LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—26/03/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Opening Lines—Series 16, Audiophile by Ian Green
2/3 A young man is transfixed by the voice he hears through his living room wall. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—26/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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02:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—26/03/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—26/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—26/03/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Chad's, Shrewsbury
Church bells from St Chad's, Shrewsbury.
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05:45
Lent Talks—Ben Judah - Destiny and the Migrant
Ben Judah talks about his family's journey over the centuries from Baghdad to London. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—26/03/2017
The latest national and international news.
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06:05
Something Understood—Walls
Poet Michael Symmons Roberts asks if walls are a liability or asset.
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06:35
Living World—Otters
Jessica Holm searches for otters along the Tarka Trail in Devon. Recorded in 1993.
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06:57
Weather—26/03/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—26/03/2017
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Henry VIII's mass; Converts to Islam; Renovations to the Tomb of Jesus.
The Mass heard by Henry VIII; converts to Islam; the completed renovations at Jesus' tomb.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Comic Relief
David Tennant makes an appeal on behalf of Comic Relief.
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07:57
Weather—26/03/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—26/03/2017
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—The Pearl of Great Value
Anna Magnusson draws on personal experience for a reflection on Mothering Sunday.
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08:48
A Point of View—The Power and Peril of Stories
Tom Shakespeare reflects on why the political populists are all master story tellers. (R)
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Willow Warbler
Kate Humble presents the willow warbler. (R)
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09:00
Broadcasting House—26/03/2017
Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—26/03/2017
Alistair deals with an emergency, and Alice expresses her thanks.
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—26/03/2017
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 5
5/6 Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth. (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—Chef Dan Barber: The Third Plate
Dan Saladino meets influential US chef Dan Barber, in the UK on a food 'waste' mission.
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12:57
Weather—26/03/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—26/03/2017
Global news and analysis.
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13:30
From Our Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Correspondent—26/03/2017
Property guardians, boys' nights, British Asian football fans and terrorism all feature.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Kent
Eric Robson and his panel answer the horticultural questions from Kent. (R)
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14:45
The Listening Project—Omnibus - Breaking Down Barriers
Overcoming a covert stammer, profound deafness, and prejudice against women bricklayers.
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15:00
Jules Verne—Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Episode 2
2/2 More shocks and perils await the three intrepid explorers deep beneath the earth.
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16:00
Open Book—Balli Kaur Jaswal
Topical short stories and Balli Kaur Jaswal.
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16:30
Four Seasons—An anthology of poems for the new season
An anthology of old and new poems for spring read by actors and poets for Four Seasons.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—Councils in Crisis
The local councils turning to commercial investments to balance the books. (R)
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17:40
Profile—Catherine Corless
The story of Catherine Corless, who has been described as 'Ireland's Erin Brockovich'. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—26/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—26/03/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—26/03/17 Rudd: WhatsApp must not be "place for terrorists to hide"
Rudd: security services must have access to encrypted messaging services in terror cases
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Peter Curran
Peter Curran picks his favourite clips of the week.
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19:00
The Archers—26/03/2017
There's a difference of opinion at Bridge Farm.
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19:15
Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Pinter
3/4 Boswell meets playwright Harold Pinter but finds himself the victim of a betrayal. (R)
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19:45
The Sofa
In a 1930s Dublin suburb, Mrs Bagot awaits the arrival of her new sofa. By Maeve Brennan.
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20:00
Feedback—Westminster attack
Listeners' reactions to the coverage of the Westminster attack and reporting on Brexit. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—Martin McGuinness, Chuck Berry, Sir Derek Walcott, Salome Karwah, Colin Dexter
Matthew Bannister on a politician, a musician, a poet, an Ebola survivor, a writer. (R)
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21:00
Money Box—The reality of financial exclusion
Financial exclusion, state pension age review and the Lifetime ISA. (R)
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21:26
Radio 4 Appeal—Comic Relief
David Tennant makes an appeal on behalf of Comic Relief. (R)
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21:30
Analysis—Detoxifying France's National Front
Has Marine Le Pen succeeded in detoxifying the party founded by her father 40 years ago? (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—26/03/2017
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss security at Westminster and the triggering of Article 50.
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23:00
TED Radio Hour—Series 4, Giving It Away
3/13 Guy Raz explores why some people give away their time, money, food and ideas.
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23:50
A Point of View—The Power and Peril of Stories
Tom Shakespeare reflects on why the political populists are all master story tellers. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—27/03/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Grandfathers - Dementia carers
Grandfathers: a global study. Also, dementia carers. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Chad's, Shrewsbury
Church bells from St Chad's, Shrewsbury. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—27/03/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/03/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/03/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/03/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Prebendary Edward Mason.
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05:45
Farming Today—Neonicotinoids, rural pubs and spring on the farm
Could neonicotinoids be banned outright on fields throughout the EU?
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05:56
Weather—27/03/2017
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Yellowhammer
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the yellowhammer. (R)
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06:00
Today—27/03/2017
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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