LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—07/01/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Different Every Time - Robert Wyatt, Episode 2
2/5 The story of Robert Wyatt, celebrated as a cultish national treasure in the music world. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—07/01/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/01/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
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05:45
Farming Today—Irish Beef Exports, Oxford Farming Conference Report, Soil Quality
Why Ireland is the first EU country to be able to sell its beef to the USA since BSE.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Blue Rock Thrush
Liz Bonnin presents the blue rock thrush, perched high on a Spanish castle.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—07/01/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—07/01/2015
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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09:00
Magna Carta—The Aftermath of Runnymede
3/4 Melvyn Bragg discovers what happened to Magna Carta in the aftermath of Runnymede in 1215.
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09:30
Just So Science—Series 2, The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo
3/5 Vivienne Parry considers the science of how the kangaroo got his hop (R)
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09:45
Daily Service—07/01/2015
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by John Forrest.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Dancer Michaela DePrince, Women's Magazines, New Screening Tests for Babies
Dancer Michaela DePrince, women's magazines and new screening tests for babies.
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10:40
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, Chip Lands a New Job
3/15 Failed academic Chip finds a surprising new employer.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Alison and Shirley - Feeling a Failure
Sisters remember a childhood where praise and displays of affection were in short supply.
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11:00
Beirut's House of Barakat
Rebecca Lloyd-Evans visits Beirut's house of memory.
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11:30
The Rivals—Series 3, 2. Paul Beck: A Snapshot
2/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes's rival - detective and gardener Paul Beck.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/01/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Home Front—7 January 1915 - Ivy Layton
At Folkestone's Pleasure Gardens Theatre, someone is in for a surprise.
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12:15
You and Yours—Mobile phone contracts, protecting whistleblowers, boiler insurance
The mobile phone contracts that cost the equivalent of 48 per cent APR loan.
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12:57
Weather—07/01/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—07/01/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Self Orbits CERN—The Ultimatum
3/5 Will is still baffled and decides to issue an ultimatum to his Cern hosts.
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14:00
The Archers—06/01/2015
Emma soothes Ed's fears. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Ferryhill Philosophers, Wants and Desires
An ex-miner and a senior philosophy lecturer form an unlikely but intriguing partnership.
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15:00
Money Box Live—Tax and Self-Assessment
Getting ready for self-assessment? Paul Lewis and guests answer questions about tax.
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15:30
Inside Health—A&E in winter, Fruit juice, Opioid drugs and chronic pain, No evidence, Obesity
Should fruit juice be dropped from 5-a-day? A&E in winter; Mark visits a busy pain clinic. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—War Games - Riding the Subway
Laurie Taylor explores the way war and violence invades our lives. Also, riding the subway
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16:30
The Media Show—Prince Andrew coverage; postponing of royal doc; Peter Greste retrial; 10 years of FOI.
Prince Andrew coverage, postponing of royal doc, Peter Greste retrial and 10 years of FOI.
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17:00
PM—07/01/2015
Eddie Mair presents interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—07/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—07/01/2015
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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18:30
What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, All the Fun of the Affair
2/6 'Exciting' trips. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
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19:00
The Archers—07/01/2015
Jill is escaping.
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19:15
Front Row—Steve Carell, Ian McMillan on Elvis's 80th, Chris Watson, The Fever
Steve Carell, Ian McMillan on Elvis's 80th, sound recordist Chris Watson, The Fever.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, Chip Lands a New Job
3/15 Failed academic Chip finds a surprising new employer. (R)
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20:00
Unreliable Evidence—The Law and Artificial Intelligence
Clive Anderson asks how the law will act when artificially intelligent robots go wrong.
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20:45
David Baddiel Tries to Understand—Electricity
David Baddiel seeks to make sense of electricity.
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21:00
How to Dismantle a Nuclear Power Station
Radio 4 explores just what is involved in dismantling a nuclear power plant.
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21:30
Magna Carta—The Aftermath of Runnymede
3/4 Melvyn Bragg discovers what happened to Magna Carta in the aftermath of Runnymede in 1215. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Gunmen burst into offices of French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in Paris
Twelve people were killed and four others were critically wounded.
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22:45
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher—Sorry to Disturb, Part Two
3/5 In a flat in Jeddah, feelings of unease and cultural disconnect come to a head.
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23:00
Roger McGough's Other Half—Episode 1
1/4 Fandom, fatherhood and 17th-century France. Quirky sketches and poems.
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23:15
Love in Recovery—Series 1, Fiona
1/6 An ex-banker worries she has more in common with the group than she'd like to admit.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—07/01/2015
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—08/01/2015
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Different Every Time - Robert Wyatt, Episode 3
3/5 The story of Robert Wyatt, celebrated as a cultish national treasure in the music world (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—08/01/2015
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/01/2015
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.
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05:45
Farming Today—Oxford Farming Conference
Anna Hill presents from the Oxford Farming Conference.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Brown Skua
Liz Bonnin presents brown skua hunting over an Antarctic landscape.
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