LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/12/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Diana Cooper - Darling Monster, Episode 4
4/5 Duff and Diana continue travelling while hopes at home are pinned on the dawn of a new era (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/12/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/12/2013
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/12/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/12/2013
English farmers learn how much subsidy they'll get from 2015.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Purple Sandpiper
David Attenborough presents the purple sandpiper.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/12/2013
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—20/12/2013
Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Gillian Clarke
Kirsty Young talks to poet Gillian Clarke. (R)
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09:45
Act of Worship—20/12/2013
An act of worship led by Tony Rogers.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Black Voices; Ladybird Books; Louise Farrenc; Lucy Powell MP
A cappella singing from Black Voices, a visit to Ladybirdland, and MP Lucy Powell.
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10:45
Roddy Doyle on Radio 4—The Snapper, Episode 5
5/5 Sharon is resolute in her decision to leave home.
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11:00
Maths and Magic
Magician Jolyon Jenkins investigates the links between numbers and illusion.
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11:30
On the Rocks—Series 1, Barter
4/4 Morwenna is trying to improve herself, and Frank needs a lesson in island economics.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/12/2013
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—20/12/2013
Consumer news with Peter White.
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12:52
The Listening Project—Pat and Tony - Memories and Marriage
Fi Glover with a conversation about dealing with life when your partner has dementia.
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12:57
Weather—20/12/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—20/12/2013
National and international news.
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13:45
A Cause for Caroling—10. Ring in the New
Jeremy Summerly ponders the success of new carols over the last century.
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14:00
The Archers—19/12/2013
Helen feels apprehensive. (R)
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14:15
Borgen: Outside the Castle—Episode 5
5/5 Hans Gammelgaard fears for his family after receiving anonymous death threats.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—1870s Special at Beamish
Eric Robson chairs a special 1870s-themed episode of GQT from Beamish, the Living Museum.
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15:45
Saki—The Music on the Hill
2/3 A pragmatic society bride finds herself at the centre of a gothic ghost story.
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16:00
Last Word—Peter O'Toole, Lord Roberts of Conwy, Colin Wilson, Joan Fontaine, Ronnie Briggs
Matthew Bannister recalls an actor, a politician, an author, an actress and a train robber
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16:30
More or Less—Britain's 80,000 homeless children
Tim Harford on a Shelter statistic. Plus wine shortage, maths and magic, and football.
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16:56
The Listening Project—Shahid and Henna - Building a Future Together
Fi Glover with a conversation about making a marriage work and the sacrifices involved.
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17:00
PM—20/12/2013
Interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/12/2013
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
The News Quiz—Series 82, Episode 7
7/7 A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
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19:00
The Archers—20/12/2013
Rosa speaks her mind.
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19:15
Front Row—Julie Andrews; All Is Lost; Michael Palin; protecting art during war
Arts news, interviews and reviews. Kirsty Lang talks to Julie Andrews.
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19:45
Roddy Doyle on Radio 4—The Snapper, Episode 5
5/5 Sharon is resolute in her decision to leave home. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Michael Portillo, Chris Mullin, Nikki King, Mark Damazer
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Harrow in Middlesex.
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20:50
A Point of View—Islamo-Christian Heritage
William Dalrymple reflects on the co-habitation of Islam and Christianity.
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21:00
A Cause for Caroling—A Cause for Caroling: Omnibus, Joy to the World
2/2 Jeremy Summerly covers the 19th-century revival and golden age of the Christmas carol.
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21:58
Weather—20/12/2013
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—20/12/2013
Nigella Lawson 'maliciously vilified' as former aides cleared of fraud. With David Eades.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Aunts Aren't Gentlemen, Trying to Brazen It Out
5/5 An elopement is in the offing, but will Jeeves, as always, save Bertie's bacon?
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23:00
Great Lives—Michael Horovitz on Allen Ginsberg
Michael Horovitz nominates fellow poet Allen Ginsberg as his Great Life. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—20/12/2013
The latest news from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Suzanne and Karen - Let's Talk About Sex
Fi Glover with a conversation about encouraging good sex and abolishing bad.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/12/2013
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Diana Cooper - Darling Monster, Episode 5
5/5 John Julius is now a student at Oxford, while his mother continues to live in France. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/12/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/12/2013
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/12/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/12/2013
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/12/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells.
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05:45
iPM—21/12/2013
'Our voices are part of people's lives' - discussing the role of Radio Announcer.
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