BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 29 January 2009

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/01/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Tall Man, Episode 3
  3/5The history of pain and violence that dominates the aboriginal community of Palm Island.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/01/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/01/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/01/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/01/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/01/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Swift's A Modest Proposal
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jonathan Swift's satirical 1729 pamphlet A Modest Proposal
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—29/01/2009
  Christian worship and music, led by Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Income inequalities after divorce; Virginie Despentes
  Why do women fare worse after divorce? Plus, French writer Virginie Despentes on feminism.
5. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—29/01/2009
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
6. 11:30
  The Morricone Affair
  Christopher Frayling's profile of Italian film and TV score composer Ennio Morricone.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/01/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—29/01/2009
  With Winifred Robinson. British Gas defend the level of their recent price cut.
3. 12:57
  Weather—29/01/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—29/01/2009
  National and international news with Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  Costing the Earth—Energy Use High
  Miriam O'Reilly investigates the government's school building programme.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—27/01/2009
  Secret soundings out.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Cavity
  A woman takes refuge in an attic as she is almost caught having an affair.
8. 15:02
  Open Country—24/01/2009
  Matt Baker finds out about the role of Morris Dancing in the life of the Cotswolds.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Send a Cow
  Paul Heiney appeals on behalf of Send a Cow.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Murder She Thought - Series 2, Box
  3/3By Zeba Kalim. A young bookshop assistant has a problem with a strange admirer.
11. 15:45
  America, Empire of Liberty—New South, Old Ways
  39/90The birth of segregation.
12. 16:00
  Open Book—Charles Elton on Mr Toppit
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Charles Elton about his novel Mr Toppit.
13. 16:30
  Material World—Morphic Fields - Social Evolution
  Developments in evolutionary psychology and how it can help policy-makers.
14. 17:00
  PM—29/01/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—29/01/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/01/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 5, Educating Peter
  4/6The loveable curmudgeon's early play is revived. Is the big time calling him at last?(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/01/2009
  Onwards and upwards?
4. 19:15
  Front Row—29/01/2009
  With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Oscar-winning film-maker John Lasseter.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Child in Time, It Will Give Faith to Her Existence
  4/5Stephen still imagines that he sees Kate everywhere.
6. 20:00
  Investigation—Series 6, Episode 3
  3/4Simon Cox investigates modern-day piracy.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Down Japan
  Peter Day asks what the world can learn from Japan's experience of economic depression.
8. 21:00
  Leading Edge—Childhood Stress
  Geoff Watts reports on the effects of childhood stress on the immune system.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Swift's A Modest Proposal
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jonathan Swift's satirical 1729 pamphlet A Modest Proposal
10. 21:58
  Weather—29/01/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—29/01/2009
  Including reports on the UN warning of a humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Episode 4
  4/10The book club members' letters begin to reach Juliet in her Chelsea flat.
13. 23:00
  Recorded for Training Purposes—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Fast-paced sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—29/01/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/01/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Tall Man, Episode 4
  4/5The legal processes baffle the community's attempts to understand how Doomadgee died.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/01/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/01/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/01/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/01/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Friday 30 January 2009