LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—03/04/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—The ways women age - Beauty politics
The ways women age. Also beauty politics. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Worcester Cathedral
Church bells from Worcester Cathedral. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—03/04/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—03/04/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—03/04/2017
Spiritual reflection with Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
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05:45
Farming Today—Crops for fuel, Scotland's native bees, the ancient craft of tanning
Growing crops for fuel, saving Scotland's native bees, and the ancient craft of tanning.
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05:56
Weather—03/04/2017
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Common Whitethroat
Kate Humble presents the common whitethroat. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—03/04/2017
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Dissecting Death
Tom Sutcliffe with Raymond Tallis, Laura Tunbridge, Mark O'Connell and Carla Valentine.
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09:44
Daily Service—03/04/2017
Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by The Rev Scott Robertson.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Phone-in: Being the Child of a Single Parent
What is it like to grow up the child of a single parent?
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10:45
DCI Alma Blair—Dead Pan, Episode 1
1/5 Romance is on the menu in Val McDermid's fine dining comic crime drama series
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11:00
AL Kennedy's Migraine
AL Kennedy talks to migraineurs and neurologists about this debilitating illness.
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11:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 6, Fleetwood
1/6 Mark Steel visits the Lancashire seaside town of Fleetwood and performs for the locals. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/04/2017
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 1, Billy Bookcase
The Billy bookcase epitomises the pursuit of lower costs and acceptable functionality.
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12:15
You and Yours—03/04/2017
Consumer affairs programme.
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12:57
Weather—03/04/2017
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—03/04/2017
Analysis of news and current affairs presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Did the Victorians Ruin the World?—Series 1, 1. Squirrels
1/5 Do grey squirrels prove Victorians were a bunch of environmental vandals?
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14:00
The Archers—02/04/2017
Ed raises a concern. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Higher, Year of the Rat
1/2 Jim is sent to China to recruit students, but the VC seems to be setting him up to fail. (R)
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15:00
Brain of Britain—Heat 11, 2017
The challenging general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
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15:30
The Food Programme—Blood
Tim Hayward wants you to cook with blood. Surely it's not as scary as it sounds?... (R)
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16:00
The Business of Music with Matt Everitt—The Pirate Ship
1/2 Matt Everitt explores the key decisions that transformed the record industry. (R)
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16:30
Beyond Belief—Truth
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the religious understanding of truth.
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17:00
PM—03/04/2017
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—03/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—03/04/2017 At least ten people killed in a suspected bomb attack on the metro system in St Petersburg
The Russian Prime Minister has described the explosion as a terrorist act
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18:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 1
1/6 David Mitchell is joined by John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders and Miles Jupp.
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19:00
The Archers—03/04/2017
Justin aims to please.
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19:15
Front Row—Yevgeny Yevtushenko remembered, Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist announced
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist announced, and Yevgeny Yevtushenko remembered.
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19:45
DCI Alma Blair—Dead Pan, Episode 1
1/5 Romance is on the menu in Val McDermid's fine dining comic crime drama series (R)
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20:00
The 'Apostrophiser'
One mans' (sorry, man's) secret battle against sloppy punctuation on Bristol's shop signs.
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20:30
Crossing Continents—Brazil's modern-day Captains of the Sands
A Brazilian novel about street children written 80 years ago still resonates today. (R)
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21:00
Geriatric Guinea Pigs
Geoff Watts asks why older people are often excluded from clinical trials. (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Dissecting Death
Tom Sutcliffe with Raymond Tallis, Laura Tunbridge, Mark O'Connell and Carla Valentine. (R)
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21:58
Weather—03/04/2017
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Bomb attack on St Petersburg metro
Was the suspected suicide attack a 'payback' for Russia's involvement in Syria?
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22:45
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 1
1/10 Newly widowed Cora Seaborne and her young son Francis leave London for Colchester.
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23:00
Wireless Nights—Series 5, Berlin
Jarvis Cocker's nocturnal exploration of the human condition leads him to the Berlin Wall.
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23:30
Travels with Bob—1. Holy Island
1/5 Paddy and Bob are on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, a spiritual place with a rich history (R)
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23:45
Today in Parliament—03/04/2017
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—04/04/2017
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos by John Berger—Episode 1
1/5 Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter read late art critic John Berger's most personal book. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—04/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—04/04/2017
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—04/04/2017
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—04/04/2017
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—04/04/2017
Spiritual reflection with Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
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05:45
Farming Today—Mobile phone masts, insect feed, elephant grass as fuel, record wheat yield
Huge masts could be needed for full phone coverage in the countryside.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Sand Martin
Bill Oddie presents the sand martin. (R)
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