BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 29 October 2009

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Dear Mr Bigelow, Episode 3
  3/5Frances and her mother take to the road in her temperamental old banger.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/10/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/10/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Very Rev John Cairns.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/10/2009
  The price of food could quadruple in the next 20 years according to one analyst.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/10/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Schopenhauer
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—29/10/2009
  Christian worship and music led by Becky Harris.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women's relationship with clothes
  A special programme looking at the relationship women have with clothes.
5. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—29/10/2009
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
6. 11:30
  Reece Shearsmith's Haunted House—An Appointment with Fear
  1/2Reece Shearsmith examines some classic scary moments from British radio and television.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/10/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—29/10/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
3. 12:57
  Weather—29/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—29/10/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Costing the Earth—Countdown to Copenhagen
  Tom Heap on the prospects for the United Nations' crucial climate change conference.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—28/10/2009
  A grave outcome?
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—A Tokyo Murder, The Detective
  2/3Detective Inspector Julie Hill is sent to Tokyo to investigate Daisy's disappearance.(R)
8. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 13, Northumberland - St Oswald's Way: Hadrian's Wall
  Clare Balding walks the final stage of St Oswald's Way.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Asylum Aid
  Baroness Neuberger appeals on behalf of Asylum Aid.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Sophie Hannah - The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets, You Are a Gongedip
  3/3William's day is interrupted by an irate woman, with unexpected vengeful results.
11. 15:45
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Courtship and Setting Up Home
  24/30Two 18th-century marriages, and how the husbands prepared new houses for their bride.
12. 16:00
  Open Book—Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Howard Jacobson, Joanna Trollope, Michael Morpurgo and Val McDermid nominate their Neglected Classics
  Five more leading novelists nominate books they think have been unfairly neglected.
13. 16:30
  Material World—29/10/2009
  Quentin Cooper explores mundane science fiction, where imagination meets reality.
14. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—29th October 1989
  Walter Sisulu addresses 70,000 people at the biggest ever ANC rally.
15. 17:00
  PM—29/10/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
16. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
17. 17:57
  Weather—29/10/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/10/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 3, A Lovely Life Re-Kippered Again Once More
  1/6In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, even death cannot prevent an old enemy from returning.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/10/2009
  Cider with Eddie.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—29/10/2009
  A report on the Ashmolean Museum's re-opening, after a multi-million pound redevelopment.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Dead Hour, Episode 9
  9/10Paddy goes into hiding when she starts to believe she could be the killer's next victim.
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Interview with Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge
  Clive Coleman talks to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—29/10/2009
  Evan Davis and guests discuss those silly bits of paper and metal we call money.
8. 21:00
  Leading Edge—Nuclear Weapons Testing
  Geoff Watts finds out how scientists investigate nuclear test ban treaty violations.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Schopenhauer
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.
10. 21:58
  Weather—29/10/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—29/10/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Heartland, Episode 4
  4/10Rob witnesses a stabbing on the local estate.
13. 23:00
  Pick Ups—Series 2, Stags and Bucks
  3/6An old school friend rocks Dave's world, while Mike gets involved in a gay stag night.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—29/10/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/10/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Dear Mr Bigelow, Episode 4
  4/5Frances marvels at Arthur Miller's new wife, Marilyn Monroe.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/10/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/10/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/10/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/10/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Very Rev John Cairns.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/10/2009
  Charlotte Smith asks Hilary Benn what happened to missing personal details of farmers.

Friday 30 October 2009