LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—23/10/2008
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Thomas Keneally - Searching for Schindler: A Memoir, Episode 3
3/5 Poldek takes Thomas to Poland to witness 'the intimacy of horror' in the Krakow ghetto.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/10/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—23/10/2008
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/10/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/10/2008
News from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/10/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker.
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05:45
Farming Today—23/10/2008
News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—23/10/2008
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00
In Our Time—Dante's Inferno
Melvyn Bragg examines Dante’s ‘Inferno’, a medieval journey through Hell’s nine circles
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09:45
Daily Service—23/10/2008
Christian worship and music led by Rev Peter Whittaker.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Kelly Brook; Swinging
Model Kelly Brook on bodies, bikinis and boyfriends. Plus, the impact of swinging debated.
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11:00
The Crash: Alvin Hall's Wall Street Walk
Alvin Hall meets the local community around Wall Street.
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11:30
Misfits in France—Wilde About Dieppe
1/3 Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee on Oscar Wilde and Walter Sickert's experiences in Dieppe.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/10/2008
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—23/10/2008
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
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12:57
Weather—23/10/2008
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—23/10/2008
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
Open Country—18/10/2008
Matt Baker goes to Bournemouth to investigate Europe's first artificial surfing reef.
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14:00
The Archers—22/10/2008
Bad for her health.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Greater Good
True story set in WWI Germnay, by Justin Hopper. (R)
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15:00
Questions, Questions—23/10/2008
Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Crisis
Joanna Lumley appeals on behalf of Children in Crisis.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—Wayfarers All: A Hundred Years of The Wind in the Willows, Badger
4/5 A Scottish ex-miner tries to steer his nephew away from sectarianism.
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15:45
America, Empire of Liberty—Slaves, Masters and the Slave Power
29/90 Northerners fear the dominance of the slave-owning south.
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16:00
Open Book—Thomas Keneally, Reading the Oxford English Dictionary and Alexander Linklater on Eric Linklater
Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Thomas Keneally.
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16:30
Material World—Biomimetic Optics - Invasive Tree Pests
Quentin Cooper hears how bio-mimetics is pointing the way to new optical materials.
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17:00
PM—23/10/2008
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—23/10/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—23/10/2008
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—23/10/2008
National and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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18:30
I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 1, Esther Rantzen
6/6 Marcus Brigstocke invites Esther Rantzen to try new experiences.
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19:00
The Archers—23/10/2008
Impassioned plea.
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19:15
Front Row—23/10/2008
With Kirsty Lang. Writer Andrew Davies talks about his adaptation of Little Dorrit.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—How Shall I Tell the Dog?, Episode 4
4/5 The perfect funeral service; the perfect gravestone; 'parlez-vous cancer?'.
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20:00
Britain's Teenage Suicides—Episode 2
2/2 Penny asks why the mental health needs of Britain's youth are often ignored. (R)
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20:30
Analysis—The Dollar and Dominance
Economist Ngaire Woods investigates the role of the dollar as the world's leading currency
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21:00
Leading Edge—Lusi Eruption and Selective memory
What caused the devastating mud volcano in East Java, in October 2006?
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21:30
In Our Time—Dante's Inferno
Melvyn Bragg examines Dante’s ‘Inferno’, a medieval journey through Hell’s nine circles
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21:58
Weather—23/10/2008
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—23/10/2008
National and international news and analysis.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Sentimental Education, Episode 14
14/15 Frederic is torn between two women but is still prepared to sacrifice all for Mme Arnoux.
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23:00
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul—Episode 4
4/6 Thor drops a Clanger in Sharp's Flat.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—23/10/2008
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—24/10/2008
The latest national and international news from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Thomas Keneally - Searching for Schindler: A Memoir, Episode 4
4/5 The journey ends in Israel and Thomas goes home to write his book.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/10/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Programmes—24/10/2008
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/10/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/10/2008
News from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/10/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker.
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05:45
Farming Today—24/10/2008
News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
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