LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—05/12/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises, Episode 5
5/5 A ship that repaired itself, and how the earliest telephones worked without bells.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—05/12/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/12/2009
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/12/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Running Away—Andrew Sachs
2/5 Actor Andrew Sachs takes a trip to London Zoo. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—05/12/2009
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—05/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Open Country—Gloucestershire Wildlife ER
Helen Mark goes in search of the wild animals of Gloucestershire.
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
Robotic milking machines and meat grown in the lab; the innovations shaping farming.
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06:57
Weather—05/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—05/12/2009
Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
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09:00
Saturday Live—05/12/2009
The Rev Richard Coles is joined by Industry Leader for Technology at Google Sarah Speake.
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10:00
Excess Baggage—05/12/2009
Sandi Toksvig looks at Angola and meets actor and green traveller Richard Johnson.
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10:30
Bob Marley: The Chrysler Year
The year Bob Marley spent driving a forklift truck in the Chrysler car factory in Delaware
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—05/12/2009
Peter Riddell assesses the chances of success of President Obama's Afghanistan troop surge
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—05/12/2009
Kate Adie introduces Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/12/2009
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Money Box—05/12/2009
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
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12:30
The Now Show—Series 29, Episode 2
2/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
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12:57
Weather—05/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—05/12/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—04/12/2009
Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Stratford-upon-Avon.
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14:00
Any Answers?—05/12/2009
Eddie Mair takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
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14:30
Saturday Drama—Dover Beats the Band
Comedy thriller by Joyce Porter about a murder in a holiday camp. (R)
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15:30
Tales from the Stave—Series 5, Bach's B-Minor Mass
1/4 Frances Fyfield and guests get closer to Bach's industry and see a glimpse of his humanity
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
With Jane Garvey. Including Delia Smith's top tips for a stress-free Christmas.
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16:56
1989: Day by Day—5th December 1989
Mrs Thatcher faces her first leadership challenge.
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
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17:30
iPM—05/12/2009
The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—05/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—05/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—05/12/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Loose Ends—05/12/2009
Clive Anderson is joined by Vince Cable, Lionel Blair, Oliver Peyton and Emma Freud.
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19:00
From Fact to Fiction—Series 7, Ghost Writing
5/8 Jeremy Front looks at why it's still important to confront one's past.
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19:15
Saturday Review—Steven Soderbergh's latest film The Girlfriend Experience and the V&A's new Medieval and Renaissance Galleries
Tom Sutcliffe is joined by writers Susan Jeffreys and Miranda Sawyer.
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20:00
Archive on 4—The Turner Prize Turnaround
Critic Waldemar Januszczak on the public's U-turn on the Turner Prize and modern art.
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21:00
Classic Serial—The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 1: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Part 1
1/3 George Smiley is called out of retirement to seek out a mole at the heart of the Circus.
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22:00
News and Weather—05/12/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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22:15
Moral Maze—02/12/2009
Michael Buerk chairs. With Michael Portillo, Matthew Taylor, Claire Fox, Clifford Longley.
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23:00
Brain of Britain—30/11/2009
Russell Davies chairs the eighth heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.
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23:30
Adventures in Poetry—Series 10, An Arundel Tomb
4/6 Peggy Reynolds investigates the layers of mystery surrounding Larkin's much-loved poem.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—06/12/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Original Shorts—Series 3, Not in Front of Jack Hawkins
5/5 Christopher Matthew's perceptive tale in which memory plays tricks at a memorial service. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—06/12/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/12/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—06/12/2009
The sound of bells from St Clement Danes, London.
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05:45
Political Roots—Liberals
1/2 Richard Reeves on the intellectual and philosophical roots of Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg.
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