BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 15 October 2012

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—The New Arab Man, Lords Club Affiliation
  The 'new' Arab man; elite club membership in the House of Lords.
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—14/10/2012
  The bells of Sheffield Cathedral.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/10/2012
  A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with George Craig.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/10/2012
  The Royal Parks close the doors on 'A Celebration of Farming' in Hyde Park.
10. 05:57
  Weather—15/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/10/2012
  Scotland's referendum, plus calls for a change to UK drug laws, and Bryan Ferry on Gaga.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Richard Ford on the US Elections
  Andrew Marr talks to Richard Ford, Lionel Shriver, Edward Luce and Thomas Grant.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—15/10/2012
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Alison Balsom; The End of Men and the Rise of Women
  Alison Balsom, The End of Men and the Rise of Women and the future of family policies.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Heinrich Boll - The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, Episode 1
  1/5A forensic insight into the corrosive impact of tabloid press journalism on one woman.
6. 11:00
  Smile
  Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile(R)
7. 11:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 4, Spring
  1/4Featuring flowers and animals in springtime, spring elections and tips for spring cleaning
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/10/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Cosmetic surgery changes, Sikh poppies and how to run our railways
  Cosmetic surgery changes, Sikh poppies and how to run UK's railways.
3. 12:57
  Weather—15/10/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—15/10/2012
  News, analysis and comment from the UK and around the world with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:45
  China: As History Is My Witness—Qin Shi Huangdi: The Emperor
  6/10History's verdict on the man who left the terracotta warriors and a mighty empire.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—14/10/2012
  Kenton is getting impatient.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Top Kill
  By Mike Walker. Cutting corners on an oil-rig causes environmental devastation.
8. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—15/10/2012
  Teams from the south of England and the Midlands compete in the game of lateral thinking.
9. 15:30
  The Food Programme—How to waste less food
  Tristram Stuart reports on the latest ideas to tackle our growing mountains of food waste.
10. 16:00
  Scream Queens
  Reece Shearsmith meets the female screen stars of horror.
11. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 2, Memory
  Aleks Krotoski asks how digital devices are changing our memories.
12. 17:00
  PM—15/10/2012
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/10/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Ker, Stephenson Connolly, Geim
  3/6John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr with Humphrey Ker, Pamela Stephenson Connolly and Andre Geim.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/10/2012
  Jim tells a little white lie.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Tim Burton's Frankenweenie, David Walliams, US TV series Girls
  Tim Burton's new animation Frankenweenie; David Walliams on his memoir; US TV series Girls
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Heinrich Boll - The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, Episode 1
  1/5A forensic insight into the corrosive impact of tabloid press journalism on one woman.
6. 20:00
  Interrogators without Pliers
  Is it more effective to interrogate terrorist suspects with cruel or kind methods?
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Manuel Castells: Alternative Economic Cultures
  Prof Manuel Castells on the rise of new economic cultures since the financial crisis.
8. 21:00
  Material World—11/10/2012
  The Nobel Prizes for 2012; the science and the glory.
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Richard Ford on the US Elections
  Andrew Marr talks to Richard Ford, Lionel Shriver, Edward Luce and Thomas Grant.
10. 21:58
  Weather—15/10/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—15/10/2012
  The Scottish independence referendum gets the go-ahead.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Patricia Ferguson - The Midwife's Daughter, Episode 1
  1/10Violet Dimond has a terrible nightmare about her dead daughter.
13. 23:00
  SSSHHH! (The Best-Read Office in the World)
  Robin Hunt discovers the people that inhabit and work in the British Library.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/10/2012
  Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/10/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort—1. The Virginian
  1/5The fascinating life of the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/10/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/10/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/10/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/10/2012
  A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4 with George Craig.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/10/2012
  On World Food Day, Anna Hill looks at how we may feed the rising world population.

Tuesday 16 October 2012