LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/05/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—'Illicit' Dance; The Purpose of War
'Illicit' dance in Indian popular culture. Also, does war serve a social purpose? (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Mary's, Ilmington
The bells of St Mary's Church, Ilmington, Warwickshire. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—19/05/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/05/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/05/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson
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05:45
Farming Today—Transatlantic trade deal, Livestock breeding, M5 services
A transatlantic trade deal is threatened by disagreements over food and farming.
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05:56
Weather—19/05/2014
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Nightingale
David Attenborough presents the nightingale. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—19/05/2014
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Alien Invaders
Anne McElvoy and Ken Thompson, Monique Simmonds, Victoria Herridge and John Lewis-Stempel.
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09:45
Daily Service—19/05/2014
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Wedding Dresses; Meaningful Conversations; Sex Offences
We eavesdrop on brides-to-be as they shop for the big day dress, with Jane Garvey.
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10:45
The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Proposition
1/10 Thriller set in India about a sales assistant who is offered a chance to change her life.
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11:00
Rise of the Willies
They work in London but live in Edinburgh. Alan Cochrane meets Edinburgh's super-commuters
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11:30
Rudy's Rare Records—Series 3, "No Richie, No Cry"
1/6 Adam and Rudy fill the gap left by Richie at University with salsa classes. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—19/05/2014
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
You and Yours—House prices, banking standards and clean beaches
Are mortgage lenders giving out too much money?
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12:57
Weather—19/05/2014
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—19/05/2014
Martha Kearney presents national and international news.
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13:45
In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—The Criminal Mind
Martin investigates the criminal mind and how neuroscience is used in court.
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14:00
The Archers—18/05/2014
Challenging times at Bridge Farm. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Original British Dramatists, The Cloistered Soul
6/10 Lyrical drama by Rachel Connor, set in a Benedictine convent.
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15:00
Round Britain Quiz—19/05/2014
Tom Sutcliffe chairs a new series of the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Fish Farming
Sheila Dillon on the huge rise in farmed fish and the people trying to make it sustainable (R)
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16:00
In Godzilla's Footsteps
Godzilla was a response to atomic war. Japanese artists now聽respond to the tsunami of 2011 (R)
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16:30
Beyond Belief—19/05/2014
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the heady mix of football and religion in Brazil.
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17:00
PM—19/05/2014
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—19/05/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/05/2014
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 69, Episode 1
1/6 Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary and Vanessa Feltz take the 60-second challenge.
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19:00
The Archers—19/05/2014
Peggy sides with Rob.
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19:15
Front Row—Edmund de Waal; Winner of Young Musician; Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Ceramic artist and author Edmund de Waal shows John Wilson around his London studio.
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19:45
The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Proposition
1/10 Thriller set in India about a sales assistant who is offered a chance to change her life. (R)
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20:00
The Invention Of...—Brazil, Getulio Vargas and the USA
3/3 Misha Glenny explores the life of Getulio Vargas, the man who changed Brazil. (R)
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20:30
Crossing Continents—The Reykjavik Confessions
Simon Cox investigates a notorious miscarriage of justice in Iceland. (R)
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21:00
Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different—Born Different
3/3 Adam Rutherford asks what the genetics of intelligence could mean for education. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Alien Invaders
Anne McElvoy and Ken Thompson, Monique Simmonds, Victoria Herridge and John Lewis-Stempel. (R)
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21:58
Weather—19/05/2014
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—19/05/2014
Abu Hamza found guilty in US court on terror charges. News round-up with Ritula Shah.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Fallout, Who Would Not Free a Caged Creature?
6/10 There is interest in Luke's play Paper Pieces, but his only interest is Nina.
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23:00
Singing with the Nightingales
Sam Lee marks the 100th anniversary of cellist Beatrice Harrison's duet with a nightingale
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23:15
Four Thought—Series 4, Benet Brandreth
43/3 Benet Brandreth criticises the bankruptcy of current political discourse. (R)
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23:30
Three Pounds in My Pocket—Series 1, Episode 1
1/3 Migrants from the Indian subcontinent recall coming to the UK in the '50s with just 拢3. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/05/2014
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Stringer: A Reporter's Journey in the Congo, First Impressions
1/5 First impressions of Kinshasa, and an encounter with a group of orphaned children. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/05/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—20/05/2014
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/05/2014
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/05/2014
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/05/2014
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson
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05:45
Farming Today—Art in the Fields, Mussel farming ban, Dairy genetics
Has breeding for yield been at the cows' expense? And the farm art to be seen by billions.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Kittiwake
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the kittiwake. (R)
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