BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 10 January 2012

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Stop What You're Doing and Read This, Memories and Expectations
  1/5Acclaimed children's author Michael Rosen takes us on a journey back to his youth.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/01/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/01/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/01/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/01/2012
  High-speed rail versus conservation: Anna Hill investigates the arguments for and against.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/01/2012
  With Labour leader Ed Miliband and discussing HS2 and healthy nudges.
2. 09:00
  The Long View—Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
  Jonathan Freedland compares Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee with that of Queen Victoria.
3. 09:30
  Musical Migrants—Series 3, Nashville
  1/5Jesse Lee Jones explains how his love of country music took him from Brazil to Nashville.(R)
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—10/01/2012
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Rev Dr Nicholas Bundock.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women and alcohol; making a successful business from a market stall
  Hidden domestic violence among older people. Launching a business with a market stall.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ruthless, Episode 2
  2/5Ruth and the PAs come under the scrutiny of the visiting consultants.
7. 11:00
  Nature—Series 5, The Water Boatman's Song
  Paul Evans goes in search of the Water Boatman's song.
8. 11:30
  Songs for Madame Vasnier
  Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/01/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours
  Is it time to make the tax system more equitable?
3. 12:57
  Weather—10/01/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—10/01/2012
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:45
  To Strive and Seek—Episode 2
  2/5Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition: Tom Crean.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—09/01/2012
  David tackles an unpopular job.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Birkett, Birkett and the Green Bicycle
  2/4A story of murder, pacifism and chocolate taken from the casebook of Norman Birkett.
8. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 1, Misadventures
  1/4Tales of misadventure: A chance encounter on a train and gap year reminiscences.
9. 15:30
  Questions, Questions—11/08/2011
  The mystery of the maze and why ancient settlements end up underneath us.(R)
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Stories from other cultures
  Michael Rosen hears the traditional stories that are being passed down the generations.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Joseph Rotblat
  Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees champions the life of his hero, physicist Joseph Rotblat.
12. 17:00
  PM—10/01/2012
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/01/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 3, Wigan
  6/6Mark performs in Wigan, talking about pie-eating and the radicalism of George Formby.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/01/2012
  The new Mrs Grundy asserts herself.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—JC Chandor on his film Margin Call; composer Anna Meredith
  JC Chandor on his film Margin Call; Freddie Flintoff's documentary about depression.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ruthless, Episode 2
  2/5Ruth and the PAs come under the scrutiny of the visiting consultants.
6. 20:00
  Dying Inside
  The film-maker Rex Bloomstein looks at the growing phenomenon of older prisoners in prison
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Lack of Help Getting Work and the Power of Words - 10/01/12
  The experience of a blind woman seeking work, and we discuss the use of the word 'blind'.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Med devices, Testosterone, Itching, BP, Pills, Tourette's
  Dr Mark Porter demystifies the health issues that perplex us.
9. 21:30
  The Long View—Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
  Jonathan Freedland compares Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee with that of Queen Victoria.
10. 21:58
  Weather—10/01/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—10/01/2012
  National and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Honoré de Balzac - Cousin Bette, Episode 7
  7/10Hulot gets badly caught out, and loyal Adeline prepares to lose all for his sake.
13. 23:00
  I, Regress—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Robin Hood (no relation) comes to Dr Matt Berry with a fear of spiders.
14. 23:15
  Continuity—Episode 2
  2/6The return of Musical Notebook, and a revamp for Desert Island Discs.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/01/2012
  Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/01/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Stop What You're Doing and Read This, A Bed. A Book. A Mountain
  2/5Jeanette Winterson takes us on a journey to the Cairngorms.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/01/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/01/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/01/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/01/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/01/2012
  Denmark's race to raise welfare standards in time for new rules next year.

Wednesday 11 January 2012