LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—09/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Beethoven for a Later Age, Convalescence
5/5 The Takacs Quartet's first violinist Edward Dusinberre on taking a leap of faith. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—09/04/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/04/2016
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason
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05:45
iPM—Why stalkers stalk
Jennifer Tracey speaks to a woman who has worked with hundreds of stalkers.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—09/04/2016
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—09/04/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Open Country—Gainsborough's Nodding Donkeys
Helen Mark visits the nodding donkeys of the Gainsborough Trough. (R)
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Rural Services
A look at rural services under pressure, and the people trying to save them.
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06:57
Weather—09/04/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—09/04/2016
Morning news, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Stuart Maconie, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Radzi Chinyanganya, Frederick Forsyth
Stuart Maconie, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Radzi Chinyanganya and Frederick Forsyth.
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10:30
World War One: The Cultural Front—Series 3, Bleeding France
1/3 1916. The year of Verdun and the Somme. Could artists and writers convey this new hell?
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11:00
The Forum—The Hidden Power of Noise
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss why we should pay more attention to background noise.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—The Babylon Brigade
The Iraqis with a bible in one hand and a gun in the other.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—09/04/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Money Box—Tax havens - 'sunny places for shady people'?
How offshore accounts are often just a 'normal part' of most pension funds.
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12:30
The Now Show—Series 48, Episode 6
6/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week in news via topical stand-up and sketches. (R)
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12:57
Weather—09/04/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—09/04/2016
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—Natalie Bennett, Michael Fallon MP, Frank Field MP, Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham
Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from Prestwood, Buckinghamshire. (R)
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14:00
Any Answers?—Tax, Junior doctors' strike
Have your say on Any Questions? Tax and the junior doctors' strike.
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14:30
Saturday Drama—Jonathan Myerson - Reykjavik
Rollercoaster drama about the surprise Reagan-Gorbachev summit in 1986. (R)
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15:30
Soul Music—Series 22, Bring Him Home
1/5 Contributors explain what 'Bring Him Home', from Les Miserables, means to them. (R)
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze, Angela Rippon, Shirley Manson
The poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze talks about her new collection, The Verandah Poems.
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Full coverage of the day's news.
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17:30
iPM—Why stalkers stalk
Jennifer Tracey speaks to a woman who has worked with hundreds of stalkers. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—09/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—09/04/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—09/04/2016 Cameron blames himself for tax row
David Cameron says he's to blame for the row over his tax affairs.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Clive Anderson, Nikki Bedi, Shalamar, Irvine Welsh, Leslie Caron, Josie Long, Danny Sapani
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Sanjeev Gupta
Mark Coles profiles Sanjeev Gupta, the potential saviour of Britain's steel industry.
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19:15
Saturday Review—Dheepan, X at the Royal Court, All That Man Is, Shakespeare at Compton Verney, The Five
Dheepan, X at the Royal Court, All That Man Is, Shakespeare at Compton Verney, The Five.
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20:00
Archive on 4—The Unabomber
How a reclusive maths prodigy terrorised America - and how the media amplified his cause.
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21:00
Drama on 4—John Fowles - The Magus, Episode 3
3/3 Conchis brings his masque at Bourani to an end but is the game really over? (R)
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22:00
News and Weather—09/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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22:15
Agree to Differ—Series 2, Trident
1/3 Two experts who passionately disagree on Trident renewal are challenged to reach agreement (R)
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23:00
Brain of Britain—Semi-Final 1, 2016
Russell Davies chairs the first semi-final of the 2016 competition.
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23:30
Murmur
Julia Blackburn reads her poem about the death of her husband and flocks of starlings. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—10/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Shorts—Series 13, Egg and Cress
2/4 A disappointing sandwich is the start of a slow unravelling for a put-upon mother. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—10/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—10/04/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—10/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—10/04/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth
Church bells from St Edward's Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth.
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05:45
Profile—Sanjeev Gupta
Mark Coles profiles Sanjeev Gupta, the potential saviour of Britain's steel industry. (R)
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