LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/09/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence, Episode 3
3/5 The biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard by award-winning biographer Artemis Cooper (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/09/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/09/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/09/2016
Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—Farm fires, Protein in wheat, Radio 4 Poetry Day
There's been a rise in the cost of insurance claims for fires on farms.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Brent Geese
Chris Packham presents the brent goose. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—22/09/2016
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—Zeno's Paradoxes
Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno
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09:45
Daily Service—22/09/2016
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—LBD, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Turf, Prison, Helen Mort, Labour women
Little black dress, football ballet, housing after prison, autumn poetry, Labour MPs.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Land's End to John O'Groats, Shap Fell
4/5 It is day ten, and the terrain, weather and inner doubts are challenging.
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11:00
From Our Own Correspondent—Higher Powers
Kate Adie presents a new series with dispatches from Iraq, South Africa, France and Egypt.
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11:30
The Double War—22/09/2016
Alvin Hall explores an LP of African-American soldiers discussing fighting in Vietnam.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—22/09/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—22 September 1916 - Juliet Cavendish
Hugh and Juliet Cavendish try to create a perfect day.
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12:15
Four Seasons—Gerard Manley Hopkins: Hurrahing in Harvest
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Hurrahing in Harvest. Read by Simon Russell Beale.
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12:20
You and Yours—Permanent make-up, Southern Rail, Video recipes
A look at standards in the permanent make-up industry.
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12:57
Weather—22/09/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—22/09/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
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13:45
A History of the Infinite—The Infinite and Human Experience
4/10 Adrian Moore’s series asks how humans make sense of infinity.
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14:00
The Archers—21/09/2016
The Bull has an unexpected guest. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Hatch, Match and Dispatch, Elephants All the Way Up by Lavinia Murray
6/6 Life's complicated for simple soul Harper. Then the ground starts to shift - literally. (R)
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15:00
Ramblings—Series 34, The Pilgrims Way
Clare Balding takes this ancient way to discover the power and popularity of pilgrimage.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Calvert Trust
Frank Gardner makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Calvert Trust. (R)
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15:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award 2016, The Darkest Place in England
By Lavinia Greenlaw. A teenage girl on a deep dark moor is drawn into a different darkness
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16:00
Four Seasons—W. B. Yeats: The Wild Swans at Coole
W. B. Yeats: The Wild Swans at Coole. Read by Sinead Cusack.
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16:05
The Film Programme—David Arnold
A soundtrack special with composer David Arnold's notes on Independence Day.
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16:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—What's Left to Explore?
What's left to explore? Adam Rutherford with a special edition from New Scientist Live.
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17:00
PM—22/09/2016
Rebel-held areas of Aleppo have been targeted in the heaviest air strikes in months.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—22/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/09/2016 Syria: Aleppo Bombardments Intensify
UN aid convoy reaches rebel-held Damascus suburb; Bake Off's Mary Berry shuns Channel 4
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18:30
Radio Active—Radio Active - David Chizzlenut
Britain's only national local radio station returns to the airwaves in a one-off special.
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19:00
The Archers—22/09/2016
Emma offloads her worries to Peggy.
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19:15
Front Row—Hull City of Culture 2017, Emma Donoghue, Ira Sachs, a poem for autumn, K J Orr
Hull's City of Culture 2017 programme, Emma Donoghue's new novel, Ira Sachs, K J Orr.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Land's End to John O'Groats, Shap Fell
4/5 It is day ten, and the terrain, weather and inner doubts are challenging. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—A Ceasefire in Syria?
Why is it so difficult to find peace in Syria, and what is getting in the way of a deal?
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20:30
In Business—Brexit: The Response of the French Abroad
How has London's French business community fared since Brexit?
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Inside Science—What's Left to Explore?
What's left to explore? Adam Rutherford with a special edition from New Scientist Live. (R)
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21:30
In Our Time—Zeno's Paradoxes
Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno (R)
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21:58
Weather—22/09/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Aleppo suffers more airstrikes
US and Russia are in emergency talks in an attempt to revive the ceasefire in Syria.
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22:45
Short Works—The Authorities: A Modern Elegy by Jenn Ashworth
There's a body on a beach and the investigators are using their imagination.
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23:00
Small Scenes—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Symphonious sketch series with Daniel Rigby, Mike Wozniak, Sara Pascoe and Henry Paker. (R)
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23:30
A Good Read—Marian Keyes and Nikki Bedi
Marian Keyes and Nikki Bedi discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. (R)
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23:55
Four Seasons—Rain, etc.
An anthology of autumn poems, old and new, from Shakespeare, Liz Berry and George Ellis.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—23/09/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence, Episode 4
4/5 The biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard by award-winning biographer Artemis Cooper (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/09/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/09/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/09/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/09/2016
Spiritual reflection with the Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—Neonicotinoids, hedgelaying and cider apprenticeships
Do neonicotinoids kill bees? The hedge-laying season begins.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Lesser White-fronted Goose
Chris Packham presents the lesser white-fronted goose. (R)
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