LW Schedule
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Early
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—25/12/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/12/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/12/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
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05:45
Farming Today—25/12/2012
Anna Hill meets the team who farm the real Downton Abbey estate at Highclere Castle.
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Morning
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06:00
Food and Farming Awards—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food and Farming Awards 2012
Sheila Dillon and Valentine Warner present the 13th annual Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food and Farming Awards.
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07:00
HV Morton - Travelling into the Light
John McCarthy retraces one of the journeys of the mercurial travel writer HV Morton. (R)
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07:30
Eric Sykes: The Radio Years
The comic actor and writer, Eric Sykes, remembers riding the airwaves. With Paul Jackson.
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08:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 3, Christmas Special
4/6 For a special Christmas edition, Jay Rayner and the panel are with food lovers in London.
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08:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Ed Reardon at Christmas
It's Christmas day, but will Ed be spending it in the bosom of his family?
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09:00
Christmas Service
A Right Royal Christmas: Bishop Richard Chartres preaches from the Tower of London.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 2
2/5 The author Angela Thirkell recalls her home in Kensington Square in the late 1890s.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Miranda Hart, Allegra McEvedy
A Christmas Day celebration presented by Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, The Way up to Heaven
2/5 A trip to Paris allows a wife to take revenge on her husband.
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11:00
Woman's Hour—25/12/2012
A Christmas Day celebration presented by Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey.
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11:30
Saving Species—Series 3, British Overseas Territories
17/24 Howard Stableford looks at conservation issues in some of the British Overseas Territories
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/12/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
With Great Pleasure—With Great Pleasure at Christmas
A celebration of favourite readings with Fi Glover and guests.
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12:57
Weather—25/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News Briefing—25/12/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:15
Grease Was Our World
Grease has entertained audiences for over 40 years. Alan Dein searches for its true roots.
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13:45
Grimm Thoughts—Episode 7
7/10 Marina Warner uses psychoanalysis to explain meanings behind the Grimm Brothers' tales.
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14:00
The Archers—24/12/2012
Mike's in the mood for dancing.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Rumpole, Rumpole and the Expert Witness
2/2 Rumpole defends a doctor accused of murdering his wife.
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15:00
HM The Queen
The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation.
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15:05
News Briefing—25/12/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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15:15
Pick of the Year—25/12/2012
Departing Radio 4 announcer Harriet Cass chooses her favourite radio moments from 2012.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—25/12/2012
Michael Rosen discovers that the giving and receiving of compliments is a tricky business.
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16:30
Great Lives—Ralph Vaughan Williams
Matthew Parris and Stuart Maconie celebrate the life of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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17:00
News Briefing—25/12/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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17:10
Eddie Goes Country
Eddie Mair returns to his native Scotland to explore his deep affection for Country music.
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17:40
Nabokov's Christmas
Nabokov's beautiful Christmas story of loss and redemption. Read by Robert Glenister.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—25/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—25/12/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
15 Minute Musical—Series 7, A Right Royal Cockney Christmas
1/6 Upstairs Downton with the Windsors and the Middletons. Plus a spoons solo.
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18:30
Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated
6/6 Mister Gently Benevolent unveils an advent calendar of evil culminating on Christmas Day.
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19:00
The Archers—25/12/2012
There's a warm welcome for Jazzer.
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19:15
Front Row—Working with the family
Mark Lawson talks to artists and performers who work with members of their own family.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, The Way up to Heaven
2/5 A trip to Paris allows a wife to take revenge on her husband.
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20:00
The Bricklayer's Lament
Jack Dee narrates the story of Gerard Hoffnung's classic tale, The Bricklayer's Lament. (R)
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20:30
In Touch—25/12/2012
David Blunkett, Gary O'Donoghue and Denise Leigh join Peter White to talk audio books.
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21:00
Archive on 4—A Brief History of Blame
Satirist Joe Queenan reveals that the search for someone to blame is always successful. (R)
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21:58
Weather—25/12/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
Drama on 4—Roy Smiles - Dear Arthur, Love John
Comedy drama about John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe and the making of Dad's Army. (R)
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22:45
Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 2
2/10 Lady Dona encounters the local gentry and finds a secret passage to the sea.
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23:00
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 7, Christmas Special: The Science of Christmas Behaviour
Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate Christmas with Mark Gatiss and Steve Jones.
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23:30
The Playlist Series—Queen Victoria's Playlist
In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—26/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Christmas Meditation
A reflection on the meaning of Christmas with author and blogger Catherine Fox.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 2
2/5 The author Angela Thirkell recalls her home in Kensington Square in the late 1890s.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—26/12/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—26/12/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—26/12/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
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05:45
Farming Today—26/12/2012
Anna Hill is the lambing shed awaiting the arrival of around 100 pedigree lambs in Norfolk
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