BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 7 October 2009

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Lynne Truss - Get Her Off the Pitch!, Episode 2
  2/5In 1999, Lynne is sent to Madison Square Garden to report on the Holyfield-Lewis fight.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/10/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/10/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/10/2009
  Anna Hill reports on NIMBYs preventing local people buying affordable houses.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/10/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—07/10/2009
  Lively and diverse conversation with guests including the Duchess of Rutland.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—07/10/2009
  Christian worship and music led by Father Philip Sumner.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Cook Mary Contini; Eco-activist Tamsin Omond
  Climate Rush founder Tamsin Omond. Plus, Mary Contini cooks mushrooms Italian-style.
5. 11:00
  The Story of Scrap Metal
  Martin Wainwright explores the global scrap metal industry.
6. 11:30
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 2, Flying Down to Greenock
  3/3By Michael Chaplin. A centenarian Glaswegian remembers life during the Blitz.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/10/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—07/10/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
3. 12:57
  Weather—07/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—07/10/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  The Media Show—07/10/2009
  The BNP in the media, TV election debates and 25 years of Voice of the Listener and Viewer
6. 14:00
  The Archers—06/10/2009
  Houston, we have a problem.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Life Complicated - Status Pending
  By Marcy Kahan. Unable to get jobs, five recent graduates invent their own projects.
8. 15:00
  Money Box Live—07/10/2009
  Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on financial issues.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—1989: Writing on the Wall, Across the Fence
  2/3By Stefan Heym. The nature of power in an oppressive state and its impact on personal life
10. 15:45
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Kitchen Physic
  8/30Historian Amanda reveals housewives were once expected to concoct cure-all medicines.
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Punishing the Poor
  Sociologist Loic Wacquant discusses the consequences of a growing US prison system.
12. 16:30
  Trials For Life—Episode 1
  1/3Why do patients volunteer for clinical trials - just to get better or for the common good?
13. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—7th October 1989
  Protestors marching through East Berlin to the Church of the Gethsemane clash with police.
14. 17:00
  PM—07/10/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—07/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/10/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 5, Alistair McGowan interviews Simon Callow
  6/6Impressionist Alistair McGowan interviews actor Simon Callow in the tag-team talk show.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/10/2009
  Walkabout.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—07/10/2009
  With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with writer Clive James on his 70th birthday.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—TwilightBaby.com, Episode 3
  3/5Cass still hasn't told the children about her pregnancy.
6. 20:00
  Afghanistan: Is It Mission Impossible?
  Eddie Mair chairs a debate about the continuing western involvement in Afghanistan.
7. 20:45
  Conserving What?—Episode 1
  1/3Peter Oborne explores the philosophical roots of the Conservative Party.
8. 21:00
  Nature—Series 3, Insect Soundings
  An unusual sound safari, eavesdropping on the world of insect sounds.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—07/10/2009
  Lively and diverse conversation with guests including the Duchess of Rutland.
10. 21:58
  Weather—07/10/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—07/10/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Fathers and Sons, Episode 8
  8/10Without Arkady at Marino, Bazarov oversteps the bounds.
13. 23:00
  One—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Sketch show written by David Quantick, in which no item features more than one voice.
14. 23:15
  Rik Mayall's Bedside Tales—Mountain Girl
  1/6Rik Mayall invites you up a mountain path for a strange Brazilian adventure.
15. 23:30
  Eyes Down on Clubland
  Dave Spikey charts the history of working men's clubs.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Lynne Truss - Get Her Off the Pitch!, Episode 3
  3/5Watching is one thing, playing is another. Lynne describes her enduring passion for golf.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/10/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/10/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/10/2009
  Anna Hill investigates cheap horses and the use of chlorine on chickens.

Thursday 8 October 2009