LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—06/12/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Mad Enchantment, Episode 1
1/5 How did painter Claude Monet first settle in his house at Giverny? (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—06/12/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—06/12/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—06/12/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry.
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05:45
Farming Today—Security alpacas, Tackling nitrogen pollution and 12 months on since the Cumbria floods
A global initiative is launched to tackle nitrogen pollution.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Golden Pheasant
John Aitchison presents the golden pheasant. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—06/12/2016
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—06/12/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Richard Morris on how we know where we are
Neuroscientist Richard Morris explains how brain cells remember.
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09:30
One to One—Peter Bazalgette on Empathy
Television executive Peter Bazalgette examines empathy, with primatologist Frans de Waal.
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09:44
Daily Service—06/12/2016
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Lying about your age, Sex education, MP Naz Shah on community cohesion
MP Naz Shah on integration. Plus lying about your age and should SRE be compulsory?
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10:45
Katherine Jakeways - Forty Weeks—Lime
2/5 Forty weeks from now a girl called Bayley is having Sam's baby - but he still loves Rose.
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11:00
The Listeners—Series 4, Episode 2
2/3 A profoundly deaf woman reveals how there is more to listening than hearing.
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11:30
Tales from the Stave—Series 14, Puccini's Madame Butterfly
2/3 A celebration of the autographed manuscript of Puccini's masterpiece, Madame Butterfly.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/12/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, The Hunt for Nothing, Part 1
Does nothing exist? Our scientific duo consider the nature of nothing.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How important is it to have a clean house? Call - 03700 100 444.
How important is it to have a clean house?
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12:57
Weather—06/12/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—06/12/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Off airProgrammes will resume at 14:00
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14:00
The Archers—05/12/2016
Kenton makes an impulse buy. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Promises
A fundraiser to save a sick child turns sour when the proceeds go missing.
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15:00
Life at LIPA—Showtime
2/3 Three more students raise the curtain on their final year at performing arts school.
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15:30
Shared Experience—Series 6, Shattered
Shattered - how three people cope with chronic sleep disorders.
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16:00
It's Obscene!
Matthew Syed explores the vexed role of money at the pinnacle of contemporary sport.
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16:30
Great Lives—Cary Grant
Lucy Porter, the comedian and writer, champions Cary Grant as her Great Life
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17:00
PM—06/12/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—06/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—06/12/2016 EU negotiator wants Brexit deal by October 2018
Brexit: EU's chief negotiator says UK will have to reach a deal by October 2018.
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18:30
Clare in the Community—Series 11, Momento
4/6 Clare has lost her memory, but is still positive that she is right, all of the time.
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19:00
The Archers—06/12/2016
David fights a losing battle.
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19:15
Front Row—Dreamgirls, Australia's Impressionists, Sharing the Turner Prize cheque, actor Peter Vaughan remembered
Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger, Australia's Impressionists and Peter Vaughan remembered
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19:45
Katherine Jakeways - Forty Weeks—Lime
2/5 Forty weeks from now a girl called Bayley is having Sam's baby - but he still loves Rose. (R)
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20:00
Faith or Family
The struggle between the world of Hasidic Jews in the UK and those who decide to leave.
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20:40
In Touch—Access To Work, access to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ online content and Red Szell
Why some Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ content is inaccessible, Mark Fulcher on Access to Work and Red Szell.
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21:00
All in the Mind—ADHD and mindwandering, Treating insomnia helps depression, Think Ahead scheme
ADHD and mindwandering, treating insomnia helps depression and the Think Ahead scheme.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Richard Morris on how we know where we are
Neuroscientist Richard Morris explains how brain cells remember. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Syrian troops 'gain important ground' in battle for control of Aleppo
Is it time for Syrian rebels to give up - and admit Assad has won?
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Nutshell, Episode 7
7/8 Ian McEwan's modern-day take on Hamlet, told from the perspective of an unborn child.
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23:00
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 1, History and the Role of the Entertainer
4/4 Alexei explores the role of the entertainer and explains why he will never go on Strictly.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—06/12/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—07/12/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Mad Enchantment, Episode 2
2/5 World War I rages but in his gardens, the illustrious painter gets on with his new project (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—07/12/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/12/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/12/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry.
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05:45
Farming Today—Deforestation in England, Possible sprout shortage, Women in NFUS, Farming in high hills
The Woodland Trust fears that England is slipping towards becoming deforested.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Parrot Crossbill
John Aitchison presents the parrot crossbill. (R)
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