BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 3 October 2011

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/10/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Tour guide - Changing incomes
  UK income mobility as a multi-storey building? Also, New York tour guides.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—02/10/2011
  The bells of St Andrews in Rugby, Warwickshire.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/10/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/10/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/10/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/10/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/10/2011
  Presented by the Rev Neil Gardner, minister of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—03/10/2011
  Warnings that British songbirds are being trapped and exported by criminals.
10. 05:57
  Weather—03/10/2011
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/10/2011
  With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Afghanistan and the British Secret Service with Rory Stewart, Frank Ledwidge and Gordon Corera
  Andrew Marr with Rory Stewart, Gordon Corera, Rosemary Hollis and Frank Ledwidge.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—03/10/2011
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Cook the Perfect, Mary Portas, Women in Afghanistan
  How to Cook the Perfect..Fish Pie and why it's the ultimate comfort food. With Jane Garvey
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys - Series 2, Episode 1
  1/5Pepys plans to save money by cutting back on theatre-going and drinking.
6. 11:00
  Robots that Care—Episode 2
  2/2Jon Stewart explores how robots are used as carers and motivators.
7. 11:30
  When the Dog Dies—Series 2, Tangled Web
  5/6Whenever people plan to tell porkies, they seem to come to Sandy for help.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/10/2011
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Denmark's fat tax
  Community energy, children's medicines and the big sewer switchover.
3. 12:57
  Weather—03/10/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—03/10/2011
  With Martha Kearney. National and international news.
5. 13:30
  Round Britain Quiz—03/10/2011
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of cryptic connections and mental contortion.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—02/10/2011
  Kathy makes a kind offer.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Dragonfly
  By Katie Hims. Starring David Bower and Sophie Woolley.
8. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Oldest Music Hall
  Paul Merton delves into the story of the Leeds City Varieties music hall.
9. 15:45
  The Call—Series 2, Concorde
  1/5Dominic Arkwright meets a woman who survived when Concorde crashed into her Paris hotel.
10. 16:00
  The Food Programme—Beer - Trouble Brewing?
  As tax on low-alcohol beer is cut, Sheila Dillon asks how problem drinking can be tackled.
11. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—03/10/2011
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the future of Catholicism in the Irish Republic.
12. 17:00
  PM—03/10/2011
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/10/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—03/10/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/10/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Carr, Bellos, Stavrakopoulou
  1/6John Lloyd and Dave Gorman with Jimmy Carr, Francesca Stavrakopoulou and Alex Bellos.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/10/2011
  Kenton makes his move.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Rowan Atkinson interviewed; Claire Tomalin on Dickens
  Rowan Atkinson on Johnny English Reborn; Claire Tomalin on the life of Charles Dickens.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys - Series 2, Episode 1
  1/5Pepys plans to save money by cutting back on theatre-going and drinking.
6. 20:00
  In Defence of Politics—Episode 2
  2/3Matthew Flinders asks if politics is unfairly treated by the media, satire and fiction.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Aid or Immigration?
  Could a more relaxed policy on immigration help the developing world more than state aid?
8. 21:00
  Material World—So You Want to Be a Scientist launch
  The return of So You Want to Be a Scientist?, Radio 4's amateur science award.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Afghanistan and the British Secret Service with Rory Stewart, Frank Ledwidge and Gordon Corera
  Andrew Marr with Rory Stewart, Gordon Corera, Rosemary Hollis and Frank Ledwidge.
10. 21:58
  Weather—03/10/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—03/10/2011
  With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—6. The Capitalist
  6/10Milo's capitalist enterprise shifts up a gear and Yossarian decides against clothing.
13. 23:00
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1990s
  3/4Micky Flanagan looks at his life in the 90s, returning to education and becoming a teacher(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—03/10/2011
  Alicia McCarthy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/10/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Castrato and His Wife, Episode 1
  1/5A baby boy is born to a humble family in a remote Tuscan hilltown.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/10/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/10/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/10/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/10/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/10/2011
  Presented by the Rev Neil Gardner, minister of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—04/10/2011
  Anna Hill hears the late hot spell could mean a vintage year for UK wine.

Tuesday 4 October 2011