BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 23 October 2008

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—3. Horror
  3/5Poldek takes Thomas to Poland to witness 'the intimacy of horror' in the Krakow ghetto.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/10/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/10/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/10/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/10/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/10/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Dante's Inferno
  Melvyn Bragg examines Dante’s ‘Inferno’, a medieval journey through Hell’s nine circles
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—23/10/2008
  Christian worship and music led by Rev Peter Whittaker.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Kelly Brook; Swinging
  Model Kelly Brook on bodies, bikinis and boyfriends. Plus, the impact of swinging debated.
5. 11:00
  The Crash: Alvin Hall's Wall Street Walk
  Alvin Hall meets the local community around Wall Street.
6. 11:30
  Misfits in France—Wilde About Dieppe
  1/3Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee on Oscar Wilde and Walter Sickert's experiences in Dieppe.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/10/2008
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—23/10/2008
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
3. 12:57
  Weather—23/10/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—23/10/2008
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Open Country—18/10/2008
  Matt Baker goes to Bournemouth to investigate Europe's first artificial surfing reef.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—22/10/2008
  Bad for her health.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Greater Good
  True story set in WWI Germnay, by Justin Hopper.(R)
8. 15:00
  Questions, Questions—23/10/2008
  Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Children in Crisis
  Joanna Lumley appeals on behalf of Children in Crisis.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Wayfarers All: A Hundred Years of The Wind in the Willows, Badger
  4/5A Scottish ex-miner tries to steer his nephew away from sectarianism.
11. 15:45
  America, Empire of Liberty—Slaves, Masters and the Slave Power
  29/90Northerners fear the dominance of the slave-owning south.
12. 16:00
  Open Book—Thomas Keneally, Reading the Oxford English Dictionary and Alexander Linklater on Eric Linklater
  Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Thomas Keneally.
13. 16:30
  Material World—Biomimetic Optics - Invasive Tree Pests
  Quentin Cooper hears how bio-mimetics is pointing the way to new optical materials.
14. 17:00
  PM—23/10/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—23/10/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/10/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 1, Esther Rantzen
  6/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Esther Rantzen to try new experiences.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/10/2008
  Impassioned plea.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—23/10/2008
  With Kirsty Lang. Writer Andrew Davies talks about his adaptation of Little Dorrit.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—How Shall I Tell the Dog?, Episode 4
  4/5The perfect funeral service; the perfect gravestone; 'parlez-vous cancer?'.
6. 20:00
  Britain's Teenage Suicides—Episode 2
  2/2Penny asks why the mental health needs of Britain's youth are often ignored.(R)
7. 20:30
  Analysis—The Dollar and Dominance
  Economist Ngaire Woods investigates the role of the dollar as the world's leading currency
8. 21:00
  Leading Edge—Lusi Eruption and Selective memory
  What caused the devastating mud volcano in East Java, in October 2006?
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Dante's Inferno
  Melvyn Bragg examines Dante’s ‘Inferno’, a medieval journey through Hell’s nine circles
10. 21:58
  Weather—23/10/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—23/10/2008
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sentimental Education, Episode 14
  14/15Frederic is torn between two women but is still prepared to sacrifice all for Mme Arnoux.
13. 23:00
  Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul—Episode 4
  4/6Thor drops a Clanger in Sharp's Flat.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—23/10/2008
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—4. Memory
  4/5As the journey ends, Thomas Keneally goes home to write his book.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/10/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/10/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/10/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Peter Baker.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/10/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.

Friday 24 October 2008