LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—17/07/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Picnic Comma Lightning, Augmented Reality
1/5 A meditation on modern life, inspired by the death of author Laurence Scott's parents. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—17/07/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—17/07/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—17/07/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer for the day with Chine McDonald.
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05:45
Farming Today—Wildfires, Dairy and Brexit, Fodder Shortage
Farmers plough through crops to stop a large fire spreading further across fields.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Crossbill
David Attenborough presents the crossbill. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—17/07/2018
Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—17/07/2018
The latest news from Westminster and beyond, with Susan Hulme.
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09:00
The Reith Lectures—Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain, Managing the Unmanageable
4/5 Margaret MacMillan assesses attempts to constrain and justify conflict.
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09:44
Daily Service—Biblical Maxims - Going the Extra Mile
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Fr Andrew Martlew.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Baroness Helena Kennedy guest edits Woman's Hour Takeover 2018
Programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—The Steal, Episode 2
2/5 Crime or incompetence? Max tries to discover what has happened to his missing inheritance.
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11:00
Natural Histories—Willow
Brett Westwood looks into the cultural influence of the willow, from 2018
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11:30
Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island—Series 3, Wide East Anglian Sky
Laura Barton visits Norwich to experience the playfulness of music-making.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Home Front—17 July 1918 - Isabel Graham
On this day in 1918, the Tsar of Russia and his family were executed in Ekaterinburg.
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12:15
Test Match Special—England v India, 3rd ODI - Headingley
Commentary on the third One Day International between England and India, from Headingley.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—17/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Test Match Special—England v India, 3rd ODI - Headingley
Commentary on the third One Day International between England and India, from Headingley.
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20:30
File on 4 Investigates—Prison, drugs and debts - who's paying the price?
Prison, drugs and debts - who's paying the price of the thriving drug trade in our jails?
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20:40
In Touch—Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport's treatment of people with disability is again branded poor.
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21:00
Inside Health—Weaning Babies, Seeing the Same Doctor Saves Lives, NHS Research, Mental Capacity
The relationship between when babies are weaned and the time they sleep has been published
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21:30
Enlightenment After Dark—Series 1, Ageing
Allan Little hosts a salon on the ageing world at Newhailles House near Edinburgh. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Theresa May narrowly survives Commons vote on key Brexit issue.
Rebel amendment which would have kept Britain in a customs union with the EU is defeated
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 2
2/5 Adrian supports his mother during the birth of his sister.
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23:00
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 18, Big Data
Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask: what is big data, and how big is big? (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—17/07/2018
Susan Hulme reports on another day at Westminster dominated by Brexit.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—18/07/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Picnic Comma Lightning, The End of Things
2/5 Bereavement forces you to consider how much things matter. Read by Stephen Mangan.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—18/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—18/07/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—18/07/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—18/07/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—18/07/2018
A spiritual comment and prayer for the day with Chine McDonald.
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05:45
Farming Today—Intensive Beef Farming,TB Testing in Wales, Farming Advice from New Zealand
Anna Hill examines whether the newspaper claim that a farm is intensively farmed is true.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Curlew (Spring)
Kate Humble presents the curlew. (R)
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