BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 7 April 2010

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 2
  2/5Marie Antoinette flees the palace to meet the awaiting king.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/04/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/04/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/04/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/04/2010
  A call for restaurants to tell us which country their eggs are from.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/04/2010
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—07/04/2010
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Tom McNab.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—07/04/2010
  Christian worship and music led by Claire Campbell Smith.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—07/04/2010
  Jenni Murray discusses how the computer has moved into the family home and created havoc.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, series 2, Episode 3
  3/5Jackie begins to wonder if 15-year-old Michael had anything to do with his father's death.
6. 11:00
  Star Wars on the South Bank
  Toby Young asks why his father was trying to establish a Martian colony on the South Bank.
7. 11:30
  House on Fire—Series 1, Neighbourhood Watch
  3/6Matt is uninterested in Vicky's neighbourhood watch scheme until he meets a glamour model.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/04/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—07/04/2010
  Winifred Robinson discusses mobility scooters, nuclear waste and calories on menus.
3. 12:57
  Weather—07/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—07/04/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—06/04/2010
  Jennifer gets an unwelcome houseguest.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Borrowers, Episode 1
  1/214-year-old Arietty is getting impatient to escape the confines of her cosy home.(R)
7. 15:00
  Money Box Live—07/04/2010
  Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on benefits and tax credits.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—EM Forster Short Stories, The Road from Colonus
  2/3Misunderstandings thwart plans for a sojourn in the idyllic Greek countryside.
9. 15:45
  Food for Thought—Series 1, Nigella Lawson
  3/5Nina Myskow discusses veal stew and vanity with cookery writer Nigella Lawson.(R)
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—07/04/2010
  Is the secular world under threat? Discussing new demographics and the future of belief.
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—07/04/2010
  BBC 'not transparent'; Guardian and paywalls; meow media myths; end for election posters?
12. 17:00
  PM—07/04/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—07/04/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/04/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 2, Dartford
  1/6Mark Steel performs a show for the residents of Dartford in Kent.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/04/2010
  Vicky's calves get a new lease of life.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—07/04/2010
  With Mark Lawson, including a review of The Infidel, a film written by David Baddiel.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, series 2, Episode 3
  3/5Jackie begins to wonder if 15-year-old Michael had anything to do with his father's death.
6. 20:00
  Unreliable Evidence—07/04/2010
  Clive Anderson and some of the country's top legal minds discuss legal issues of the day.
7. 20:45
  What the Election Papers Say—Episode 2
  2/12Analysing how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories of the election campaign.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—The Price of Nature
  Tom Heap finds out if it's really possible, or desirable, to put a price on nature.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—07/04/2010
  Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Tom McNab.
10. 21:58
  Weather—07/04/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—07/04/2010
  The UK economy is forecast to make a rapid recovery, but who will it help at the election?
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 8
  8/10Violet must choose between her friendship with Edwin and her marriage to Bruno.
13. 23:00
  Justin Moorhouse - The Big Am I
  Stand-Up and sketches from Manchester's Justin Moorhouse(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/04/2010
  Today's news from Parliament with Alicia McCarthy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/04/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 3
  3/5Emile and Alexandrine Zola and other literary luminaries scale the Eiffel Tower for lunch.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/04/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/04/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/04/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/04/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/04/2010
  Despite this year's cold winter, a new study reveals that spring is getting earlier.

Thursday 8 April 2010