BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 13 October 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Defence of the Realm, Episode 1
  1/5How myth gave rise to reality as the rumour mills of fiction created a climate of fear.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/10/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/10/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Right Rev Chris Edmondson, Bishop of Bolton.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/10/2009
  As sales of organic food fall, two major supermarkets cut their organic ranges by a third.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/10/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  The Choice—Stuart Howarth
  Michael Buerk talks to Stuart Howarth about his decision to kill his abusive father.
3. 09:30
  The Good Samaritan—Jamie's Story
  5/5Dominic Arkwright talks to the Sheffield man who came to the rescue of a distraught teen.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—13/10/2009
  Christian worship and music led by Rev Ernie Rea.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sheryl Gascoigne; Jeans; Breast cancer in black and Asian women
  Sheryl Gascoigne on her life with Gazza. Plus, why we love wearing jeans.
6. 11:00
  Nature—Series 3, Migrating Stones
  A poet and a stone are companions on a most unusual journey to Australia.
7. 11:30
  Mitch Benn's Wondrous Stories
  Mitch Benn celebrates the symphonic narrative concept album.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—13/10/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—13/10/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
3. 12:57
  Weather—13/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—13/10/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  The Number 1 Ladies' Opera House
  No1 Ladies' Detective Agency creator Alexander McCall Smith's opera project in Botswana.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—12/10/2009
  Lynda takes a stand.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Dickens Confidential, Dickens and Dizzy
  3/6Dickens meets Benjamin Disraeli, a journalist and ambitious young politician.(R)
8. 15:00
  Making History—13/10/2009
  Is the skin that binds a book in Bristol the gruesome remains of a listener's ancestor?
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Lyrical Ballads, Lewti and The Thorn
  1/3Coleridge's Lewti and Wordsworth's The Thorn.
10. 15:45
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Domestic Harmony
  12/30The importance of music-making at home, and the chances it created for finding a partner.
11. 16:00
  Advertising: The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Clothes On!—Episode 2
  2/2How clients watched advertising bosses grow rich in the 1990s and so turned to new media.(R)
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Vanessa Feltz and Johann Hari
  Vanessa Feltz and Johann Hari join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books.
13. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—13th October 1989
  Douglas Hurd declares war on the 'scourge of acid house parties'.
14. 17:00
  PM—13/10/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—13/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/10/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Too Much Information—Episode 2
  2/4Can Waft’s Tourist Information promote the town’s burping doctor?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/10/2009
  Away on his heels.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—13/10/2009
  Award-winning actor Mark Rylance on Endgame and The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus reviewed.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Degrees Of Separation, Fatima the Catima
  2/5While Karen's husband is fighting in Afghanistan, she tries to keep her anxieties at bay.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Levels of Executive Pay
  Julian O'Halloran examines the levels of pay awarded by some councils to their executives.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—13/10/2009
  How tough is it to find a job if you are blind or partially sighted?
8. 21:00
  Trials For Life—Episode 2
  2/3Vivienne Parry talks to volunteers helping to replace the gene that causes cystic fibrosis
9. 21:30
  The Choice—Stuart Howarth
  Michael Buerk talks to Stuart Howarth about his decision to kill his abusive father.
10. 21:58
  Weather—13/10/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—13/10/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—And Another Thing..., Episode 2
  2/10An old friend appears.
13. 23:00
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 1
  1/6The satirist romps through the newsworthy and the not-so-newsworthy.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—13/10/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Defence of the Realm, Episode 2
  2/5The advice of those with access to German informants goes ignored by the government.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/10/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/10/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Right Rev Chris Edmondson, Bishop of Bolton.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/10/2009
  An organic farmer tells Anna Hill you can't make a living from small organic farms.

Wednesday 14 October 2009