BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 8 June 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/06/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD), Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik
  1/5Neil MacGregor with gold coins from Syria and the transformation of the Middle East.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/06/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/06/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/06/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/06/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/06/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/06/2010
  Anna Hill hears how advances in plant genetics could help eliminate mildew.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—08/06/2010
  Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Reith Lectures—Martin Rees - Scientific Horizons, Surviving the Century
  2/4Does science have the answers to help us save our planet?
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—08/06/2010
  Christian worship and music led by Canon Stephen Shipley.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—08/06/2010
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Gail Porter talks about her hair growing back.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Leaving Normal, Episode 2
  2/5Grief lies just below the surface as everyone tries to adjust to the late Sarah's wishes.
6. 11:00
  Saving Species—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/40Our first report from the Great Barrier Reef on how its sharks are doing.
7. 11:30
  The Green Children of Woolpit
  Who were the green children of Woolpit and why are we still fascinated by them?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—08/06/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—08/06/2010
  Is a minimum price for alcohol the best way to tackle Britain's drinking culture?
3. 12:57
  Weather—08/06/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—08/06/2010
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Chopsticks at Dawn
  Anna Chen exorcises the irritating Chinese musical cliches that haunted her childhood.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—07/06/2010
  A suspicious Brian turns detective.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Last Days of Grace
  Aging icon WG Grace contemplates another day in his life-long cricketing obsession.(R)
8. 15:00
  Making History—08/06/2010
  When it comes to the preservation of buildings, is history losing out to architecture?
9. 15:30
  Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This—If I Loved You
  1/3A woman struggles to make sense of the insensitivities of a new neighbour.
10. 15:45
  Thoroughly Modern Mary—Mary in Religion
  2/5A pregnant Muslim student at Oxford enthuses about Mary's mother role.
11. 16:00
  The Law Show—Police Cameras vs Civil Liberties
  Joshua Rozenberg asks if the police's use of cameras endangers civil liberties.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell
  Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.
13. 17:00
  PM—08/06/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/06/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—08/06/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/06/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1990s
  3/4Micky Flanagan looks at his life in the 90s, returning to education and becoming a teacher
3. 19:00
  The Archers—08/06/2010
  There's an unexpected phone call at the Bull.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Craig Phillips and 'Nasty' Nick on the end of Big Brother
  Featuring Dame Beryl Grey, Ben Stiller in the film Greenberg and Big Brother's legacy.
5. 19:45
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD), Sutton Hoo helmet
  2/5Neil MacGregor with one of the most sensational finds from Anglo-Saxon Britain.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Crisis in public sector pensions
  Is there really a crisis over public sector pensions? Gerry Northam investigates.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—08/06/2010
  Mani Djazmi presents his newsdesk, nine-year-old Alexia Sloane talks about her interests.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Rewriting the Psychiatrists' Bible - Persuasion - Viewing Bodies
  With Claudia Hammond. Rewriting the Psychiatrists' Bible.
9. 21:30
  In Living Memory—Series 10, T Dan Smith
  2/4The story of T Dan Smith, Labour leader of Newcastle city council who was jailed in 1974.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—08/06/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—08/06/2010
  The issue of spending cuts: how can the state be made smaller? With Roger Hearing.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Blackout in Gretley, Episode 7
  7/10Neyland has found a list of phone numbers in the dressing room of a mysterious acrobat.
13. 23:00
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5Charlie Brooker celebrates failure with guests Sarah Millican, Lee Mack and Iain Morris.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—08/06/2010
  Chancellor George Osborne says a deficit reduction plan is unavoidable. With Susan Hulme.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/06/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD), Sutton Hoo helmet
  2/5Neil MacGregor with one of the most sensational finds from Anglo-Saxon Britain.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/06/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/06/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/06/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/06/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/06/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/06/2010
  Amid calls for a cull of urban foxes, the programme hears that numbers are in decline.

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