BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 27 March 2008

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—27/03/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession, The Merchant's Tale
  3/5The great Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus sends his brightest student to London.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/03/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/03/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/03/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Tina Beattie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/03/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/03/2008
  Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Dissolution of the Monasteries
  Melvyn Bragg examines Henry VIII's policy of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—27/03/2008
  Christian worship and music led by the Rev Tony Burnham.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Child Prostitution; Great-Grandparents; Dame Laura Knight
  What can be done to protect children forced into prostitution by criminal gangs?
5. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Korean Missionaries
  Ulli Schauen visits Korea to find out why Koreans are such fervent evangelists.
6. 11:30
  The Reading Group Commissions
  Documentary following the commissioning process of this week's Afternoon Readings.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—27/03/2008
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—27/03/2008
  Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/03/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—27/03/2008
  National and international news with Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  Open Country—Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
  Helen Mark visits the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, near Wrexham.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—26/03/2008
  Alice's homecoming.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Death of Magnus Sweet
  By Alastair Jessiman. Two Scottish public school boys invent a fictitious fellow classmate
8. 15:00
  Check Up—Sleep
  Barbara Myers puts callers' questions about sleep problems to expert Dr Kevin Morgan.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—23/03/2008
  Betty Boothroyd appeals on behalf of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—The Reading Group Stories, Twice Tried, Twice Hung, Twice Buried
  4/5Written and read by Lindsey Davies. A period tale about a local forger.
11. 15:45
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—DIY
  4/10How marriage became a means of coping with skill shortages in designing post-war homes.
12. 16:00
  Open Book—Andrew Grieg, From Columnist to Novelist, and Mrs Gaskell
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Scottish poet and author Andrew Greig.
13. 16:30
  Material World—HECToR The Supercomputer - Skin Cancer
  Quentin Cooper investigates HECToR, Britain's new national supercomputer.
14. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—27th March 1968
  Celebrations and protests mark 50 years of female suffrage in the UK.
15. 17:00
  PM—27/03/2008
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
16. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
17. 17:57
  Weather—27/03/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/03/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/3John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each. With Phil Cornwell and John Finnemore.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/03/2008
  Kathy's greater trial.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—27/03/2008
  Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Colette - Cheri, Episode 4
  4/5Lea has returned to Paris, lonely and yearning for her young lover Cheri.
6. 20:00
  Investigation—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Simon Cox searches for the facts about Polish workers in the UK.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Can We Kick the Habit?
  Historian Richard Weight asks why the problem of drug addiction has proved so intractable.
8. 21:00
  Leading Edge—The Brain's Calorie Counter
  Geoff Watts examines new research into a so-called 'calorie counting' area of the brain.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Dissolution of the Monasteries
  Melvyn Bragg examines Henry VIII's policy of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
10. 21:58
  Weather—27/03/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—27/03/2008
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Revelations
  9/10Fleeing from her father, Kit confronts Lewis and they both learn the other's dark secret.
13. 23:00
  One—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Guests include Dan Maier, Graeme Garden, Deborah Norton and Lizzie Roper.
14. 23:15
  All Bar Luke—Series 2, The Nightclub
  6/6Luke gets stuck outside a club while his friends and Hayley party inside.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—27/03/2008
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—28/03/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession, Ye who o'er Southern Oceans Wander
  4/5Joseph Banks heads south in the ship Endeavour on a historic botanical expedition.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/03/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/03/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/03/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/03/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Tina Beattie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/03/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Friday 28 March 2008