BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 31 December 2010

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders—Propriety, Plants, Grandparents and Growing Your Own
  4/4Exploring the wonders of the planet, Josie learns a love of gardening can lead to wisdom.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Proust's Overcoat, Episode 4
  4/5Marcel's overcoat which he used as a bedspread has a powerful hold over Guerin.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/12/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/12/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/12/2010
  With Steve Clifford, general director of the Evangelical Alliance.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/12/2010
  Looking after wildlife on a winter farm. Charlotte Smith presents.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—31/12/2010
  Guest editor Dame Clara Furse investigates bank-bashing, marmalade making and the City.
2. 09:45
  Act of Worship—31/12/2010
  Led by Andrew Graystone.
3. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—31/12/2010
  With Jenni Murray. Including high-heeled shoes for the party season - how high, and why?
4. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ladies of Letters Go Crackers, Episode 5
  5/5Irene discovers her daughter-in-law's secret plan and Vera's family faces leaving home.
5. 11:00
  Widowers' Tales
  The moving, inspiring stories of four men who found a new identity late in life.
6. 11:30
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Can struggling journalist Maddox's literary pretentions survive in the new media world?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—31/12/2010
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—31/12/2010
  How to deal with dodgy emails and stay happy. With the last of our Bob Servant emails.
3. 12:57
  Weather—31/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—31/12/2010
  National and international news.
5. 13:30
  More or Less—31/12/2010
  Tim Harford and the More or Less team explore 2010 in numbers.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—30/12/2010
  Elizabeth is feeling under pressure.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, Alone and Without a Leader
  2/2The accused asks the senior QC to hand over his case to young Horace Rumpole.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Essex
  Peter Gibbs chairs a lively New Year's Eve edition from Essex.
9. 15:45
  A Woman's World—Women's Studies
  5/5A male professor talks about his work as a man on the fringe of academic feminism.
10. 16:00
  Last Word—31/12/2010
  Matthew Bannister on Elisabeth Beresford, Judge James Pickles and Captain Beefheart.
11. 16:30
  The Film Programme—31/12/2010
  Francine Stock talks to Oscar winning scribe Simon Beaufoy about 127 Hours.
12. 17:00
  PM—31/12/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—31/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—31/12/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  15 Minute Musical—Series 6, QuadraQueenia
  6/6Her Majesty The Queen's year squeezed into 15 minutes with music.
3. 18:30
  The News Quiz—31/12/2010
  Sandi Toksvig and the News Quiz team take a look back at 2010.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—31/12/2010
  Tom tries to intervene and Nigel springs a surprise.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Front Row Quiz
  Mark Lawson hosts the Front Row Quiz, questioning two teams on their arts knowledge.
6. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ladies of Letters Go Crackers, Episode 5
  5/5Irene discovers her daughter-in-law's secret plan and Vera's family faces leaving home.
7. 20:00
  Correspondents' Look Ahead—31/12/2010
  The BBC's top correspondents give their predictions about what will shape the news in 2011
8. 20:50
  A Point of View—Dear Diary
  Joan Bakewell celebrates the art of diary writing.
9. 21:00
  Pick of the Year—25/12/2010
  Nicholas Parsons makes his selection of the best BBC Radio of 2010.
10. 21:58
  Weather—31/12/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—31/12/2010
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Daphne du Maurier - Jamaica Inn, Episode 10
  Reeling from her shock discovery, Mary must make a life-changing decision.
13. 23:00
  Great Lives—Sammy Davis Jr
  Dancer Lionel Blair chooses his friend, Sammy Davis Jr.
14. 23:30
  The News at Bedtime—Review of the Year
  Jack Dee and Peter Capaldi star in this special comedy review of the year in Nurseryland.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/01/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Afternoon Reading—Mick Jackson - Bears of England, Spirit Bears
  1/3A village is plagued by an especially wicked gang of spirit bears. Read by Ian Holm.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Proust's Overcoat, Episode 5
  5/5Jacques Guerin offers up his collection to the world and the author opens a cardboard box.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/01/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/01/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/01/2011
  With Canon Patrick Thomas.
9. 05:45
  iPM—01/01/2011
  A dying father explains why he'll be an 'incurable optimist' to the end. [email protected].

Saturday 1 January 2011