FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—24/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Skateboarding - Parkour
Skateboarding and parkour: lifestyle sport in the hyper regulated city.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Mary, Ilmington in Warwickshire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Âé¶¹Éç World Service Programmes—24/08/2020
Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 joins the Âé¶¹Éç World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/08/2020
The latest news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/08/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel.
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05:45
Farming Today—24/08/20 Potato harvest. Poultry farming. Ash dieback in Northern Ireland
Potatoes to withstand disease and drought; chicken farming; the impact of ash dieback.
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05:56
Weather—24/08/2020
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Common Redstart
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—24/08/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Patch—Camborne
One producer, one random generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
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09:30
Laws That Aren't Laws—Betteridge's Law of Headlines
3/5 Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be.
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09:45
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
1/5 Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Listener Week 2020 - paddlesport; the Pill; Nits; Dating over 45;
Paddlesport; the Pill; Nits; Dating over the age of 45.
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10:45
Electric Decade—The Alice B Toklas Cookbook, Onion Soup
1/5 The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
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11:00
My Name Is...—My Name Is Roman
Roman is 11 and loves Minecraft - should his parents be so strict about screen time?
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11:30
Loose Ends—Ruthie Henshall, Harry Hill, Tom Ellis, Katie Melua, The Golden Dregs, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—24/08/2020
The latest national and international news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4.
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12:04
Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—6. Violet's Invitation
6/10 Ross Poldark is called to London.
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12:18
You and Yours—British Airways; House Plants; Waitrose Deliveries
British Airways; House Plants; Waitrose Deliveries.
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12:57
Weather—24/08/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—24/08/2020
News, analysis and comment from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC), Oxus Chariot Model
1/5 Neil MacGregor tells the story of a tiny gold chariot from ancient Persia.
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14:00
Electric Decade—Break of Day
Colette abandons love and her Parisian life for a restorative summer in Provence.
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14:45
Museum of Lost Objects—The Genie of Nimrud
On the murky trail of a missing genie, last seen in the ancient Assyrian palace of Nimrud
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15:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 9, 2020
The prestigious general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Plate of the Nation
Discussing the future of UK food policy in light of the National Food Strategy
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16:00
Sketches: Stories of Art and People—Interior Life
True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Bathing
Ernie Rea takes a look at religious bathing rituals.
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17:00
PM—24/08/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—24/08/2020 Masks 'likely in Scottish schools'
The Scottish government looks set to make face coverings mandatory in secondary schools.
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 56, Episode 4
4/6 A second show from Sage Gateshead, with the regulars and Marcus Brigstocke on the panel.
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19:00
The Archers—24/08/2020
Ed demands answers at Home Farm
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19:15
Front Row—Algorithms in the arts, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film controversy
Algorithms in art, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film.
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19:45
Electric Decade—The Alice B Toklas Cookbook, Onion Soup
1/5 The Jazz Age of the 1920s. Recipes and relationships are explored with Alice B Toklas.
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20:00
On the Menu
Adam Hart explores our relationship with some of the animal kingdom's deadliest predators.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Spain: the elephant in the palace
Spain’s King Juan Carlos – a story of entitlement and dynasty…
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21:00
Sharing the Baby
Shared Parental Leave has a 3% take-up in the UK. Fi Glover asks why it is so low.
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21:30
The Patch—Camborne
One producer, one random generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.
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22:00
The World Tonight—President Trump addresses Republican National Convention in North Carolina
Party formally nominates Mr Trump as its candidate for November's election
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22:45
Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—6. Violet's Invitation
6/10 Ross Poldark is called to London.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—Black masculinity and language
Jeffrey Boakye on the language of black masculinity in a post-colonial world.
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23:30
Lights Out—Series 2, Into This World
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—25/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4.
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00:30
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
1/5 Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Âé¶¹Éç World Service Programmes—25/08/2020
Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 joins the Âé¶¹Éç World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/08/2020
The latest news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/08/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin T Samuel.
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05:45
Farming Today—25/08/20 Broiler chickens, Internal market, Fleeces used in gardening
Are we heading for a constitutional crisis over agricultural trade after Brexit?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bullfinch
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the bullfinch.
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