LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—10/09/2009
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—William Golding - The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies, Episode 4
4/5 Personal disasters take their toll, but his latest novel receives the ultimate accolade.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/09/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—11/09/2009
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—11/09/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—11/09/2009
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—11/09/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Stephen Shipley.
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05:45
Farming Today—11/09/2009
There has been a significant increase in the amount of poaching in the countryside.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—11/09/2009
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Reunion—Iranian Embassy Siege
Sue MacGregor reunites those caught up in the 1980 siege at the Iranian Embassy in London.
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09:45
Act of Worship—11/09/2009
An act of worship and music led by Rev Angela Tilby.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—School entrance exams; The work of playwright Githa Sowerby
Do entrance exams put too much pressure on 11 year olds? Plus, Githa Sowerby discussed.
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11:00
What Became of the Bank Manager?
Clive Anderson investigates the demise of the traditional bank manager.
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11:30
The Pickerskill Reports—Series 1, Cadmus Wilcox
3/4 Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a pupil set for Olympic glory.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—11/09/2009
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—11/09/2009
Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
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12:57
Weather—11/09/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—11/09/2009
National and international news.
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13:30
More or Less—11/09/2009
Tim Harford examines reports that the world will cool over the next two decades.
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14:00
The Archers—10/09/2009
Making a scene.
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Second Best Bed
Comic monologue by Christopher Green about a feisty woman who takes to her bed.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—11/09/2009
Peter Gibbs chairs. With Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and Matthew Biggs.
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15:45
The Test of Time—Mesopotamian Wound Healing
5/5 Prof Gus McGrouther finds links between his wound healing research and early Mesopotamia. (R)
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16:00
Last Word—11/09/2009
Celebrating the lives of Keith Waterhouse, Baroness Chapman, Sergei Mikhalkov.
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16:30
The Film Programme—11/09/2009
Nora Ephron discusses her biopic of America's first celebrity chef, Julia Child.
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17:00
PM—11/09/2009
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—11/09/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—11/09/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—11/09/2009
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
I Guess That's Why They Call It The News—Episode 4
4/5 Fred MacAulay chairs. With Justin Edwards, Paul Sinha and Justin Moorhouse.
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19:00
The Archers—11/09/2009
She's his man.
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19:15
Front Row—11/09/2009
Paula Rego Museum in Portugal, Icelandic tenor Gardar Thor Cortes; playwright Richard Bean
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—David and Caroline Stafford - Au Pairs, Episode 5
5/5 Major life changes beckon, if Alvy and Dorika can get that vase off of Louis's head.
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20:00
Any Questions?—11/09/2009
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Sunbury-on-Thames in Middlesex.
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20:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Tracks
The naturalist examines the revelations found from following fossilised animal tracks.
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21:00
Saturday Drama—The Wooden Overcoat
Pamela Branch's comic murder mystery set in London in 1951, adapted by Mark Gatiss. (R)
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21:58
Weather—11/09/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—11/09/2009
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Love and Summer, Episode 10
10/10 Ellie must weigh the damage and decide whether or not to go with Florian to Scandinavia.
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23:00
Great Lives—The A-Z of Dr Johnson
Politician Boris Johnson chooses the creator of the English dictionary, Dr Samuel Johnson.
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23:30
Listen Against—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 More radio ridicule from Jon Holmes, including Thought for the Day... for Satanists. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—11/09/2009
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—William Golding - The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies, Episode 5
5/5 In 1983, in a maelstrom of controversy, Golding's book earns global recognition.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—11/09/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Shipping Forecast—12/09/2009
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/09/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/09/2009
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—12/09/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Alison Twaddle.
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05:45
Wars of The Roses—Episode 3
3/4 It is judgment day, as the town makes last-minute preparations before the final tour. (R)
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