LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—23/12/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:30
Starborn: How the Stars Made Us and Who We Would Be Without Them by Roberto Trotta—A Black Canvas
5/5 As the night sky grows ever more polluted, how do we keep our connection with the cosmos?
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—World Service
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—23/12/2023
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/12/2023
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols
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05:45
New Storytellers—The Final Fanfayre
In 1974, a young girl band from Middlesbrough made a record for their idols - The Osmonds.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—23/12/2023
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
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06:07
Open Country—Music of the Gloucestershire landscape
Rose Ferraby finds out how the Gloucestershire landscape has inspired classical composers.
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06:30
Farming Today—23/12/23 Farming Today This Week: Welsh and Scottish rural budget cuts, Dental deserts, Agricultural hiphop, The Archers' comedy
Cuts to the rural affairs budgets and the hip-hop singer who's championing farming.
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06:57
Weather—23/12/2023
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
Today—Dr Nicola Fox, Head of Science at NASA, guest edits Today
The first of this year's Christmas guest editors.
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09:00
Saturday Live—Mark Gatiss, Coinneach MacLeod, Lucy Claire Dunbar, Sandi Toksvig
The creative polymath Mark Gatiss shares his love of Christmas ghost stories.
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10:00
Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny—Eddie Kadi: Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Shaun discovers rumba and a rumble with Strictly star Eddie in the Congolese capital.
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10:30
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 42, Canterbury
6/14 Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.
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11:00
Living Free
The basic income trial for 18-year-olds leaving care in Wales - what impact is it having?
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—A Pivotal Moment in Ukraine's War
Faced with waning support in the West, Ukraine is adapting its strategy in the war.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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12:04
Money Box—Scottish Budget, Core Maths and Christmas Winners
How will the personal finances of people in Scotland be affected by this week鈥檚 budget?
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12:30
Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2023, Episode 2
2/3 Topical satire, featuring all the people you鈥檇 least like to have Christmas dinner with.
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12:57
Weather—23/12/2023
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
News and Weather—23/12/2023
The latest national and international news and weather reports from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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13:10
News Review of the Year—2023
A look back at the stories that hit the headlines in the past year.
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14:00
You're Dead to Me—Shakespeare
Greg Jenner and guests present a special edition from the Shakespeare North Playhouse.
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14:45
Opening Lines—Comet in Moominland
John Yorke takes a look at Tove Jansson's 1946 novel Comet in Moominland.
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15:00
Drama on 4—Comet in Moominland
A Comet threatens Moominvalley, and it鈥檚 down to Moomintroll to do something about it.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour - Gracie Spinks鈥檚 parents, Gatekeeping your perfume, Child-free women at work
Weekend Woman's Hour: Join Jessica Creighton for highlights from this week.
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17:00
PM—23/12/2023
Full coverage of the day's news
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17:30
Sliced Bread—Toast - Toys R Us
Why did the major toy retailer Toys R Us have to close all of its UK stores in 2018?
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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17:57
Weather—23/12/2023
The latest weather forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—23/12/2023 Israel interrogates suspected Hamas fighters in Gaza
Israel says it's interrogating hundreds of suspected Hamas fighters in Gaza.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Brian Cox, Toby Jones, Mary Beard, Richard Coles, Katherine Jenkins, Marisha Wallace, Anneka Rice, Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:00
Profile—Polly Neate
Polly Neate, CEO of the housing and homelessness charity Shelter.
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19:15
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 28, The Monkeys meet The Sky at Night
Brian Cox and Robin Ince team up with the Sky at Night team for some backyard astronomy.
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20:00
Archive on 4—Stevie's Inner Visions
How a car crash nearly made Stevie Wonder鈥檚 Innervisions his last creative breath.
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21:00
The Reith Lectures—Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future, 4. The Future of Prosperity
4/4 Ben Ansell concludes his series of Reith Lectures on why politics fails
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22:00
News—23/12/2023
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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22:15
Screenshot—Double Acts
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the origins and evolution of the double act.
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23:00
Counterpoint—Series 37, Heat 2, 2023-4
2/13 The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini
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23:30
Limelight—Dead Hand, 3: Hierarchy of Victims
3/5 Lucy makes a breakthrough in deciphering Dead Hand鈥檚 coded broadcast.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—24/12/2023
The latest news and weather forecast from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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00:15
Poetry Please—Jeanette Winterson
Roger McGough is joined by Jeanette Winterson with a seasonal selection of poems.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/12/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—World Service
大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/12/2023
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:30
News Briefing—24/12/2023
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—The Church of St Giles, Cripplegate in the City of London
Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Giles, Cripplegate in the City of London.
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05:45
Profile—Polly Neate
Polly Neate, CEO of the housing and homelessness charity Shelter.
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