BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 17 February 2012

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/02/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Europe in the Looking Glass, Episode 4
  4/5The men discover the issues facing Greece between the wars.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/02/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/02/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/02/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Peter Whittaker.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/02/2012
  Caz Graham hears seafood is being tested for radiation on a beach in Fife.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/02/2012
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—17/02/2012
  Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—James Corden
  Actor and writer James Corden is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
4. 09:45
  Act of Worship—17/02/2012
  An act of worship led by the Rev Peter Baker.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—17/02/2012
  Where are the female lead characters on CBeebies? Louise Rennison. Group B Streptococcus.
6. 10:45
  Highlites—HighLites, Episode 5
  5/5John's plans to get one over on Beverley go up in smoke.
7. 11:00
  The Nile—Episode 3
  3/3Edward is in the Nile Delta, one of the most intensively farmed areas on the planet.
8. 11:30
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Jackie Collins
  5/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Jane Thynne and Mark Billingham.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—17/02/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Local currencies & the taxi drivers helping disabled passengers
  After Bristol launches its own pound, we find out how other local currencies are doing.
3. 12:57
  Weather—17/02/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—17/02/2012
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
5. 13:45
  Sport and the British—A Bit of a Flutter
  15/30Clare Balding looks at the role gambling has played in our relationship with sport.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—16/02/2012
  Adam comes to a decision.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Occupied
  Drama about UK activism that was recorded during actual protest actions.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria
  Eric Robson chairs a horticultural Q and A from Grange-Over-Sands in Cumbria.
9. 15:45
  The Human Cradle—Government by Magic Spell
  3/3By Somali writer Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi. A young woman is possessed by a jinni.
10. 16:00
  Last Word—Patricia Stephens Due, James Whitaker, Josh Gifford, Jim Riordan, Whitney Houston
  Matthew Bannister on Patricia Stephens Due, James Whitaker, Josh Gifford, Whitney Houston.
11. 16:30
  Feedback—17/02/2012
  Is football more important than economic crisis? And Michael Buerk on chairing Moral Maze.
12. 17:00
  PM—17/02/2012
  Eddie Mair brings you the top stories of the day.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—17/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/02/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 36, Episode 1
  1/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another series of topical sketch and stand up.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/02/2012
  Brian feels hunted, and there are underlying tensions at Brookfield.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Walter Mosley, Phil Agland and Rory Gallagher
  Walter Mosley, documentary-maker Phil Agland, and Rory Gallagher.
5. 19:45
  Highlites—HighLites, Episode 5
  5/5John's plans to get one over on Beverley go up in smoke.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Solihull
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Solihull.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Bankers in America
  Historian David Cannadine reflects on attitudes towards bankers in America.
8. 21:00
  Sport and the British: Omnibus—Episode 3
  3/6How the North/South divide, racism, feminism and classism played out on the sports field.
9. 21:58
  Weather—17/02/2012
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/02/2012
  Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Dream Life of Sukhanov, Episode 5
  5/10Sukhanov is assailed by self-doubt and, in a dream, relives his father's death.
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—Eleanor Updale and Andrea Oliver
  Presenter Harriett Gilbert and her guests discuss three favourite books in A Good Read.
13. 23:30
  Goodnight John Boy
  Frank Cottrell Boyce celebrates one of the great TV families - The Waltons.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/02/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Europe in the Looking Glass, Episode 5
  5/5The travellers return with a new perspective on their homeland, as well as Europe.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/02/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/02/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/02/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/02/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  iPM—18/02/2012
  The programme that starts with its listeners.

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