LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—06/03/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Modern Welsh Voices—The Eyas
2/5 By Jim Perrin. A young boy's obsession with taming birds of prey leads him into danger. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—06/03/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/03/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide
Church bells from St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia.
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05:45
Lent Talks—The Dining Room
Dr Michael Banner visits the dining hall at Trinity College to reflect on the Last Supper. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—06/03/2016
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—On Reflection
John McCarthy explores the act of encountering one's own self-image.
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06:35
On Your Farm—Goat Curry
Nancy Nicholson meets goat farmer Adam Wright in the north-east of Scotland.
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06:57
Weather—06/03/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—06/03/2016
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Plight of migrant children, Rabbi Lord Sacks, St Paul's Mosaic and Darwin
What needs to be done to support unaccompanied child migrants to the UK?
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—All We Can
Dr Jill Barber presents an appeal on behalf of All We Can.
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07:57
Weather—06/03/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—06/03/2016
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—Lent Pilgrimage 4: Alone and Together
Reflections for Mothering Sunday on Lent pilgrimage.
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08:48
A Point of View—The Love of Honours
Adam Gopnik reflects on our age-old love of honours and prizes in every walk of life. (R)
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Great Tit
David Attenborough presents the great tit. (R)
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09:00
Broadcasting House—06/03/2016
News programme presented by Paddy O'Connell. Including guess the Radio 4 mother.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—06/03/2016
Ambridge looks back to the floods of a year ago.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Dr Dame Sue Ion
Kirsty Young's castaway is the nuclear engineer and scientist Dr Dame Sue Ion.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/03/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Just a Minute—Series 74, Episode 2
2/6 Gyles Brandreth, Tim Rice and Esther Rantzen join Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons. (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food and Farming Awards 2016: The Finalists
Sheila Dillon unveils the list of the 2016 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food and Farming Awards finalists.
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12:57
Weather—06/03/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—06/03/2016
Global news and analysis.
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13:30
Back to the Ice
Meteorologist Peter Gibbs returns to Antarctica where he spent two years in the 1980s.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Hadlow College, Kent
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Hadlow College in Kent. (R)
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14:45
The Listening Project—Sunday Omnibus: Migration
What is it like to leave your home country to live somewhere else?
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15:00
Drama on 4—Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1. Captured
1/2 Sylvia falls in love with whaler Charlie Kinraid, but he's captured by the Press Gang.
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16:00
Bookclub—Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History
Michael Holroyd talks to James Naughtie about his book A Strange Eventful History.
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16:30
Poetry Please—Women Poets
Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry written by women.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—Special Guardianships: Keeping Things in the Family?
Placing children with relatives is an alternative to adoption. But does it always work? (R)
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17:40
Profile—Jenny Beavan
Becky Milligan on costume designer Jenny Beavan, winner at the 2016 Baftas and Oscars. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—06/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—06/03/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—06/03/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Liz Barclay
Liz Barclay chooses her Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio highlights.
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19:00
The Archers—06/03/2016
On Mother's Day, Rob and Henry roll up their sleeves.
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19:15
Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Lloyd Langford, Susie Dent, Dave Gorman and Natalie Haynes compete in the verbal game show (R)
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19:45
Leap—Our Italics
The leap - from truth-telling childish innocence to the more expedient world of stories.
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20:00
Feedback—Fear of Flying, Evan Davis
A new look for Radio 4 comedy and ten years of The Bottom Line. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—Tony Warren, Louise Rennison, Lord Chorley, George Kennedy, John Chilton
Reeta Chakrabarti on a TV writer, an author, a conservationist, an actor and a musician (R)
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21:00
Money Box—Fund Fee Rip-Off
The investors paying huge fees for managed funds that aren't really managed. (R)
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—All We Can
Dr Jill Barber presents an appeal on behalf of All We Can. (R)
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21:30
Analysis—Labour and the Bomb
Why has Britain's nuclear deterrent been such a difficult issue for the Labour Party? (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—06/03/2016
Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
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22:45
What the Papers Say—06/03/2016
George Parker of the Financial Times looks at how the papers are covering the big stories.
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23:00
The Film Programme—The Coen brothers on synchronised swimming and communism
The Coen brothers talk to Antonia Quirke about communism in the early 1950s. (R)
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23:30
Something Understood—On Reflection
John McCarthy explores the act of encountering one's own self-image. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—07/03/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—The debt collection industry, Spousal job loss
Laurie Taylor explores what happens when everyday forms of borrowing go bad. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide
Church bells from St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—07/03/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/03/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/03/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/03/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shirley Jenner.
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05:45
Farming Today—Farmers for and against the EU; Livestock and dog fouling
Forty leading UK farmers publicly weigh in behind EU membership.
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05:56
Weather—07/03/2016
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blackbird (Spring)
Bill Oddie presents the blackbird. (R)
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