LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—24/09/2013
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, Episode 1
1/5 Jung Chang's biography of the woman who single-handedly dragged China into modernity. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—24/09/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/09/2013
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/09/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.
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05:45
Farming Today—24/09/2013
Allegations of scare tactics in the badger cull. We hear calls to stay calm.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Aquatic Warbler
Brett Westwood presents the aquatic warbler.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—24/09/2013
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Life Scientific—Sophie Scott
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter.
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09:30
One to One—Carolyn Quinn speaks to Claire Derry
Carolyn Quinn speaks to Claire Derry, whose son went missing in the Australian outback.
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09:45
Daily Service—24/09/2013
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Janet Wootton.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Beverley Knight; Deb Perelman; Melissa Benn; Women astronauts
Beverley Knight on her new role in The Bodyguard, and the status of women astronauts.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, Episode 2
2/5 Winter 1934: Lilly guides Frank in the art of romance.
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11:00
Shared Planet—Elephant Poaching in Africa
With the illegal trade in ivory on the up, what is the future for Africa's elephants?
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11:30
The Secret Life of JS Bach
Rev Richard Coles returns to his childhood musical hero, with some unexpected twists. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/09/2013
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Is Britain an ageist society?
Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. Is Britain an ageist society?
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12:57
Weather—24/09/2013
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—24/09/2013
National and international news.
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13:45
Our Dreams: Our Selves—Mystics and Melancholia: Radical Dreamers in the Middle Ages
2/5 Lucy Powell returns to the great mystical dreamers of the Middle Ages.
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14:00
The Archers—23/09/2013
Kirsty enjoys some time out. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Out of the Blue, Episode 1
1/2 A cabal inside the police conspires to unseat the government. Starring Anthony Howell.
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15:00
Short Cuts—Series 4, Fictions
1/6 Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about bending the truth.
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15:30
大象传媒 National Short Story Award—大象传媒 National Short Story Award 2013, Barmouth
2/5 By Lisa Blower. The annual holiday conjures memories of children, picnics and arguments.
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16:00
Document—The Hyderabad Massacre
Using new documents, Mike Thomson investigates a largely forgotten massacre in India.
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16:30
Great Lives—Sir Brendan Barber on John Steinbeck
Sir Brendan Barber champions John Steinbeck.
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17:00
PM—24/09/2013
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—24/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—24/09/2013
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 A sketch that is much too rude and advice on how to deal with bullies.
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19:00
The Archers—24/09/2013
Joe's not having a good day.
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19:15
Front Row—Fourth Plinth art; Stephen King reviewed; Alfred and Adrian Brendel; 大象传媒 Short Story Award
Mark Lawson on the artworks competing to occupy the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, Episode 2
2/5 Winter 1934: Lilly guides Frank in the art of romance. (R)
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20:00
File on 4 Investigates—Secrecy and Surveillance
What rights do people have when they feel they've been unfairly put under surveillance?
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20:40
In Touch—RNIB Report on declining services
Norman Lamb MP Minister for Care and Support talks about rehab services for blind people.
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21:00
Inside Health—Parkinson's Disease, Breast cancer screening, Slimming pills, Sunscreens, Teeth
Dr Mark Porter goes on a quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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21:30
The Life Scientific—Sophie Scott
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter. (R)
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21:58
Weather—24/09/2013
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—24/09/2013
Ed Miliband announces energy price freeze. News round-up with Carolyn Quinn.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Lady Susan, Episode 2
2/5 Much to his sister's dismay, Reginald is falling under Lady Susan's spell.
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23:00
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 2, Security
4/4 DS Nick Mohammed is asked to provide additional security for a major event.
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23:30
Don't Log Off—Series 3, Connection & Separation
Gunfight in Cairo, a nervous French woman and a Brazilian man's troubled love affair. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—25/09/2013
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, Episode 2
2/5 Cixi forms an important political alliance and launches a palace coup. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—25/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—25/09/2013
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—25/09/2013
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—25/09/2013
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—25/09/2013
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.
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05:45
Farming Today—25/09/2013
Restaurants are being inspected to make sure the meat they describe as Welsh actually is.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Melodious Warbler
Brett Westwood presents the melodious warbler.
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