LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—04/08/2011
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 3
3/5 Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—04/08/2011
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/08/2011
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/08/2011
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:45
Farming Today—04/08/2011
Charlotte Smith is in Lincolnshire driving a combine to harvest a field of oil seed rape.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—04/08/2011
With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Shirley Williams
1/4 Baroness Shirley Williams returns to her childhood homes.
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09:30
The Tribes of Science—More Tribes of Science, The Archaeologists
1/5 Peter Curran encounters a tribe of archaeologists, digging up Stone Age life on Jersey.
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09:45
Daily Service—04/08/2011
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Breast cancer screening; urban bees; fear of poetry
Breast cancer screening; urban beekeeping and fear of poetry. Presented by Jenni Murray.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 4
4/10 Frederic has to go back to the war, and Catherine gives him some parting news.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—The Mourides of Senegal
Tim Judah reports from Senegal on the growing influence of the Mouride Sufi brotherhood.
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11:30
Paddling With Peter Duck
John McCarthy explores the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he once owned.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/08/2011
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—04/08/2011
With Peter White. What next for thousands of customers of the now-collapsed Holidays 4 U?
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12:57
Weather—04/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—04/08/2011
With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
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13:30
Questions, Questions—04/08/2011
Stewart Henderson finds out why tea and coffee pots are different shapes.
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14:00
The Archers—03/08/2011
Mia gets a nasty shock.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Peter Souter - Stream, River, Sea
Grief-stricken Hugh and Bella keep meeting after the sudden deaths of their loved ones. (R)
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15:00
Open Country—Northumberlandia
Is the largest replica of the human body in the landscape a good idea for Northumberland?
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Lymphoma Association
James Landale presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Lymphoma Association.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—New Irish Short Stories, Winter
3/3 Glanmire Wood finally belongs to Eva - but at what price?
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15:45
Russia: The Wild East—Series 2, The Brezhnev Years
19/25 Brezhnev begins the decline that leads to the collapse of the USSR.
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16:00
Open Book—31/07/2011
Mariella Frostrup and the final part of her history of women's writing.
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16:30
Material World—04/08/2011
50 years since Milgram's obedience experiment, and the science behind magic.
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17:00
PM—04/08/2011
Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—04/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—04/08/2011
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—04/08/2011
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 5, Gardening Expert
3/6 Milton crosses stamens with a deadly rival in the vicious cut-throat world of gardening.
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19:00
The Archers—04/08/2011
Lynda makes a show of solidarity.
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19:15
Front Row—Viktoria Mullova and Matthew Barley; Charlotte Gainsbourg in The Tree
With Kirsty Lang, who meets violinist Viktoria Mullova and cellist Matthew Barley.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 4
4/10 Frederic has to go back to the war, and Catherine gives him some parting news.
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20:00
The Report—TB in Cattle
The battle over badger culling and the controversy of how to tackle TB in cattle.
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20:30
In Business—Bitter Pill
What does the closure of the giant Pfizer facility in Kent mean for the UK's R&D future?
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21:00
Science: From Cradle to Grave
Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view.
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21:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 5, Shirley Williams
1/4 Baroness Shirley Williams returns to her childhood homes.
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21:58
Weather—04/08/2011
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—04/08/2011
National and international news and analysis.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Pereira Maintains, Episode 9
9/10 Pereira's assistant is on the run and needs somewhere to hide. Derek Jacobi reads.
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23:00
House on Fire—Series 2, Loan
1/6 When Matt's plans for winning the lottery go awry he is forced to borrow money from Vicky.
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23:30
Elvenquest—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Lord Darkness has Amis and wants the sword. Can Sam stop him? (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—05/08/2011
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue, Episode 4
4/5 Lynn Knight's memoir tells the story of her accidental family.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—05/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—05/08/2011
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—05/08/2011
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—05/08/2011
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—05/08/2011
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
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05:45
Farming Today—05/08/2011
The team battle thunderstorms as they take in the harvest at a Lincolnshire farm.
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