LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/09/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The White Road, Mount Kao-ling
1/5 Edmund de Waal's first stop is China and Jingdezhen, the city of porcelain. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/09/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/09/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain.
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05:45
Farming Today—Shadow secretary of state for Defra, Chilli farming, Wild horse contraception
Listeners' questions are put to the new shadow Defra secretary Kerry McCarthy.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Variable Pitohui
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the poisonous variable pitohui from New Guinea. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—22/09/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Long View—Vietnamese refugees in 1979
Jonathan Freedland compares Britain's responses to refugees from Vietnam and Syria.
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09:30
The Town Is The Menu—4. Cambridge
4/5 Town and Gown provide the inspiration as Simon Preston creates a new dish for Cambridge. (R)
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09:45
Daily Service—22/09/2015
Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by Katharine Longworth.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Judy Chicago, Sexual assaults in schools, Boho fashion, Tara J Lal
Jane Garvey talks to the pioneering feminist artist Judy Chicago.
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10:45
Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 2
2/10 Shardlake is disturbed by a dying man's last words. Dramatisation of CJ Sansom's novel.
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11:00
Natural Histories—Parrots
Brett Westwood explores parrots and their effect on art, literature and society.
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11:30
Orpheus Underground
Novelist Neil Gaiman explores the the intricacies of the Orpheus myth
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—22/09/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—22 September 1915 - Dorothea Winwood
The Winwoods venture out for the first time with their new baby.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Can you learn how to be happy?
Winifred Robinson asks whether it is possible to learn how to be happy.
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12:57
Weather—22/09/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—22/09/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Computing Britain—Computers at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
7/12 How 1980s Britain grew to love the home computer. Presented by mathematician Hannah Fry.
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14:00
The Archers—21/09/2015
Rob looks for more structure. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Orpheus and Eurydice
Contemporary interpretation of the Orpheus myth by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 11, Wolverhampton
4/6 Jay Rayner and the culinary panel are in Wolverhampton. (R)
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15:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2015, Bunny
By Mark Haddon. A man overeats and fears leaving the house, but Leah comes to the rescue.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—Reading: Print v eBooks
Michael Rosen examines the differences between reading print books and reading eBooks.
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16:30
Great Lives—Nick Stadlen on Bram Fischer
Nick Stadlen champions the life of the Afrikaner Revolutionary Bram Fischer.
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17:00
PM—22/09/2015
News interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—22/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/9/2015 Volkswagen crisis escalates
VW says 11 million diesel cars have same software used to cheat in emissions tests in US
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18:30
Reluctant Persuaders—Series 1, We Try Harder
2/4 Rupert Hardacre enlists Amanda's help to win back one of his old accounts.
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19:00
The Archers—22/09/2015
At Grey Gables, it is the time and place to remember.
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19:15
Front Row—James Dean biopic, Mr Foote's Other Leg, Frances Leviston, Disclosure
Including a review of the James Dean biopic Life. John Wilson presents.
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19:45
Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 2
2/10 Shardlake is disturbed by a dying man's last words. Dramatisation of CJ Sansom's novel. (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Working in the Shadows
Simon Cox meets migrants working in Britain illegally.
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20:40
In Touch—The Trader, the Archer and the Pastor
We hear from a blind financial trader, a Baptist minister and an archer.
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21:00
Inside Health—Cancer drugs fund, Winter flu vaccine, Bandy legs and knock knees, Peer review
Dr Mark Porter on the anxiety being caused by proposed reforms to the Cancer Drugs Fund.
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21:30
The Long View—Vietnamese refugees in 1979
Jonathan Freedland compares Britain's responses to refugees from Vietnam and Syria. (R)
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21:58
Weather—22/09/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—EU ministers agree compulsory quotas to relocate refugees.
Vote passed by a large majority - despite fierce opposition from some countries.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay, Episode 2
2/10 The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless'
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23:00
Alice's Wunderland—Series 3, Episode 2
2/4 Can the peculiar narrator help a ghost find the villain who squashed him in the 1970s?
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23:30
With Great Pleasure—Levi Roots
Levi Roots picks his favourite readings. Read by Adrian Lester and Claire Benedict. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—23/09/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The White Road, Dresden and Tschirnhaus
2/5 The author explores the dramatic events that led to the creation of European porcelain. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/09/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/09/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain.
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05:45
Farming Today—Newts, Joan Bomford, Herbs for skincare
A new approach to newts might make land development easier. Presented by Anna Hill.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Black Drongo
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the black drongo of Southern Asia. (R)
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