LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—07/08/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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00:30
A Woman of Firsts—Episode 2
Edna Ismail’s memoir of nursing training in London, a long way from her Somaliland home. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—07/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—07/08/2019
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—07/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—07/08/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—07/08/2019
A reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll.
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05:45
Farming Today—06/08/19 The new Chief Whip is a farmer, salad shortages, social media helping with rural isolation
We hear why salad might be scarce after October.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Corncrake
Writer Amy Liptrot recalls her work as the RSPB corncrake officer on Orkney. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—07/08/2019
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
A Singer's Guide to Britain—Song of Myself
Roderick Williams explores how songs and singing help us express a sense of belonging.
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09:30
Four Thought—The Inside of Being
Bex Burch explores the difference between 'doing' and 'being' as a source of creativity.
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09:45
Daily Service—07/08/19 In the dramatic (transfiguration)
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Dr Jenn Strawbridge.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Remembering Toni Morrison
Author Toni Morrison; Emma Glasbey; Janet Ellis; Karine Polwart.
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10:41
Curious Under the Stars—Series 9: The Fruits of Gwyddno, 3. Preparing to Leave
3/5 Diane prepares to leave Glan Don.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Craig and Russell - I Thought I Looked Great
Two friends who live in Dundee look back to where their sense of street came from.
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11:00
Hannah Walker Is a Highly Sensitive Person
Hannah Jane Walker argues that sensitivity is overlooked, dismissed and under-utilised (R)
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11:30
All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 1
1/4 Hetty tries to talk Maggie out of lunch with an old friend she does not actually like. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/08/2019
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Ulverton—Dissection (1775)
4/12 Multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988.
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12:18
You and Yours—Army pensions, Pottery classes, Universal credit deductions
A group of former British soldiers says the government should pay back their pensions.
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12:57
Weather—07/08/2019
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—07/08/2019
News, analysis and comment from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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13:45
The TED Interview—Yuval Noah Harari
Chris Anderson talks to the author of ‘Sapiens’, historian Yuval Noah Harari.
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14:00
The Archers—06/08/2019
Ed has a confession to make (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—Rumpole, Rumpole and the Golden Thread
Rumpole's arrested in Africa. Phillida arrives to rescue him, and their love is rekindled. (R)
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15:00
The Money Clinic—Poppy and Cliff
In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money. (R)
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15:30
Inside Health—Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms, Sunscreens and Myasthenia gravis
Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms and exercise, Sunscreens, Myasthenia gravis (R)
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16:00
The Gamble Network—How gambling interests bought a country
How a small island in the Caribbean became a haven for unregulated online gambling
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16:30
The Media Show—Hunting spies and exposing lies
How Eliot Higgins founded Bellingcat and reinvented investigative journalism
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17:00
PM—07/08/2019
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—07/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—07/08/2019 BA flight disruption
Thousands of air passengers stranded after IT glitch.
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18:30
Gaby's Talking Pictures—Series 2, Episode 2
Gaby Roslin, Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona present the comedy panel show about film.
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19:00
The Archers—07/08/2019
Oliver finds himself unexpectedly impressed
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19:15
Front Row—Candace Bushnell, Dance about rugby, Concern over the captioning of audiobooks, New play 8 Hotels
Sex and the City writer Candace Bushnell, dance about rugby, Paul Robeson drama 8 Hotels
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19:45
Curious Under the Stars—Series 9: The Fruits of Gwyddno, 3. Preparing to Leave
3/5 Diane prepares to leave Glan Don. (R)
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20:00
Unreliable Evidence—Citizenship
Clive Anderson and guests ask if the government should be able to revoke our citizenship.
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20:45
Four Thought—The Inside of Being
Bex Burch explores the difference between 'doing' and 'being' as a source of creativity.
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21:00
Stranger Than Sci-Fi—Space Colonies
Physicist Dr Jen Gupta and comedian Alice Fraser travel the worlds of science and sci-fi.
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21:30
A Singer's Guide to Britain—Song of Myself
Roderick Williams explores how songs and singing help us express a sense of belonging. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—President Trump faces protesters in visits to El Paso and Dayton
2 communities affected by mass shootings at the weekend -- 31 people were killed.
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22:45
Ulverton—Dissection (1775)
4/12 Multi-voice reading of Adam Thorpe's story of a fictional village from 1650 to 1988. (R)
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23:00
The John Moloney Show—Series 4, Jeffrey, The Jack Russell
1/4 John welcomes a new member to the family who really needs to learn how to behave himself.
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23:15
TEZ Talks—Series 2, 4. Made in Britain
4/4 Tez talks about what it is like being both Muslim and British at the same time. (R)
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23:30
Partition Voices—Series 1, Legacy
Partition's legacy on those who lived through it and subsequent generations in Britain. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—08/08/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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00:30
A Woman of Firsts—Episode 3
Edna Ismail’s memoir of life as a midwife in Somaliland with little equipment and no pay. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—08/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—08/08/2019
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—08/08/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—08/08/2019
National and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—08/08/2019
A reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll.
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05:45
Farming Today—08/08/19 - Death threats on social media, flystrike in sheep, nature-friendly farming and a play about Foot and Mouth
The dark side of social media - we hear from a farmer who was sent death threats online.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Robert Martin on the Cerulean Paradise-flycatcher
BirdLife International's Rob Martin on the cerulean paradise-flycatcher. (R)
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