LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—31/12/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide—Antony and Cleopatra
5/5 Yasmin Alibhai-Brown focuses on the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra. (R)
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00:30
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick—5. Nature
5/5 Marcus Sedgwick concludes his meditation on the nature of snow. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—31/12/2016
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/12/2016
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/12/2016
Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Duncan MacLaren.
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05:45
iPM—The husband
A husband explains why he cheated on his wife of 28 years.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—31/12/2016
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—31/12/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Open Country—The Changing Face of Wind in the Willows Country
Helen Mark explores the landscape that inspired Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. (R)
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week: Agricultural Policy Post-Brexit
Charlotte Smith and guests discuss what a new British Agricultural Policy might look like.
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06:57
Weather—31/12/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—31/12/2016
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Lucy Porter
Lucy Porter joins Aasmah Mir and Kate Silverton, and Alan Carr's Inheritance Tracks.
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10:30
Remembering Ronnie Corbett
A tribute presented by Liza Tarbuck.
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11:00
The Forum—The New Curators: Who Decides What's Culturally Important?
How the idea of curation has radically changed.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—Cooking up 2016
Correspondents reflect on a momentous year and what has happened in their region.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—31/12/2016
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Money Box—The death of the single price?
How does the trend away from a single price for a single product affect consumers?
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12:30
Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2016, Episode 2
2/2 A look at the year that never was. What life would be like had Remain won and Trump lost? (R)
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12:57
Weather—31/12/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—31/12/2016
The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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13:10
Correspondents' Look Ahead—Looking Ahead to 2017
The 大象传媒's senior journalists forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year. (R)
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14:00
Country Down Under
How country music became a powerful form of expression for Australia鈥檚 Aboriginal peoples. (R)
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14:30
Drama on 4—The Mysteries of Udolpho
Hattie Naylor's version of the Gothic novel full of dark deeds and dastardly villains.
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15:30
Soul Music—Auld Lang Syne
Stories of love, loss and joy associated with Auld Lang Syne.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Andi Osho, Sofie Hagen and the Scummy Mummies help us celebrate 2016
Andi Osho, Sofie Hagen and the Scummy Mummies help us celebrate 2016; Motherhood.
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Full coverage of the day's news.
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17:30
iPM—The husband
A husband explains why he cheated on his wife of 28 years. (R)
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—31/12/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—31/12/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—31/12/2016 Ceasefire in Syria under threat
Rebel groups say they'll resume fighting if attacks by the Syrian government continue.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Dame Edna Everage, Rob Brydon, Leslie Caron, Micky Dolenz, Chris Difford, Tamsin Greig, Bridget Christie, Gregory Porter
Clive Anderson with a sparkling array of some of the best guests from Loose Ends in 2016.
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19:00
Profile—David Davis
Chris Bowlby profiles David Davis - the man in charge of Brexit.
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19:15
Saturday Review—Highlights of 2016
Highlights of 2016, according to our panel and listeners, with a few surprises!
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20:00
Archive on 4—The Bathrooms Are Coming: An Internal History of Corporate Comms
In-house journals and industrial musicals, how firms have communicated to their workers.
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21:00
David Sedaris: Death Knows No Season
A special evening of music and stories with David Sedaris and the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
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22:00
News and Weather—31/12/2016
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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22:15
FutureProofing—Intimacy
Will intimacy survive the challenges it faces in the 21st century? (R)
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23:00
Round Britain Quiz—Programme 9, 2016
Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of cryptic connections. (R)
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23:30
A Vision on Peckham Rye
Levi Roots explores the story of William Blake's childhood vision of angels on Peckham Rye (R)
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Late
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00:01
Midnight News—01/01/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Musicians Union - women heavy metal fans
The Musicians Union. Also women heavy metal fans. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/01/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—01/01/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/01/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/01/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Anne's, Denton
Church bells from St Anne's, Denton.
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05:45
Profile—David Davis
Chris Bowlby profiles David Davis - the man in charge of Brexit. (R)
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