LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—23/05/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Empty Stages—Madison Chorus
3/3 A drama graduate finds herself alone on a stage in a theatre closed by the pandemic.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/05/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/05/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—The Church of St Peter and St Paul, in Aston in Birmingham
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Peter and St Paul, in Aston in Birmingham
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05:45
Profile—Edwin Poots
A profile of the newly elected leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
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Morning
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06:00
News Summary—23/05/2021
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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06:05
Something Understood—Rocks that Fail
Mark Tully asks what happens when the things or people we rely on let us down.
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06:35
On Your Farm—Nigel Owens
Anna Jones meets the top rugby referee who swapped test matches for cattle farming.
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06:57
Weather—23/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—23/05/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—The Church's Role Post Covid; Gaza Ceasefire; G7 Choir
Edward Stourton with a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—International Justice Mission UK
Rapper Guvna B makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of International Justice Mission UK
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07:57
Weather—23/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—23/05/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—The Breath of Life
Bishop of Bangor, Rt Revd Andy John leads a service for Pentecost from St Tudno's Church.
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08:48
A Point of View—On Concrete
Rebecca Stott on why we need to rethink our love affair with concrete.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Reed Bunting
David Attenborough presents the reed bunting.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—23/05/2021
News with Paddy O'Connell including the future of the Union and the pursuit of Love.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—23/05/2021
Jim finds himself caught in the crossfire and Alice faces the consequences of her actions.
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10:54
Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Flycatchers
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the pied and spotted flycatcher.
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11:00
Desert Island Discs—Alexei Sayle, comedian
Alexei Sayle, comedian and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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11:45
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley—Take A Breath
How learning to control your breath can lower anxiety and enhance your decision making.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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12:04
Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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12:32
The Food Programme—Socially Distanced Dining: Indoor restaurants reopen again
Leyla Kazim heads to Padstow to discover how restaurants are adapting to new Covid rules.
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12:57
Weather—23/05/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—23/05/2021
Jonny Dymond looks at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
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13:30
The Listening Project—A place to belong
From the family we're born into or create, to places and communities that bring comfort.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ: Tasty Tomatoes and Anarchic Aloes
Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
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14:45
Thought Cages—The Art of Self-Deception
Exploding society’s received wisdom. Do we deceive ourselves… to better fool others?
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15:00
Hardy's Women—Two on a Tower, Part 2 - Marriage
2/2 Hardy's romantic melodrama sets two lovers' lives against the backdrop of the universe
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16:00
Open Book—New Irish Writing, Book Dedications, Mary Gaitskill on Madame Bovary
Elizabeth Day talks to Lisa McInerney and Lucy Caldwell
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16:30
On Form—The Sonnet
1/3 Andrew McMillan explores why poetic forms are fashionable again. This week: the sonnet.
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17:00
File on 4—The Cost of Long Covid
Long Covid - what happens when the sick pay runs out?
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17:40
Profile—Edwin Poots
A profile of the newly elected leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—23/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—23/05/2021 Government denies pursuing herd immunity policy
Government denies pursuing herd immunity policy, Italian cable car crash kills 13
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Peter Curran
Peter Curran chooses the best of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ audio this week.
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19:00
The Mirror by Kate Mosse
Supernatural story by Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth and The Taxidermist's Daughter.
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19:15
The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Phil Wang
6/10 Being overheard and the tyranny of toilets. Stephen Mangan talks to comic Phil Wang.
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19:45
The Things We Leave Behind—Episode 3
3/5 Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
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20:00
Feedback—21/05/2021
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
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20:30
Last Word—Spencer Silver, Kevin Jackson, Patricia Brown, Asfaw Yemiru
Matthew Bannister on a chemist, a writer, a codebreaker, a teacher.
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21:00
Money Box—FCA to force firms to treat customers better
The FCA plans for consumer duty, Pockit CEO exclusive interview and TikTok finance lessons
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—International Justice Mission UK
Rapper Guvna B makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of International Justice Mission UK
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21:30
Short Cuts—Series 20, The Archivist
7/7 Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about record keepers.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—23/05/2021
Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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23:00
The Film Programme—Cinema: open for business
Cinema: open for business
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23:30
Something Understood—Rocks that Fail
Mark Tully asks what happens when the things or people we rely on let us down.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—24/05/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Fitness & fatness
Fitness & fatness: a programme exploring two sides of the same coin.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—The Church of St Peter and St Paul, in Aston in Birmingham
Bells on Sunday comes from the Church of St Peter and St Paul, in Aston in Birmingham
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—24/05/2021
A selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/05/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/05/2021
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/05/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Mark Clavier
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05:45
Farming Today—24/05/21 - The NI Protocol, gaps in hedgrows and buying local food
Problems with the NI protocol.
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05:56
Weather—24/05/2021
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Dermot O'Leary on Swifts and Swallows
Presenter Dermot O'Leary relishes soaring swifts and swallows bobbing in front of his car.
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