FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—10/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Maoism
Maoism: its origins and development as a global political force.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Dunstan, Stepney in Greater London
Bells on Sunday comes from St Dunstan, Stepney in Greater London.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 91Èȱ¬ World Service Programmes—10/08/2020
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 joins the 91Èȱ¬ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/08/2020
The latest news from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—10/08/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tobi Olujinmi
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05:45
Farming Today—10/08/20 - The revival of rural tourism, Vertical farming, GPS cows
Rural tourism is awash with UK tourists unable or unwilling to go abroad for the summer.
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05:56
Weather—10/08/2020
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Samuel West on the Capercaille
Samuel West describes the snooker ball and champagne cork sounds of the capercaillie.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—10/08/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Patch—Anglesey
Surprisingly timely beliefs of the Latter-day Saints and their missionaries in North Wales
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09:30
Legacy of War—Episode 10
10/10 Sean Bean explores how wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations.
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09:45
British Summer Time Begins by Ysenda Maxtone-Graham—Summer Opens Out
1/5 A nostalgic celebration of summertime in twentieth century Britain.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women and unemployment; Daisy Johnson; 91Èȱ¬ Elite Women's Sport Survey 2020
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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10:45
Bird in the Hand by Sarah Daniels—1. Where There's a Will
1/5 Ben Miles stars as a bereaved man learning to let go of the past.
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11:00
My Name Is...—My Name Is Kabir
An individual with a story to tell, and some answers to find, in today's Britain.
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11:30
Loose Ends—Lesley Manville, Linda Grant, DBC Pierre, Tahmima Anam, JP Devlin, Nikki Bedi
Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—10/08/2020
The latest national and international news from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4.
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12:04
And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield—1: The Stranger
Hugh Bonneville reads one of Katherine Mansfield's greatest stories, written in 1921.
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12:18
You and Yours—Gym membership; University economies; Stamp Duty
Thousands of gym goers are cancelling their memberships as lockdown eases.
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12:57
Weather—10/08/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—10/08/2020
News, analysis and comment from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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13:45
New Storytellers—Anything Goes in Holbeck
An insight into Leeds’ dedicated zone for the legalised selling and buying of street sex.
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14:00
Drama on 4—The Ballad of Bobby Sands
1981. Northern Ireland. Attended by his mother and a priest, Bobby Sands nears his death,
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14:45
Museum of Lost Objects—Mar Elian Monastery
The legends of a shrine, revered by both Christians and Muslims for hundreds of years
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15:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 7, 2020
The nationwide general knowledge contest for the title of Brain of Britain.
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15:30
The Food Programme—How Consumers Saved Our Cheese
When UK cheese makers were faced with ruin in lockdown, consumers stepped in to save them.
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16:00
Sketches: Stories of Art and People—Legacy
True stories of life-changing encounters with art in all its forms.
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16:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 22, When the Monkeys Met the Chimps
Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at 60 years of chimpanzee research with Jane Goodall.
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17:00
PM—10/08/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Scottish government apology on exam grades
First Minister says the problem will be fixed
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 60, Episode 6
6/6 Regulars Tim, Graeme and Barry are joined by David Mitchell. Jack Dee chairs.
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19:00
The Archers—10/08/2020
Lynda makes plans for the future
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19:15
Front Row—Xiaolu Guo, Belarus Free Theatre, Blindness, The Leach Pottery
Novelist Xiaolu Guo, Belarus Free Theatre arrests, Bernard Leach's St Ives pottery
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19:45
Bird in the Hand by Sarah Daniels—1. Where There's a Will
1/5 Ben Miles stars as a bereaved man learning to let go of the past.
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20:00
Fighting Together in Korea
How the Korean War forced the US military to desegregate.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Algeria's Plague Revisited
A tale of two plagues in the Algerian city of Oran - one fictional and the other COVID 19.
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21:00
From Our 91Èȱ¬ Correspondent—04/08/2020
Saving artisan cheese, sheep fleeces, brain surgery, a fraternal burial and eery football.
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21:30
The Patch—Anglesey
Surprisingly timely beliefs of the Latter-day Saints and their missionaries in North Wales
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22:00
The World Tonight—Lebanon’s Prime Minister announces resignation of his government
Hassan Diab said last week’s blast was the result of endemic corruption
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22:45
And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield—1: The Stranger
Hugh Bonneville reads one of Katherine Mansfield's greatest stories, written in 1921.
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23:00
Word of Mouth—Othering through the centuries: Translation to acronyms
Sabrina Mahfouz talks to Tobi Kyeremateng and Katherine Harloe about othering in language.
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23:30
Wireless Nights—Series 5, Joujouka
Jarvis Cocker is back, curing a troubled mind with a night of sufi trance music in Morocco
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—11/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4.
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00:30
British Summer Time Begins by Ysenda Maxtone-Graham—Summer Opens Out
1/5 A nostalgic celebration of summertime in twentieth century Britain.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 91Èȱ¬ World Service Programmes—11/08/2020
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 joins the 91Èȱ¬ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/08/2020
The latest news from 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/08/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tobi Olujinmi
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05:45
Farming Today—11/08/20 - Tariffs cut on imported sugar cane, On-farm glamping pods, Growing plants in seawater
Cuts to tariffs on imported sugar cane could put UK farmers out of business.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Frank Gardner on the Little Auk
91Èȱ¬ security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on the Little Auk.
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