BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 23 March 2012

LW Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 4
  4/5Tim Winton marvels at the joys of beachcombing, of finding 'gifts and signs' on the shore.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/03/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/03/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/03/2012
  The strict rules on selling unpasteurised milk in England are being reviewed.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/03/2012
  Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—23/03/2012
  Ed Balls takes on Vince Cable, plus privatised police, and Lord Heseltine speaks.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Anna Ford
  Journalist Anna Ford is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
4. 09:45
  Act of Worship—23/03/2012
  An act of worship and music led by the Rt Rev Stephen Oliver.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Kay Mellor and the Lottery, Childcare Manuals, Working Class Feminism and New Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood
  Motherhood manuals, Kay Mellor, Working Class feminism and Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood.
6. 10:45
  Craven—Craven: Series 2, Episode 5
  5/5Craven underestimates the pack mentality on the drug-addled estate, as the case concludes.
7. 11:00
  The I Love You Bridge
  Penny Woolcock investigates who sprayed a marriage proposal on a Sheffield bridge.(R)
8. 11:30
  A Charles Paris Mystery—A Reconstructed Corpse, 4. Attack
  4/4Charles finds the final piece in the jigsaw, but not before his own life is threatened.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/03/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Fired headteachers, not-for-profit petrol station & railway retailers
  The union claiming that school head teachers are being 'fired like football managers'.
3. 12:57
  Weather—23/03/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—23/03/2012
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
5. 13:45
  Blind Man's Bete Noire—Going Slowly
  4/4Peter White explores his bete noire of going slowly with keen fisherman Nick Hancock.(R)
6. 14:00
  The Archers—22/03/2012
  Debbie plays a wild card.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Ben Musgrave - The British Club
  In the ex-pat world of Bangladesh, a body sparks some choices for Sub-Inspector Mondol.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Muckhart, Clackmannanshire
  Eric Robson chairs a programme with guest panellist Carole Baxter.
9. 15:45
  Original Shorts—Series 5, Judgement
  2/3A case of conscience for ageing defence barrister Harry Fox.
10. 16:00
  Last Word—23/03/2012
  Matthew Bannister on Pope Shenouda III, King George Tupou, Maurice Andre, Simin Daneshvar.
11. 16:30
  Feedback—23/03/2012
  Listeners find spin and speculation about the budget a turn-off.
12. 17:00
  PM—23/03/2012
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news. Including Weather.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/03/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 36, Episode 6
  6/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week's news wrapped up in sketches and stand-up.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/03/2012
  Things are moving fast at Bridge Farm. Meanwhile, Annabelle gives her advice.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jonny Greenwood and composer Krzysztof Penderecki; Brains - the exhibition.
  Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and composer Krzysztof Penderecki; Brains - the exhibition.
5. 19:45
  Pink Mist—Home to Roost
  5/5Dramatic poem by Owen Sheers about a soldier struggling to return home.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—High Wycombe
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a discussion of news and politics from High Wycombe.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Fashion for Westerns
  David Cannadine recalls the heyday of cinema and television Westerns.
8. 21:00
  Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved—Episode 1
  1/2Investigative journalist Tom Mangold tries to get to the truth about this mysterious area.(R)
9. 21:58
  Weather—23/03/2012
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—23/03/2012
  National and international news and analysis.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Stonemouth, Episode 5
  5/10Stewart has a dangerous encounter on the suspension bridge with Ellie's violent brothers.
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—Frances Barber and Grace Dent
  Grace Dent and Frances Barber talk favourite books at the R4 More Than Words Festival.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—23/03/2012
  Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/03/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 5
  5/5Tim Winton describes what has led him to become an environmental campaigner in Australia.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/03/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/03/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/03/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mark Wakelin.
8. 05:45
  iPM—24/03/2012
  Why some listeners have been experiencing a rush of euphoria after losing their jobs.

Saturday 24 March 2012