FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—23/10/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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00:30
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖcoming by Colin Grant—2. Reasons for Leaving
2/5 People with few prospects left the Caribbean and were promised a better life in Britain.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/10/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—23/10/2019
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/10/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/10/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/10/2019
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh
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05:45
Farming Today—23/10/19 Illegally imported antibiotics, plums, organic research
Illegal antibiotics destined for a poultry farm are seized at an airport.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Garganey
David Attenborough presents the garganey.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—23/10/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Only Artists—Sandy Powell meets Simon Costin
The costume designer Sandy Powell meets the art director and set-designer Simon Costin.
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09:30
Four Thought—Grief, and Starscape
Lora Stimson uses sky and starscape to navigate her grief.
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09:45
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖcoming by Colin Grant—3. Culture of Racism
3/5 The impact of the dominant British culture of racism on Caribbean migrants.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Clean Break, PTSD Partners, Sizeism
Clean Break's 40th, PTSD Part 2, Being Fat.
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10:41
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—The Lonely Girl, 8. The Wrong Cups
8/10 Kate learns the consequences of living with married lover Eugene.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Laura and Anja - It's Been Hugely Welcoming
Two artists-in-residence in theatre discuss how welcoming the local community has been.
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11:00
The Secret History of GCHQ—How Scarborough saved the world
Stories from the hidden past of the intelligence agency.
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11:30
God's Work—Episode 3
3/4 Three vicars, three parishes, one year. What keeps them working for the man upstairs?
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—23/10/2019
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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12:04
Sweetness and Desire: A Short History of Sugar—Slaves to Sweetness
3/5 Bee Wilson tells the dark history of sugar and slavery.
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12:18
You and Yours—Special Needs education; Fake Pregnancy Tests; Thomas Cook
Why a generation of young people with special needs is being let down according to MPs.
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12:57
Weather—23/10/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—23/10/2019
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
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13:45
Intrigue—Tunnel 29, Tunnel 29: 3. The Deal
The diggers are on the hunt for money and make an unlikely alliance.
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14:00
The Archers—22/10/2019
Tony finds himself roped in to a scheme.
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14:15
The Tragic History of My Nose
By Alastair Jessiman. Moscow, 1852. Nikolai Gogol works on a sequel to his satirical novel
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15:00
Money Box—The Personal Finance of Comedy
How to maximize money from mirth.
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15:30
Inside Health—Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; over the counter gels for pain relief
Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; gels for pain relief
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Cool
The origins & meaning of 'cool'
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16:30
The Media Show—Kay Burley does breakfast
Sky News presenter on her new show and long career in news
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17:00
PM—23/10/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—23/10/2019 39 bodies found in a lorry container
Essex Police are questioning the driver who is from Northern Ireland.
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18:30
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 2, Cultural Relativism
1/4 Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
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19:00
The Archers—23/10/2019
Elizabeth has concerns about the latest Ambridge rumour.
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19:15
Front Row—Bruce Springsteen's Western Stars, Harold Bloom, Islamic folios, new 'Monuments Men'
Bruce Springsteen's new film Western Stars, and the legacy of the late Harold Bloom.
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19:45
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—The Lonely Girl, 8. The Wrong Cups
8/10 Kate learns the consequences of living with married lover Eugene.
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20:00
Moral Maze—The ‘Tolerance of Intolerance’
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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20:45
Four Thought—Grief, and Starscape
Lora Stimson uses sky and starscape to navigate her grief.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Plastic Gardens
What impact is the trend for fake turf and artificial plants having on the environment?
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21:30
Only Artists—Sandy Powell meets Simon Costin
The costume designer Sandy Powell meets the art director and set-designer Simon Costin.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Police trying to identify 39 people who died in refrigerated lorry
Bodies discovered on an industrial estate in Grays in Essex
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22:45
Rabbit Remembered—Episode 3
3/5 Nelson's half-sister Annabelle is invited to a disastrous Thanksgiving dinner.
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23:00
Charlotte and Lillian—Series 2, 3. The Brotherhood
3/4 Charlotte is forced to intervene when Lillian makes a suspicious new group of friends.
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23:15
Bunk Bed—Series 1, Episode 4
4/5 Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—23/10/2019
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—24/10/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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00:30
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖcoming by Colin Grant—3. Culture of Racism
3/5 The impact of the dominant British culture of racism on Caribbean migrants.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/10/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—24/10/2019
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/10/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/10/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/10/2019
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh
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05:45
Farming Today—24/10/19: The Brexit deal and fishing, Maize and cover crops, Apple agroforestry
Richard Barnes tells Caz Graham how the Brexit deal might help Northern Ireland fishermen.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Redshank
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the redshank.
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