FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Oak Papers by James Canton—Episode 2
2/5 James Canton explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—05/08/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/08/2020
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/08/2020
A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4
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05:45
Farming Today—05/08/20 - Dyson ditches oilseed rape, Missing cows in Northern Ireland, Turning pig waste into energy
Dyson are ditching oil seed rape, blaming falling yields. Sybil Ruscoe presents.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—David Lindo on the Kestrel
David Lindo, the Urban Birder, on the kestrel.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—05/08/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Soul Music—Series 30, Harvest Moon
Neil Young's 1992 song about enduring love
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09:30
Four Thought—The Power of Mentoring
Reggie Nelson believes in the importance for young people to find a mentor.
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09:45
The Oak Papers by James Canton—Episode 3
3/5 James Canton explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Baby banks, Mercury prize nominee Georgia, Pat Hume, Author Luan Goldie
The rise of families visiting baby banks. Mercury prize nominee Georgia.
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10:45
Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 3. Enemies
3/5 Daf Dafis learns more about his old friend Gethin Teifi.
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11:00
The Death Row Book Club
How starting a book club helped Anthony Ray Hinton survive 28 years on death row.
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11:30
For the Love of Leo—Series 2, La Signora di Ferrara
2/4 Leo has a revelatory visit from an Italian woman and meets the new man in Sadie’s life.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—05/08/2020
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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12:04
Actress by Anne Enright—Episode 8: Priest
8/10 Anne Enright's new novel about the rise and terrible fall of an Irish acting legend.
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12:18
You and Yours—Cladding Fund, Plastic Recycling and Noisy Seagulls
The flat owners denied help to replace dangerous cladding take the government to court
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12:57
Weather—05/08/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—05/08/2020
News, analysis and comment from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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13:45
How They Made Us Doubt Everything—The Tobacco Playbook: 8. Jerry gets ‘duped’
15/17 A climate change sceptic realises he’s been getting it wrong
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14:00
The Archers—04/08/2020
Alice finds herself in demand
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14:15
Drama on 4—My Mother Taught Me How to Sing
By Daf James. Docu-drama about negotiating the adoption process. And learning to sing.
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15:00
Money Box—Coronavirus and holidays
If your holiday plans are affected by coronavirus, what are your rights?
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15:30
Inside Health—Bedside Covid Test; Longterm Covid Recovery
Dr Mark Porter on a bedside test for Covid-19 and long term recovery from the virus.
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Maoism
Maoism: its origins and development as a global political force.
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16:30
The Media Show—Succession and shakedown for Murdoch and TikTok
Intrigue and drama at two of the world’s most talked about media companies.
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17:00
PM—05/08/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/08/2020
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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18:30
Women Talking About Cars—Series 2, Claudia Winkleman
4/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell chats with Claudia Winkleman about her life and her cars.
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19:00
The Archers—05/08/2020
Fallon faces an impossible choice
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19:15
Front Row—Maggie O'Farrell, Singing in Choirs and Covid, Mark Billingham's Lockdown Discovery
Maggie O'Farrell on Hamnet, shortlisted for the Women's Prize.
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19:45
Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 3. Enemies
3/5 Daf Dafis learns more about his old friend Gethin Teifi.
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20:00
Moral Maze—Moral Lessons for a Post-Covid World
Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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20:45
Four Thought—The Power of Mentoring
Reggie Nelson believes in the importance for young people to find a mentor.
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21:00
Soul Music—Series 30, Harvest Moon
Neil Young's 1992 song about enduring love
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21:30
The Media Show—Succession and shakedown for Murdoch and TikTok
Intrigue and drama at two of the world’s most talked about media companies.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Shock at Beirut explosion turns to public anger over political corruption
Lebanese government orders the arrest of officials at the city's port
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22:45
Actress by Anne Enright—Episode 8: Priest
8/10 Anne Enright's new novel about the rise and terrible fall of an Irish acting legend.
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23:00
Things My Mother Never Told Me (... About Lockdown)—Tom Allen
3/4 Sindhu Vee talks to Tom Allen about living with his parents during lockdown.
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23:15
Bunk Bed—Series 5, Episode 1
1/4 Patrick Marber and Peter Curran with their critically-acclaimed confessional series.
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23:30
The Learning Revolution—Knowing
1/3 Alex Beard imagines a world without the school as we know it. Episode 1: Knowing.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Oak Papers by James Canton—Episode 3
3/5 James Canton explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—06/08/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/08/2020
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/08/2020
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
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05:45
Farming Today—06/08/20 - Beavers on the Otter, Blackcurrent harvest, Soya supply chains
A group of wild beavers have been given permission to stay in East Devon.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Kathy Hinde on the Knot
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is entranced by "an apparition" of knot.
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