Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/01/2025
The latest news and weather forecast from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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00:15
Crossing Continents—Death Marches: uncovering the truth beneath the soil
How a town in Poland – once in Germany - is discovering its troubling past.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church in the village of Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in the village of Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—27/01/2025
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—27/01/2025
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Holocaust Memorial Day
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger.
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05:45
Farming Today—27/01/25 - Crops in a new climate, International Barley Hub and agricultural transition
Could UK farmers be growing oranges in the future as the climate warms?
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05:57
Weather—27/01/2025
Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/01/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Climate Crisis: truth, lies and compromise
Adam Rutherford with Mike Berners-Lee, Joe Murphy and Marianne Brown
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09:45
Café Hope—Feeling safer on the streets
How a phoneline was set up to try to make people feel safer on the streets at night time.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Mary Robinson, Holocaust Memorial Day, Catherine Airey
Ireland's first female president talks about her life and work.
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11:00
The Body Politic—Assisted dying
Sonia Sodha explores thorny ethical questions around the beginning and the end of life
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11:45
On airThe History Podcast—Shadow War: China and the West, Shadow War: 6. Under Pressure
How universities have come under pressure over free speech.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/01/2025
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—27/01/2025
News and discussion of consumer affairs
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12:57
Weather—27/01/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—27/01/2025
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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13:45
The Prophets of Profit—27/01/2025
Simon Jack reveals what many believe to be the most important idea in business today.
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14:00
The Archers—26/01/2025
Lynda steps into the spotlight.
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14:15
A Charles Paris Mystery—Charles Paris: Situation Tragedy, Episode 1
1/4 Bill Nighy stars as the loveably louche actor-cum-amateur sleuth, Charles Paris.
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14:45
Marple: Three New Stories—The Unravelling by Natalie Haynes, The Unravelling (Part 1)
1/3 Agatha Christie's iconic detective is reimagined as death visits her sleepy village.
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15:00
Great Lives—Ellen E Jones nominates Florynce Kennedy
Film journalist Ellen E Jones nominates the flamboyant American activist Florynce Kennedy
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15:30
History's Heroes—History's Youngest Heroes, History's Youngest Heroes: 8. Rani Lakshmi Bai: The Warrior Queen
A 22-year-old Indian woman takes on the British Empire.
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16:00
The Documentary—Songs from Auschwitz
A story of hope, music and survival from Auschwitz.
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16:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 9, Martial
1/4 Epigrams, jokes and absolute filth, that's Martial. With Robin Ince and Llewelyn Morgan.
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17:00
PM—27/01/2025
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/01/2025
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 94, 2. Where they make cheese and milk out of butterflies
2/6 How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation?
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19:00
The Archers—27/01/2025
The stage is set for a visitor.
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19:15
Front Row—27/01/2025
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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20:00
Rethink—Rethink... museums
What are museums for?
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20:30
´óÏó´«Ã½ Inside Science—Next-gen batteries and 'dark oxygen'
Is it time to replace the little chemical factories in our pockets with something better?
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21:00
Start the Week—Climate Crisis: truth, lies and compromise
Adam Rutherford with Mike Berners-Lee, Joe Murphy and Marianne Brown
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21:45
Café Hope—Feeling safer on the streets
How a phoneline was set up to try to make people feel safer on the streets at night time.
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22:00
The World Tonight—27/01/2025
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
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22:45
Rye by Alex Preston—Episode One
1/5 By Alex Preston. Zeke Brown watches the spring rains turn Rye into an island again.
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23:00
Limelight—Exemplar - Series 1, Exemplar - Episode 5
Jess re-evaluates childhood memories when the truth is revealed about her missing father.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—27/01/2025
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/01/2025
National and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:30
The History Podcast—Shadow War: China and the West, Shadow War: 6. Under Pressure
How universities have come under pressure over free speech.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—28/01/2025
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 joins the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—28/01/2025
The latest news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Be Kind
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Rabbi Julia Neuberger.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/01/2025
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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