LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—20/03/2019
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:30
'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman who saved Japan's Blossoms—Episode 2
2/5 Collingwood Ingram was to set become a world expert in cherry trees. But what to do next? (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/03/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—20/03/2019
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/03/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—20/03/2019
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—20/03/2019
A reflection and prayer to start the day with P谩draig 脫 Tuama.
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05:45
Farming Today—Raw milk, the Sainsbury's-ASDA merger, planting the National Forest and a poem for the equinox
The programme asks if raw milk should be available in shops.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Kathy Hinde on the Pink-footed Goose
Audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde is captivated by a flock of pink-footed geese. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—20/03/2019
News and current affairs, including Yesterday in Parliament and Thought for the Day.
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08:31
Yesterday in Parliament—20/03/2019
Susan Hulme has the best of Tuesday at Westminster.
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09:00
Only Artists—Series 7, Tom Hiddleston meets Nicholas Britell
Actor Tom Hiddleston talks to composer Nicholas Britell.
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09:30
Hotspot—Bingo
Jenny Kleeman explores places at the extremes of UK society.
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09:45
Daily Service—20/03/19 Serving Others
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Katharine Longworth.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Porn, Breed-Ready Women, Poetry
The programme that offers a female perspective on the world
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10:41
EM Forster - A Passage to India—8. Reverberations
8/10 The reverberations of the shocking arrest echo around Chandrapore.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Alanah and Shannon: When Enough is Enough
Good friends Alanah and Shannon share stories of being bullied in childhood.
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11:00
Contracts of Silence
Tiffany Jenkins on the use and misuse of 'gagging clauses' or non-disclosure agreements
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11:30
A Charles Paris Mystery—Star Trap, 3. Suspicions
3/4 After another accident involving a member of the musical's cast, Charles gets suspicious.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/03/2019
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
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12:04
A Terrible Country—Episode 8
Andrei is busy doing translations, and he is now officially in the October Group.
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12:18
Four Seasons—Spring and All
Poetry to mark the spring equinox.
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12:20
You and Yours—Black Box Insurance, Trustpilot Reviews, Business Rates, Little Free 'Libraries'
Why are more van drivers now getting 'black box' insurance which monitors their driving?
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12:57
Weather—20/03/2019
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—20/03/2019
Analysis of news and current affairs.
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13:43
Four Seasons—Spring - Pippa Haywood
Poetry to mark the coming of spring. Pippa Haywood reads Another Spring.
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13:45
Oliver Burkeman: Why Are We So Angry?—31/10/2018
Anger can be seen as just, Oliver explores how it may be essential for social change.
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14:00
The Archers—19/03/2019
There's a change in the air for Jill. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—The Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin, Minority Rights and The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Joe's friend Jemal fights to stay in Ferryhill after his family's secret is revealed. (R)
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15:00
Money Box—First-time buyers
The number of first-time buyers is up, says chancellor Philip Hammond. Will it continue?
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15:30
Inside Health—E-cigs, Prehabilitation before surgery, Hospital safety
Why vaping divides public health experts, prehabilitation before surgery, hospital safety
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16:00
Four Seasons—Spring - Adjoa Andoh
Adjoa Andoh reads In Time of Silver Rain by Langston Hughes
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16:03
Thinking Allowed—Debt
Debt - from household to national.
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16:30
The Media Show—HuffPost's Lydia Polgreen
Editor-in-chief of HuffPost on the ethics of reporting the Christchurch mosque attacks.
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17:00
PM—20/03/2019
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
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17:58
Four Seasons—Anton Lesser reads Coming by Philip Larkin
Anton Lesser reads Coming by Philip Larkin for Radio 4's Four Seasons day of poetry
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—20/03/2019 EU sets conditions for short Brexit delay
Departure could be pushed back to June 30, if MPs approve Brexit deal next week
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18:30
Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Addiction—Why Are Some More Susceptible Than Others?
Mae asks why some people more susceptible to addiction than others. (R)
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19:00
The Archers—20/03/2019
Jolene receives an unexpected offer.
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19:15
Front Row—Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton, Charlie Cox in Betrayal, plus TV drama Pose
Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton, and Charlie Cox in Betrayal; the drag scene in TV series Pose
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19:45
EM Forster - A Passage to India—8. Reverberations
8/10 The reverberations of the shocking arrest echo around Chandrapore. (R)
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20:00
Moral Maze—The Morality of Leadership
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
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20:45
Lent Talks—The Uncertainty of Peter
Sandi Mann on Peter and the lies we tell each other.
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21:00
Costing the Earth—Clean Air for Kids
Clean air - the fightback: Tom Heap investigates air pollution and children's health.
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21:30
Only Artists—Series 7, Tom Hiddleston meets Nicholas Britell
Actor Tom Hiddleston talks to composer Nicholas Britell. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—20/03/2019
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
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22:45
A Terrible Country—Episode 8
Andrei is busy doing translations, and he is now officially in the October Group. (R)
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23:00
Bunk Bed—Series 6, Episode 1
1/4 Patrick Marber and Peter Curran with enchanting, low-energy pillow talk.
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23:15
Tom Parry's Fancy Dressed Life—Series 1, Max
2/4 Tom Parry has a theory that fancy dress can change your life. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—20/03/2019
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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23:55
Four Seasons—Spring poetry four poems
Poetry to celebrate the spring equinox.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—21/03/2019
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:30
'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman who saved Japan's Blossoms—Episode 3
3/5 In 1926, Ingram speaks at the annual meeting of the Cherry Association of Japan. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2019
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—21/03/2019
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/03/2019
The latest shipping forecast
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05:30
News Briefing—21/03/2019
National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/03/2019
A reflection and prayer to start the day with P谩draig 脫 Tuama.
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05:45
Farming Today—Water abstraction, Scottish land ownership, seaweed on beaches and scrubland for tree sparrows
Farmers fear abstracting water for irrigation could be restricted.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Penny Anderson on the Garden Warbler
Ecologist Penny Anderson discovers a garden warbler singing in her garden. (R)
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