LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—08/07/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, Episode 4
4/5 Evelyn Waugh is devastated by the end of his marriage and seeks refuge in travel. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/07/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—08/07/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/07/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/07/2016
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/07/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Muslim writer Sarah Joseph.
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05:45
Farming Today—Dolly the sheep, Horticulture sector post-Brexit, Tractor tailbacks
Twenty years on from Dolly the Sheep, and a look at the horticulture sector post-Brexit.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Greylag Goose
David Attenborough presents the greylag goose. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—08/07/2016
Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—08/07/2016
Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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09:00
Desert Island Discs—Matthew Barzun
Kirsty Young interviews Matthew Barzun, the US ambassador to the UK. (R)
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09:45
Daily Service—08/07/2016
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Leslie Griffiths.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Black beauty pageants, Wannabe, Stepmothers, Dark fiction, Jewish salon
A look at Miss Black and Beautiful, the first major exhibition of Raphael Albert's work.
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10:45
Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Butler
5/5 Charles Dance tells a comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Nickolas Grace.
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11:00
Farewell Doctor Finlay—1. The Surprising History of General Practice
1/2 The story of general practice from 1750 to the start of the NHS.
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11:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 5
5/6 Featuring the only detectives who have not had their own TV show yet. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—08/07/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Witness History—Forced Sterilisation in Peru
In the 1990s, President Alberto Fujimori launched a family planning programme in Peru.
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12:15
You and Yours—Consumer confidence, Smart homes, Market research
A survey reveals a big plunge in consumer confidence.
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12:57
Weather—08/07/2016
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—08/07/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze—Series 1, The Fall of Shanghai
Bridget Kendall tells the story of the fall of Shanghai in 1949.
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14:00
The Archers—07/07/2016
Pip makes a suggestion. (R)
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14:15
Defoe—Defoe: Merchant, Writer, Convict, Spy
Philip Palmer's mostly true story of Daniel Defoe, the great 18th-century writer.
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15:00
Gardeners' Question Time—Galleries of Justice, Nottingham
Eric Robson and the panel answer horticultural questions from the Galleries of Justice.
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15:45
Hannah Vincent - The Poison Frog
By Hannah Vincent. The story of a mother, a daughter and an amphibian.
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16:00
Last Word—Caroline Aherne, Elie Wiesel, Sir Geoffrey Hill, Lord Mayhew, Michael Cimino
Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a holocaust survivor, a poet, a politician, a director.
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16:30
Feedback—08/07/2016
Rapid response comedy and the visualisation of 大象传媒 Radio.
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16:55
The Listening Project—David and John - Bowing Out Gracefully
One of this pair knows it is time for his curtain call, but the other is not convinced.
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17:00
PM—08/07/2016
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—08/07/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—08/07/2016 Dallas Police Shootings
A man with a grudge against white people is the main suspect in the Dallas sniper attack
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18:30
Dead Ringers—Series 16, Episode 4
4/6 Topical impressions show that offers a satirical take on politics, media and celebrity.
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19:00
The Archers—08/07/2016
Anna gives Helen another option.
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19:15
Front Row—Judith Kerr, Mumford & Sons and Baaba Maal, Weiner, Spencer Tunick
Judith Kerr, Mumford & Sons and Baaba Maal, Weiner, Spencer Tunick.
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19:45
Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Butler
5/5 Charles Dance tells a comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Nickolas Grace. (R)
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20:00
Any Questions?—Tim Farron MP, Dominic Grieve MP, Liam Halligan, Gisela Stuart MP
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Sandbach Town Hall in Cheshire.
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20:50
A Point of View—Belongings
AL Kennedy reflects on how we can sustain each other through uncertainty.
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21:00
Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze—Series 1, Omnibus 1
Bridget Kendall presents a new oral history of the early turning points in the Cold War.
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21:58
Weather—08/07/2016
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Dallas shooting suspect 'wanted to kill white people'
Extensive coverage of the shootings with eyewitnesses, politicians and commentators
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22:45
The Muse by Jessie Burton—Episode 5
5/10 Spain 1936: Isaac reveals his portrait of Olive and Sarah
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23:00
A Good Read—Alex Jones and Victoria Hislop
Alex Jones and Victoria Hislop talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—08/07/2016
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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23:55
The Listening Project—Omar and Radhika - Education Is Everything
A career as an actor was not what this Asian mother anticipated for her son.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—09/07/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, Episode 5
5/5 Waugh's most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited, is published at the end of the war. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—09/07/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—09/07/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—09/07/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—09/07/2016
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—09/07/2016
With His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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05:45
iPM—09/07/2016
The programme that starts with its listeners.
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