LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—04/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Stop the Clocks, Episode 3
3/5 Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—04/02/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/02/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/02/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
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05:45
Farming Today—Farm Payments, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔopathy for Livestock, Food Waste for Pigs
Delayed farm payments - unacceptable and alarming? The Rural Payments Agency responds.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Black-nest Swiftlet
Michael Palin presents the black-nest swiftlet deep inside an Indonesian cavern (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—04/02/2016
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—04/02/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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09:00
In Our Time—Chromatography
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography.
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09:45
Daily Service—04/02/2016
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Helen Mirren; Dr Sarah Jarvis gives a Zika update
Helen Mirren, a Zika update from Dr Sarah Jarvis and two new novels exploring divorce.
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10:45
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes, Episode 5
5/7 Soames Forsyte prepares to meet his estranged wife Irene for the first time in 12 years.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Nervous Sweden
Why Sweden is sending troops to an island in the Baltic.
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11:30
Invisible Belfast
A mysterious note sends a visitor to Belfast on a labyrinthine journey through the city.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/02/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—4 February 1916 - Olive Hargreaves
Sister Hargreaves has a particularly bad day.
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12:15
You and Yours—Flood insurance, Age UK energy deals, DIY revival
People in areas at a high risk of a flood are finding it difficult to get insurance.
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12:57
Weather—04/02/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—04/02/2016
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
From Savage to Self—We Are All Anthropologists Now
Farrah Jarral shows how anthropology has infiltrated everyday life.
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14:00
The Archers—03/02/2016
Josh flexes his business muscles. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Ferryhill Philosophers, Filial Duties and Special Goods
Joe’s elderly mother is frail, going blind. Her security and happiness are at stake.
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15:00
Open Country—Snowsports at Glenshee, Cairngorms
Helen Mark gets on her skis at Glenshee as it opens for the winter season's first snow.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Childreach International
Gillian Anderson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Childreach International. (R)
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15:30
Open Book—Patrick Flanery
Writer Patrick Flanery talks to Mariella Frostrup. (R)
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16:00
The Film Programme—Toby Jones on Dad's Army
Toby Jones discusses the new film version of Dad's Army. Francine Stock presents.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—UK pollinators' food, Brain implant, Holograms, Lunar 9
How charting the UK's nectar-providing flowers could help pollinating insects.
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17:00
PM—04/02/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—04/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/02/2016 New exodus of Syrian refugees
Turkey faces being overwhelmed by Syrian refugees. No 10 dismisses UN Assange ruling.
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18:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 5
5/6 John makes a heartfelt serving suggestion, and Lawry tries to keep himself busy.
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19:00
The Archers—04/02/2016
What a lovely surprise for Brian.
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19:15
Front Row—Peter Brook, Howard Jacobson, Angel Costumiers and Hamlet in the Jungle
Arts news, interviews and reviews.
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19:45
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes, Episode 5
5/7 Soames Forsyte prepares to meet his estranged wife Irene for the first time in 12 years. (R)
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20:00
The Report—Lord Bramall: A Failure to Investigate?
The former army chief speaks on now-dismissed allegations of child abuse made against him
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20:30
The Bottom Line—Renewable Energy
The green energy firms generating power from the sun, the wind and from cheese.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—UK pollinators' food, Brain implant, Holograms, Lunar 9
How charting the UK's nectar-providing flowers could help pollinating insects. (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—Chromatography
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—London Syria summit warned of fresh refugee exodus
London summit pledges billions to support Syrians. World Tonight speaks to David Miliband.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Orlando, An Admirer
4/10 Orlando turns his mind to his noble ancestry, and an archduchess demands his attention.
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23:00
Talking to Strangers—Episode 1
1/4 Comic monologues written and performed by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan with star guests.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—04/02/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—05/02/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Stop the Clocks, Episode 4
4/5 Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—05/02/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/02/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/02/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/02/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
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05:45
Farming Today—Antibiotics in agriculture, Thirty years of Send a Cow, Waterproofing oil seed rape crops
Are antibiotics in agriculture a threat to our health? Farming Today hears both sides.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Scarlet Macaw
Michael Palin presents the scarlet macaw from Costa Rica. (R)
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