LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—01/09/2015
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads, Episode 1
1/5 In Tuscaloosa, map-gazing, Paul Theroux meets Lucille - 'You lost, baby?'. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—01/09/2015
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/09/2015
News from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Drew.
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05:45
Farming Today—Badger cull, HSBC, NZ sheep farmer
There is debate over the badger cull as Sally Challoner hears from both sides.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Australian Magpie
Sir David Attenborough presents the Australian magpie. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/09/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Fry's English Delight—Series 8, English Plus One
4/4 Stephen Fry celebrates bilinguals' life stories and discovers the bonuses of bilingualism.
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09:30
A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot—4. Sussex
4/4 Monk's House and Charleston in the Sussex Downs - Virginia Woolf's familiar and final walk
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09:45
Daily Service—01/09/2015
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Bishop David Walker.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Gender Equality Goals
Gender equality goals, women and retirement, gynaecological cancer and Girl on a Plane.
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10:45
Bindi Business—Series 1, 2. Children
2/5 An eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business. Stars Meera Syal.
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11:00
Natural Histories—Birds Eggs
Brett Westwood explores the role birds' eggs have played in religion, art and literature.
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11:30
Space: The Vinyl Frontier
A spoken word concept album linking space and music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/09/2015
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
The Why Factor—Why would anyone devote their life to collecting cuckoo clocks?
Why would anyone collect cuckoo clocks or violins?
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Have you been caught out by a cold call?
Listeners discuss negative consequences of responding to cold calls.
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12:57
Weather—01/09/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—01/09/2015
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.
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13:45
Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly—The Best to You Each Morning
Francine Stock explores charismatic leaders, from Kellogg and Ford to Jobs and Restone.
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14:00
The Archers—31/08/2015
Jolene has bad news. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Single Beds
A seriously funny comedy about prejudice, vintage cars and taxidermy. By Colin Hough.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 11, Ely
1/6 Jay Rayner and the culinary panel are in Ely. (R)
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15:30
From Enlightenment to Entanglement
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
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16:00
Writing a New South Africa—Page and Stage
2/3 Thabiso Mohare looks at the literary and spoken word scenes in South Africa. (R)
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16:30
Great Lives—Monica Ali chooses Richard Francis Burton
The author Monica Ali champions the life of the explorer Richard Francis Burton.
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17:00
PM—01/09/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—01/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/09/15 Centre of migrant crisis in Hungary
Hundreds of refugees wanting to reach Germany and Austria are stranded in Hungary.
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18:30
Mitch Benn Specials—Mitch Benn Is the Fat Pink Duke
2/3 Musical satirist Mitch Benn explores his comedy connections to the story of David Bowie.
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19:00
The Archers—01/09/2015
Susan pulls no punches.
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19:15
Front Row—Elena Ferrante, Laila Lalami, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Kirsty Lang discusses the elusive literary phenomenon Elena Ferrante.
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19:45
Bindi Business—Series 1, 2. Children
2/5 An eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business. Stars Meera Syal. (R)
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20:00
Big Game Theory
If trophy hunting is banned in Africa, would lions be more or less at risk?
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20:40
In Touch—Starting University
Ed Eyad, Rebecca Cooke and Jessica Luke discuss their visual impairment and university.
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21:00
Inside Health—Meningitis B, Hormones and depression, Statins, Unexpected heart attacks
The latest advice on statins, menopause and depression, and the meningitis B vaccine.
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21:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 8, English Plus One
4/4 Stephen Fry celebrates bilinguals' life stories and discovers the bonuses of bilingualism. (R)
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21:58
Weather—01/09/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Battling Islamic State - a special report from northern Iraq.
We hear from one of the most effective fighting forces - the Kurds
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Simon Mawer - Tightrope, Episode Seven
7/10 Marian and Absolon get closer – but who is using who? And who else knows about them?
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23:00
Gossip from the Garden Pond—The Water Boatman and Great Diving Beetle
2/3 The Water Boatman and Great Diving Beetle reveal the truth about life between the ripples. (R)
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23:30
The Invention Of...—Italy, Episode 2
2/3 Misha explores Italian unification, beginning with Napoleon's call to the peoples of Italy (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/09/2015
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads, Episode 2
2/5 In Greensboro, the author meets the Rev Eugene Lyles, who gives him a haircut. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—02/09/2015
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/09/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/09/2015
News from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/09/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Drew.
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05:45
Farming Today—Payments for farmers to pull out of the badger cull, Agricultural research in China, Hail destroys apple harvest
Activists are paying farmers £5,000 to pull out of the badger cull.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Bar-headed Goose
Sir David Attenborough presents the Central Asian bar-headed goose. (R)
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