LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/12/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4.
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00:15
Artworks—The Poetry Detective, Episode Three
Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind the poems we carry with us through life.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Âé¶¹Éç World Service Programmes—12/12/2021
A selection of Âé¶¹Éç World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—12/12/2021
The latest news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall.
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall.
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05:45
Profile—Éric Zemmour
The far right French journalist turned politician running for president
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Morning
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06:00
News Summary—12/12/2021
The latest national and international news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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06:05
Something Understood—New Homes, Strange Lands
Mark Tully considers the difficulty and the potential of making a home in new country.
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06:35
Natural Histories—Raven
Brett Westwood gets up close and personal with a bird we fear and revere, the Raven.
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06:57
Weather—12/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—12/12/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—12/12/2021
West Side Story's Jewish Roots, Conversion Therapy, Bishop James Jones on Justice.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Bone Cancer Research Trust
Sally Hurst makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust.
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07:57
Weather—12/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—12/12/2021
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—Jazz Carols
A service of jazz carols from Highfields Church, Cardiff, led by the Rev Dave Gobbett.
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08:48
A Point of View—I Read the News Today, Oh Boy
Sarah Dunant discusses living on a cusp of history.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Pied Wagtail
Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—12/12/2021
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—12/12/2021
Fallon puts her foot in it and Natasha can’t get a word in edgeways.
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11:00
Desert Island Discs—Jack Thorne, screenwriter
Jack Thorne, screenwriter, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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11:45
Witness History—Water polo and the 1956 Hungarian uprising
How a water polo match came to symbolise Hungary's fight for freedom from Soviet rule.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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12:04
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 76, Episode 2
2/6 76th series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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12:32
The Food Programme—The Meaning of Cod
In search of the meaning of cod, Dan Saladino travels to the Norwegian island of Lofoten.
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12:57
Weather—12/12/2021
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—12/12/2021
Radio 4’s look at the week’s big stories from both home and around the world.
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13:30
The Listening Project—Behind the bar of Life
Hospitality, profound deafness, eco-friendly Christmases and the Republic of Barbados.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT at Home: Orchid Hunting and Clay Soil Planting
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
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14:45
A Home of Our Own—Clarence Drive, Glasgow
Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Simon who bought his first house at the age of just 20.
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15:00
Drama on 4—Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones's fantasy classic, starring Julia McKenzie and Iwan Rheon.
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16:00
Open Book—Behind locked doors with Claire Keegan; Alan Cumming's book he would never lend
Claire Keegan talks to Chris Power about her new book, Small Things Like These.
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16:30
Packing Up The Family Home
Geoff Bird and his siblings clear fifty years’ worth of stuff from their old family home.
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17:00
A Line in the Water
Aboard the Belfast-Birkenhead ferry Neil McCarthy looks for the border down the Irish Sea
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17:40
Profile—Éric Zemmour
The far right French journalist turned politician running for president
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—12/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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17:57
Weather—12/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/12/2021 Covid alert increased
Boris Johnson to address nation as Omicron cases rise sharply.
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Julie Hesmondhalgh
The best of Âé¶¹Éç Radio this week.
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19:00
The Archers—12/12/2021
Tom receives an unexpected gift.
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19:15
It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
4/4 Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
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19:45
Gambits—7: Sacrifice
7/10 The next in a new series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams set in a village gripped by chess.
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20:00
Feedback—10/12/2021
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations.
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20:30
Last Word—Sir Antony Sher (pictured), Roger Phillips, Judy Totton
Matthew Bannister on an actor, a mushroom expert and a publicist.
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21:00
Money Box—Pioneer Zopa exits peer-to-peer lending
The world's first peer-to-peer lender Zopa is quitting the sector.
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—Bone Cancer Research Trust
Sally Hurst makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust.
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21:30
Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI—AI in Warfare
2/4 The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's Âé¶¹Éç Reith Lectures.
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22:00
Westminster Hour—12/12/2021
Carolyn Quinn hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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23:00
Think with Pinker—Don’t expect a zebra
Why medical students are advised if you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect a zebra
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23:30
Something Understood—New Homes, Strange Lands
Mark Tully considers the difficulty and the potential of making a home in new country.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/12/2021
The latest news and weather forecast from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4.
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00:15
Sideways—22. Inspiring Bill Strickland
Matthew Syed explores how inspiring teachers can change the world, one student at a time.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall.
Bells on Sunday comes from the parish church of St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Âé¶¹Éç World Service Programmes—13/12/2021
A selection of Âé¶¹Éç World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/12/2021
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/12/2021
The latest news from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/12/2021
A reflection and prayer to start the day with Catherine De Souza.
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05:45
Farming Today—13/12/21 - The soil 'postcode lottery', post-Covid cheese sales
Could payments for improving your soil end up as a ‘postcode lottery’?
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05:56
Weather—13/12/2021
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Neil Anderson on the Golden Eagle
Wildlife cameraman Neil Anderson recounts a golden eagle encounter for Tweet of the Day.
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