BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 8 February 2012

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/02/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A Card from Angela Carter, Episode 2
  2/5A portrait of the author Angela Carter via a series of postcards she sent to a friend.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/02/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/02/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/02/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—08/02/2012
  Cows at risk - a new disease spreads to UK cattle.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—08/02/2012
  RBS boss Stephen Hester, debating the Falklands, elderly care, and Qatari comedy.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—08/02/2012
  The latest news from Westminster and beyond.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—08/02/2012
  Libby Purves is joined by actor Katherine Kelly and broadcaster Clare Balding.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—08/02/2012
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Archbishop George Stack.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women in Business
  A special programme with the female entrepreneurs we've been following and their mentors.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Dickens in London, The Sparkler of Albion
  3/5Dickens spends an evening on a tour of duty in London's East End with Inspector Field.
7. 11:00
  In Living Memory—Series 15, Ramstein
  2/4Chris Ledgard tells the story of the air show disaster at Ramstein, Germany, in 1988.
8. 11:30
  HR—Series 3, Disabled
  2/6With the two chums having lost their pensions, Sam balks at Peter's survival measures.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—08/02/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—How to Fund and Deliver Social Care in England
  Featuring social care, faceless hotels, online ads, smarter working, and small investors.
3. 12:57
  Weather—08/02/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—08/02/2012
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
5. 13:45
  Sport and the British—The Formal Empire
  8/30Clare Balding reveals that sport was the glue that helped keep the British Empire together
6. 14:00
  The Archers—07/02/2012
  Alan is master of ceremonies.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Gerontius
  Stephen Wyatt's play explores why Cardinal Newman and another priest were buried together.(R)
8. 15:00
  Money Box Live—08/02/2012
  Vincent Duggleby and guests take calls on energy and energy saving.
9. 15:30
  Inside Health—Hospital infections, nutrition, gout, gluten, Shockwave, tennis elbow
  Including the protocols for visitors to hospitals and a new treatment for tennis elbow.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Obesity - Cruel Optimism
  Obesity Clinics and the 'cruel optimism' that still promises the good life.
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—08/02/2012
  The future of Facebook. BBC reporting of Scotland referendum. Phone-hacking settlements.
12. 17:00
  PM—08/02/2012
  Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/02/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 4, 1. London
  1/4Mark addresses tax avoidance, quantitative easing and voting reform.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—08/02/2012
  Tom reacts badly.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Lucian Freud, Stephen Daldry, RIBA Gold Medal
  Mark Lawson reports on Lucian Freud's portraits and meets director Stephen Daldry.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Dickens in London, The Sparkler of Albion
  3/5Dickens spends an evening on a tour of duty in London's East End with Inspector Field.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Morality of Monarchy
  Does our monarchy still have a moral force in modern day Britain? Chaired by Michael Buerk
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 2, Gordon Bridger: Re-thinking Foreign Aid
  Economist Gordon Bridger says we should change the way in which we spend overseas aid.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Adapting Insects
  Can we adapt disease-carrying insects to become friends not foes? Alice Roberts reports.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—08/02/2012
  Libby Purves is joined by actor Katherine Kelly and broadcaster Clare Balding.
10. 21:58
  Weather—08/02/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—08/02/2012
  Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Care of Wooden Floors, Episode 8
  8/10A wine-fuelled restoration project ends in further chaos, then the angry cleaner returns.
13. 23:00
  Tina C—Tina C's Global Depression Tour, China
  5/6Country music legend Tina C tries save the world from its financial mess by visiting China
14. 23:15
  What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else—Series 2, Leisure Pursuits
  2/4In the conventional world, Andrew Lawrence explores the strange things we do for fun.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—08/02/2012
  Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/02/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—A Card from Angela Carter, Episode 3
  3/5A portrait of the author Angela Carter via a series of postcards she sent to a friend.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/02/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/02/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/02/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/02/2012
  You're Hired - farming apprenticeships are booming.

Thursday 9 February 2012