LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 2
2/5 Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—20/04/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/04/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
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05:45
Farming Today—NFU position on Brexit
The NFU has announced its support for staying in the EU and the president explains why.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Common Tern
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common tern. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/04/2016
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—20/04/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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09:00
Midweek—Hunter Davies, Daniel Evans, Henry Normal, Fiona Bird
Libby Purves meets writer Hunter Davies and artistic director Daniel Evans.
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09:45
Daily Service—20/04/2016
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Shakespeare's mothers and sons, When should you go public about sexism?
Shakepeare's portrayal of mothers and sons and the history of criminalising prostitution.
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10:41
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 4
4/7 While Fleur decides to flirt with danger, Michael wrestles with his conscience at work.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Holly and Axel - Aftershock
A year after the Nepal earthquake, a couple who were there reflect on its impact on them.
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11:00
Are Human Rights Really Universal?—Episode 1
1/2 Helena Kennedy QC explores the deeper claims of human rights to be truly universal. (R)
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11:30
Chain Reaction—Series 9, Neil Innes talks to Graham Linehan
5/6 Songwriter Neil Innes talks to comedy writer and director Graham Linehan. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/04/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Home Front—20 April 1916 - Elspeth Taverner
The rift widens between Halecot and Blackfold farms.
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12:15
You and Yours—Recycling confusion, Matchmaker services, Online estate agents
Recycling refusers - if you won't separate your rubbish, do you deserve to lose your bin?
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12:57
Weather—20/04/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—20/04/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Scenes from Student Life—The Wits
3/10 Ellie Cawthorne on writers, actors and entertainers that were forged at university.
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14:00
The Archers—19/04/2016
Rex just keeps on trying. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Original British Dramatists, Rock Me Amadeus
1/10 By Simon Topping. Charlie is a boy but knows she is really a girl. Starring Alex Lawther. (R)
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: Wedding Costs
Listeners share their questions and ideas about wedding costs with Ruth Alexander.
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15:30
The Joy of 9 to 5—02/12/2015
Lucy Kellaway asks whether we should be more open about what we are paid. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Happiness and government, Good parenting
Laurie Taylor asks if the government should aim to promote well-being.
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16:30
The Media Show—The decline of TV news, Celebrity injunction, Local TV
The decline of TV news, celebrity injunction, and local TV.
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17:00
PM—20/04/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—20/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/04/2016 Comedian Victoria Wood dies at 62
The comedian and actor, Victoria Wood, has died of cancer at 62
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18:30
Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Questioning Loyalties
3/6 Collaboration loyalty cards ruin Uljabaan's plans and Richard's chances in the pub quiz. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—20/04/2016
Pip has a proposition for Tom.
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19:15
Front Row—Victoria Wood remembered, Curtis Sittenfeld, Maya Sondhi, Lucian Msamati
Producer Geoff Posner remembers Victoria Wood. Plus Lucian Msamati on Iago.
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19:45
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 4
4/7 While Fleur decides to flirt with danger, Michael wrestles with his conscience at work. (R)
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20:00
Agree to Differ—Series 2, Artificial Intelligence
3/3 Discussion programme that gives listeners a new way to understand a controversial issue.
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20:45
Four Thought—Dead White Composers
Simon Zagorski-Thomas thinks we fail to value the study of pop music.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—The Mars of the Mid-Atlantic
Peter Gibbs explores Ascension Island, a barren Atlantic rock made fertile by man. (R)
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21:30
Midweek—Hunter Davies, Daniel Evans, Henry Normal, Fiona Bird
Libby Purves meets writer Hunter Davies and artistic director Daniel Evans. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—London Mayoral Contest in Extremism Row
London mayoral contest in extremism row - the cleric at the centre speaks out.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—10 Days, Episode 3
3/10 Cathy and her daughter are caught up in the protest that the Met are struggling to contain
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23:00
Nurse—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse.
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23:15
Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 2, Survival
Tim Key takes a comic look at the subject of survival, through the medium of poetry. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—20/04/2016
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/04/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A House Full of Daughters, Episode 3
3/5 Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's family memoir of seven generations of women. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—21/04/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/04/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.
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05:45
Farming Today—European Subsidies Update
English farmers are to be given bridging payments to tide them over.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Osprey
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the osprey. (R)
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