BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 2 October 2008

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—That's Another Story, Episode 3
  3/5Recalling her schooldays and the triumph of being able to captivate a classroom audience.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/10/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/10/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/10/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/10/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/10/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Translation Movement
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss classical Greek ideas in the Arabic and the Islamic world.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—02/10/2008
  Christian worship and music led by Mark Coffey.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women leaders; Friendship and money
  Do female world leaders act differently in times of crisis?
5. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—02/10/2008
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
6. 11:30
  Scraps of Bacon
  Novelist James Maw paints an unofficial portrait of Francis Bacon.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—02/10/2008
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—02/10/2008
  Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Winifred Robinson.
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/10/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—02/10/2008
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Open Country—27/09/2008
  Elinor Goodman visits Markwell Woods and Horndean Parish in West Sussex.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—01/10/2008
  Rickyard decision.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—O Margate
  By Annie Caulfield. Aisha an Algerian artist, takes refuge from death threats in Margate.
8. 15:00
  Questions, Questions—02/10/2008
  Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Maternity Worldwide
  Caroline Hawley appeals on behalf of Maternity Worldwide.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Sentences, The Naked Palms
  4/5Sereni remembers life with her grandparents and Cuba on the brink of revolution.
11. 15:45
  America, Empire of Liberty—Making the Republic Work
  14/90George Washington becomes the country's first President and the Bill of Rights is ratified
12. 16:00
  Open Book—Zoe Heller, Alan Sillitoe, and Books for Men
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Zoë Heller about her new novel The Believers.
13. 16:30
  Material World—Designing Against Crime - Facial Recognition
  Quentin Cooper hears how we recognise faces and how to design against crime.
14. 17:00
  PM—02/10/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—02/10/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/10/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 1, Mark Steel
  3/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Mark Steel to try new experiences.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/10/2008
  Ed on air.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—02/10/2008
  With Mark Lawson. Stephen Fry talks about taking his black cab to all 50 US states.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Whole of the Moon, Episode 4
  4/5Jo's investigations take her into Edinburgh's underworld.
6. 20:00
  Soul and Skin: Religion and Race in the Battle for the White House—Mind The God Gap
  1/2Rob Watson reports on the fierce battle for religious voters in the key state of Ohio.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Forty Per Cent Female
  Might other nations follow Norway's example of making all company boards 40 percent female
8. 21:00
  Leading Edge—Brain Pathway and Obesity
  Geoff Watts reports on new ideas on how to treat the global epidemic of obesity.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Translation Movement
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss classical Greek ideas in the Arabic and the Islamic world.
10. 21:58
  Weather—02/10/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—02/10/2008
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Out of a Clear Sky, Episode 9
  9/10David is dead, but how will the police react given Manda's history?
13. 23:00
  Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul—Episode 1
  1/6Dirk Gently loses a secretary and Odin sells his soul.
14. 23:30
  Punt PI—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/3Steve Punt probes the mystery of Britain's own Bermuda Triangle, where 50 planes crashed.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—That's Another Story, Episode 4
  4/5Julie works with Victoria Wood and is then cast in a play that would change her life.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/10/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/10/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/10/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/10/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith.

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