Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/07/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:15
Artworks—Rocking the Recorder
Susan Calman champions one of the most misunderstood musical instruments - the recorder.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary’s Church in Chirk in North Wales
Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Chirk in North Wales.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—21/07/2025
A selection of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—21/07/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—21/07/2025
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—21/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/07/2025
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor
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05:45
Farming Today—21/07/2025
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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05:57
Weather—21/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for farmers
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Morning
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06:00
Today—21/07/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Marianna in Conspiracyland—Marianna in Conspiracyland 2, 4. The Archaeologists
Are we equipped to deal with a rising tide of misinformation?
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09:30
Fool's Gold—4. Gollum Syndrome
The police arrest George and Layton – but their Viking hoard is nowhere to be found.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—21/07/2025
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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11:00
State of Terror—Reckoning
How much safer are we from terrorism than 20 years ago?
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11:45
Wolf Moon: A Woman's Journey into the Night by Arifa Akbar—Episode 1 - Zero Hour
1/5 An elegant exploration of how the night shapes the mind, culture and society.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/07/2025
The latest national and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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12:04
You and Yours—21/07/2025
News and discussion of consumer affairs
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12:57
Weather—21/07/2025
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—21/07/2025
News, analysis and comment from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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13:45
Understand—Derailed: The Story of HS2, 6. The Only Friend that Mattered
6/10 As HS2 faces fresh threats, a new prime minister steps in.
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14:00
The Archers—20/07/2025
Events spiral out of control at The Bull.
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14:15
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 16, 4. Artificial Asininity
4/6 A new job, an old acquaintance and a tortoise.
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14:45
Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney—Episode 3
3/5 Poems read by BrÃd Brennan, Adrian Dunbar and Stephen Rea.
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15:00
A Good Read—Joanna Hardy-Susskind and Horatio Clare
Writer Horatio Clare joins barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind to discuss favourite books.
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15:30
You're Dead to Me—Alexandre Dumas: author of The Three Musketeers
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about acclaimed French novelist Alexandre Dumas.
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16:00
Currently—The Dark Enlightenment
Is a radical political philosophy guiding the actions of the Trump administration?
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16:30
Rewinder—19/07/2025
Greg James digs into the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
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17:00
PM—21/07/2025
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—21/07/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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18:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 83, 3. Is It A Bird?
3/6 Harry Enfield, Miles Jupp, Lucy Porter & Marcus Brigstocke at Butterworth Hall, Warwick.
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19:00
The Archers—21/07/2025
Lynda has reservations.
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19:15
Front Row—21/07/2025
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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20:00
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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20:30
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Inside Science—17/07/2025
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
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21:00
How Boarding Schools Shaped Britain—3. Modern boarding
Nicky Campbell explores the modern boarding school experience.
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21:45
Untaxing—3.Jaffa Cake or Biscuit?
Dan Neidle reveals the unexpected ways tax shapes our world.
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22:00
The World Tonight—21/07/2025
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
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22:45
The Spire by William Golding—Episode One
1/10 By William Golding. At the cathedral, work begins on the construction of the spire.
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23:00
Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Deadly Habit, Episode 3
3/4 Bill Nighy stars as the loveably louche actor cum amateur sleuth.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—21/07/2025
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/07/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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00:30
Wolf Moon: A Woman's Journey into the Night by Arifa Akbar—Episode 1 - Zero Hour
1/5 An elegant exploration of how the night shapes the mind, culture and society.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Programmes—22/07/2025
A selection of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:00
News Summary—22/07/2025
National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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05:04
Yesterday in Parliament—22/07/2025
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
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05:34
Shipping Forecast—22/07/2025
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/07/2025
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Steve Taylor
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05:45
Farming Today—22/07/2025
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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