BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 30 December 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/12/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  A Point of View—The Memory Business
  Simon Schama reflects on how the world - ten years on - remembered the events of 9/11.
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Lionel Bart Story, Episode 4
  4/5Lionel Bart's musical 'Oliver!' opens to great acclaim.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/12/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/12/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/12/2011
  Prayer and reflection with Bishop Steven Croft.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/12/2011
  Winter on an Exmoor Farm. Part 5, Family and Future.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/12/2011
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Brian Cox
  Professor of physics Brian Cox is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
3. 09:45
  Act of Worship—30/12/2011
  An act of worship led by the Rev Roger Hutchings.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—30/12/2011
  Presented by Jenni Murray. Tackling truancy and Whistle Down the Wind at 50.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 10
  10/15News of the stolen letters has now spread across the academic vaults.
6. 11:00
  UK Confidential—1981
  Martha Kearney's guests review secret government papers from 1981.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/12/2011
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Who will be running our railways in 2012?
  Who will be running our railways in 2012? Could new food labels lead to more confusion?
3. 12:57
  Weather—30/12/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—30/12/2011
  Edward Stourton presents national and international news.
5. 13:45
  Food for Thought—Series 2, Carlos Acosta
  5/5Dancer Carlos Acosta explains how what we eat, shapes the life we lead. With Nina Myskow.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—29/12/2011
  Neil loses his patience.
7. 14:15
  Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities—5. The Substance and the Shadow
  5/5Will it be possible to save Charles Darnay's life?
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Mickleton, Gloucestershire
  Peter Gibbs chairs a forward-looking programme from the village of Mickleton.
9. 15:45
  O Henry Stories—Mammon and the Archer
  2/3A young man is encouraged to pursue the love of his life by his father.
10. 16:00
  Mighty Be Their Powers
  Bridget Kendall profiles the three female Nobel Peace Laureates.
11. 16:30
  More or Less—30/12/2011
  A guide to interesting, informative or just plain idiosyncratic numbers of the year.
12. 17:00
  PM—30/12/2011
  Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
14. 17:57
  Weather—30/12/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/12/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  The News Quiz—Series 76, Oh No It Isn't... The News Quiz
  2/8Sandi Toksvig attempts to recover the stolen Pips from the mysterious Radio 4 Island.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/12/2011
  There's a wedding worry for Caroline.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Writers including PD James and Anthony Horowitz take on classic characters
  Novelists who take on another writer's characters, with guests including PD James.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 10
  10/15News of the stolen letters has now spread across the academic vaults.
6. 20:00
  Correspondents' Look Ahead—30/12/2011
  The BBC's leading foreign correspondents predict what is likely to be in the news in 2012.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Glamour in Austerity
  Lisa Jardine reflects on the historic power of royal glamour in times of austerity.
8. 21:00
  Drama on 4—Mike Walker - Beyond Borders
  How, in 1950, secret French plans created the organisation that became the European Union.
9. 21:45
  Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—Received with Thanks
  Libby Purves on last year's Radio 4 Christmas Appeal.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—30/12/2011
  Felicity Evans presents national and international news and analysis.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 10
  10/10Now certain of Fabrice's feelings, Linda returns home to await the end of the war.
12. 23:00
  With Great Pleasure—With Great Pleasure at Christmas - Melvyn Bragg
  Melvyn Bragg with a special programme of his favourite poetry and prose.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/12/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Afternoon Reading—Julia Blackburn - For the Love of a Child, Call Me and I'll Come to You
  2/3Julia rediscovers a letter her father wrote to her before his death and is comforted.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Lionel Bart Story, Episode 5
  5/5The flop of 'Twang!' leaves Bart's reputation in tatters.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/12/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/12/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/12/2011
  Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth.
9. 05:45
  iPM—31/12/2011
  Featuring Gareth Malone and the New Year Honour nominees.

Saturday 31 December 2011