LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/03/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 1
1/5 Tim Winton reflects on how childhood days spent at the coast have shaped his whole life.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/03/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/03/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/03/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/03/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/03/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/03/2012
Combating campylobacter - what poultry farmers need to do to reduce this deadly bacterium.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/03/2012
Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—20/03/2012
More on the NHS Bill, metal thefts and a crackdown on stalkers. With Sean Curran.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Tejinder Virdee
Jim Al-Khalili talks to physicist Tejinder Virdee about the search for the Higgs boson.
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09:30
One to One—Samira Ahmed talks to Konstanty Gebert
Konstanty Gebert tells Samira Ahmed about life during Poland's communist dictatorship.
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09:45
Daily Service—20/03/2012
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Phil Sumner.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—20/03/2012
Claudia Roden, food in old age, child benefit and adoption. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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10:45
Craven—Craven: Series 2, Episode 2
2/5 Craven believes a dog attack and a 'drugs busy' pet shop are the key to a bigger crime.
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11:00
Scott's Legacy—Episode 2
2/2 Can the heroic age of Antarctic exploration show the way back to the Moon and onto Mars?
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11:30
Robert Winston's Musical Analysis—Series 3, Tchaikovsky
1/4 Prof Winston explores if Tchaikovsky's music reveals a psychologically-damaged man.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/03/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You & Yours: Curbing the number of pupils who are expelled from school
Should more be done to bring down the number of pupils who are expelled from school?
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12:57
Weather—20/03/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—20/03/2012
Martha Kearney presents the latest national and international news.
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13:45
Blind Man's Bete Noire—Holidays
2/4 Peter White is joined by Simon Calder to explore one of Peter's pet hates, holidays. (R)
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14:00
The Archers—19/03/2012
Josh wants to get things straight and Emma looks to the future.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Noise
A sound-driven mystery about memory loss and trust.
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15:00
The Global Reach—Episode 3
3/4 A 71-year-old French surgeon on performing 89 operations in 12 days in the horror of Homs.
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15:30
Costing the Earth—Outbreak
Where will the next pandemic come from and how can it be stopped? Tom Heap investigates.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—20/03/2012
Michael Rosen and guests celebrate nonsense at Radio 4's More Than Words Festival.
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16:30
A Good Read—Frances Barber and Grace Dent
Grace Dent and Frances Barber talk favourite books at the R4 More Than Words Festival.
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17:00
PM—20/03/2012
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—20/03/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/03/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 7, Spanish Elvis
5/6 Arthur's night of entertainment in a Spanish bar goes off with a bang.
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19:00
The Archers—20/03/2012
Brian is in urgent need of advice.
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19:15
Front Row—The Hunger Games; Kensington Palace; Paul Weller on beat poetry
The Hunger Games review; Kensington Palace re-opens; beat poetry with Paul Weller.
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19:45
Pink Mist—Hads's Story
2/5 Dramatic poem by Owen Sheers about a soldier struggling to return home.
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—A Bridge Too Far?
Why do so many British public sector contracts go to foreign companies?
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20:40
In Touch—20/03/2012
Paralympian Jessica Luke on goalball and report on audio described films online
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21:00
Inside Health—PCOS, garlic, PSA test, dignity
Dr Mark Porter demystifies discusses polycystic ovary syndrome, garlic and the PSA test.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Tejinder Virdee
Jim Al-Khalili talks to physicist Tejinder Virdee about the search for the Higgs boson.
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21:58
Weather—20/03/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—20/03/2012
Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Stonemouth, Episode 2
2/10 Stewart catches up with old friends and recalls his first meeting with Ellie Murston.
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23:00
The History Plays—A History of Blair in 9 1/2 Voices
5/5 Tony Blair has just resigned. Somewhere in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ he gets mistaken for his own lookalike.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—20/03/2012
Her Majesty the Queen addresses MPs and peers. Sean Curran reports.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/03/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 2
2/5 Tim Winton describes his encounters with dolphins off the coast of Western Australia.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/03/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/03/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/03/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
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05:45
Farming Today—21/03/2012
Badgers to be vaccinated in Wales in an attempt to battle bovine TB. With Anna Hill.
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