BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 31 August 2009

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Richard Hoggart
  Laurie Taylor discusses the life and work of leading cultural commentator Richard Hoggart.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—30/08/2009
  The sound of bells from the church of St John the Baptist, Burford.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/08/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/08/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/08/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Robert Tosh.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/08/2009
  Anne-Marie Bullock finds out how farmers are helping improve river water quality in Wales.
10. 05:57
  Weather—31/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—31/08/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Peston and the Money Men—John Varley
  3/4Robert talks to the chief executive of Barclays, John Varley, about the banking crisis.
3. 09:30
  Jeopardising Justice—Episode 1
  1/4Helena Kennedy QC examines the rise of the victims' movement.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—31/08/2009
  Christian worship and music led by John Forrest.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Girl Guides
  A special edition of the programme to mark 100 years of the Girl Guides.
6. 11:00
  Merry Widows
  Women whose much-loved husbands have died describe finding unexpected happiness afterwards
7. 11:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6A hard decision gets harder thanks to 'favours' being offered. Starring Geoffrey Palmer.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—31/08/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—31/08/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. How safe is the food we eat?
3. 12:57
  Weather—31/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—31/08/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Round Britain Quiz—31/08/2009
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from the south of England and the Midlands.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—30/08/2009
  If you can't stand the heat...
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—What Might Have Been
  By Joseph O'Connor. An Irish immigrant couple struggle to cope in New York in 1869.
8. 15:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Clare Short
  Clare Short listens back through her life as captured in the BBC Archive.
9. 15:45
  I Was a Child Prodigy—Mark Bennet
  1/5Chris Ledgard meets a vicar who was a maths whizz as a child.(R)
10. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Chefs' Choices Number 4: Lemongrass
  Raymond Blanc explains how travel in Asia led to a culinary love affair with lemongrass.
11. 16:30
  Tracing Your Roots—Series 4, Tracing Your Roots - Wartime Losses
  1/5Stella Collis is united with her German PoW father's military records.
12. 17:00
  PM—31/08/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—31/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—31/08/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/08/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 55, Edinburgh Festival
  6/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Richard Herring and Janey Godley.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—31/08/2009
  Upshares Downshares.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—31/08/2009
  Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Writer William Trevor reflects on his long career.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 10 - Tom and Stella, Episode 1
  1/5It is July 1964 and student Stella Kaufman travels to Israel on a quest to 'find herself'.
6. 20:00
  Where Did It All Go Right?—The National Minimum Wage
  1/3The National Minimum Wage was ultimately supported by its former critics in business.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Bihar
  David Goldblatt reports from a small town in India that is nurturing academic excellence.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Turbines or Tearooms
  Can we break the log-jam holding back renewable energy? Tom Heap investigates.
9. 21:30
  Peston and the Money Men—John Varley
  3/4Robert talks to the chief executive of Barclays, John Varley, about the banking crisis.
10. 21:58
  Weather—31/08/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—31/08/2009
  News from a global perspective with Jane Hill.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Love and Summer, Episode 1
  1/10A funeral and a beginning.
13. 23:00
  From Jean Brodie to Carrie Bradshaw: Spinsters in Popular Culture
  Ann Widdecombe explores how single women have been depicted in popular culture.(R)
14. 23:30
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 4, The Queens of Coal
  Alan Dein meets former Coal Queens at a reunion of these former beauty queens.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/08/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Newton And The Counterfeiter, Episode 1
  1/5Newton is made Warden of the Royal Mint and tasked with re-casting all England's currency.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/08/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/09/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/09/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/09/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/09/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Robert Tosh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/09/2009
  A world record is set with the sale of the UK's most expensive sheep.

Tuesday 1 September 2009