BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 13 December 2010

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Cuban Cure - Moral Panics
  Laurie explores Cuba's success in developing world-beating bioscience. Also moral panics.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—12/12/2010
  The bells of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/12/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/12/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/12/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Michelle Marken.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/12/2010
  Warnings the countryside could become closed off as money is cut from footpaths.
10. 05:57
  Weather—13/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/12/2010
  Eric Pickles on cuts and 'localism' plus Peter Bazalgette's view of The X Factor.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—13/12/2010
  Andrew Marr and Semyon Bychkov, Mark Miodownik, Susan Hill and Tony Jordan.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—13/12/2010
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Dr Michael Ford.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—13/12/2010
  Presented by Jane Garvey. The menopause and HRT - your questions and concerns.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Uncle Gwyn's Posthumous Curse, Episode 1
  1/5Margaret John stars in Lynne Truss's comedy drama set on a rainy golf course in Wales.
6. 11:00
  Thesiger At 100
  Frank Gardner marks the centenary of photographer and traveller Wilfred Thesiger.
7. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris - Murder in the Title, 4. Murderer?
  4/4Someone wants to close the Regent Theatre, and is willing to murder to do so...
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—13/12/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—13/12/2010
  Julian Worricker talks to the head of the Association of Train Operating Companies.
3. 12:57
  Weather—13/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—13/12/2010
  National and international news.
5. 13:30
  Brain of Britain—13/12/2010
  The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—12/12/2010
  It's party time at Lower Loxley and Kate's feeling guilty.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—On Mardle Fen, Series 3, The Dream Insists
  2/4Warwick has a recurring dream featuring a ramshackle hut out on the Cambridgeshire Fens.
8. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Blair versus Hitchens: The Religion Debate
  Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens debate whether religion is a force for good.(R)
9. 15:45
  Head to Head—Series 2, Bertrand Russell and Hugh Gaitskell
  1/5Edward Stourton revisits a broadcast debate from 1960 about nuclear disarmament and Nato.(R)
10. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Venison
  Sheila Dillon explores the varieties of venison in butchers and supermarkets in the UK.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—The Supernatural
  In the first of a new series, Ernie Rea and guests discuss the supernatural.
12. 17:00
  PM—13/12/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—13/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/12/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 58, Episode 6
  6/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Ian MacMillan, Gyles Brandreth
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/12/2010
  Nic keeps the peace and Helen considers all her options.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Kirsty Lang reviews Burlesque and offers the pick of new fiction for young children
  Kirsty Lang reviews Burlesque and offers the pick of new fiction for young children.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Uncle Gwyn's Posthumous Curse, Episode 1
  1/5Margaret John stars in Lynne Truss's comedy drama set on a rainy golf course in Wales.
6. 20:00
  Freudian Slippage—Episode 1
  1/2David Aaronovitch explores Freud's influence on British culture, and whether it has waned.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Nichi Vendola
  A profile of Nichi Vendola, the new hope of the left in Italy.
8. 21:00
  Material World—09/12/2010
  Quentin Cooper investigates the news in science and science in the news.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—13/12/2010
  Andrew Marr and Semyon Bychkov, Mark Miodownik, Susan Hill and Tony Jordan.
10. 21:58
  Weather—13/12/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—13/12/2010
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Helen Dunmore - The Betrayal—Suspended From Duty
  6/10Anna and Andrei know they must protect Kolya. Then a call confirms their worst fears.
13. 23:00
  Off the Page—Never Trust a Writer
  Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss being written about.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—13/12/2010
  Susan Hulme reports on events at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 1
  1/5Richard Cohen highlights some of the mythology associated with the sun.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/12/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/12/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/12/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Michelle Marken.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/12/2010
  Anger from farmers over plans to start making them pay for the costs of animal diseases.

Tuesday 14 December 2010