BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 15 April 2011

LW Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/04/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Warmth of the Heart Prevents Your Body from Rusting, Episode 4
  4/5Marie de Hennezel outlines her belief that old age can be a time of great freedom.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/04/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/04/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/04/2011
  Prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/04/2011
  Plans for a large scale rabbit farm are in Nottinghamshire are meeting local objections.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/04/2011
  Debating middle age loneliness, the Greek debt crisis and the alternative to Gaddafi.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Terry Gilliam
  Film director Terry Gilliam joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs.
3. 09:45
  Act of Worship—15/04/2011
  Presented by the Rev Johnston McKay.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—15/04/2011
  Jenni Murray presents. A Muslim Miss Universe GB? Women on Fleet Street; new play 5 @ 50.
5. 10:45
  Roald Dahl—Kiss Kiss, The Landlady
  5/5Charles Dance narrates a dark tale by the master of the bizarre. With Doreen Mantle.
6. 11:00
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 7, Readers' Lives
  Alan Dein joins a group of female friends in an exclusive south-west London reading circle
7. 11:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 1, Let It Snow; The Cat and the Baboon; Keeping Up
  2/4Memories of a snowy childhood and the experience of being in a long-term relationship.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/04/2011
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—15/04/2011
  A year after ash cloud disrupted air travel, are we prepared for the future?
3. 12:57
  Weather—15/04/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—15/04/2011
  Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world.
5. 13:30
  More or Less—15/04/2011
  Tim Harford and the team on tuition fees and drugs testing.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—14/04/2011
  Will isn't happy with what he hears.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Lou Ramsden - Pouring Poison
  Audio-describer Hazel seeks romance and freedom in Lou Ramsden's romantic drama.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Powys, Wales
  Peter Gibbs chairs a horticultural discussion in Powys, Wales.
9. 15:45
  America, Empire of Liberty—War and Memory
  40/90How the Civil War became etched on the American consciousness for generations to come.
10. 16:00
  Last Word—Sidney Lumet, Baruch Blumberg, Roger Nichols, Edith Helm and Ishbel MacAskill
  Matthew Bannister on Sidney Lumet, Baruch Blumberg, Roger Nichols and Ishbel MacAskill.
11. 16:30
  The Film Programme—15/04/2011
  Tom Hiddleston on Thor and Shirley Henderson on women and the Wild West.
12. 17:00
  PM—15/04/2011
  Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—15/04/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/04/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 74, Episode 1
  1/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/04/2011
  Clarrie makes her point.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Pale King, by David Foster Wallace; Jazz Viola
  With Kirsty Lang, who reviews David Foster Wallace's posthumous novel The Pale King.
5. 19:45
  Roald Dahl—Kiss Kiss, The Landlady
  5/5Charles Dance narrates a dark tale by the master of the bizarre. With Doreen Mantle.
6. 20:00
  Questions across the Pond
  Jonathan Dimbleby dips into the archives of the early 1950s.(R)
7. 20:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities
  David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
8. 21:00
  15 Minute Drama—Cottonopolis, Episode 5
  5/5Henri is faced with an impossible choice.
9. 21:16
  Friday Drama—Cottonopolis
  Local reporter Gemma uncovers the truth behind the disappearances of women in Manchester.
10. 21:58
  Weather—15/04/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—15/04/2011
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Plague Child, Episode 5
  5/10Tom finally learns the truth behind his connection to the Stonehouse family.
13. 23:00
  Great Lives—Leonard Bernstein
  Conductor Charles Hazlewood chooses Leonard Bernstein.
14. 23:30
  Party—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4The Party take to the streets with their inaugural protest.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/04/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Warmth of the Heart Prevents Your Body from Rusting, Episode 5
  5/5Marie de Hennezel tackles problems of old age including our fear of nearing death.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/04/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/04/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/04/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/04/2011
  Prayer and reflection with the Most Rev David Chillingworth.
8. 05:45
  iPM—16/04/2011
  'I found my real mum on Facebook.' A listener tells of a family reunited. [email protected].

Saturday 16 April 2011