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Early
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00:00
Midnight News — 29/04/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week — Words Without Music, Episode 2
2/5 Gaining a place at Juilliard, Philip Glass begins his music studies in earnest. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast — 29/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes — 29/04/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast — 29/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing — 29/04/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day — 29/04/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today — Surviving a Cow Attack, Solar Farm Theft, Asparagus Picking
The farmer who sustained devastating injuries when attacked by a cow. With Sybil Ruscoe.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day — Heather Moorland Dawn Chorus
David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the heather moorlands of Allendale. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today — 29/04/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Woman's Hour — The Woman's Hour Election Debate
Leading women politicians debate the key election issues.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama — The Enchanted April, Episode 3
3/5 Lotty and Rose bask in the delicate warmth and beautiful fragrance of San Salvatore.
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11:00
Lives in a Landscape — Series 19, Herd under the Hammer
4/4 Alan Dein meets the farmer selling his herd of 1,000 dairy cows after 35 years of milking.
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11:30
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! — Big Farmer
5/6 Milton helps out when the local farm is rumoured to be going too far with its GM crops. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary — 29/04/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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12:04
The Listeners' Election — Countryside and Farmland
Chris Mason brings together Radio 4 listeners' contributions on the rural environment.
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12:15
You and Yours — Visiting Hours, Hot Water Charges, Fake Tan, 3D TV
Tthe hospitals scrapping visiting hours to allow families in whenever they want.
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12:57
Weather — 29/04/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One — 29/04/2015
Current affairs with Martha Kearney, plus Election Call with Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood.
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14:00
The Archers — 28/04/2015
Adam is ambitious. (R)
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14:15
Drama — 13A, 13B
Romcom by Peter Souter about fear of flying, starring Ruth Jones and Stephen Tompkinson.
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15:00
Money Box Live — Wills and Inheritance Tax
Financial phone-in. Paul Lewis and guests answer queries about wills and inheritance tax.
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15:30
All in the Mind — 28/04/2015
Mental health policies and Matt Haig's book on depression recovery. With Claudia Hammond. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed — Post Traumatic Stress; Managing Beds in the NHS
Post traumatic stress in combat veterans and managing beds in the NHS.
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16:30
The Media Show — Top Gear's future, The Sun's 'Whistleblower Charter', Headline-Writing
BBC Two controller Kim Shillinglaw on the future of Top Gear. Presented by Steve Hewlett.
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17:00
PM — 29/04/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News — 29/04/2015
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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18:30
Clare in the Community — Series 9, Stand By Your Man
1/6 Clare has mysteriously fled her honeymoon and returned to work. (R)
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19:00
The Archers — 29/04/2015
Peggy has bought a present.
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19:15
Front Row — Election play The Vote, Anthony Doerr, WWII drama Home Fires, Samba reviewed
James Graham and Josie Rourke on The Vote, novelist Anthony Doerr and Home Fires.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama — The Enchanted April, Episode 3
3/5 Lotty and Rose bask in the delicate warmth and beautiful fragrance of San Salvatore. (R)
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20:00
Two Rooms — 29/04/2015
The groups consider how they feel about the current levels of immigration.
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20:45
Four Thought — Agata Pyzik
Polish writer Agata Pyzik on what she sees as prejudice against eastern European migrants.
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21:00
Costing the Earth — China's Water Revolution
China needs more water urgently. Isabel Hilton examines the nation's options. (R)
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21:30
Midweek — Bruce Fogle, Mary Black, Gillian Potts
Libby Purves meets veterinarian Bruce Fogle, singer Mary Black and gardener Gillian Potts.
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22:00
The World Tonight — 29/04/2015
Ritula Shah reports from Glasgow on Labour, the SNP and the future of the Union.
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22:45
On airBook at Bedtime — The History of the Peloponnesian War, Spartan Surrender at Pylos
3/5 Ancient Greek historian Thucydides' masterful first-hand account of the Peloponnesian wars
Listen live (BBC Radio 4 homepage)
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23:00
Jigsaw — Series 1, Episode 4
4/6 Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine piece together a selection of sketches. (R)
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23:15
The Music Teacher — Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Nigel is distracted from his teaching duties by his temporary homelessness. (R)
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23:30
Recycled Radio — Series 3, Recycled: Bohemia
3/3 Gerald Scarfe goes looking for bohemia, with a small b. What is it? Does it even exist?
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News — 30/04/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week — Words Without Music, Episode 3
3/5 1960s, Paris. Philip Glass studies with acclaimed teacher of composition Nadia Boulanger. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast — 30/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes — 30/04/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast — 30/04/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing — 30/04/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day — 30/04/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
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05:45
Farming Today — Fracking and National Parks, The Moo Shoe, Teaching Farm Safety
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Charlotte Smith.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day — Wetland Dawn Chorus
David Attenborough presents a dawn chorus from the marshes of North Warren in Suffolk. (R)
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