LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Following Pappano—Episode 3
3/5 Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La Bohème.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—20/08/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/08/2020
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/08/2020
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—20/08/20 - Government environmental targets, Information mapping and farming, Happy birthday Moredun
Defra has published their initial thinking on what their environmental targets should be.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Guira Cuckoo
Sir David Attenborough presents the guira cuckoo of central South America.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/08/2020
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 22, Does Time Exist?
Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask whether time is simply an illusion.
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09:30
Laws That Aren't Laws—Parkinson's Law
2/5 Comedian Robin Ince explores laws that govern our lives that really aren't, but should be.
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09:45
Daily Service—20/08/2020 A Meditation: Hope
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rev Leah Vasey-Saunders
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Miriam Margolyes; Elaine Feeney; Cook the Perfect with Ravinder Bhogal.
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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10:45
Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—Episode 4
4/5 Martin Jarvis directs an all-star cast. The fascinating truth behind sitcom I Love Lucy.
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Spain: the elephant in the palace
Spain’s King Juan Carlos – a story of entitlement and dynasty…
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11:30
Tales from the Stave—Bartok's Concerto For Orchestra
A celebration through handwritten manuscript of Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
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12:04
The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—Episode 4
4/10 Violet Kellow is extremely unwell, Stephen pays a visit.
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12:18
You and Yours—³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖlessness Rise; Credit Unions; Covid Weddings
Why are more people ending up sleeping on the streets again?
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12:57
Weather—20/08/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
World at One—20/08/2020
News, analysis and comment from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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13:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC), Paracas Textile Fragment
4/5 Neil MacGregor's world history through objects. Today: ancient textiles from Peru
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14:00
The Archers—19/08/2020
Robert struggles to find the right words
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14:15
Drama on 4—Keeping the Wolf Out, Gellert Hill
Crime drama set during the Cold War. A body is found on a hill overlooking Budapest.
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15:00
Open Country—Pete Waterman at Braunston Marina
Songwriter and music producer, Pete Waterman, revisits his childhood holidays
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Multiple System Atrophy Trust
Gill Wheeler makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Multiple System Atrophy Trust
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15:30
Open Book—The novels of PD James; Akwaeke Emezi
Johny Pitts looks at the life and work of crime novelist PD James.
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16:00
The Film Programme—Earl Cameron
Earl Cameron and The Pool Of London
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16:30
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Inside Science—Smart bricks, The Royal Academy of Engineering awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting SARS-Cov-2 in sewage
Smart bricks, awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting Covid in sewage.
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17:00
PM—20/08/2020
Afternoon news and current affairs programme.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—20/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/08/2020 Record GCSE results
Steep rise in GCSE pass rate and top grades after computer algorithm abandoned
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18:30
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Ireland and the Irish
Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
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19:00
The Archers—20/08/2020
Fallon finds herself bombarded
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19:15
Front Row—The One and Only Ivan director Thea Sharrock, Educating Rita, writing about music, research on Covid-19 risk from singing
Thea Sharrock on combining CGI and live action in her family movie about a gorilla.
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19:45
Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—Episode 4
4/5 Martin Jarvis directs an all-star cast. The fascinating truth behind sitcom I Love Lucy.
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20:00
The Briefing Room—Belarus: the end of a dictatorship?
What will come of the protests in Belarus and who will determine the country's future?
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20:30
In Business—Black Business Matters
The impact of Black Lives Matter on business.
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21:00
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Inside Science—Smart bricks, The Royal Academy of Engineering awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting SARS-Cov-2 in sewage
Smart bricks, awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting Covid in sewage.
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21:30
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 22, Does Time Exist?
Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask whether time is simply an illusion.
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22:00
The World Tonight—Supporters of Alexei Navalny say he’s been poisoned
Doctors in Russia battling to save life of country's most prominent opposition activist
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22:45
The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—Episode 4
4/10 Violet Kellow is extremely unwell, Stephen pays a visit.
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23:00
Jack & Millie—Series 1, Deliver Us From eBay
3/4 Jack and Millie discover that thou shalt not try and please a son's scary ex-girlfriend.
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23:30
Lights Out—Series 2, The Space Between Stories
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/08/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:30
Following Pappano—Episode 4
4/5 Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La Bohème.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—21/08/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/08/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/08/2020
The latest news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/08/2020
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
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05:45
Farming Today—21/08/20 - Produce self-sufficiency in the UK, agricultural law and invasive stink bugs
The National Farmers' Union wants the UK to become more self-sufficient in produce.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Florida Scrub Jay
Sir David Attenborough presents the Florida scrub jay.
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