LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—29/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Stephen Fry on the Phone—The Accidental Discovery of Text
3/5 Stephen Fry explores how texting triumphed unexpectedly when paging was all the rage. (R)
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00:30
Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 5
5/5 It's Christmas at Rottingdean and the waits and the mummers are paying their calls.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—29/12/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—29/12/2012
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—29/12/2012
Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
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05:45
iPM—29/12/2012
The winner of the iPM New Year's Honours is announced.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—29/12/2012
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—29/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Open Country—Finding Neverland
On the edge of JM Barrie's Kirriemuir, Helen Mark discovers the real Never Never Land.
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
A year in the life of the Farming Today cow. Presented by Sarah Swadling.
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06:57
Weather—29/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—29/12/2012
Morning news and current affairs, guest edited by journalist Dame Ann Leslie.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Aggie MacKenzie; Ralph McTell; The Archers; Russell Grant's Inheritance Tracks
John McCarthy and Suzy Klein with Aggie MacKenzie; Russell Grant's Inheritance Tracks.
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10:30
Shakespeare Is German
An exploration into why Shakespeare is so beloved in Germany.
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11:00
The Forum—The Real and the Virtual
Bridget Kendall and guests explore the boundaries of reality in art and maths.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—A feast of highlights from 2012
Kate Adie presents some of 2012's best despatches from correspondents around the world.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/12/2012
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Money Box—Personal Finance Look Ahead
Paul Lewis and guests look ahead to 2013 - house prices, investing, income and the economy
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12:30
The News Quiz—Series 79, Episode 2
2/8 Compilation of the best bits of the News Quiz from 2012, presented by Sandi Toksvig.
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12:57
Weather—29/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—29/12/2012
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Correspondents' Look Ahead—28/12/2012
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's top correspondents give their predictions about what will shape the news in 2013
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14:00
The Listening Project—The Listening Project Symphony
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic presents The Listening Project Symphony, from MediaCityUK in Salford. (R)
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14:30
Saturday Drama—Red Shoes
Karen's heart is set on a pair of red shoes whose magic compels her to dance to her death.
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15:30
Bellydancing and the Blues
Guy Schalom hunts out the spirit of the new Egypt in the musical roots of the bellydance
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Charlotte Church; Ren Harvieu; inspirational young women
Charlotte Church and other young women who have made an impression in 2012.
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Full coverage of the day's news with Patrick O'Connell.
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17:30
iPM—29/12/2012
The winner of the iPM New Year's Honours is announced.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—29/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—29/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Simon Le Bon, Sir David Frost, Nile Rogers, Clare Balding, Bobby Womack
Clive Anderson revisits the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2012.
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19:00
From Fact to Fiction—Series 13, Dead End
3/8 By John Godber. Two gravediggers contemplate the year's news. Are we in for a triple dip?
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19:15
Pick of the Year—25/12/2012
Departing Radio 4 announcer Harriet Cass chooses her favourite radio moments from 2012.
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20:00
Archive on 4—Blithe Margaret
Stephen Fry on the mysterious life of the much-loved comedy great Margaret Rutherford.
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21:00
Classic Serial—The Eustace Diamonds, Episode 1
1/3 Lizzie Eustace must fight to retain the diamonds which she believes are rightfully hers.
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22:00
News and Weather—29/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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22:15
Unreliable Evidence—Courtroom Drama
Clive Anderson and guests look at how the legal world is reflected on stage and screen.
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23:00
Brain of Britain—29/12/2012
Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies.
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23:30
Poetry Please—23/12/2012
Roger McGough presents a warm but slush-free selection of Christmas poetry requests.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—30/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Stephen Fry on the Phone—Shrinking the Handset
4/5 The story of the engineers who turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items. (R)
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00:30
Afternoon Reading—Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories, Winter in the Air
1/3 A woman contemplates the end of her marriage and her new life in her solitary flat. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—30/12/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/12/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—30/12/2012
The bells of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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05:45
Four Thought—Series 3, Tom Armitage: The Coded World
Tom Armitage says learning to write computer code means learning to think in a modern way.
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