FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/09/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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00:30
Orlando Figes - The Europeans—Episode 3
Cries for revolution spread across the continent.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—19/09/2019
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—19/09/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/09/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Archbishop Angaelos.
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05:45
Farming Today—19/09/19: Funding for the environment, GM high-iron wheat, Eating Blue Shark
Conservation organisations say £2.9bn will be needed for the environment post-Brexit.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Penny Anderson on the Spotted Flycatcher
Penny Anderson had to stop work on her house when the spotted flycatchers moved in.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—19/09/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day
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09:00
In Our Time—Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why Napoleon's apparent victory turned to defeat in 1812.
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09:45
Orlando Figes - The Europeans—Episode 4
Rumours swirl around Turgenev’s relationship with the married opera star Pauline Viardot.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Dr Shuping Wang, Cecelia Ahern, Selina Periampillai
Chinese whistleblower, Shuping Wang; Cecelia Ahern; Selina Periampillai on Mauritian food.
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10:45
Blackwater by Claire McGowan—9. Remembering
9/10 Danny’s truth leads Zoe to remember what happened on the night she disappeared.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—The Bitter Song of the Hazelnut
Long hours and little pay for the workers who pick Turkey's hazelnuts.
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11:30
Art of Now—Bangladesh
Dhaka artist Dibarah Mahboob explores the flourishing activist art of Bangladesh.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—19/09/2019
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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12:04
The Testaments—Episode 4
Margaret Atwood's powerful and hugely anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale.
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12:18
You and Yours—Disabled school transport cuts, Energy saving lightbulbs, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sounds
Disabled school transport cuts, energy saving lightbulbs and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sounds.
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12:57
Weather—19/09/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—19/09/2019
News, analysis and comment from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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13:45
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 2, RFID
Is RFID introducing an 'internet of things'? Or are its glory days behind it?
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14:00
The Archers—18/09/2019
Brian has bad news to impart.
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14:15
Douglas Livingstone—Road to Ferrara
From 1425 to 2019, two ill-starred love triangles, set at the oldest horse race in Italy.
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15:00
Ramblings—LGBT+ Outdoor Adventures Group
Clare is with a group of young LGBT+ ramblers walking to Chorlton Water Park nr Manchester
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Leukaemia Care
Kate Stallard makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Leukaemia Care.
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15:30
Open Book—Robert Harris
Robert Harris discusses his new novel The Second Sleep and reflects on 30 years of writing
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16:00
The Film Programme—Kenneth More
Kenneth More remembered.
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16:30
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Inside Science—MOSAiC Arctic super-expedition, Likely extinction of the Bahama nuthatch, Tim Smedley's book on air pollution
MOSAiC expedition, Bahama nuthatch and Tim Smedley's book on air pollution.
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17:00
PM—19/09/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/09/2019 Palace's 'displeasure' at Cameron's comments
Ex-PM says he asked the Queen for help in 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign.
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18:30
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 3, Santa Claused Faced Old…
2/4 Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
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19:00
The Archers—19/09/2019
Freddie offers a solution
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19:15
Front Row—Rotters in literature, John Keats' poem To Autumn, The Art of Innovation at the Science Museum
We explore favourite rotters in fiction and ask why so few of them are women.
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19:45
Letters from Inside—Tahmima Anam
Novelist Tahmima Anam's letter to her unborn child
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20:00
The Briefing Room—What are the Risks of Vaping?
Recent deaths in the USA have been linked to e-cigarette use, leading to calls for a ban.
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20:30
In Business—Flying Green
Can aviation become sustainable? Katie Prescott asks if a tech fix can be found.
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21:00
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Inside Science—MOSAiC Arctic super-expedition, Likely extinction of the Bahama nuthatch, Tim Smedley's book on air pollution
MOSAiC expedition, Bahama nuthatch and Tim Smedley's book on air pollution.
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21:30
In Our Time—Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why Napoleon's apparent victory turned to defeat in 1812.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Justin Trudeau apologises for second time in 24 hours
More images emerge of Canadian PM wearing make-up to darken his face
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22:45
The Testaments—Episode 4
Margaret Atwood's powerful and hugely anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale.
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23:00
Kevin Eldon Will See You Now—Series 4, God Lends A Hand (Hand Hand)
4/4 Kevin presents the sound of flamethrowers, God and an archivist being flung onto a lorry.
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23:30
The Digital Human—Series 15, Subservience
Aleks Krotoski explores if how we treat our robots impacts how we treat one another.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/09/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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00:30
Orlando Figes - The Europeans—Episode 4
Rumours swirl around Turgenev’s relationship with the married opera star Pauline Viardot.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—20/09/2019
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/09/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—20/09/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/09/2019
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Archbishop Angaelos.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/09/2019 GM crops, Otters on the farm, Irish beef
The arguments for and against growing GM crops from an industry insider and a campaigner.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Penny Anderson on the Heron
Penny Anderson watches herons in her garden as they steal frogs from her ponds.
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