BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 21 October 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Blaze Of Obscurity, Episode 2
  2/5The advent of the satellite link made interviews possible with people like Willie Nelson.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/10/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/10/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaunaka Rishi Das.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/10/2009
  Britain's leading scientists say GM food is crucial if we're going to feed the world.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/10/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—21/10/2009
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Arturo Brachetti.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—21/10/2009
  Christian worship and music led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Melanie C; Sexism in the city; Maternity rights
  Former Sporty Spice Melanie C on motherhood and her theatrical debut.
5. 11:00
  How to Run a City—Episode 3
  3/3Shari Vahl meets chief executives who have left local authorities for the national stage.
6. 11:30
  Hut 33—Series 3, Big Machine
  2/6Can Gordon's new computing invention help the Bletchley Park codebreakers?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—21/10/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—21/10/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
3. 12:57
  Weather—21/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—21/10/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  The Media Show—21/10/2009
  Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw; new media impact on newspaper opinion; the BBC Trust.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—20/10/2009
  That boy needs therapy.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Daniel Thurman - Those Hard to Reach Places
  A former mayor sparks a battle for supremacy between two cleaners prepared to fight dirty.
8. 15:00
  Money Box Live—21/10/2009
  Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on energy saving.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—A Glimpse of Stocking, The Hostess With the Mostest
  2/3By Laura Marney. Bus hostess Jill strives to win the monthly customer satisfaction bonus.
10. 15:45
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Spinsters
  18/30What 18th-century home life held for spinsters. As many as one in five women never married
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Suburbia Planning - Modernity Forgets
  From suburbia to housing estates, Laurie Taylor discusses town and city planning.
12. 16:30
  Trials For Life—Episode 3
  3/3Vivienne Parry asks what patients can do for themselves to relieve pain.
13. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—21st October 1989
  Thousands of protestors march through East Germany.
14. 17:00
  PM—21/10/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—21/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/10/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 2, Oh Carolina
  2/4Adam finally goes out on a date, but is the lady in question quite what she appears?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/10/2009
  Cow row.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Kenny Ortega; Jane Campion; Ulster Museum re-opening.
  With Mark Lawson. Including Michael Jackson's choreographer Kenny Ortega.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Dead Hour, Episode 3
  3/10Paddy decides to tell the police that she has been bribed by the killer.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—21/10/2009
  Michael Buerk chairs. With Melanie Philips, Michael Portillo, Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor.
7. 20:45
  Conserving What?—Episode 3
  3/3Peter Oborne discovers where David Cameron sits in Conservatism's intellectual tradition.
8. 21:00
  The Plight of the Bumblebee
  Louise Batchelor investigates the reasons for the declining number of bumblebees.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—21/10/2009
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Arturo Brachetti.
10. 21:58
  Weather—21/10/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—21/10/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—And Another Thing..., Episode 8
  8/10An immortal battle is waged.
13. 23:00
  One—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Sketch show written by David Quantick, in which no item features more than one voice.
14. 23:15
  Rik Mayall's Bedside Tales—22nd May
  3/6Rik Mayall tells a story about Mike, who has a radical town-planning vision.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—21/10/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Blaze Of Obscurity, Episode 3
  3/5The TV postcard series and memories of Las Vegas, San Francisco and Hugh Hefner's mansion.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/10/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/10/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaunaka Rishi Das.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/10/2009
  A lack of skilled farmworkers couldl threaten our ability to grow enough food.

Thursday 22 October 2009