LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/01/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
English Pastoral by James Rebanks—Episode 2
2/5 Remembering childhood, farmer James Rebanks realises the pressure his father came under.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—20/01/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/01/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/01/2021
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/01/21 River monitoring, Live imports, New vets
The Environment Agency says funding gap has lead to a decrease in water monitoring.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Stephen Moss on the Great Crested Grebe
Writer and wildlife programme-maker Stephen Moss recalls seeing a great crested grebe.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/01/2021
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—20/01/2021
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
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09:00
More or Less—Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing
If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change?
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09:30
Steelmanning—Episode 2
2/5 Timandra Harkness tries to test her views by steelplating the arguments of her opponents.
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09:45
Daily Service—20/01/2021 Christ’s work in bringing us together
Christian worship with Bible reading, prayer, music led by the Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Clemency Burton-Hill, V&A African fashion exhibition, Liverpool Mayor Wendy Simon, Presidential Inauguration.
Clemency Burton-Hill's first interview after suffering a brain haemorrhage last year.
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10:45
Lamentation—Episode 3
3/10 Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.
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11:00
How the Irish Shaped Britain—McAlpine's Fusiliers
2/3 Fergal Keane explores the profound influence the Irish have had on Britain.
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11:30
Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Neuropolis, When You're Snarling
2/4 Comedian Rob Newman presents a unique odyssey of our brains mixing stand-up and sketches.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—20/01/2021
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:03
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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12:06
The Snow And The Works On The Northern Line by Ruth Thomas—Episode 8
8/10 Ell Potter reads Ruth Thomas’s funny, heart-tugging story of betrayal and revenge.
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12:20
You and Yours—Supermarket Workers, Dress Up to Stay In, Green Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs Grant
How does pay at supermarkets compare to other jobs?
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12:57
Weather—20/01/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—20/01/2021
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague
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14:00
The Archers—19/01/2021
Pip vows revenge and Shula struggles with a terrible dilemma.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Safe from Harm
Powerful drama by Rhiannon Boyle charting the devastating ripple effects of paedophilia.
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15:00
Money Box—MBL: Leasehold Reform
Could you benefit from the new plans for leasehold reform?
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15:30
Inside Health—Oximetry at home, Rapid lateral flow tests for Covid
Could measuring oxygen levels at home, when people have covid, save lives?
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16:00
The Media Show—Reporting the war on coronavirus
The challenge for journalists of reaching the frontline.
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16:30
PM—20/01/2021
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—20/01/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/01/2021 Joe Biden sworn in as new US President
Mr Biden promised to unite the country and pledged to be a president for all Americans.
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18:30
Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 2, If You Go Away
4/6 Joanna has a health scare and then she and Roger receive sad news
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19:00
The Archers—20/01/2021
Elizabeth puts her foot in it and Brian offers some words of advice.
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19:15
Front Row—Schubert's Winterreise, novelist Olivia Sudjic, new US administration and the arts, performers' travel post-Brexit
Schubert's song-cycle Winterreise celebrated by singers Roderick Williams and David Webb.
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19:45
Lamentation—Episode 3
3/10 Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.
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20:00
The Spark—Linda Scott and the Double-X Economy
Helen Lewis meets people offering radical solutions to the big problems of our times.
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20:45
Bodies—Episode 3: Slaughterhouse Anatomy - The body in ancient Egypt
3/12 Alice Roberts continues a time travelling tour of anatomical knowledge of the human body.
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21:00
Mysteries of Sleep—Series 1, Sleepwalking
Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who rides her motorbike while asleep.
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21:30
The Media Show—Reporting the war on coronavirus
The challenge for journalists of reaching the frontline.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president
Mr Biden appeals for unity at β€one of most challenging times in our historyβ€
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22:45
The Snow And The Works On The Northern Line by Ruth Thomas—Episode 8
8/10 Ell Potter reads Ruth Thomas’s funny, heart-tugging story of betrayal and revenge.
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23:00
Bunk Bed—Series 7, Episode Three: Patrick Marber and Peter Curran compare wonders and woes with singer Guy Garvey and actress Rachael Stirling
3/8 Married showbiz couple obliged to discuss private matters with two nosey herberts.
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23:15
The Skewer—Series 3, Episode 2
2/12 Jon Holmes's award winning satirical river of sound returns to twist itself into the news.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—20/01/2021
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/01/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
English Pastoral by James Rebanks—Episode 3
3/5 The pressure to squeeze more out of the land intensifies as the farm risks ruin.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/01/2021
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/01/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/01/2021
Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
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05:45
Farming Today—21/01/21 Floods, Farm payments, Vets racism research
Farmers affected by flooding tell us how they have been preparing.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Samuel West on the Collared Dove
Samuel West laments how the beautiful collared dove has a call like a bored footie fan.
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