BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 4 March 2010

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/03/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Patti Smith - Just Kids, Episode 3
  3/5In 1969, Patti and Robert Mapplethorpe have moved to the Chelsea Hotel, Brooklyn.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/03/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/03/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/03/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Canon Patrick Thomas.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/03/2010
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/03/2010
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Infant Brain
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—04/03/2010
  Christian worship and music led by Father Philip Sumner.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Pauline Prescott; Rose Tremain
  Pauline Prescott on her life with John. Plus novelist Rose Tremain.
5. 10:45
  Hilary Mantel - Beyond Black—4. Death of a Princess
  4/10Princess Diana's fatal crash means a busy time for Alison and her fellow psychics.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—04/03/2010
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
7. 11:30
  Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—Landscapes, Interiors, Underworlds
  4/8Writers have captured the texture of everyday life in America's different regions.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/03/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—04/03/2010
  Winter fuel payments, mobile phone download costs and escaping homelessness.
3. 12:57
  Weather—04/03/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—04/03/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Costing the Earth—The Big Clean Up
  We need to build new homes and schools on ex-industrial land, but how safe is it?
6. 14:00
  The Archers—03/03/2010
  Helen ventures into the unknown.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Final Demands, A Call From The Coast
  1/6By Frederic Raphael. Adam Morris is now a successful novelist and screenwriter.
8. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 14, The Cotswolds - Cranham
  Clare Balding walks the first section of the proposed Gustav Holst trail near Cheltenham.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—TB Alert
  Jeremy Paxman appeals on behalf of TB Alert.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight, The Whisper by Diana Evans
  3/3Rachel is a burden to her neighbours, but she carries a burden of her own.
11. 15:45
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Underwear and Sex Shop Entrepreneur
  4/5Jane, who runs an underwear and sex toys shop, discusses attitudes to sex with her son.
12. 16:00
  Open Book—28/02/2010
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Joshua Ferris. Plus bankers writing about the credit crunch.
13. 16:30
  Material World—04/03/2010
  Quentin Cooper discusses the science of earthquakes.
14. 17:00
  PM—04/03/2010
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/03/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—04/03/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/03/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 4, Test Pilot
  1/6Milton Jones is a daredevil test pilot and Top Gun who gets tangled up in a fiendish plot.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/03/2010
  Oliver can't stand the heat at Grey Gables.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—04/03/2010
  Kim Cattrall in Noel Coward's Private Lives; Abba's Benny and Bjorn on musical Kristina.
5. 19:45
  Hilary Mantel - Beyond Black—4. Death of a Princess
  4/10Princess Diana's fatal crash means a busy time for Alison and her fellow psychics.
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—The Key Policies on Justice
  Clive Coleman and a panel of politicians examine some of the key policies on justice.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—04/03/2010
  Evan Davis and guests discuss the power of advertising and the pace of business life.
8. 21:00
  The Moral Code
  Is morality hard-wired in the brain or learnt? Adam Rutherford investigates.
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Infant Brain
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.
10. 21:58
  Weather—04/03/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—04/03/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Trespass, Episode 4
  4/10Faced with losing all she holds dear, Audrun makes a fateful decision.
13. 23:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 1, 3. 'I'm a clown with a secret'.
  3/4Agony aunt Sarah tackles a clown with a secret, and do age-gap relationships work?
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—04/03/2010
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orhcard.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/03/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Patti Smith - Just Kids, Episode 4
  4/5In 1975, Patti recorded her debut album Horses, a landmark in rock music.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/03/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 02:45
  International Cricket—05/03/2010
  Coverage of the third One Day International between Bangladesh and England in Chittagong.

Friday 5 March 2010