LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Stephen Fry on the Phone—Creating the Network
1/5 Stephen meets the engineers who first dreamt of creating a cellular network in the 1960s. (R)
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00:30
Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 3
3/5 The third of the Angela Thirkell's houses is the country home of Edward Burne-Jones.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—27/12/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/12/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/12/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
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05:45
Farming Today—27/12/2012
Charlotte Smith visits a 'nature friendly' farm run by the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/12/2012
Morning news and current affairs, guest edited by scientist Sir Paul Nurse.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Cult of Mithras
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, the Roman mystery religion.
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09:45
Daily Service—27/12/2012
Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Andrew Martlew
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Jessica Ennis, Victoria Pendleton, Katherine Grainger
Jessica Ennis, Victoria Pendleton, Katherine Grainger - a Woman's Hour sport special.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, Edward the Conqueror
4/5 A woman tries to convince her husband that a stray cat is a reincarnation of Franz Liszt.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Burma
Lucy Ash investigates an increasingly bitter row over a major Chinese investment in Burma.
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11:30
Beatrix Potter's Favourite Tale
Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester restored with its original Chistmas music
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—27/12/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—Online romance fraud, rising rail fares, dog-friendly towns
Deaf people are being targeted on internet dating websites. Winifred Robinson investigates
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12:57
Weather—27/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—27/12/2012
Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
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13:45
Grimm Thoughts—Episode 9
9/10 Marina Warner breaks the silence on the Grimm brothers' tales' history of censorship.
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14:00
The Archers—26/12/2012
It's the end of an era in Ambridge.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Sensitive, Queen of the Dead
The Glasgow psychic detective investigates a woman's obsession with an English professor.
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15:00
Open Country—Finding Neverland
On the edge of JM Barrie's Kirriemuir, Helen Mark discovers the real Never Never Land.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Contact the Elderly
Richard Wilson presents an appeal on behalf of Contact the Elderly.
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15:30
Open Book—Colin Firth's Five of the Best
Colin Firth shares his five of the best books.
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16:00
The Film Programme—The Unfilmable Books That Have Made It to the Big Screen
Francine Stock and guests look at the challenges filmmakers face adapting difficult books.
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16:30
Material World—Unsung heroes of Science
Quentin Cooper and guests discuss unsung heroes of science.
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17:00
PM—27/12/2012
Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—27/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/12/2012
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
15 Minute Musical—Series 7, The Ozfather
3/6 The rise and rise of Rupert Murdoch, and how he came to Britain to build a media empire.
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18:30
Births, Deaths and Marriages—Series 1, Episode 4
4/6 The team are horrified that the media have been invited to Malcolm's citizenship ceremony. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—27/12/2012
Matt is maudlin.
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19:15
Front Row—The creative backstage stars of Strictly, Downton and the Olympics
Kirsty Lang meets the backstage stars who play a key role in big events and major TV shows
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, Edward the Conqueror
4/5 A woman tries to convince her husband that a stray cat is a reincarnation of Franz Liszt.
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20:00
The Report—HP and Autonomy
Phil Kemp investigates the sale of software company Autonomy to IT giant Hewlett Packard.
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20:30
In Business—The Business of Kindness
Peter Day finds out how random acts of kindness can help businesses in surprising ways.
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21:00
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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21:30
In Our Time—The Cult of Mithras
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, the Roman mystery religion.
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21:58
Weather—27/12/2012
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—27/12/2012
United States 'heading over fiscal cliff'. Presented by Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 4
4/10 Lady Dona socialises with French pirates and English gentry, juggling her two lives.
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23:00
The Simon Day Show—Series 1, Billy Bleach
4/6 With no headliner at The Mallard, newcomer Billy is asked to extend his stand-up set. (R)
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23:30
The Playlist Series—Robert Burns's iPod
David Owen Norris hears songs the Scottish bard might have carried around with him. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Stephen Fry on the Phone—From Car Phone to Executive Brick
2/5 How Britain became a world leader in mobile phone technology in the eighties. (R)
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00:30
Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 4
4/5 At her grandfather's house, Angela listens to her cousin Rudyard Kipling's new stories.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/12/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/12/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/12/2012
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
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05:45
Farming Today—28/12/2012
Moira Hickey on starter farms, a new way onto the ladder for young farmers in Scotland.
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