LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/01/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Short Works—Green Paper
By A M Bakalar. It's Poland in 1980 and Sonia receives some unwelcome visitors. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/01/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—20/01/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Helen's, Sefton
Bells on Sunday from St Helen's, Sefton
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05:45
Profile—Roger Whiteside
Mark Coles profiles Greggs’ CEO Roger Whiteside. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News Headlines—20/01/2019
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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06:05
Something Understood—Hunger
Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores the experience of hunger.
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06:35
On Your Farm—Selling Shetland
Shetland has its own sheep, cattle and ponies. Can local farmers make money from them?
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06:57
Weather—20/01/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
News and Papers—20/01/2019
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Turbans and Tales, Clergy Safety, The Unknown Six
Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, with William Crawley
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—World Child Cancer
Gary Lineker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer.
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07:57
Weather—20/01/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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08:00
News and Papers—20/01/2019
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—A Light Shines in the Darkness
Amanda Mukwashi is the preacher in a service from Croydon Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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08:48
A Point of View—Brexit and the English Revolution
Linda Colley asks if - eventually - Brexit could be the modernizing force the UK needs.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Kirsty Oswald's Robin
Kirsty Oswald returns to share a tale of the spideog, also known as the robin.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—20/01/2019
News with Paddy O'Connell including what will happen in Parliament about Brexit.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—20/01/2019
Disaster strikes for Jennifer and Lexi has some surprising news
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11:15
Desert Island Discs—James Rebanks, shepherd and writer
James Rebanks, shepherd and writer, shares his track choices with Lauren Laverne.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/01/2019
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
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12:04
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 21, Episode 4
4/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. (R)
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12:32
The Food Programme—The one where we talk about deep fried Mars Bars
Food writer Rachel McCormack explores deep fried cuisine throughout Europe
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12:57
Weather—20/01/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
The World This Weekend—20/01/2019
Global news and analysis; presented by Mark Mardell
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13:30
From Our Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Correspondent—20/01/2019
Beer under sail in Norfolk, Burns Suppers, cancer treatment and a derelict Lakeland lido.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Uppingham
Eric Robson and the panel are in Uppingham, Rutland. (R)
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14:45
The Listening Project—Omnibus - Conversations with or about Mum
Stammering, death and motor neurone disease are all shared in this poignant selection.
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15:00
Drama on 4—Roderick Hudson by Henry James, Episode 1
1/2 Rowland takes sculptor Roderick from the US to Rome with devastating consequences. (R)
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16:00
Open Book—Caribbean Writing with Claire Adam, Jamaica Kincaid and Jacob Ross
A special programme celebrating the breadth and power of writing from the Caribbean
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16:30
A Dream Vision for Our Times
Writer Henry Eliot explores Geoffrey Chaucer’s surreal Dream Vision poems.
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17:00
File on 4 Investigates—The Orphanage Business
File on 4 exposes the abuse of Ugandan children being cared for in UK-funded orphanages (R)
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17:40
Profile—Roger Whiteside
Mark Coles profiles Greggs’ CEO Roger Whiteside. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2019
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—20/01/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/01/2019 Cabinet minister accuses MPs of trying to "steal" Brexit
The cabinet Brexiteer, Liam Fox, says the government has a contract to deliver Brexit.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Gerry Northam
Broadcaster Gerry Northam picks the best of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio this week
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19:00
The Archers—20/01/2019
Alistair takes centre stage
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19:15
The Rivals—Series 4, 4. The Mystery of the Scarlet Thread
4/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Prof SFX Van Duson. (R)
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19:45
Blackwater by Claire McGowan—3. Who Is She?
3/10 Zoe was murdered by Paul, yet 10 years on she is upstairs in his bathroom in his house.
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20:00
More or Less—Intersex Numbers, Fact-Checking Facebook, Jack Bogle
Tim Harford asks whether 1.7% of people are intersex, and examines false claims about MPs. (R)
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20:30
Last Word—Joe Casely-Hayford, Judge Nicholas Crichton, Professor Sophie Oluwole, Professor Paul O’Brien CBE, Carol Channing
Matthew Bannister on a designer, a judge, a philosopher, a nanotechnologist and a singer. (R)
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21:00
Money Box—Benefit rule changes for pensioners with younger partners
From May, pensioners with younger partners can't make new pension credit claims (R)
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—World Child Cancer
Gary Lineker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer. (R)
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21:30
In Business—Beyond the Barbed Wire - Cyber Security in the UK
Can the UK become a world leader in making the internet safer? (R)
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22:00
Westminster Hour—20/01/2019
Carolyn Quinn and guests look forward to another busy week at Westminster.
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23:00
The Film Programme—Mary Queen of Scots
Josie Rourke on Mary Queen Of Scots (R)
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23:30
Something Understood—Hunger
Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explores the experience of hunger. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/01/2019
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Surveillance
Surveillance - how we are both watchers, as well as the watched. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Helen's, Sefton
Bells on Sunday from St Helen's, Sefton (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/01/2019
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—21/01/2019
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/01/2019
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
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05:45
Farming Today—Meat-free report slammed, wool revival, agri-tech
A new report saying eat less meat is condemned as a starvation diet.
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05:56
Weather—21/01/2019
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Tree Sparrow
Martin Hughes-Games presents the Tree Sparrow. (R)
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