BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 7 December 2009

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Anthropology of Wall Street - Rural Idyll
  Laurie Taylor talks to the anthroplogist who spent a year studying Wall Street.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—06/12/2009
  The sound of bells from St Clement Danes, London.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/12/2009
  Cumbrian farmers call for government help to save their land.
10. 05:57
  Weather—07/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/12/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—07/12/2009
  Andrew Marr with Tariq Ali, Tzvetan Todorov, Andrew Graham-Dixon and Janine di Giovanni.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—07/12/2009
  Christian worship and music led by Rev Roger Hutchings.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Alesha Dixon; Stillbirth guidelines; Tracksuit bottoms
  Pop star Alesha Dixon on absent fathers. Plus stillbirth guidelines.
5. 11:00
  Policing Britain—The Police and the Public
  1/3Andy Hayman examines the challenges facing policing in Britain today.
6. 11:30
  Tickets Please—Episode 4
  4/4Will the tangled web of love and lust be unpicked before arrival in Exeter St David's?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/12/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—07/12/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
3. 12:57
  Weather—07/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—07/12/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Brain of Britain—07/12/2009
  Russell Davies chairs the ninth heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—06/12/2009
  Gentleman caller.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Zero Degrees of Separation
  Three community writing groups perform their own short plays.
8. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Turner Prize Turnaround
  Critic Waldemar Januszczak on the public's U-turn on the Turner Prize and modern art.
9. 15:45
  Darwin: My Ancestor—1. A Boy's Collection
  1/4Poet Ruth Padel finds out more about her ancestor Charles Darwin and his sense of wonder.(R)
10. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Food Memoir
  Simon Parkes explores the popularity of the food memoir.
11. 16:30
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 1, Extraterrestrial Life
  Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by Jon Ronson and Seth Shostack from SETI Institute.
12. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—7th December 1989
  The Czech prime minister Ladislav Adamec resigns.
13. 17:00
  PM—07/12/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—07/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/12/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 52, Episode 4
  4/6Jack Dee chairs. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and David Mitchell.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/12/2009
  Little chap, big trouble.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—07/12/2009
  The announcement of the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award; silent films on TV.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century 11: 1963-1966 - All My Trials, Episode 1
  1/5In 1963, Amy is living in London with her sister as The Big Freeze grips the country.
6. 20:00
  Things We Forgot to Remember—Series 5, Joan of Arc
  1/4The myth and reality of Joan of Arc, and the other Frenchwoman who did more to save France
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Pakistan Drugs
  An ex-heroin dealer returns to the mountain hideout where he received drugs rehabilitation
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—GM Crops
  Is now the time right for Europe to allow widespread cultivation of GM crops?
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—07/12/2009
  Andrew Marr with Tariq Ali, Tzvetan Todorov, Andrew Graham-Dixon and Janine di Giovanni.
10. 21:58
  Weather—07/12/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—07/12/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Riceyman Steps, Episode 6
  6/10The corrosive desire for thrift begins to dominate married life at Earlforward's bookshop.
13. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—01/12/2009
  Michael Rosen asks whether English is one language or a thousand.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/12/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi, Episode 1
  1/5The two-year-old Joe is propelled onto the stage at Sadler's Wells by his ruthless father.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/12/2009
  Anna Hill hears claims that the food strategy for the 2012 Olympics is flawed.

Tuesday 8 December 2009