LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/05/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Granta's Britain, The Magic Place
5/5 By Kapka Kassabova. A Bulgarian Kiwi novelist finds her sense of home in Scotland.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—12/05/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/05/2012
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/05/2012
A short reflection and prayer to begin the day with Andrea Rea.
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05:45
iPM—12/05/2012
'They sing racist songs on the school bus' - John Humphrys' son on Greece's far right.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—12/05/2012
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—12/05/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Open Country—Devon Farm Vet
Jules Hudson explores how the role of the farm vet has changed in recent years.
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
Charlotte Smith hears from young farmers and students about a farming career.
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06:57
Weather—12/05/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—12/05/2012
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Peter Hennessy, Canvey Island, selective mutism, 56 Up, the Baron of Pontinha, reading Crowdscape, Joan Baez
Sian Williams, Richard Coles and historian Peter Hennessy; Joan Baez's Inheritance Tracks.
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10:30
There is Business Like Show Business
Will Young explores the hidden world of industrial musicals (R)
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—12/05/2012
Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—12/05/2012
Kate Adie introduces reports from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's foreign correspondents across the world.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—12/05/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Money Box—12/05/2012
Paul Lewis looks at a PPI refund, Which's Big Switch, savings rates and HMRC call costs.
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12:30
The News Quiz—Series 77, Episode 6
6/9 Jeremy Hardy, Mark Steel, Fred Macaulay and Bridget Christie join Sandi Toksvig.
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12:57
Weather—12/05/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—12/05/2012
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—Woodstock
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a discussion of news and politics from Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
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14:00
Any Answers?—12/05/2012
Call Jonathan Dimbleby on 03700 100 444, email any.answers@bbc.co.uk or tweet #bbcaq.
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14:30
Saturday Drama—Othello
Northern Broadsides theatre company's version of Shakespeare's tragedy of love turned sour (R)
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16:30
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour: Gok Wan cooks the perfect...
Being a single parent, Gok Wan cooks chinese, and Tamsin Greig on kissing Matt LeBlanc.
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Ritula Shah presents the day's top news stories, with sports headlines.
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17:30
iPM—12/05/2012
'They sing racist songs on the school bus' - John Humphrys' son on Greece's far right.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—12/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—12/05/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/05/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Lesley Sharp, Goldie, Russell Watson and Danny Wallace
Clive Anderson is joined by Russell Watson and Lesley Sharp, with music from JD McPherson.
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19:00
Profile—Alexis Tsipras
The brash young leader of Greece's far left-wing bloc mobilising the anti-bailout vote.
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19:15
Saturday Review—12/05/2012
Tom Sutcliffe and guests with sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
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20:00
Archive on 4—The Great Listener
Alan Dein tells the story of pioneering oral historian Tony Parker.
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21:00
Classic Serial—F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby, Episode 1
1/2 Nick Carraway arrives in wealthy Long Island.
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22:00
News and Weather—12/05/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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22:15
Four Thought—Series 3, Matthew Syed: Does Talent Trump Effort?
Matthew Syed says the importance of talent over effort should not be over-emphasised.
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22:30
The Bishop and the Prisoner—Episode 2
2/3 Redeeming the irredeemable? The Bishop of Liverpool talks to offenders and victims. (R)
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23:00
Counterpoint—Series 26, 2012 Heat 3
3/13 Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
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23:30
The Person from Porlock
Paul Farley seeks out the famous visitor who interrupted Coleridge's writing of Kubla Khan
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/05/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Heidi Amsinck - Danish Noir—Last Train to Helsingor
1/3 Strange things happen when Henrik falls asleep on the train from Copenhagen. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/05/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/05/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/05/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—13/05/2012
The bells of St George's Church, Poynton, Cheshire.
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05:45
Profile—Alexis Tsipras
The brash young leader of Greece's far left-wing bloc mobilising the anti-bailout vote.
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