Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—11/03/2025
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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00:30
Reading Journeys by A.L. Kennedy—Adventuring Journeys
1/5 There and Back Again - the power of a book to take us elsewhere.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—11/03/2025
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—11/03/2025
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Hola Mohalla festival
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur
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05:45
Farming Today—11/03/25 - Foot and Mouth Disease in Hungary and agricultural contractors
Are UK border controls good enough to keep UK farmers safe from foot and mouth disease?
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Morning
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06:00
Today—11/03/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Jonathan Shepherd on a career as a crime-fighting surgeon
Surgeon Jonathan Shepherd on developing the Cardiff Model of Violence Prevention.
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09:30
Inside Health—Why do we lose our hearing with age?
Is hearing loss taken as seriously as eyesight loss, and what can we do about it?
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Businesswoman Sara Davies, Holiday without kids, Restless Leg Syndrome
Sara Davies, best known as an investor on Dragon's Den, joins Nuala.
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11:00
Add to Playlist—Maya Youssef and Ben Gernon take us to Syria and Hamburg
Maya Youssef and Ben Gernon join Jeffrey and Anna to add five more tracks.
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11:45
Reading Journeys by A.L. Kennedy—Reading and Travelling
2/5 Fear of flying and Mr Pye; how the stories we tell change us for good or ill.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—11/03/2025
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Customer Service and Chat Bots
Are AI chat bots making customer service better?
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12:57
Weather—11/03/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Cargo ship still on fire after collision off Yorkshire coast
One of the two ships continues to burn. Its owner says no sodium cyanide was on board.
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13:45
Assume Nothing—Killer Dust, 7. Guilty Knowledge
The teams prepare for a court battle but are finding it tough – until the phone rings.
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14:00
The Archers—10/03/2025
A sensitive issue is raised at Bridge Farm
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14:15
Body Horror—Episode 3
3/3 Transplant patient Caroline is at war with her new body and needs expert intervention.
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15:00
History's Heroes—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3, Curt Bloch and the Underwater Cabaret
A German refugee risks his life to ridicule Hitler.
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15:30
Thinking Allowed—Dress Culture
How culture, stigma and discrimination impact dress choices.
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16:00
Artworks—Roleplay, Blanche DuBois
One big role. Actors who have played the part tell their stories. Today: Blanche DuBois
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16:30
When It Hits the Fan—Carney’s Canada v Trump, Abrdn’s U-turn and Ambassador Suzuki
David and Simon discuss Canada’s PR fightback, a reverse ferret and Japanese diplomacy.
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17:00
PM—Crossbow killer is sentenced to whole life in prison
The crossbow killer who murdered his ex, her sister and mother is given whole life order.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/03/2025 Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford will never be released from prison
The man who murdered two sisters and their mother has received a whole life prison term
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18:30
Heresy—Series 13, Episode 4
4/6 Discussion programme which challenges established ideas and questions received wisdom.
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19:00
The Archers—11/03/2025
Tempers flare at the protest.
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19:15
Front Row—The Leopard, Natasha Brown, Manchester International Festival, Elizabeth Fritsch
The Leopard, Natasha Brown, Manchester International Festival, Elizabeth Fritsch.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Femicide
The eight stages that mark a relationship’s transformation to murder.
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20:40
In Touch—Deafblindness
News of work aiming to achieve greater understanding of deafblindness.
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21:00
The Law Show—Expert witnesses in criminal trials
Who are expert witnesses, and what are the rules governing their use in criminal trials?
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21:30
The Bottom Line—Running a Business: The Bottom Line Answers Your Questions
Top business brains tackle listener questions on how to succeed as an entrepreneur.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire
We ask how Russia will respond.
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22:45
The Jura Affair by William Boyd—7: Breaking and Entering
7/10 A sparkling new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the award-winning writer William Boyd,
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23:00
X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story—4. Iron Man
How Silicon Valley capitalism is as much about storytelling as the bottom line.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—11/03/2025
Sean Curran reports as MPs are updated on a collision between two vessels in the North Sea
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—12/03/2025
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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00:30
Reading Journeys by A.L. Kennedy—Reading and Travelling
2/5 Fear of flying and Mr Pye; how the stories we tell change us for good or ill.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—12/03/2025
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—12/03/2025
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Fellow travellers
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur.
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05:45
Farming Today—12/03/25 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill and an agricultural drone contractor
What will the Planning and Infrastructure Bill mean for rural communities?
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