BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 8 November 2007

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—08/11/2007
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—An Utterly Impartial History of Britain, Revolting Times
  3/5In the early 19th century, only 435,000 men had the vote.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/11/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/11/2007
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/11/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection with Bhai Butta Singh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/11/2007
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—08/11/2007
  Including Weather; Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Avicenna
  Melvyn Bragg discusses the Persian Islamic philosopher Avicenna.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—08/11/2007
  Christian worship and music led by Rev Ernie Rea.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Supermodel Alek Wek; Is Religion Bad for Women?; Hairy Chests
  Supermodel Alek Wek on her childhood in Sudan and racism in the fashion.
5. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Spain's Forgotten Thalidomiders
  Geoff Adams-Spink visits Spain to talk to Thalidomide survivors fighting for compensation.
6. 11:30
  Adrian's Wall
  Mike McCartney follows the construction of a memorial to the late poet Adrian Henri.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—08/11/2007
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—08/11/2007
  Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
3. 12:57
  Weather—08/11/2007
  Weather information.
4. 13:00
  World at One—08/11/2007
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Open Country—03/11/2007
  Helen Mark visits Sidmouth in Devon to see how rare certain species of fish have become.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—07/11/2007
  Nic makes an effort.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Memorials to the Missing
  Stephen Wyatt's play follows moves during WW1 to set up an Imperial War Graves Commission.
8. 15:00
  Questions, Questions—08/11/2007
  Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—04/11/2007
  John le Carre appeals on behalf of Childhealth Advocacy International.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Ones to Watch (Volume 2), Something I've Never Told You
  4/5A chance encounter summons memory, honesty and regret.
11. 15:45
  Extra Senses—4. Temperature
  4/5Graham Easton looks at the relevance of body temperature.(R)
12. 16:00
  Bookclub—Barbara Kingsolver
  James Naughtie and an audience discuss Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.
13. 16:30
  Material World—The Bombardier Beetle - Ionic Liquids
  Quentin Cooper talks to Prof Andy McIntosh about his research into the Bombardier beetle.
14. 17:00
  PM—08/11/2007
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/11/2007
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—08/11/2007
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/11/2007
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Hollow Men—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Sketch show by David Armand, Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner, with Katy Brand
3. 19:00
  The Archers—08/11/2007
  Kathy can't.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—08/11/2007
  Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Pin to See the Peep Show, Episode 4
  4/5Finding it increasingly hard to meet Julia in secret, Leonard's frustration boils over.
6. 20:00
  Read All About It—More of a Business than a Newspaper
  1/2Regional news organisations are responding to a landscape of change.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—With Friends Like These
  Why are people happy to disclose huge amounts of personal information online?
8. 21:00
  Leading Edge—Obesity Gene and Ear Protectors
  Geoff Watts reports on new understandings of the gene which can trigger weight gain.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Avicenna
  Melvyn Bragg discusses the Persian Islamic philosopher Avicenna.
10. 21:58
  Weather—08/11/2007
  Weather news.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—08/11/2007
  National and international news and analysis with Reeta Chakrabarti.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Augustus Carp Continued, Episode 4
  4/5Mary Moonbeam introduces Augustus to the pleasures of drinking Portugalade.
13. 23:00
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Featuring a new drama about a cop who doesn't get results but does things by the book.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—08/11/2007
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Papers—09/11/2007
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—An Utterly Impartial History of Britain, The Norman Conquest
  4/5William, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Normandy, defeats King Harold at Hastings.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/11/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/11/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/11/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/11/2007
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/11/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection with Bhai Butta Singh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/11/2007
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Friday 9 November 2007