BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 4 September 2009

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/09/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Newton And The Counterfeiter, Episode 4
  4/5The Warden of the Royal Mint sets out to crush his accuser.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/09/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/09/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/09/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/09/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/09/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Robert Tosh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/09/2009
  An abattoir worker has had his licence suspended following secret filming.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/09/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Reunion—1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
  Key players in the relief effort mounted in response to the famine in Ethiopia in 1984.
3. 09:45
  Act of Worship—04/09/2009
  An act of worship and music led by Rev Mary Stallard.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Rheumatoid arthritis; Lubna Hussein discussed
  Have feminists ignored the case of Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein?
5. 11:00
  Journey of a Lifetime—2009: Dan Box. The Sinking Islands
  Dan Box visits the Carteret Islands, where evacuation is taking place as sea levels rises.
6. 11:30
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 1, Kaws and Effect
  2/4Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a pupil with engineering talents.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/09/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—04/09/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
3. 12:57
  Weather—04/09/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  International Cricket—04/09/2009
  Coverage of the first One Day International between England and Australia from the Oval.
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Evening
1. 20:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
  Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
2. 21:00
  Friday Drama—An Unhappy Countess
  Paul Watson's play is based on the story of a woman who inherited a huge legacy in 1786.(R)
3. 21:58
  Weather—04/09/2009
  Weather information.
4. 22:00
  The World Tonight—04/09/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
5. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Love and Summer, Episode 5
  5/10For Ellie, the quiet pattern of her life with Dillahan offers no solace.
6. 23:00
  Great Lives—Sir Kyffin Williams
  Rolf Harris discusses the life of the Welsh painter Sir Kyffin Williams.
7. 23:30
  Listen Against—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Time runs away in preparations for the switch-on of the BBC Collider.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/09/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Newton And The Counterfeiter, Episode 5
  5/5Chaloner faces trial at the Old Bailey and the threat of the gallows at Tyburn.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/09/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/09/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/09/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/09/2009
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/09/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Stephen Shipley.
8. 05:45
  Wars of The Roses—Episode 2
  2/4Wesley asks the RHS Britain in Bloom judges what they are looking for.(R)

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