BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 1 April 2010

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/03/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Hilary Spurling - Burying the Bones, Episode 3
  3/5Marrying in haste and soon repentful, Pearl Buck discovers that writing lets her escape.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/03/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/04/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/04/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/04/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Rt Rev Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/04/2010
  Farming Today asks if farmers will get a fair price if they generate their own energy.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/04/2010
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The City - a history, part 2
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—01/04/2010
  Christian worship and music led by Canon Chris Chivers.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—01/04/2010
  Presented by Jenni Murray. Who do you prefer, Robert Redford or Paul Newman?
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—David Golder, Episode 4
  4/5Gloria has a shattering surprise for her husband.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Mongolia's Deep Freeze
  Linda Pressly witnesses Mongolia's 'deep freeze' which has devastated much of the country.
7. 11:30
  Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—Goodbye Soldiers, Hello Everyone
  8/8How American fiction is being renewed by writers from different backgrounds.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/04/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—01/04/2010
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
3. 12:57
  Weather—01/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—01/04/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Costing the Earth—Eco-City Limits
  Tom Heap tests the limits of an eco-city being built in a desert.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—31/03/2010
  Lilian and Paul have a capital time.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Last Family Standing
  A family struggle to survive 'at any cost' after the end of the Second World War.
8. 15:00
  Open Country—Bosworth Field
  We reveal the true location of the Battle of Bosworth and discuss the implications.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Arthrogryposis Group
  Kwame Kwei-Armah appeals on behalf of Arthrogryposis Group.
10. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Unaccustomed Earth, Unaccustomed Earth, part 2
  3/5When Ruma's mother dies, neither she nor her father knows how to fill the void.(R)
11. 15:45
  On the Map—9. Digital Maps
  9/10Mike Parker looks at cartography in the digital age and asks if the paper map can survive.
12. 16:00
  Open Book—28/03/2010
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Dave Eggers about his latest non-fiction book, Zeitoun.
13. 16:30
  Material World—01/04/2010
  Quentin Cooper hears about genes, science and patents.
14. 17:00
  PM—01/04/2010
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—01/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/04/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 4, Oil Baron and Mining Engineer
  5/6Milton leaves the world of theatre and dance to pursue his dream of becoming a miner.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/04/2010
  Jazzer puts his money where his mouth is.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—01/04/2010
  Kirsty Lang meets Joanne Harris, whose novels include the best-selling Chocolat.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—David Golder, Episode 4
  4/5Gloria has a shattering surprise for her husband.
6. 20:00
  The Report—British Airways Cabin Crew Strike
  Morland Sanders investigates the background to the cabin crew strike at British Airways.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Who Sets Our Standards?
  Peter Day asks the standards-setters what they do and why it matters.
8. 21:00
  The Naming of Genes
  Sue Broom cracks the code of the cryptic names that are given to genes by scientists.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The City - a history, part 2
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city.
10. 21:58
  Weather—01/04/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—01/04/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 4
  4/10Violet and Edwin's happy life is disturbed by the arrival of an unnerving character.
13. 23:00
  Scrooby Trevithick—Paparazzo
  3/6Scrooby tries to become a paparazzo, having taken some dubious footage on his mobile phone
14. 23:30
  4 At the Fringe—Episode 2
  2/2Michael McIntyre introduces some of the acts that appeared at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Hilary Spurling - Burying the Bones, Episode 4
  4/5Liberated by her success, Pearl's private life nonetheless begins to fall apart.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/04/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/04/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/04/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with the Rt Rev Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/04/2010
  Supermarket beef is put under the test to find out if it is tougher than it should be.

Friday 2 April 2010