Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/03/2025
National and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4
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00:30
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan—1: Huntington's Disease
1/5 A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—18/03/2025
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—18/03/2025
The latest news from 成人快手 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Tornado Warnings
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—18/03/25 - Hare coursing, xylella and soil microplastics
Farmers fear the rise in violent encounters with illegal hare coursers.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—18/03/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Jacqueline McKinley on unearthing bones and stories at Britain's ancient burial sites
Jim Al-Khalili digs into the subterranean world of ancient bones with Jacqueline McKinley.
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09:30
Inside Health—How did the Covid-19 pandemic change medicine?
Five years on from the first UK lockdown, what did we learn from that extraordinary time?
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Sugababes, Kate Summerscale & Kamila Shamsie, The History of Abortion
Pop legends the Sugababes on their 'new chapter'.
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11:00
Add to Playlist—Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Anne Dudley salute Amy
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Anne Dudley help add the next five tracks.
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11:45
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan—2: Long Covid
2/5 A thought-provoking new book asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis is harming us
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—18/03/2025
The latest national and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—How Did Covid Affect Your Finances?
Call You and Yours: How did Covid affect your finances?
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12:57
Weather—18/03/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Labour's plan to cut the benefits bill
After days of speculation, the government sets out their reforms to welfare.
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13:45
Human Intelligence—Manhattan Project: Niels Bohr
A scientific genius who saw poetry in the subatomic world
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14:00
The Archers—17/03/2025
There are decisions to be made at the dairy.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Waiting for Waiting for Godot
A play by Adrian Edmondson. 17 March 2020, and theatres are closing their doors.
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15:00
History's Heroes—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3, Witold Pilecki: The Infiltrator
Why did Witold Pilecki volunteer to be sent to Auschwitz?
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15:30
Thinking Allowed—Smoking
Smoking in modern Britain and the Soviet Union.
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16:00
Artworks—Orchestras of Auschwitz
Leo Geyer has been studying and decoding the orchestral music of Auschwitz.
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16:30
When It Hits the Fan—Thames Water鈥檚 PR gamble, Tesla backlash and William鈥檚 Villa in The Sun
David and Simon discuss the Thames Water documentary, Elon Musk and Prince William.
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17:00
PM—Liz Kendall unveils Labour鈥檚 changes to the welfare system
The work and pensions secretary joins us live, plus Labour MPs raise concerns.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/03/2025 The government sets out plans to overhaul the benefits system
The government has set out how it plans to fix what it calls the "broken benefits system"
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18:30
Heresy—Series 13, Episode 5
5/6 Victoria Coren Mitchell challenges established ideas and questions received wisdom.
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19:00
The Archers—18/03/2025
Ideas develop for Pat.
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19:15
Front Row—Julian Barnes's new book Changing My Mind, Victor Hugo's artwork, Emma Donoghue's novel The Paris Express
Antony Gormley on Victor Hugo's art, Julian Barnes on changing his mind and Emma Donoghue.
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20:00
Today—The Today Debate
Amol Rajan asks is Donald Trump a peacemaker?
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20:45
In Touch—Benefits Reform
How does the government's reform to the welfare system affect visually impaired people?
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21:00
The Law Show—Genocide, war crimes and justice
What are the legal definitions of war crimes and genocide?
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21:30
Lockdown鈥檚 Legacy—The Children
How the UK's Covid-19 lockdown affected a generation of children and young people?
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22:00
The World Tonight—Putin says he won't attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure for 30 days
Putin stops short of full ceasefire on phone call with US President Donald Trump
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22:45
Twist by Colum McCann—Episode Two
2/10 Fennell meets Conway鈥檚 partner, the actress Zanele Ombassa.
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23:00
X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story—5. The Dogefather
Jill Lepore traces Silicon Valley's cryptocurrency craze to dystopian science fiction.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—18/03/2025
Susan Hulme reports as the Government announces sweeping changes to the welfare system.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/03/2025
National and international news from 成人快手 Radio 4
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00:30
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan—2: Long Covid
2/5 A thought-provoking new book asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis is harming us
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 成人快手 World Service Programmes—19/03/2025
成人快手 Radio 4 joins the 成人快手 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/03/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—19/03/2025
The latest news from 成人快手 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Not Being Numb
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—19/03/25 - Rural pubs, avian flu biosecurity and nurdles on beaches
Concern for the future of rural pubs after government fund closes.
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