LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—30/08/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A Boy in the Water, Breakthrough: Confronting fears and meeting a hero
3/5 Tom Gregory's memoir of how he became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—30/08/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—30/08/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—30/08/2018
Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with The Rev Richard Frazer.
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05:45
Farming Today—30/08/2018
Lorraine Howells is passing her farm in the Rhymney Valley onto farmworker Lee Pritchard.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Willow Tit
Martin Hughes-Games presents the willow tit. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—30/08/2018
News and current affairs including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
I, Object!—Why Object?
The last programme in Ian Hislop's series celebrating great works of sedition and dissent.
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09:30
Did the Victorians Ruin the World?—Series 1, 5. Toilets
5/5 Are toilets a case of Victorian genius, or did they flush away our most precious resource? (R)
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09:44
Daily Service—Signs and Wonders: Looking for the Rainbow
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Vicky Walker.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Dance Nation, Bartenders, Anaemia, Sali Hughes, Domestic violence
Clare Barron, women bartenders, iron deficiency, treasures, preventing domestic violence.
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10:30
Test Match Special—England v India: Fourth Test, The Ageas Bowl - Day 1
Commentary on day one of the fourth Test between England and India from the Ageas Bowl.
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Afternoon
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12:01
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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12:04
Test Match Special—England v India: Fourth Test, The Ageas Bowl - Day 1
Commentary on day one of the fourth Test between England and India from the Ageas Bowl.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—30/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Test Match Special—England v India: Fourth Test, The Ageas Bowl - Day 1
Commentary on day one of the fourth Test between England and India from the Ageas Bowl.
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18:45
Plum House—Series 1, Perilously Poorly Peter
2/6 Peter's forced to visit town, leaving his hopelessly out-of-touch deputy Julian in charge.
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19:00
The Archers—30/08/2018
Jazzer steps up.
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19:15
Front Row—Nick Leather on Mother's Day, Natasha Carthew, Drawing comic-book characters
Nick Leather discusses his TV drama Mother's Day, about the Warrington bomb.
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19:45
Curious Under the Stars—Series 5: A Mermaid's Kiss, Part 4
4/5 Gareth makes a shocking discovery about Guto. (R)
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Britain's Housing Crisis
Is the failure to build at the core of the housing problem or are other factors at play?
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20:30
In Business—Failures, Flops and Flaws
Ruth Alexander visits the Museum of Failure in Sweden to learn the secrets of success.
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21:00
大象传媒 Inside Science—Electronic brain probe; Rural stream biodiversity; Arctic weather research trip; Science book prize
Electronic brain probe; River biodiversity; Arctic weather expedition; Science book prize
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21:30
I, Object!—Why Object?
The last programme in Ian Hislop's series celebrating great works of sedition and dissent. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Senior Labour MP Frank Field resigns from parliamentary party.
Veteran politician says Labour leadership has become "force for anti-semitism".
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22:45
Jaws by Peter Benchley—9. 'The fish is too much for us.'
9/10 Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel, and one of the most terrifying movies of all time.
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23:00
The Missing Hancocks—Series 2, The Marriage Bureau
3/5 Hancock needs to get married to get a job. A 1955 original re-recorded in in 2015. (R)
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23:30
The Digital Human—Series 14, Joy
Aleks Krotoski wonders if it's possible to convey a sense of joyful abandon online... (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—31/08/2018
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—A Boy in the Water, Aiming for the Channel: Tom's training intensifies
4/5 Tom Gregory's memoir of how he became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—31/08/2018
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—31/08/2018
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—31/08/2018
News from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—31/08/2018
Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with The Rev Richard Frazer.
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05:45
Farming Today—A tribute to environmentalist Peter Melchett, Scottish crofting and 'Bio-plastics'
A tribute is paid to environmental campaigner and organic farmer Peter Melchett.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Jay
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the jay. (R)
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