BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 9 October 2012

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—On the Map, Episode 1
  1/5Simon Garfield starts his journey through maps in the Great Library of Alexandria.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/10/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tina Beattie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—09/10/2012
  10,000 Irish farmers take to the streets to 'fight for the future of family farming'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—09/10/2012
  David Cameron on the EU, welfare, Boris and more, plus Miranda Hart on life and comedy.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—09/10/2012
  The latest events from Westminster with Mark D'Arcy.
3. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Hugh Montgomery
  Jim Al-Khalili interviews Professor Hugh Montgomery about the gene for fitness.
4. 09:30
  One to One—Kate Silverton on how our fear of failure can impact on the choices we make.
  Kate Silverton explores how our fear of failure can limit your life choices.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—09/10/2012
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Steven Benson.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sexual harassment at work; Molly Ringwald; teens and drugs
  Sexual harassment at work. Teenagers and drugs. Molly Ringwald.
7. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—HighLites: Retouched, Episode 2
  2/5Bev and Shirley take their unique hairdressing style to an old people's home.
8. 11:00
  Saving Species—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/24Autumn is a time when the animal world is on the move with specific threats to survival.
9. 11:30
  One Man's War
  Katie Derham delves into the fascinating world of musical life during the Second World War
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—09/10/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Benefit Cuts
  Consumer phone-in. Julian Worricker hears listeners' views on benefit cuts.
3. 12:57
  Weather—09/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—09/10/2012
  News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:45
  China: As History Is My Witness—Kublai Khan: The Barbarian
  2/10How Kublai Khan, the man from Mongolia, beat the odds and conquered the south.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—08/10/2012
  Ed is down in the dumps.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Not Bobby
  Frank's new pet rabbit Bobby starts causing an unexpected stir at home.(R)
8. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 2, Making the Cut
  5/6Nina Garthwaite hears about the cuts we make and how we learn to recover from them.
9. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Tsunami Debris
  1.5 million tonnes of debris from the Japanese tsunami is heading towards North America.
10. 16:00
  Things We Forgot to Remember—Series 5, The Glorious Revolution
  4/4Michael Portillo reconsiders the uncomfortable facts behind The Glorious Revolution.(R)
11. 16:30
  A Good Read—Ed Douglas and Andy Cave
  Harriett Gilbert, Andy Cave and Ed Douglas discuss three favourite books. From 2012.
12. 17:00
  PM—09/10/2012
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Includes Weather.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/10/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 4, Three's a Crowd
  1/6Rudy and Doreen are enjoying married life - unlike his son Adam.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/10/2012
  Alistair offers some constructive criticism.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Pete Townshend
  Pete Townshend reflects on the highs and lows of his career, as he publishes a memoir.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—HighLites: Retouched, Episode 2
  2/5Bev and Shirley take their unique hairdressing style to an old people's home.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Alcohol Fraud
  Alcohol smuggling is costing more than a billion pounds in lost taxes. Allan Urry reports.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—09/10/2012
  People providing support to visually impaired workers go unpaid.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Stem cells, Functional disorders, Epilepsy, Stoptober, Whiplash
  Dr Mark Porter asks if stem cell research is making a difference to patients.
9. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Hugh Montgomery
  Jim Al-Khalili interviews Professor Hugh Montgomery about the gene for fitness.
10. 21:58
  Weather—09/10/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—09/10/2012
  Presented by Ritula Shah. Scotland Yard says Jimmy Savile was a predatory sex offender.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Summer Lies, The Night in Baden-Baden, Part 2
  2/5The playwright's girlfriend is not pleased to discover his deception.
13. 23:00
  Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4The team of brilliantly stupid scientists attempt to make war just a little gentler.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—09/10/2012
  Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—On the Map, Episode 2
  2/5After the brilliant theories of Alexandria, the world fell into a cartographic dark age.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/10/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tina Beattie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—10/10/2012
  Farmers in Northern Ireland will get an extra 15 million on next year's support payments.

Wednesday 10 October 2012