LW Schedule
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Morning
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07:30
Today—29/12/2017
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:44
Daily Service—29/12/2017
Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by the Rev Marie Elsa Bragg.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women in TV and Film 2017
2017: Women in TV and film; women & homelessness; women of colour in mainstream media.
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10:45
Incredible Women—Series 6, Episode 5
5/5 Rebecca and Jeremy Front toast national treasure Dame Cicely Leyland on her 100th birthday
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11:00
I'm Stuck in Here
Ian Sansom is trapped inside your radio.
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11:30
David Sedaris: The Santaland Diaries
Meet Crumpet, a Christmas elf at a famous New York department store. These are his diaries (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/12/2017
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—29 December 1917 - Joyce Lyle
In Tynemouth, Duncan gives Joyce a difficult start to her day.
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12:15
You and Yours—Paypal refunds, Piano tuning, National diets, Retail trends for 2018
Consumer news and issues.
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12:57
Weather—29/12/2017
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—29/12/2017
News with Chris Mason including internet vs GP visits and bones grown in laboratories.
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13:45
Radio Four's Pen Pals—Series 1, Louiza and Angeliki
Archers actor Louiza Patikas chooses fellow thespian Angeliki Papoulia as her pen pal.
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14:00
The Archers—28/12/2017
Brian sets out his vision. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Steve Waters - Saving the Blue
On Dartmoor in the 1970s, one man tries to save one of the UK's most iconic butterflies.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Garden Museum
Peter Gibbs and the panel visit the Garden Museum in Lambeth.
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15:45
Short Works—Series 1, The Boundary
A short story for Radio 4 by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri.
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16:00
Last Word—Sir Peter Burt, Jill Lever, John Mattock, Peter Duffell and Tom Paley
Julian Worricker on a banker, an archivist, a horticulturalist, a director, a musician.
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16:30
A Good Read—Ed Byrne and Hardeep Singh Kohli
Ed Byrne and Hardeep Singh Kohli talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. (R)
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16:55
The Listening Project—Sharon and Melanie - Learning from Cancer
Discovering how to live with cancer can have unexpected positive side effects.
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17:00
PM—29/12/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—29/12/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—29/12/17 Anti-government protests sweep across Iran
Thousands take to the streets of Iran, in the biggest challenge to the regime since 2009.
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18:15
Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 4, The Visit
2/4 Doon Mackichan stars as a woman intent on revenge in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue. (R)
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18:30
Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2017, Episode 2
2/2 The team imagines how Britain's media would cope if Donald Trump pressed the button.
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19:00
The Archers—29/12/2017
Lynda is on top form.
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19:15
Front Row—Kay Mellor, Frankenstein, Swimming with Men
Kay Mellor on her new ITV drama Girlfriends.
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19:45
Incredible Women—Series 6, Episode 5
5/5 Rebecca and Jeremy Front toast national treasure Dame Cicely Leyland on her 100th birthday (R)
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20:00
Correspondents' Look Ahead—Looking Ahead to 2018
Senior Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ journalists forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year.
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20:50
A Point of View—Dramatic Speech
Howard Jacobson muses on the 'frozen wastes of Emojiland'.
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21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front - Omnibus—25-29 December 1917
The week in 1917 when the first ladies' international football match was played in Belfast
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22:00
The World Tonight—Iran Protests
Anti-government protests sweep across Iran, a European view on Brexit and new year honours
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22:45
Test Match Special—The Ashes. Australia v England. Fourth Test from the MCG, Melbourne - Day 5
Commentary on day five of the fourth Test between Australia and England, from the MCG.
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