LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—18/06/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—Light and Dark
How the meanings of light and dark have changed over time in the context of urban life. (R)
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Michael's Church, Mottram in Longdendale
Church bells from St Michael's Church, Mottram in Longdendale. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/06/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—18/06/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/06/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/06/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/06/2018
Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
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05:45
Farming Today—Welsh Farming, Brexit Competition, Glass Milk Bottles and British Flowers.
Charlotte Smith asks why Welsh farmers are being given 拢3 million of tax-payers' money.
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05:56
Weather—18/06/2018
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Swift
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—18/06/2018
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Start the Week—Deserts and the Nuclear Age
Andrew Marr with William Atkins, Jane Kinninmont and Fred Pearce.
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09:44
Daily Service—Pilgrimage: In Search of the Sacred
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Fr Michael Hall.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Dating in the 21st Century
The highs and lows of dating. Listeners talk about their experiences.
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10:45
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 1
1/5 Maya and her brother Bailey are sent to live with their grandmother in Arkansas.
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11:00
The Untold—After the Bridge
A young man injured in a terrorist attack faces up to his changing views of the incident.
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11:30
The Break—Series 2, The Last Farewell
6/6 Andy and Jeff face affairs of the heart and cardiac arrest.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—18/06/2018
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Home Front—18 June 1918 - Cora Gidley (Season 14 start)
Return of the epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago.
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12:15
You and Yours—Car clocking, Department stores, Bus decline
Bus journeys plunge outside London as prices rise.
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12:57
Weather—18/06/2018
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—18/06/2018
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:45
National Health Stories—Poor Treatment
How the nation coped before the NHS, with basic treatments and kitchen table surgery.
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14:00
The Archers—17/06/2018
There's more than one surprise for Ruth. (R)
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14:15
Dangerous Visions—Speak
By Philip Palmer. A dystopian love story about the power of language.
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15:00
Brain of Britain—The Final, 2018
Russell Davies chairs the grand final of the general knowledge quiz.
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15:30
Food and Farming Awards—Food and Farming Awards 2018, Second Course
2/2 Sheila Dillon meets farming heroes, global food champions and hails a lifelong achievement
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16:00
Pursuit of Beauty—Alison Turnbull and Butterflies in Colombia
Colombian-born artist Alison Turnbull explores butterflies in the Pacific rainforest.
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16:30
The Digital Human—Series 14, Joy
Aleks Krotoski wonders if it's possible to convey a sense of joyful abandon online...
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17:00
PM—18/06/2018
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—18/06/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—18/06/2018 PM says tax rise to pay for NHS boost.
Theresa May has said that taxpayers will have to top up planned increased NHS spending.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 6
6/6 Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?
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19:00
The Archers—18/06/2018
Toby feels the pressure.
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19:15
Front Row—Snatches, Carnegie Prize Winner, Best New Video Games, Glasgow School of Art fire
Vicky Featherstone on Snatches, celebrating the lives of women over the past 100 years.
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19:45
Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 1
1/5 Maya and her brother Bailey are sent to live with their grandmother in Arkansas. (R)
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20:00
The Long March of Corbyn's Labour—18/06/2018
George Parker explores Labour's new policies and how far-reaching they will be.
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20:30
Analysis—Death Is a Bore
Can science offer us a realistic prospect of immortality and would it be desirable?
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21:00
Storm and Stress: New Ways of Looking at Adolescent Mental Health—What's the Problem?
Are rates of mental illness in young people really escalating? (R)
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21:30
Start the Week—Deserts and the Nuclear Age
Andrew Marr with William Atkins, Jane Kinninmont and Fred Pearce. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Trump blames Democrats over migrant separation policy
Donald Trump blames the Democrats for his policy of separating the children of migrants.
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22:45
The Librarian by Salley Vickers—Episode 1
1/10 Sylvia arrives in a tight-knit community to take up the post of children's librarian.
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23:00
Punt PI—Series 10, Missing Priest
Steve Punt investigates the story of the Polish priest who disappeared in Bradford in 1953 (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—18/06/2018
News from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—19/06/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
The Crossway by Guy Stagg—1. France
1/5 A young man makes a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury - and then keeps walking. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/06/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—19/06/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/06/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/06/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/06/2018
Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
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05:45
Farming Today—19/06/2018
Countryside Stewardship Scheme delays, bees and agrochemical research, wildflowers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Andy Clements on the Garden Warbler
Andy Clements is entranced by the song of the garden warbler. (R)
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