LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—28/04/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Sightlines, On Rona
5/5 Nature writer Kathleen Jamie makes a few house calls and learns to dit-dit diddle-dit.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/04/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/04/2012
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/04/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Alison Jack.
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05:45
iPM—28/04/2012
The programme that starts with its listeners.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—28/04/2012
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—28/04/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Open Country—Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Helen Mark takes a trip along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in its 200th year.
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
Are farm conservation schemes working for wildlife?
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06:57
Weather—28/04/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—28/04/2012
Salmond defends Murdoch meetings; queueing at Heathrow; the very first Olympic hotels.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Tom Hodgkinson, Gay dads Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow, Shepherdess Emma Gray and Inheritance Tracks from Richard Holloway
Anita Anand with the Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson; Richard Holloway's Inheritance Tracks.
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10:00
Excess Baggage—The point and the pleasure of travel
John McCarthy talks to three travellers and asks why they are driven to explore the world.
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10:30
The Qatar Philharmonic
Razia Iqbal tells the story of the first western symphony orchestra in the Gulf.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—28/04/2012
George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster this week.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—28/04/2012
Kate Adie with colour, wit and analysis from correspondents worldwide.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/04/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Money Box—28/04/2012
The great 'continuous payment' fightback, lenders strike, suckers beware, and monkeys.
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12:30
The News Quiz—Series 77, Episode 4
4/9 Jeremy Hardy, Rory Bremner, Justin Moorhouse and Roisin Conaty join Sandi Toksvig.
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12:57
Weather—28/04/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—28/04/2012
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—Canterbury
Jonathan Dimbleby presents a panel discussion of news and politics from Canterbury.
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14:00
Any Answers?—28/04/2012
Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
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14:30
Saturday Drama—The Caretaker
An old tramp is saved from a fight and brought home by a man living in his brother's house (R)
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
Johnny Ball on being a granddad, women in reggae, and children on stage.
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
The day's top news stories, with sports headlines.
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17:30
iPM—28/04/2012
The programme that starts with its listeners.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—28/04/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—28/04/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Loose Ends—28/04/2012
Clive Anderson is joined by Anna Chancellor and Claire Sweeney. Music from Julia Stone.
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19:00
Profile—Jeremy Hunt
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Jeremy Hunt, the under-fire culture secretary.
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19:15
Saturday Review—28/04/2012
Sarfraz Manzoor and his guests review the week's cultural highlights.
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20:00
Archive on 4—Lunch Is for Wimps
When did you last take a lunch hour? Matthew Sweet explores the demise of the midday break
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21:00
Electric Decade—Uncle Fred in the Springtime, Episode 1
1/2 Debonair Uncle Fred loves his role of 'imposter', especially that of an ageing cupid.
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22:00
News and Weather—28/04/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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22:15
Unreliable Evidence—Transitional Justice
Clive Anderson and guests discuss how justice can be achieved in the Arab Spring states.
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23:00
Counterpoint—Series 26, 2012 Heat 1
1/13 Paul Gambaccini hosts the 26th series of the general knowledge music quiz. From 2012.
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23:30
Adventures in Poetry—Series 12, Vitai Lampada
4/4 Play up and play the game! Henry Newbolt's poem is unravelled by Peggy Reynolds.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—29/04/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
The Greengrocer's Apostrophe—Alice, Hanging in There
By Ronald Frame. Recently discarded Alice takes her vengeance on sloppy punctuation. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/04/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/04/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/04/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—29/04/2012
The bells of St Andrew's Church, Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire.
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05:45
Profile—Jeremy Hunt
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Jeremy Hunt, the under-fire culture secretary.
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