BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 12 January 2010

LW Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/01/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Must You Go?, Episode 1
  1/5An altercation before Fraser attends the first night of a production of The Birthday Party
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/01/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/01/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/01/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Michael Ford.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—12/01/2010
  Farmers face dead livestock and a downturn in business due to the big freeze.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—12/01/2010
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Taking a Stand—12/01/2010
  Fergal Keane talks to Barbara Cherish, who took a new identity after being adopted at 13.
3. 09:30
  Famous Footsteps—Episode 1
  1/5The challenges of balancing a creatively successful career with bringing up small children
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—12/01/2010
  Christian worship and music, led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women on Incapacity Benefit; Virtual assistants
  Why are so many more women claiming incapacity benefit? Plus, working as a remote PA.
6. 11:00
  Nature—Series 4, Juan Fernandez Islands
  Paul Evans visits the Juan Fernandez Islands in search of its firecrown hummingbird.
7. 11:30
  Midnight Feasts and Lashings of Ginger Beer
  Why is British children's fiction so preoccupied with feasting? Sheila McClennon explores.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—12/01/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—12/01/2010
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
3. 12:57
  Weather—12/01/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—12/01/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats—Series 8, Humphrey Lyttelton
  1/4The much-loved broadcaster, who led the post-war traditional jazz revival in Britain.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—11/01/2010
  Not wanted on voyage.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—DC Jackson - My Romantic History
  Poignant and witty drama about love and memory.
8. 15:00
  Home Planet—12/01/2010
  Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall, Between Isis and Osiris
  1/3By John Peacock. Miriam Margolyes tells the tale of artist Benjamin Robert Haydon.
10. 15:45
  The Call—Series 1, The Adoption
  2/5Educationalist Fiona Byerley's late-night call to a Thai orphanage.(R)
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—12/01/2010
  Michael Rosen investigates lying. Does our voice change when we are trying to deceive?
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Lise Meitner
  Jenny Agutter champions the life and work of pioneering Austrian physicist Lise Meitner.
13. 17:00
  PM—12/01/2010
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—12/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—12/01/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—12/01/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Two of Our Spies Are Missing
  6/6When Bill meets the most able but least sane assassin, Sharla and Mark must locate them.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—12/01/2010
  Humble pie.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—12/01/2010
  Meatloaf on being a reality TV judge, and Up in the Air reviewed.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup, Episode 7
  7/10Suspect number two, a one-time girlfriend of Vicky, is now being blackmailed by him.
6. 20:00
  Closing Guantanamo
  Jon Manel reveals what went wrong with President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo Bay.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—12/01/2010
  Geoff Draper on plans for his role as principal at the Royal National College at Hereford.
8. 21:00
  Case Notes—Military Medicine
  Dr Mark Porter visits Selly Oak Hospital, treating the soldiers injured in Afghanistan.
9. 21:30
  Taking a Stand—12/01/2010
  Fergal Keane talks to Barbara Cherish, who took a new identity after being adopted at 13.
10. 21:58
  Weather—12/01/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—12/01/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Jane Hill.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Rebecca Stott - The Coral Thief, Episode 2
  2/10Daniel reports the theft of irreplaceable fossils to Paris's notorious chief of security.
13. 23:00
  Jon Ronson On—Series 5, When Small Talk Goes Wrong
  2/5Jon Ronson talks to Denis Fillion, who was behind one of the first major internet hoaxes.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—12/01/2010
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/01/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Must You Go?, Episode 2
  2/5Fraser remembers the reactions in the 1970s to her decision to live with Pinter.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/01/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/01/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/01/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/01/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Michael Ford.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/01/2010
  Anna Hill hears how sheep may be losing their inbred knowledge of coping in heavy snow.

Wednesday 13 January 2010