Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/01/2025
National and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4
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00:30
The Ideas List—4. Breeding Robots
Claudia Hammond revisits an ingenious experiment combining robotics and evolution
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—17/01/2025
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—17/01/2025
The latest news from 成人快手 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Travelling with an Open Heart
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Fleur Dorrell.
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05:45
Farming Today—17/01/25 - CCC changes advice on eating meat, report finds environmental targets off track, adapting farm machinery
The Climate Change Committee is revising its advice on eating meat.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/01/25 - Nick Robinson and Dharshini David
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Laurie Anderson, artist
Laurie Anderson, artist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—AI and IVF, Cousin marriage, Sugarcane documentary, 'Masculine energy'
What will be in the impact of AI on IVF?
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11:00
The Food Programme—What's this emulsifier doing in my food?
Jaega Wise learns about one of the most common food additives: emulsifiers
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11:45
The Ideas List—5. Fingerprints
Claudia Hammond hears how the FBI modernised its manual system for storing fingerprints
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—17/01/2025
The latest national and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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12:04
AntiSocial—"Masculine energy": Does the workplace need more of it?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sparks a row about gender in the workplace.
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12:57
Weather—17/01/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Israel's security cabinet agrees to the ceasefire deal
We get the latest from Jerusalem and speak to Rory Stewart about Gaza's future.
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13:45
Human Intelligence—Teachers: Diogenes
The irascible Greek thinker who lived in a barrel and argued for a simpler happier life.
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14:00
The Archers—16/01/2025
Emotions run high at Beechwood.
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14:15
Limelight—Don't Listen to This, Don't Listen to This: Episode 4
Cressida is forced to flee when an anonymous source makes accusations against her.
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14:45
Something to Declare—How to Laugh It Off
Jack Boswell explores craic, the Irish way of blending humour, stories and shared joy.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Postbag Edition: Barbican
Peter and the GQT team visit the Barbican to answer to your gardening conundrums.
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15:45
Short Works—My Mother Said My Name by Luiza Sauma
A woman decides to contact her mother who abandoned her as a child.
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16:00
Last Word—Tony Slattery, Rosalind Savill, Paddy Hill, Noreen Riols
Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a curator, a campaigner and an SOE agent.
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16:30
Sideways—67. Reality Shifting
Matthew Syed explores the nature of reality and the possibility of its hidden layers.
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17:00
PM—Will Trump overturn TikTok ban?
The Supreme Court upholds a ban on TikTok, but president-elect Donald Trump may thwart it.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/01/2025 Israeli government meets to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal
The Israeli government meets to vote on a Gaza ceasefire deal.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 116, Unconditional Discharge in Charge
2/8 Andy Zaltzman hosts the topical panel quiz show.
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19:00
The Archers—17/01/2025
Mick鈥檚 feelings are hurt.
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19:15
Screenshot—Time Travel
Ellen and Mark take a quantum leap into the world of time travel and time loops on screen.
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20:00
Any Questions?—Dr Luke Evans MP, Helen Morgan MP, Karin Smyth MP, Alex Wilson AM
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Codsall Village Hall in South Staffordshire.
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20:50
A Point of View—Trump, Washington and America First
Mark Damazer argues that America's leadership in the world is about to be redefined.
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21:00
Free Thinking—Common Sense
Ann Widdecombe, Rachael Wiseman, Sarah Jilani and Tiffany Watt Smith with Matthew Sweet.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Could UK follow US TikTok ban?
US Supreme Court upholds a law that bans TikTok in the US.
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22:45
Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban—Episode 5
5/10 Despair lies below the surface of life, like sharks underneath the turtles.
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23:00
Americast—Goodbye, Joe: Biden鈥檚 Legacy (Part 2)
How will the American public remember its 46th president?
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23:30
Today in Parliament—17/01/2025
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs and peers debate private members' bills.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/01/2025
National and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4
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00:30
The Ideas List—5. Fingerprints
Claudia Hammond hears how the FBI modernised its manual system for storing fingerprints
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—18/01/2025
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/01/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—18/01/2025
The latest news from 成人快手 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Winnie the Pooh and Life
A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4, with Jonathan Rea.
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05:45
Something to Declare—How to Laugh It Off
Jack Boswell explores craic, the Irish way of blending humour, stories and shared joy.
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