FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/06/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Endell Street by Wendy Moore—4. Medical Research
4/5 Medical breakthroughs for First World War doctors Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/06/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—05/06/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—05/06/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/06/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith
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05:45
Farming Today—05/06/20 Beaver shooting; wool prices; weather extremes and crops; Desert Island Disc choice
Beaver shooting controversy; plummeting wool prices; crops affected by weather extremes.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blackcap
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the blackcap.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—05/06/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Your Desert Island Discs
Music chosen by listeners that has been special to them during the weeks of lockdown
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Race issues in the nursing profession. Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski. Desert Island Discs Day.
Race issues in the nursing profession. Oceanographer Dr Helen Czerski.
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10:45
A Run in the Park by David Park—Episode 10
10/10 On the day of the final run, everything changes for Maurice. Written by David Park.
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11:00
Life on Lockdown—June
Cathy FitzGerald hears stories from people making sense of this strange new world.
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11:30
Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Doubtful Death, 3. Something is Rotten
3/4 Charles is appearing in Hamlet and Ophelia is dead – for real.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—05/06/2020
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—05/06/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo—Shirley
5/10 Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.
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12:20
You and Yours—Curry Houses; Disposable BBQs; Desert Island Discs
Would banning the sale of disposable BBQs prevent moorland fires?
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12:57
Weather—05/06/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—05/06/2020
News, analysis and comment from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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13:45
The Great Post Office Trial—10. What the Hell Had Happened?
10/22 The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
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14:00
The Archers—04/06/2020
Emma’s mind begins to race
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14:15
Drama on 4—Rowena the Wonderful
Magical real-life drama by Helen Cross. Rowena can't speak but she wants a voice.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ: Episode Ten
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show.
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15:45
Short Works—Gloria and Max
An awkward car journey to a Christian film festival takes an unexpected turn.
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16:00
Last Word—Dr Stanley Ho, Roger Fellows, Margaret Meek Spencer, Mory Kanté
Julian Worricker on a political campaigner, a gambling tycoon, an educationist, a musician
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16:30
More or Less—False negatives, testing capacity and pheasants
How accurate are the swab tests used to diagnose Covid-19?
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17:00
PM—05/06/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/06/2020 Significant drop in coronavirus cases in England
Only 1 in 1,000 had Covid-19 in the last fortnight, outside hospitals and care homes.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 102, Episode 8
8/8 Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
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19:00
Front Row—VÃkingur Ólafsson, David Greig, El Presidente, Inclusive publishing
VÃkingur Ólafsson performs Bach. Plus David Greig's new play.
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19:45
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by HP Lovecraft—Episode 10
10/18 Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
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20:00
Any Questions?—John Bercow, Tulip Siddiq MP, Grant Shapps MP, Paulette Simpson
Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from London Broadcasting House.
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20:50
A Point of View—I Like It Here
Howard Jacobson takes a wry view of life under lockdown.
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21:00
The Great Post Office Trial—Parts 6-10
The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Minneapolis Police banned from using chokeholds
Authorities across US consider similar moves after death of George Floyd
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22:45
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo—Shirley
5/10 Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel. Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner.
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23:00
Desert Island Discs—Your Desert Island Discs
Music chosen by listeners that has been special to them during the weeks of lockdown
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/06/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Endell Street by Wendy Moore—5. The Last Days
5/5 During the First World War, 26,000 soldiers were treated at the hospital.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/06/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—06/06/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—06/06/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/06/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley.
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05:45
Legacy of War—Episode 4
4/10 How wartime experiences have informed the dynamics of families in subsequent generations.
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