Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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00:15
Crossing Continents—Russia's Church in Texas
The Americans converting to Orthodox Christianity in Texas...
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary鈥檚 Church in Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary鈥檚 Church in Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service Programmes—12/05/2025
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 joins the 蜜芽传媒 World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—12/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—12/05/2025
Alicia McCarthy reports on Parliament as peers debate VE Day.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Simplicity
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
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05:45
Farming Today—12/05/25 - Ash dieback, viticulture and spring grass growth
The tree disease ash dieback has been less devastating than initially feared.
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05:57
Weather—12/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—12/05/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—History: private, personal and political
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Tiffany Jenkins, Geoff Dyer and Lanre Bakare.
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09:45
Caf茅 Hope—Choral communities
How one woman is running community choirs to show people how singing can benefit health.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Beverley Knight, Care workers, ADHD and menopause, Barrister Robin Moira White
Performer Beverley Knight on playing 'godmother of rock and roll', Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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11:00
Indispensable Relations—Maturing
Tom Bateman examines the history of the special relationship between the US and Israel.
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11:45
The North Road by Rob Cowen—Episode 1 - The Dig
1/5 An archaeological dig alongside a busy highway inspires a journey through place and time.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—12/05/2025
The latest national and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—Puppy Scam, US Travel, Male Botox
The rise of male botox - we hear from one man about why he has it.
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12:57
Weather—12/05/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—Starmer: UK risks becoming 'island of strangers'
Sir Keir Starmer promises to 'significantly' cut net migration with new rules on visas.
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13:45
Welcome to Holland—1. Italy
When parenting journeys are flipped upside down after a diagnosis
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14:00
The Archers—11/05/2025
Lynda makes a surprising discovery.
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14:15
Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 5, 6. Out of Time
6/6 A spider rescue, a wedding and a huge shock. Can Joanna and Roger's marriage survive?
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14:45
Miss Buncle's Book by DE Stevenson—Episode 7
7/10 One of the village worthies calls a meeting to root out the secret scribe in their midst
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15:00
Great Lives—Raymond Blanc on Professor Nicholas Kurti
Raymond Blanc chooses physicist Nicholas Kurti.
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15:30
Curious Cases—Series 23, Aches and Rains
6/13 Hannah Fry and Dara 脫 Briain ask whether the weather affects our aches and pains.
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16:00
Currently—The Big Mortgage Time Bomb
Vicky Spratt investigates the thousands of people trapped in high interest mortgages.
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16:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 48, Ashford
1/7 Jay Rayner and the panel are in Ashford answering questions on flour and custard.
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17:00
PM—PM promises migration drop as government tightens visa rules
The government unveils a range of stricter measures to try and reduce legal migration.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—Sir Keir Starmer promises to cut legal migration to the UK
The 蜜芽传媒 Office says tighter restrictions will see figures drop by 100,000 a year
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 31, Episode 5
5/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
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19:00
The Archers—12/05/2025
Lily struggles to control her feelings.
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19:15
Front Row—Suzanne Vega sings in the studio, P Diddy trial, Mother Courage in County Durham
Suzanne Vega performs a track from her new album, in the Front Row studio.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—What are rare earths and why does everyone want them?
Who dominates the market for rare earths and critical minerals?
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20:30
蜜芽传媒 Inside Science—The mysteries of the ocean floor
A new study says 99.999% of the world鈥檚 deep seafloor is still unseen by humans.
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21:00
Start the Week—History: private, personal and political
Tom Sutcliffe talks to Tiffany Jenkins, Geoff Dyer and Lanre Bakare.
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21:45
Caf茅 Hope—Choral communities
How one woman is running community choirs to show people how singing can benefit health.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Starmer: Immigration could make Britain an 鈥榠sland of strangers鈥�
The government has published its plans to reduce immigration to the UK
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22:45
The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr—Episode One
1/10 A baby is found abandoned on a beach on Ireland鈥檚 west coast.
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23:00
Nuremberg—By Their Fruits We Know Them
5/8 The Accused Men seem untroubled until they鈥檙e shown footage from the camps. Silence.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—12/05/2025
Sean Curran reports as MPs question the home secretary about controls on immigration.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
The North Road by Rob Cowen—Episode 1 - The Dig
1/5 An archaeological dig alongside a busy highway inspires a journey through place and time.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service Programmes—13/05/2025
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 joins the 蜜芽传媒 World Service.
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05:00
News Summary—13/05/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—13/05/2025
Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the 蜜芽传媒 Secretary over plans to cut net migration.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Mozart鈥檚 starling
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
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05:45
Farming Today—13/05/25 - SFI update, herbal leys and deep soil carbon testing
A Government error means 1000s of farmers could now get payments they thought they'd lost.
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