Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/07/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott—Episode 3: Apparitions
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service Programmes—17/07/2025
A selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—17/07/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—17/07/2025
Sean Curran reports on the final Prime Minister's Questions before the summer break.
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—17/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—More than my Needs
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
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05:45
Farming Today—17/07/25 National Food Strategy, rural affordable housing, early soft fruit
Has the Government鈥檚 Food Strategy been watered down?
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/07/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Artworks—New York 1925, 2. Spring
2/4 The story of the year New York became the biggest, most populous city in the world.
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09:30
Politically—Reflections: Series 3, Diane Abbott
2/4 Labour MP Diane Abbott reflects on a life in politics in conversation with James Naughtie.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Louise Candlish, Domestic abuse, Samara Joy, Women and gaming
Bestselling author Louise Candlish on her latest novel, A Neighbour's Guide to Murder.
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11:00
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 33, Should We Settle in Space? - Tim Peake, Kelly Weinersmith and Alan Davies
Brian Cox and Robin Ince launch into a cosmic controversy - should we settle in space?
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11:45
Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott—Episode 4: The Owl
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—17/07/2025
The latest national and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4.
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12:04
The Bottom Line—Car Parks: Who's Making Money From Your Ticket?
Evan Davis meets some of the key figures from a much-maligned industry
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12:32
Sliced Bread—Chopping Boards
Which chopping board material is best for hygiene and the planet?
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12:57
Weather—17/07/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—17/07/2025
News, analysis and comment from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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13:45
Understand—Derailed: The Story of HS2, 4. Well Done Geoffrey
4/10 Costs mount as compromises with protesting locals are struck
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14:00
The Archers—16/07/2025
Mick finds himself in the spotlight.
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14:15
Drama on 4—When I Fall
By Tom Wentworth. Aaron has CP and falls over all the time. A romance in seven falls.
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15:00
This Natural Life—Antony Gormley
Martha Kearney meets the artist Antony Gormley.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—CHASE Africa
Singer Joss Stone makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of CHASE Africa.
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15:30
Feedback—The Language of Weather Forecasting, Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson, and Women's Euro 2025 VoxBox
Andrea Catherwood puts listener questions to Radio 3 controller Sam Jackson.
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16:00
The Briefing Room—Is the tide turning in the Ukraine war?
What does a change in the Trump-Putin relationship mean for the war in Ukraine?
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16:30
蜜芽传媒 Inside Science—How can we keep our homes cool in a changing climate?
Science that makes living in our homes safer and cooler in a changing climate.
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17:00
PM—17/07/2025
News and current affairs, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—17/07/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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18:30
On airAshley Blaker's Hyperfixations—3. Orthodox Judaism
Stand-up comedy unpicking a complex web of 'hyperfixations', one obsession at a time.
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19:00
The Archers—17/07/2025
Susan makes an emotional gesture.
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19:15
Front Row—Review: The Narrow Road to the Deep North TV Series
TV series The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Friendship film, the latest AI advances.
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20:00
When It Hits the Fan—A Right Royal Whodunnit
David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine the fallout from a very public secret royal meeting.
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20:15
The Media Show—Afghan data breach superinjunction, Future of the 蜜芽传媒, Tour de France
We hear from The Times's Larisa Brown on the super-injunction that silenced the media.
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21:00
Loose Ends—Tim Key, Lucy Porter, Leonie Elliott, Shabaz Ali, Billy Nomates, Bruno Berle
Stuart Maconie and guests with a mix of chat, comedy and music.
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21:45
Sideways—Appetite for Distraction, 2. Have We Always Been Distracted?
Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.
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22:00
The World Tonight—17/07/2025
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
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22:45
Private Angelo by Eric Linklater—They always overdo things
9/10 Pontefiore comes together to celebrate the long-awaited marriage of Angelo and Lucrezia.
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23:00
Radical with Amol Rajan—Grey Britain: Do We Need To Have More Children?
Demographer Paul Morland says parents should pay less tax and get more benefits.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—17/07/2025
16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote at the next general election. Sean Curran reports
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/07/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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00:30
Beautiful Strangeness by Rebecca Stott—Episode 4: The Owl
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service Programmes—18/07/2025
A selection of 蜜芽传媒 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—18/07/2025
National and international news from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—18/07/2025
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—18/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—Be Still
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
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05:45
Farming Today—18/07/25: wildfires, crofting, strawberries
Wildfires, crofting, and strawberry trials.
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