BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 18 June 2009

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 3
  3/5Pauline returns to Paris a widow but soon remarries and travels to Rome.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/06/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/06/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/06/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/06/2009
  Hundreds of dairy farmers may have to throw milk away if they fail to find a buyer.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/06/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Elizabethan Revenge
  Melvyn Bragg discusses why revenge tragedy was so popular with Elizabethan theatre goers.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—18/06/2009
  Christian worship and music led by Father Philip Sumner.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Access to IVF treatment; Male friendship
  How can provision for IVF treatment become truly fair? Plus, the art of male friendship.
5. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—18/06/2009
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
6. 11:30
  Bill Mitchell: The Man Who Wrestled Pumas... Probably
  Miriam Margolyes on the life and career of 'deep' voice-over artist Bill Mitchell.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—18/06/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—18/06/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
3. 12:57
  Weather—18/06/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—18/06/2009
  With Martha Kearney. With reorts on the Iraq War inquiry and the latest climate modelling.
5. 13:30
  Off the Page—Trivia
  Dominic Arkwright is joined by Mark Mason, Kathryn Hughes and Francis Gilbert.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—17/06/2009
  Not such a grand day out.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Desperate Measures
  By David Ian Neville. A couple struggle to save their business and their relationship.
8. 15:02
  Ramblings—Series 12, Dorset - Isle of Purbeck
  Clare Balding meets Garth Gunn and his son Craig on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Survivors Fund (SURF)
  Lindsey Hilsum appeals on behalf of the Survivors Fund (SURF).
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Empath Man, Hot Air Rises
  3/3What becomes of Empath Man when he falls into the clutches of his nemesis, Scorpio Rising?
11. 15:45
  America, Empire of Liberty—Vietnam - 'Peace With Honour'?
  74/90America wakes up to its involvement in south east Asia and Nixon pulls out the troops.
12. 16:00
  Open Book—George Pelecanos, the Palestinian Festival of Literature, and Liz Jenson
  Mariella Frostrup speaks to the American crime writer George Pelecanos about his new novel
13. 16:30
  Material World—18/06/2009
  Quentin Cooper checks out microbes, maths behind football's calendar and Leominster's air.
14. 17:00
  PM—18/06/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:15
  World Twenty20 Cricket—18/06/2009
  Coverage of the first semi-final from Trent Bridge.
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Evening
1. 20:45
  The Bottom Line—18/06/2009
  Guest presenter Stephanie Flanders discusses the future of the airline industry.
2. 21:00
  Leading Edge—The Science of Seasonality
  Geoff Watts looks into the science of seasonality in plants, animals and humans.
3. 21:30
  In Our Time—Elizabethan Revenge
  Melvyn Bragg discusses why revenge tragedy was so popular with Elizabethan theatre goers.
4. 21:58
  Weather—18/06/2009
  Weather information.
5. 22:00
  The World Tonight—18/06/2009
  With Ritula Shah. Mass demonstrations in Tehran keep the pressure up on Ahmadinejad.
6. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—David Nicholls - One Day, Episode 9
  9/10Caving into their desire to be together, Emma and Dexter are trying for a baby.
7. 23:00
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 3, Astonishing Archie
  1/3By Bill Paterson. Two brothers argue over the choice of music for an old friend's funeral.(R)
8. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—18/06/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/06/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 4
  4/5Pauline's lifestyle and the loss of her son begin to take their toll on her health.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/06/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/06/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/06/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/06/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/06/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Friday 19 June 2009