LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/09/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—4. Hygiene
4/5 Dad's fastidious guidelines on hygiene prove a challenge to the 17-year-old Robert. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—01/09/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/09/2017
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/09/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
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05:45
Farming Today—Badger cull, Northern Ireland floods, Bats in churches
The badger cull has been extended - the programme hears from all sides of the argument.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Greylag Goose
Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot on the greylag goose, which is widespread on the islands.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/09/2017
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reunion—Eighties Fashion Designers
Sue MacGregor reunites the designers who transformed fashion in the 1980s. (R)
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09:44
Daily Service—01/09/2017
Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject led, by Leslie Griffiths.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Grace Victory, Scottish politics, camels
Grace Victory, award-winning blogger and YouTuber.
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10:45
Subterranean Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick Blues—Series 2, 5. The Holiday
5/5 Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall star in AL Kennedy's drama about love in later life.
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11:00
The Funeral Singer
Reverend Kate Bottley investigates the growth of professional funeral singers in Britain.
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11:30
The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 3, Summer: New Swedes
2/4 Sten sponsors Ashkan, a young refugee from Afghanistan, who has applied for asylum.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/09/2017
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—1 September 1917 - Adeline Lumley
Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
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12:15
You and Yours—More accurate MPG tests; The revival of the classic red phone box
Peter White on more accurate car MPG tests and the rebirth of the old fashioned phone box.
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12:57
Weather—01/09/2017
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—01/09/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Streets Apart: A History of Social Housing—Series 1, New Towns, New Culture
Lynsey Hanley tells the story of postwar house-building and the rise of the new towns.
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14:00
The Archers—31/08/2017
Lilian tries to explain herself. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Further from Heaven
By James O'Neill. Black comedy set in rural Ireland. (R)
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Lerwick
Peter Gibbs presents the horticultural panel show from Lerwick, Shetland.
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15:45
Short Works—Series 1, Joseph
In a story by David Szalay, two men take up their customary positions by the water's edge.
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16:00
Last Word—Dick Gregory, Jeannie Rousseau, Wayne Lotter, Sean O'Callaghan, John Abercrombie
Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a spy, a conservationist, an informer, a guitarist.
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16:30
More or Less—Grenfell Tower's Death Toll
The difficulties of finding the true number of people who died in the fire.
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16:55
The Listening Project—Judy and Babs - A Difficult Decision
A painfully honest conversation about what it means to have a disabled child.
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17:00
PM—01/09/2017
Coverage and analysis of the day's news. With Carolyn Quinn.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/09/2017
Kenyan court voids presidential result
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18:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 11, Episode 6
6/6 John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Kathy Lette, Andy Miller and Stephen Fry.
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19:00
The Archers—01/09/2017
Adam wants the truth.
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19:15
Front Row—Patti Cake$, Lord of the Flies, Nicole Krauss, James Ngcobo
Nicole Krauss' new novel, an all-female Lord of the Flies, James Ngcobo on The Suitcase.
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19:45
Subterranean Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick Blues—Series 2, 5. The Holiday
5/5 Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall star in AL Kennedy's drama about love in later life. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Minette Batters, Billy Bragg, Lisa Nandy MP, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Mariners' Hall in Beer, Devon.
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20:50
A Point of View—The Religion of Rights
Sir Roger Scruton argues that Europe needs to rediscover its Christian roots.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front - Omnibus—28 August - 1 September 1917
Severe gales across the country uproot trees and damage crops.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Kenya's presidential election 'null and void'
Electoral commission criticised as Kenya's Supreme Court cites voting irregularities.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Afterworld, Episode 5
5/5 By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends.
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23:00
Great Lives—Tracy Chevalier on Mary Anning
Novelist Tracy Chevalier chooses the fossil hunter Mary Anning as her great life. (R)
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23:27
Enlightenment After Dark—Series 1, Digital
Allan Little hosts debates from Edinburgh in an Enlightenment spirit.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Claire and Findlay - When Your Parent Has MS
Children can feel very isolated when if their parent is different.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/09/2017
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—5. The Reckoning
5/5 In Robert Webb's funny and moving memoir the past catches up, and there's a reckoning. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/09/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—02/09/2017
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/09/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/09/2017
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/09/2017
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with writer and broadcaster Sarah Joseph.
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05:45
iPM—I'll never know what happened to my son
A mother on the conversation she wished she'd had.
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