BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 10 October 2012

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Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/10/2012
  Are we facing higher food prices? Plus William Hague; Hilary Mantel on the Booker Prize.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—10/10/2012
  The latest events from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Steven Appleby, Des Lynam, Christopher Matthew, Sam Lee, Jan Beccaloni
  Libby Purves meets cartoonist Steven Appleby and folk singer Sam Lee.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—10/10/2012
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Andrew Graystone.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Idina Menzel, board quotas, women at the Royal Academy
  Sexual harassment; Idina Menzel, star of Wicked and Glee; women at the Royal Academy.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—HighLites: Retouched, Episode 3
  3/5Bev and Shirley use their mobile salon to pervert the course of justice.
7. 11:00
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 11, The Longest Commute in Britain
  The longest commute in the UK, on the longest train - Alan Dein joins the sleepers.
8. 11:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Effervescent Members
  3/6Local headmistress Mrs Temple tackles Ramesh over a new range of sweets.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/10/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—The million pound bill to repair our canal bridges
  Consumer news.
3. 12:57
  Weather—10/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—10/10/2012
  News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:45
  China: As History Is My Witness—The Duke of Zhou: The Ancestor
  3/10In a society built around ancestor worship, Carrie Gracie meets the ultimate ancestor.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—09/10/2012
  Alistair offers some constructive criticism.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Available Means
  By Nick Warburton. Poet David witnesses the dark underbelly of an East European city.(R)
8. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Part-time working
  Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on working part-time.
9. 15:30
  Inside Health—Stem cells, Functional disorders, Epilepsy, Stoptober, Whiplash
  Dr Mark Porter asks if stem cell research is making a difference to patients.
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—The New Arab Man, Lords Club Affiliation
  The 'new' Arab man; elite club membership in the House of Lords.
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—Lord Patten - Jimmy Savile
  BBC Trust Chairman Lord Patten talks to Steve Hewlett about the Jimmy Savile scandal.
12. 17:00
  PM—10/10/2012
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/10/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Party—Series 3, Radio
  4/4The aspiring politicians get their first radio interview ahead of the by-election.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/10/2012
  Matt is on edge.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—This House - Roy Hattersley reviews; Jo Nesbo; Prince biography
  Roy Hattersley reviews Westminster drama This House; Jo Nesbo; a biography of Prince.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—HighLites: Retouched, Episode 3
  3/5Bev and Shirley use their mobile salon to pervert the course of justice.
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The Morality of Public Service Broadcasting
  The 90th anniversary of the BBC. Is public service broadcasting a moral good?
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 3, Mark Vernon: Narcissism
  Writer Mark Vernon says narcissism should be rehabilitated as a positive form of self-love
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Tsunami Debris
  1.5 million tonnes of debris from the Japanese tsunami is heading towards North America.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Steven Appleby, Des Lynam, Christopher Matthew, Sam Lee, Jan Beccaloni
  Libby Purves meets cartoonist Steven Appleby and folk singer Sam Lee.
10. 21:58
  Weather—10/10/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—10/10/2012
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Summer Lies, The Night in Baden-Baden, Part 3
  3/5In spite of his little infidelities, the playwright claims he loves his girlfriend.
13. 23:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 3, Janet Street-Porter
  2/6Janet Street-Porter revisits the days when she was seeing three men at the same time.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/10/2012
  Peers discuss referendum on Scottish independence and West Coast Main Line contract.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—On the Map, Episode 3
  3/5Simon investigates why America was named after a man who got there a year after Columbus.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/10/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tina Beattie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—11/10/2012
  Concern for Scottish farmers as Schmallenberg disease found on farms in north of England.

Thursday 11 October 2012