BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 23 December 2009

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor—Episode 2
  2/5Having rescued a kitten from a barn, O'Connor fights to keep it alive.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/12/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Kate Williams.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/12/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—23/12/2009
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Howard Goodall.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—23/12/2009
  Christian worship and music led by Bishop Nigel McCulloch.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Phone In: Families at Christmas
  A special phone in edition of the programme; how to survive the family Christmas.
5. 11:00
  In Living Memory—Series 11, Sunday Trading
  4/4Chris Ledgard explores the restoration of Sunday trading in August 1994.
6. 11:30
  Ballylenon—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Bernard Gallagher makes a shockingly gruesome discovery.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/12/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—23/12/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
3. 12:57
  Weather—23/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—23/12/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  The Media Show—23/12/2009
  Inside US presidential debates; Nicholas Coleridge; will the OFT veto Project Canvas?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—22/12/2009
  Christmas comes early.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Joan Aiken - Black Hearts in Battersea, Episode 1
  1/2Simon comes to London and gets caught up in wicked Hanoverian plots to overthrow the King.
8. 15:00
  Money Box Live—23/12/2009
  Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on charitable giving.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Build Africa
  Dame Diana Rigg appeals on behalf of Build Africa.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Scene of the Crime, Blackfriars Bridge
  5/5By Anthony Horowitz. A humorous retelling of the detailed planning of the perfect crime.(R)
11. 15:45
  The Santa Tapes—3. Shop Store Santa
  3/4Alan Dein travels to Liverpool to interview Santa in one of Britain's oldest grottos.
12. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Bourgeois Power and Marriage
  Was marrying within the family key to success of the ruling classes in Victorian England?
13. 16:30
  All in the Mind—Scientific Names - Psychological Enjoyment of Wine
  Exploring scientists whose names have become synonymous with a disease or a syndrome.
14. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—23rd December 1989
  Intense fighting continues in Romania.
15. 17:00
  PM—23/12/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
16. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
17. 17:57
  Weather—23/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/12/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6A call centre demon faces judgement, and the Institute for Useless Scientific Research.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/12/2009
  All dressed up.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—23/12/2009
  Mark Lawson talks to some of 2009's key cultural figures.
5. 19:45
  Roald Dahl—Someone Like You, 3. Lamb to the Slaughter
  3/5An unfaithful husband is killed with an unusual weapon.
6. 20:00
  Unreliable Evidence—Too Much Information
  How much information about us is in circulation and what are our rights to access it?
7. 20:45
  The Watchdog and the Feral Beast—Episode 2
  2/3Sir Christopher Meyer examines the relationship between the press and politicians.
8. 21:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 1, Science and Religion
  Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by the Very Rev Victor Stock and Adam Rutherford.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—23/12/2009
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Howard Goodall.
10. 21:58
  Weather—23/12/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—23/12/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Ingoldsby Legends, Nell Cook
  8/10A part-comic, part-terrifying poetic portrayal of baked meat and bloody murder.
13. 23:00
  Bespoken Word—01/07/2009
  Featuring a reading by the late Adrian Mitchell of his poem, To Whom It May Concern.(R)
14. 23:15
  All Bar Luke—Series 3, The Wedding
  6/6Luke is forced to stand in during Lee and Hayley's wedding reception.(R)
15. 23:30
  Take Two—Series 2, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
  3/3Richard Coles on the collaboration between Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor—Episode 3
  3/5O'Connor and his cat settle down together swimmingly but bee trouble beckons.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/12/2009
  Kate Williams hears how deer poaching is on the rise.

Thursday 24 December 2009