LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—15/12/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Dear Granny Smith, Episode 1
1/5 Why postmen used to have the best job in the world, and why it's becoming the worst.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—15/12/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—15/12/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/12/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
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05:45
Farming Today—15/12/2009
Anna Hill meets a farmer working round the clock to gather in parsnips for Christmas.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—15/12/2009
Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Defining The Decade—A Googling We Go
1/3 The impact of the internet - dreamt up by visionaries and embraced by commerce.
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09:45
Daily Service—15/12/2009
Christian worship and music led by Rev Clair Jaquiss.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Diplomat Alice Walpole; Human Trafficking Unit closure
HM Consul-General in Basra and mother of six Alice Walpole on motherhood and her role.
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11:00
Sable Island - A Dune Adrift
Sable Island, a sand dune in the Atlantic, is crucial to the world and our imagination.
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11:30
Harry Worth: The Man in the Window
Glenn Mitchell celebrates the life and work of entertainer Harry Worth.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/12/2009
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—15/12/2009
Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
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12:57
Weather—15/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—15/12/2009
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
Tales from the Stave—Series 5, Holst: The Planets
3/4 Frances Fyfield and guests pore over the pages of the manuscript of Holst's The Planets.
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14:00
The Archers—14/12/2009
Will's temper explodes at the shoot.
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14:15
Drama on 4—HighLites: Pilot
Farce by Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding, set in and around Bev's hairdressing salon.
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15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Planet—15/12/2009
Richard Daniel and his team discuss insects and sea life.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—Alice Munro - Too Much Happiness, Free Radicals
1/3 A newly widowed woman must look to the wife she replaced when a stranger threatens her.
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15:45
My Mile of the River—2. Wheelbarrow Championships
2/6 Chris Tally Evans evokes the sights and sounds of the River Wye. (R)
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16:00
Word of Mouth—15/12/2009
Michael Rosen and critics test George Orwell's rules for writing about politics.
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16:30
Great Lives—Tennessee Williams
Stand-up comedian Rich Hall discusses the life of playwright Tennessee Williams.
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16:56
1989: Day by Day—15th December 1989
Soviet human rights campaigner Andrei Sakharov dies.
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17:00
PM—15/12/2009
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—15/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—15/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—15/12/2009
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Sneakiepeeks—Storm Warning
2/6 The bungling surveillance team are out of their depth shadowing a corrupt Russian.
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19:00
The Archers—15/12/2009
New guard at the tramshed.
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19:15
Front Row—15/12/2009
Terry Wogan on bowing out, and a review of new film Nine.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Mike Walker - Scumdog Millionaires, Episode 2
2/5 Disgraced trader Tim Ng's ransacked apartment suggests he is not quite out of the woods.
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20:00
The New Art of Diplomacy—Episode 1
1/2 James Naughtie asks if British diplomacy is still fit for purpose.
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20:40
In Touch—15/12/2009
A review of the Intel reader, a new device to help visually-impaired people access print.
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21:00
All in the Mind—Anxious Children - Remembering Stories - West Park Psychiatric Hospital
Claudia Hammond reports on hopeful new research to help anxious children.
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21:30
Defining The Decade—A Googling We Go
1/3 The impact of the internet - dreamt up by visionaries and embraced by commerce.
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21:58
Weather—15/12/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—15/12/2009
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Ingoldsby Legends, The Leech of Folkestone, Part 1
2/10 An avaricious woman plots with her doctor to get rid of her spouse.
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23:00
Vent—Series 3, Victoria
4/6 Disraeli arrives to deconstruct the characters and folk in Ben's life.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—15/12/2009
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—16/12/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Dear Granny Smith, Episode 2
2/5 The special relationship between the postman and his clients.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/12/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/12/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/12/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
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05:45
Farming Today—16/12/2009
Anna Hill asks about the current state of the UK fishing industry.
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