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Early
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00:00
Midnight News — 24/02/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week — Shop Girl, Episode 1
1/5 Mary Portas recalls giggling at Holy Communion and playing pranks on her teachers. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast — 24/02/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes — 24/02/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast — 24/02/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing — 24/02/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day — 24/02/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
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05:45
Farming Today — Potatoes, Pesticide Amnesty, Food Self-Sustainability, Rare Breeds
Potato growers feel the pinch as supply outstrips demand. Presented by Anna Hill.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day — Ptarmigan
David Attenborough presents the ptarmigan. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today — 24/02/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Long View — The 1929 General Election and the Art of Political Persuasion
Jonathan Freedland focuses on political campaigning in the light of the 1929 election.
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09:30
One to One — John Harris Talks to Penny Andrews about Autism
John Harris talks to Penny Andrews, who was only diagnosed as autistic in her thirties.
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09:45
Book of the Week — Shop Girl, Episode 2
2/5 It is 1974, and Mary is throwing herself into a world of flares, Marc Bolan and glam rock.
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10:00
Woman's Hour — Cerys Matthews on Carole King; Immigration; Joanna Jepson
Jane Garvey discusses Carole King and top female singer-songwriters with Cerys Matthews.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama — The Henry Experiment, Episode 2
2/5 A mother fears that a parenting expert is endangering his own seven-year-old son.
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11:00
Ebola Junction
As the new Ebola treatment centre opens, Dr John Wright and his team record what happens.
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11:30
Tales From the Stave — Series 11, Der Rosenkavalier
2/4 Conductor Simone Young joins Frances to explore the score of Richard Strauss's comic opera
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary — 24/02/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
Home Front — 24 February 1915 - Phyllis Marshall
Phyllis readies herself for a particularly difficult meeting.
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12:15
You and Yours — Call You and Yours: What Have the Arts Done for You?
Would money reserved for the arts be better spent elsewhere?
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12:57
Weather — 24/02/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One — 24/02/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
A History of Britain in Numbers — 24/02/2015
Andrew Dilnot analyses the numbers around debt.
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14:00
The Archers — 23/02/2015
Ruth wants some answers. (R)
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14:15
Afternoon Drama — I'm a Believer
By Jon Canter. When God appears to Simon in a dream, Simon tells him he doesn't exist. (R)
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15:00
Making History — 18th-Century Flying Men
Helen Castor with the programme in which history and historians meet.
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15:30
Costing the Earth — Bristol: Green Capital?
Bristol is Europe's Green Capital for 2015. Tom Heap finds out what that means.
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16:00
Law in Action — A Day in the Life of a Magistrate
Would the system of lay magistrates be invented today? Presented by Joshua Rozenberg.
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16:30
A Good Read — Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan
Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books with Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan.
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17:00
PM — 24/02/2015
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
On airSix O'Clock News — 24/02/2015
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Listen live (BBC Radio 4 homepage)
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18:30
Trodd en Bratt Say 'Well Done You' — Episode 3
3/4 A pair of American tourists visit St Paul's Cathedral to confess their sins. (R)
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19:00
The Archers — 24/02/2015
Elizabeth is emotional.
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19:15
Front Row — Jed Mercurio's Critical, Iain Banks's Poetry, James Bay, Sculpture Victorious
Jed Mercurio's drama Critical, Iain Banks's poetry, James Bay and Sculpture Victorious.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama — The Henry Experiment, Episode 2
2/5 A mother fears that a parenting expert is endangering his own seven-year-old son. (R)
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20:00
File on 4 — Insurance and Child Abuse
Have local authority insurers too much influence on the way sex abuse cases are handled?
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20:40
In Touch — BBC Radio iPlayer; Audio in Films; 'Visual Tinnitus'
Changes to BBC Radio iPlayer, enhancing audio in films and the man longing for darkness.
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21:00
Inside Health — Drug Driving; End of Life Care; Smart Drugs
Dr Mark Porter presents the series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
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21:30
The Long View — The 1929 General Election and the Art of Political Persuasion
Jonathan Freedland focuses on political campaigning in the light of the 1929 election. (R)
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21:58
Weather — 24/02/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight — 24/02/2015
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime — In Certain Circles, 'No-one knows me'
7/10 While Anna remains defiantly single, Zoe regrets her own defiance in marrying Stephen.
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23:00
The Infinite Monkey Cage — Series 11, Serendipity
6/6 Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at some of the most serendipitous discoveries in science. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament — 24/02/2015
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News — 25/02/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week — Shop Girl, Episode 2
2/5 It is 1974, and Mary is throwing herself into a world of flares, Marc Bolan and glam rock. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast — 25/02/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes — 25/02/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast — 25/02/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing — 25/02/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day — 25/02/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
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05:45
Farming Today — 25/02/2015
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Anna Hill.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day — Sanderling
David Attenborough presents the sanderling. (R)
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