BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 15 January 2009

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/01/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Rest is Noise - Listening to the 20th Century, Episode 3
  3/5The Beatles and Stockhausen - and how he ended up on the cover of Sgt Pepper's.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/01/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/01/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/01/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Denis Rice.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/01/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/01/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Thoreau and the American Idyll
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—15/01/2009
  Christian worship and music, led by Becky Harris.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Edna O'Brien on Byron; Women in Obama's government
  Author Edna O'Brien on Lord Byron. Plus, the women in the Obama administration.
5. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—15/01/2009
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
6. 11:30
  Triple Espresso, Marinetti and the Futurists
  The story of the Futurist movement and its founder, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/01/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—15/01/2009
  With Winifred Robinson. Who is behind Gazprom and what are its intentions?
3. 12:57
  Weather—15/01/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—15/01/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Costing the Earth—Black Monday, Green Tuesday?
  Tom Heap considers how the recession is likely to affect attitudes towards the environment
6. 14:00
  The Archers—14/01/2009
  Gamblers not-so anonymous.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Torch No. 1
  Exploring the mind of the young Czech student who set fire to himself in Prague in 1969.
8. 15:02
  Open Country—10/01/2009
  Helen Mark visits the Black Mountains.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—RP Fighting Blindness
  Jeremy Vine appeals on behalf of RP Fighting Blindness.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—The Other Garden and Collected Stories by Francis Wyndham, Matchlight
  3/3After a dull night at the cinema, a woman is approached by someone on the way home.
11. 15:45
  The Flight from Tehran: British-Iranians 30 Years On—Sister, Guard Your Veil
  4/5How women's lives changed under the new regime and why some women felt they had to leave.
12. 16:00
  Open Book—Jay McInerney, crime writing from Scandinavia
  Mariella Frostrup talks to the American novelist Jay McInerney about his new novel.
13. 16:30
  Material World—Medical Micro Machines - The Superorganism
  Quentin Cooper investigates the nature of superorganisms.
14. 17:00
  PM—15/01/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—15/01/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/01/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 5, The CV of Dorian Gray
  2/6Try as the curmudgeon might to be hip, he is more a hip-replacement kind of guy.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/01/2009
  Hard bargain.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—15/01/2009
  With Mark Lawson. Plus a review of Lionel Bart musical Oliver! starring Rowan Atkinson.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Dear Mr Spectator, Episode 4
  4/5Encouraged by Mr Spectator and Kitty, Gilbert buys some new-fangled Perspective Glasses.
6. 20:00
  Investigation—Series 6, Episode 1
  1/4Simon Cox investigates the UN's principal human rights body, the Human Rights Council.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Cracked China
  Peter Day reports from China's industrial cities on the economic strains they are facing.
8. 21:00
  The Line Between Life and Death—Episode 2
  2/2How controversies around defining death have impacted on organ donation.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Thoreau and the American Idyll
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau.
10. 21:58
  Weather—15/01/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—15/01/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—One Morning Like A Bird, Episode 4
  4/10Yuji meets the mysterious novelist Ishihara, as the war moves ever closer to home.
13. 23:00
  Recorded for Training Purposes—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Fast-paced sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/01/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/01/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Rest is Noise - Listening to the 20th Century, Episode 4
  4/5The psychological realism of Peter Grimes and Britten's relationship with Peter Pears.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/01/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/01/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/01/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Denis Rice.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/01/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Friday 16 January 2009