BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 25 August 2009

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—When Skateboards Will Be Free, Episode 1
  1/5Young Said is confident that his absent father will one day lead a revolution.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/08/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/08/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/08/2009
  Charlotte Smith hears about the tagging project that may prove the innocence of sea eagles
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/08/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Fry's English Delight—Series 2, Hallo!
  3/3Stephen Fry says goodbye with the story of 'Hallow!'.
3. 09:30
  Lost, Stolen or Shredded—Series 2, Has Anybody Seen a Copy of Et Tu Healy?
  3/5Rick Gekoski asks where a copy of James Joyce's childhood poem Et Tu Healy might be found.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—25/08/2009
  Christian worship and music.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Uninsured midwives; Gender testing; Buying school shoes
  The future of independent midwifery discussed. Plus, what is a gender test?
6. 11:00
  Nature—Series 3, Restoring Heathlands
  Brett Westwood investigates the potential for restoring large areas of heathland.
7. 11:30
  With Great Pleasure—Clive Stafford Smith
  Lawyer and human rights activist Clive Stafford Smith chooses a selection of writing.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/08/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—25/08/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
3. 12:57
  Weather—25/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—25/08/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Train Tracks
  An exploration of the rhythms and themes of the railway train in music.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—24/08/2009
  Birthday plans.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Incomplete Works of Dave McCabe
  By Nick Underwood. Singer-songwriter Dave tries to woo his muse with a song.
8. 15:00
  Home Planet—25/08/2009
  Richard Daniel and the team are at the British Birdwatching Fair at Rutland Water.
9. 15:30
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 5, May Contain Nuts
  1/3By Janey Godley. A daughter suddenly realises her cantankerous father is getting old.
10. 15:45
  Cruickshank on New Zealand—Better Relations with the Natives
  2/5Dan is ferried out to sea, to a cove where Capt Cook found friendly and inquisitive Maori.
11. 16:00
  A Small Business—Episode 1
  1/3Starting up in a recession.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Freya Stark
  Travel writer Dervla Murphy discusses the life of another woman traveller, Freya Stark.
13. 17:00
  PM—25/08/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—25/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/08/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6How to talk to an emperor and inventing Saturday night TV shows.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/08/2009
  The naked truth.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—25/08/2009
  With Mark Lawson. Including a review of Pedro Almodovar's latest film Broken Embraces.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Quest, Episode 2
  2/5King Arthur has fallen for the wrong girl; there will be trouble ahead.
6. 20:00
  Says Who? The Rise of the Community Leader
  Kwame Kwei-Armah investigates the changing role of the community leader.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—25/08/2009
  They arrive on cassette, as MP3 files or online, but are Talking Newspapers sustainable?
8. 21:00
  Case Notes—IVF
  Dr Mark Porter visits a fertility clinic to learn about the latest developments in IVF.
9. 21:30
  Forbidden Families—Episode 3
  3/3Brilliana Harley was besieged in her own castle home during the English Civil War.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—25/08/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—25/08/2009
  National and international news and analysis with David Eades.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, Episode 2
  2/5Yorick encounters Smelfungus and is pressed to hire a French manservant.
13. 23:00
  Heresy—Series 5, Episode 5
  5/6Guests are Sue Perkins, Rev Richard Coles and Simon Evans.(R)
14. 23:30
  The Hollow Men—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Sketch show by David Armand, Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner, with Katy Brand(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—When Skateboards Will Be Free, Episode 2
  2/5Said, now 10, and his mother move from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh and into a squalid apartment
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/08/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/08/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/08/2009
  How many chickens is it fair to keep in a square metre? Charlotte Smith reports.

Wednesday 26 August 2009