BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 17 February 2009

LW Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/02/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire, London Fields
  1/5The cement pearly king and queen and an assailant with an egg.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/02/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/02/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/02/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/02/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/02/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Tina Beattie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/02/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/02/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Long View—New Brighton Tower Football Club
  Jonathan Freedland tells the story of the short-lived Victorian club New Brighton Tower.
3. 09:30
  Darwin: My Ancestor—4. The Author
  4/4Ruth Padel finds out how her great-great-grandfather made scientific theories readable.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—17/02/2009
  Christian worship and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Actresses over 40; The legacy of the workhouse
  Is there a lack of roles for older women on stage and screen?
6. 11:00
  Vive La France
  US satirist Joe Queenan finds out why France and the United States continually fall out.
7. 11:30
  Talking about Lionel
  Eddie Mair tells the story of the composer Lionel Bart, creator of Oliver!
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—17/02/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. Is this the end of the cheap food era?
3. 12:57
  Weather—17/02/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—17/02/2009
  National and international news with Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  Robert Winston's Musical Analysis—Series 1, Ravel
  3/4How Maurice Ravel's dementia trapped the music he created in his head.
6. 14:00
  Test Match Special—17/02/2009
  Coverage of the third day of the Third Test between West Indies and England in Antigua.
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Evening
1. 21:00
  Case Notes—Emergency Services
  Dr Mark Porter joins ambulance crews as they go out to calls.
2. 21:30
  The Long View—New Brighton Tower Football Club
  Jonathan Freedland tells the story of the short-lived Victorian club New Brighton Tower.
3. 21:58
  Weather—17/02/2009
  Weather information.
4. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/02/2009
  With Ritula Shah. Including a report on the UK and US 'bonus culture'.
5. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—An Equal Stillness, Episode 7
  7/10Finally in a position to secure her future, Jennet buys a house by the banks of the Thames
6. 23:00
  Weird Tales—Series 1, The Fly by Lynn Ferguson
  4/4A lonely man with a huge knowledge of flies meets a Californian lady.
7. 23:30
  Byzantium Unearthed—Episode 2
  2/3Historian Bettany Hughes turns to archaeology to reveal what life was like in Byzantium.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/02/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire, Mare Street
  2/5The cult of the cyclist and the history of the Town Hall.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/02/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/02/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/02/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/02/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/02/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Tina Beattie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/02/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.

Wednesday 18 February 2009