LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—16/12/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—My History, Episode 2
2/5 It is 1947, and the teenage Antonia Pakenham has a schoolgirl crush. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/12/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/12/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—16/12/2015
A short reflection and prayer with Jonathan Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—Scottish fishing quotas increase, Brussels sprouts, Alpacas
Increases in fish quotas spell good news for Scottish fishermen.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Flightless Cormorant
Chris Packham presents the flightless cormorant adapted to its Galapagos world. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—16/12/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—16/12/2015
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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09:00
Midweek—Patricia Cornwell, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Benedict Allen, Simon Nicol
Libby Purves meets crime writer Patricia Cornwell and astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
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09:45
Daily Service—16/12/2015
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Bishop David Walker.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem discusses her new book and the influences on her activism and her feminism.
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10:41
15 Minute Drama—A Speck of Dust, Episode 3
3/5 Zoe starts a new job, but will it be enough to help her keep the house?
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10:55
The Listening Project—Lebanon: Ahmad and Safa - To Live Like A Human Being
A conversation recorded in Beirut between Syrian refugees trying to make a new life there.
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11:00
Online Shopping, Indian Style
Mukti Jain Campion discovers how Indians are embracing the online shopping revolution.
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11:30
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 7, The Flying Scotsman
2/4 A whodunnit set on the great Flying Scotsman in the days of steam.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/12/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
2015 Hashtags of the Year—#AylanKurdi
How one picture changed the nature of the debate about migrants in Europe.
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12:15
You and Yours—Elderly care in Japan, Embroidery in fashion, Fostering
We investigate the practices of private fostering agencies that make millions in profit.
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12:57
Weather—16/12/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—16/12/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:45
British Liberalism: The Grand Tour—The Cold War
Anne McElvoy explores the distinctively embattled liberalism that emerged in the Cold War.
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14:00
The Archers—15/12/2015
A happy anniversary for David and Ruth? (R)
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14:15
Tumanbay—Series 1, Coming of Age
3/10 Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth.
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: Saving and Investing
Questions on saving and investing, including cash, ISAs, funds and stock markets.
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15:30
All in the Mind—Psychology of a Mars mission, Superforecasters, MPs guide to mental health, Recovery College
Space psychology, superforecasters, MPs guide to mental health and Recovery College. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Chess worlds, Competitive entrepreneurs
Laurie Taylor looks at chess communities and the competitive culture of the self-made men.
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16:30
The Media Show—Leveson part 2?, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News at Ten, David Rose on Shaker Aamer
Steve Hewlett asks if there will be a Leveson part two, and David Rose on Shaker Aamer.
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17:00
PM—16/12/2015
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—16/12/2015 Unemployment at 10-year low
Unemployment is at its lowest level in 10 years with a record number of people in work.
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18:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, How to Make a Killing
5/6 A neighbourly good deed lands Tom in trouble.
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19:00
The Archers—16/12/2015
Come and get Eddie's finest quality mistletoe! .
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19:15
Front Row—Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV, gallery gift shop economics
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—A Speck of Dust, Episode 3
3/5 Zoe starts a new job, but will it be enough to help her keep the house? (R)
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20:00
What Is IS?
David Aaronovitch untangles the ideological threads that make up the 'Islamic State'.
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21:00
Would You Eat an Alien?—Emotional Aliens
Christine Nicol explores the meaty problem of eating aliens and how to choose which one.
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21:30
Midweek—Patricia Cornwell, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Benedict Allen, Simon Nicol
Libby Purves meets crime writer Patricia Cornwell and astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—The Fed raises US interest rate
The Fed raises US interest rates, what does it mean for the UK and for the global economy?
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Slade House, Oink Oink, 1997
3/5 Sally Timms and the university Paranormal Society are on a field trip to Slade Alley.
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23:00
Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 2, A Slight Alteration
5/6 Tessa Peake-Jones plays a dressmaker whose latest commission comes at a cost.
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23:15
Before They Were Famous—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Even the most successful writers have, at some point, had to take jobs to pay the bills. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—16/12/2015
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on the last PMQs of the year.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—17/12/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—My History, Episode 3
3/5 The schoolgirl Antonia has converted to Catholicism. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—17/12/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/12/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/12/2015
A short reflection and prayer with Jonathan Rea.
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05:45
Farming Today—GM insects, Christmas nuts, Fishing quotas
Could genetically modified insects help reduce pesticide use and cattle diseases?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Snipe
Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe. (R)
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