LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
News and Weather—01/01/2008
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:15
Shifting Meridians
Benedict Allen tries to solve the riddles of the world time-zone map. (R)
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00:30
Book of the Week—Swindled: From Poisoned Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee, Episode 1
1/5 Frederick Accum's Treatise on Adulteration of Food and Culinary Poisons dates back to1820.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—01/01/2008
Weather conditions for shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—01/01/2008
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service for a selection of programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—01/01/2008
Weather conditions for shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—01/01/2008
The latest news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—01/01/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill.
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05:45
Farming Today—01/01/2008
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—01/01/2008
With Edward Stourton, Carolyn Quinn. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Taking a Stand—01/01/2008
Fergal Keane talks to identical twins who were separated at birth as part of an experiment
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09:30
Centre of our World—Midlands Greek Cypriot Centre
5/5 Prof Carl Chinn visits the Midlands Greek Cypriot Centre.
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09:45
Daily Service—01/01/2008
Led by Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster.
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10:00
News Review of the Year—2007
Edward Stourton looks back at the stories that hit the headlines in 2007.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—And Is There Honey Still For Tea?, Episode 2
2/5 Ada watches Queen Victoria's funeral while Rudyard Kipling worries about the Boer War.
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11:00
The Great Game in a Cold Climate: A Tale of Two Cities
Adam Fowler visits Northern Canada to discover some potential benefits of global warming.
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11:30
Films for a New India—Episode 1
1/2 Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the world of Indian independent cinema.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/01/2008
National and international news and the shipping forecast.
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12:04
Look Away Now—Look Away Now 2007
Garry Richardson replays some of sport's funniest moments of 2007.
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12:32
Jack: 200 Years up a Beanstalk
Michael Rosen explores Jack and the Beanstalk, one of Britain's classic folk tales.
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12:57
Weather—01/01/2008
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—01/01/2008
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
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13:30
Music Feature—To Sing Like Bing, Episode 2
2/2 Alyn Shipton concludes his look at the rise and reign of the crooner Bing Crosby.
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14:00
The Archers—31/12/2007
Who was that masked man?
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14:15
Drama on 4—The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, There Is No Such Thing as Free Food
Precious Ramotswe is preoccupied both professionally and personally by the subject of food
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15:00
Home Planet—01/01/2008
Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—Treasure Island, The Sea Cook
2/5 Jim meets Long John Silver and soon discovers that there is more to him than meets the eye
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15:45
The Estuary—Episode 2
2/5 As the tide turns, the feeding birds are forced to move nearer and nearer the shore.
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16:00
Word of Mouth—20/08/2007
Guest presenter John Lloyd continues the series exploring the words we use. (R)
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16:30
Great Lives—Alfred Russel Wallace
Travel writer Redmond O'Hanlon proposes the pioneering naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.
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17:00
PM—01/01/2008
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—01/01/2008
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—Weather
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—01/01/2008
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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18:15
15 Minute Musical—Series 4, Around the World in 15 Minutes
6/6 Gordon Brown bets Tony Phileas Blair that he can't solve the world's problems. (R)
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18:30
Miranda Hart's House Party—Episode 1
1/6 Miranda Hart serves up a cocktail of stand-up, sketches, song and dance.
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19:00
The Archers—01/01/2008
Jack is helped to remember.
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19:15
Front Row—01/01/2008
Arts news and reviews. Kirsty Lang meets Oscar-winning director Ang Lee.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—And Is There Honey Still For Tea?, Episode 2
2/5 Ada watches Queen Victoria's funeral while Rudyard Kipling worries about the Boer War.
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20:00
Where's the Femur?
Clare English examines the state of medical training in Britain amid fears for the future.
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20:40
In Touch—01/01/2008
Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
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21:00
Case Notes—The Vocal Chords
Dr Mark Porter looks at problems with the vocal cords.
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21:30
Taking a Stand—01/01/2008
Fergal Keane talks to identical twins who were separated at birth as part of an experiment
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21:58
Weather—01/01/2008
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—01/01/2008
National and international news and analysis.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Nine Tailors, Episode 7
7/10 A parrot's unwelcome comments and a beer bottle in the belfry add to the confusion.
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23:00
Single Files—Dave
3/6 The elderly and deluded Dave asks for help with unexpected consequences.
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23:30
The Strange Story of Rudolph Dunbar
Wayne Marshall tells the story of clarinettist and conductor Rudolph Dunbar. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—02/01/2008
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Swindled: From Poisoned Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee, Episode 2
2/5 The history of tampering with food dates back to Roman times and tells a sinister story.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—02/01/2008
Weather information for shipping.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—02/01/2008
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service for a selection of programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—02/01/2008
Weather information for shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—02/01/2008
News from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—02/01/2008
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill.
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05:45
Farming Today—02/01/2008
News and issues in rural Britain with Moira Hickey.
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