BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 6 March 2012

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Then They Came for Me, Episode 1
  1/5Maziar Bahari leaves London, and pregnant fiancee, to cover Iran's presidential election.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/03/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/03/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Martin Shaw.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/03/2012
  Anna Hill hears about Fabio, the record-breaking bull, bought for £126,000.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/03/2012
  Debating the UK's industrial policy, Super Tuesday in the US, slang and booing.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—06/03/2012
  Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
3. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Martin Rees
  Jim Al-Khalili enters the multiverse with the Astronomer Royal Martin Rees.
4. 09:30
  One to One—Yasmin Alibhai-Brown with Megan
  Yasmin Alibhai-Brown talks to 18-year-old Megan about her parents' divorce.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—06/03/2012
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—06/03/2012
  Goldie Hawn; Women and Catholicism; Stay at home or work? Presented by Jane Garvey.
7. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—I Love You, Goodbye, Episode 2
  2/5Maciek is about to experience a bolt from the blue.
8. 11:00
  Return of the South China Tiger—Back to China
  2/2Sue Armstrong reports on a controversial attempt to save the South China tiger.
9. 11:30
  Bach's Choir
  Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/03/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Do we get the press we deserve?
  Listeners give their views on the tabloid press. Do we get the press coverage we deserve?
3. 12:57
  Weather—06/03/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—06/03/2012
  Martha Kearney presents the latest national and international news.
5. 13:45
  Sport and the British—Golden Girls
  27/30Clare Balding explains how the 1960s saw women athletes finally take centre stage.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—05/03/2012
  Clarrie makes a new start.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer
  Iain Heggie's satirical play about an impecunious lawyer, set in 18th-century Glasgow.(R)
8. 15:00
  The Global Reach—Episode 1
  1/4A Japanese tsunami survivor on his rescue after two days at sea on the roof of his house.
9. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Rebel Without a Car
  Young people are turning their back on the car. Tom Heap asks if it has a future.
10. 16:00
  The Law Show—Sport and the Law
  Joshua Rozenberg investigates how the law is increasingly impacting on sport.
11. 16:30
  A Good Read—Deborah Meaden and Eliza Carthy
  Harriett Gilbert invites Deborah Meaden and Eliza Carthy to pick their favourite books.
12. 17:00
  PM—06/03/2012
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—06/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—06/03/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 7, Arthurish
  3/6Arthur sets off for Spain, and to make life easier, attempts to invent his own language.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/03/2012
  Brian comes face to face with the opposition.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Lloyd Newson; Michael Winterbottom; cinematic soccer team
  John Wilson meets dance director Lloyd Newson, and Trishna director Michael Winterbottom.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—I Love You, Goodbye, Episode 2
  2/5Maciek is about to experience a bolt from the blue.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Family Annihilation
  What drives fathers to kill their families and themselves? Jane Deith investigates.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—A tribute to David Rathband and RNIB concerns about PIPS - 06/03/2012
  Peter White pays tribute to David Rathband and the RNIB express concern over PIPS.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Vitiligo, diabetes care, knee implants, masks, social media
  Dr Mark Porter tackles the confusion and prejudice around the skin condition vitiligo.
9. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Martin Rees
  Jim Al-Khalili enters the multiverse with the Astronomer Royal Martin Rees.
10. 21:58
  Weather—06/03/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—06/03/2012
  Have the Big Four let business down? Plus Iran and nuclear inspectors, and Eastern Libya.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Capital, Episode 2
  2/10Pepys Road's oldest resident is feeling ill, and Arabella Yount plots a Christmas surprise
13. 23:00
  The History Plays—Maggie Heart Galtieri
  3/5The Falkland Islands, 1982. Maggie Watkins shelters an Argentinean soldier with a secret.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—06/03/2012
  The Chancellor comes under fresh pressure to cut fuel duty in next month's budget.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Then They Came for Me, Episode 2
  2/5Maziar is covering Iran's presidential elections, but he soon finds himself under arrest.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/03/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/03/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Martin Shaw.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—07/03/2012
  How farmers can avoid the new Schmallenberg virus by changing when they lamb.

Wednesday 7 March 2012