BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 2 March 2012

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Wilkie Collins, Episode 4
  4/5After Collins finds success with The Woman in White, another woman enters his life.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/03/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/03/2012
  A reading and reflection to start the day. From Wales, with the Rev Mary Stallard.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/03/2012
  Grow our own - the need for more UK fruit and veg growers. Presented by Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/03/2012
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—02/03/2012
  Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Brian Moore
  Brian Moore, former rugby international and commentator, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
4. 09:45
  Act of Worship—02/03/2012
  An act of worship led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The teapot - a British tradition under threat? Kathleen Ferrier, IVF Breakthrough and the Russian presidential election
  Can we stop the tradition of making a pot of tea from going up the spout?
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Christopher William Hill - Angarrack, Autumn
  5/5Sir Richard is dead, and a fire has destroyed the library. Are the two events connected?
7. 11:00
  The Stationery Cupboard
  An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.
8. 11:30
  A Charles Paris Mystery—A Reconstructed Corpse, 1. Murder
  1/4Charles takes part in a crime reconstruction show, then uncovers a grisly murder.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—02/03/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Dodgy timber, French breathalyser law & the airline letting you 'meet' fellow passengers
  How some big DIY chains may have inadvertently sold 'illegally' sourced wood.
3. 12:57
  Weather—02/03/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—02/03/2012
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
5. 13:45
  Sport and the British—Beating Us at Our Own Game
  25/30Clare Balding takes a look at Britain's most successful export ever - football.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—01/03/2012
  Helen is supportive.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Rumpole and the Explosive Evidence
  1960. Hilda's had a baby son, Nicholas. Rumpole, awash with flu, defends a safe-blower.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Haynes, Bedfordshire
  Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening debate in Bedfordshire.
9. 15:45
  Leap Year Tales—February Alone
  2/3A romantic lunch goes strangely awry. But is it perhaps a lucky escape?
10. 16:00
  Last Word—02/03/2012
  John Wilson on Davy Jones, Jean Pateman, Steve Kordek and Betty Parsons.
11. 16:30
  Feedback—02/03/2012
  A new take on the future of BBC local radio. And should Radio 4 do more on computer games?
12. 17:00
  PM—02/03/2012
  Eddie Mair presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/03/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 36, With Andy Parsons and Lynne Truss
  3/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with Lynne Truss, Andy Parsons, Laura Shavin and Mitch Benn.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/03/2012
  Clarrie receives a surprise visit.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Therapy in fiction, film and TV drama
  Therapy in film, fiction and TV drama, with Naomi Alderman.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Christopher William Hill - Angarrack, Autumn
  5/5Sir Richard is dead, and a fire has destroyed the library. Are the two events connected?
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Beccles, Suffolk
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Beccles in Suffolk.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—David Cannadine: Why Wear a Tie?
  David Cannadine compares the traditions of tie-wearing on both sides of the Atlantic.
8. 21:00
  Sport and the British: Omnibus—Episode 5
  5/6Clare explores how sport was reaching out through the airwaves to a whole new audience.
9. 21:58
  Weather—02/03/2012
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—02/03/2012
  Red Cross relief workers are stopped from entering Homs.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Deborah Levy - Swimming Home, Episode 5
  5/5The arrival of a strange girl in the midst of a holiday in Nice proves explosive.
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—Brian Sewell and Wendy Cope
  Harriett Gilbert, Brian Sewell and Wendy Cope champion their favourite books.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—02/03/2012
  Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Wilkie Collins, Episode 5
  5/5Wilkie's first child with Martha Rudd is born and Caroline returns to Gloucester Place.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/03/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/03/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Martin Shaw.
8. 05:45
  iPM—03/03/2012
  The programme that starts with its listeners.

Saturday 3 March 2012