth on the International Space Station.
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14:00
The Archers—26/11/2024
It’s action stations for Ruth.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Curse of the Five Elements - Fire
11th-century China. Judge Bao investigates a murder, revealing dark secrets from his past.
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15:00
The Law Show—Joint enterprise - what is it and why is it controversial?
Joint enterprise is a powerful prosecution tool - but why is it controversial?
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15:30
Human Hibernation: The Big Sleep
Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long-term space travel?
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16:00
The Media Show—The end-of-life influencer, Christmas adverts, Mishal Husain leaves the ´óÏó´«Ã½
The role of the media in the assisted dying debate
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17:00
PM—People return home as ceasefire holds.
Citizens return home to assess the damage in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/11/2024 Thousands of people return to homes in southern Lebanon
The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel - brokered by the US has so far held.
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18:30
You Heard It Here First—Series 2, 'Is it someone going down a waterslide?'
3/6 AI descriptions bemuse this week's guests.
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19:00
The Archers—27/11/2024
Jim is forced to eat humble pie.
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19:15
Front Row—Donny Osmond, Orhan Pamuk, Puccini's centenary
Kate Molleson speaks to Nobel Prize-winning writer Orhan Pamuk and to Donny Osmond.
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20:00
Moral Maze—What is a healthy attitude to death?
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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21:00
Rory Stewart: The Long History of...—Ignorance, Ignorance: 2. The Limits of Knowledge
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
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21:30
The Conflict—Middle East, The First Intifada (1987): What impact did the Palestinian uprising have?
We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Does Lebanon ceasefire bring wider Middle East peace closer?
The US envoy who brokered the deal tells us it opens the door for broader peace.
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22:45
The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal—Constantin's Judge
3/5 Constantin seeks advice from a judge.
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23:00
Sarah Mills' Bad Bod Squad—Episode 2 - Squeaky
Stoma bag user Sarah Mills’ comedy guide to dealing with a fallible and embarrassing body.
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23:15
Bunk Bed—Series 9, Ep1 Patrick Marber and Peter Curran grapple in the dark with life's woes and wonders
1/8 The voice of science fiction giant HG Wells, and Seamus Heaney's tweed shoes.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—27/11/2024
Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as the government's economic plans dominate PMQs.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/11/2024
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:30
You and Yours—Five Ways They Get You, Property
Shari Vahl explores five frauds and explains how to avoid getting caught out yourself.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/11/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—28/11/2024
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/11/2024
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—28/11/2024
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Working it out
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Muslim academic Dr Yahya Barry.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/11/24 - Risk of 'fear and resistance' amongst farmers, parsnip harvest, wildfire management
Warnings the Government risks 'fear and resistance' amongst farmers.
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