BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 24 December 2009

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/12/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Samurai
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and myth of the Samurai.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—24/12/2009
  Christian worship and music.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Pianos in the home; Novelist Rebecca Stott
  Should every house have a piano? Plus, novelist Rebecca Stott interviewed.
5. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Sweden
  Andrew Brown tries to find out if the rural heart of Sweden lives on in the modern age.
6. 11:30
  The Frost Collection—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6With Sir Tim Rice, Imogen Stubbs and Anne Atkins.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/12/2009
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—24/12/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
3. 12:57
  Weather—24/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—24/12/2009
  National and international news with Shaun Ley.
5. 13:30
  Questions, Questions—24/12/2009
  Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—23/12/2009
  All dressed up.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Joan Aiken - Black Hearts in Battersea, Episode 2
  2/2To save the King, Simon and Sophie must suffer shipwreck, wolves and a balloon escape.
8. 15:00
  Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
  The annual Festival from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
9. 16:30
  Material World—24/12/2009
  Quentin Cooper and an expert panels of guests answer listeners' questions.
10. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—24th December 1989
  General Noriega is surrounded as he seeks refuge in Panama.
11. 17:00
  PM—24/12/2009
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—24/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/12/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  The News at Bedtime—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/7Get the latest news in Nurseryland. News comedy starring Jack Dee and Peter Capaldi.
3. 18:30
  Andy Zaltzman's History of the Third Millennium, Series 1 of 100—Britain
  3/4Andy Zaltzman looks at the things that make Britain truly British.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—24/12/2009
  Family tree.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—24/12/2009
  The names behind the cultural headlines of 2009.
6. 19:45
  Roald Dahl—Someone Like You, 4. Dip in the Pool
  4/5A passenger on an ocean liner takes a desperate gamble.
7. 20:00
  That Reminds Me—Series 4, Ludovic Kennedy
  The broadcaster recalls school days, wartime and his TV career.(R)
8. 20:30
  In Business—Organising Salvation
  Peter Day finds out how the Salvation Army is bringing innovation to salvation.
9. 21:00
  What Scientists Believe—Episode 3
  3/3Stephen Webster talks to zoologist Andrew Gosler.
10. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Samurai
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and myth of the Samurai.
11. 21:58
  Weather—24/12/2009
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  The World Tonight—24/12/2009
  Robin Lustig presents a special edition focusing on the drugs trade and drug users.
13. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Ingoldsby Legends, A Singular Passage, Part 1
  9/10A young woman is tormented by two men bent on exploring the dark arts.
14. 23:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 4, Arabella Weir interviews Paul Whitehouse
  4/4The story of 'Suits You, Sir' as two Fast Show stars reunite in the relay interview show.
15. 23:30
  Midnight Mass
  From St Anne's Cathedral in Leeds, with the Right Rev Arthur Roche, Bishop of Leeds.
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Late
1. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
3. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
5. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy.
6. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/12/2009
  How to make the best of your Christmas turkey.

Friday 25 December 2009