BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 27 December 2012

LW Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—Creating the Network
  1/5Stephen meets the engineers who first dreamt of creating a cellular network in the 1960s.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 3
  3/5The third of the Angela Thirkell's houses is the country home of Edward Burne-Jones.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/12/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/12/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/12/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/12/2012
  Charlotte Smith visits a 'nature friendly' farm run by the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/12/2012
  Morning news and current affairs, guest edited by scientist Sir Paul Nurse.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Cult of Mithras
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, the Roman mystery religion.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—27/12/2012
  Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rev Andrew Martlew
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jessica Ennis, Victoria Pendleton, Katherine Grainger
  Jessica Ennis, Victoria Pendleton, Katherine Grainger - a Woman's Hour sport special.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, Edward the Conqueror
  4/5A woman tries to convince her husband that a stray cat is a reincarnation of Franz Liszt.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Burma
  Lucy Ash investigates an increasingly bitter row over a major Chinese investment in Burma.
7. 11:30
  Beatrix Potter's Favourite Tale
  Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester restored with its original Chistmas music
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—27/12/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Online romance fraud, rising rail fares, dog-friendly towns
  Deaf people are being targeted on internet dating websites. Winifred Robinson investigates
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—27/12/2012
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
5. 13:45
  Grimm Thoughts—Episode 9
  9/10Marina Warner breaks the silence on the Grimm brothers' tales' history of censorship.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—26/12/2012
  It's the end of an era in Ambridge.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Sensitive, Queen of the Dead
  The Glasgow psychic detective investigates a woman's obsession with an English professor.
8. 15:00
  Open Country—Finding Neverland
  On the edge of JM Barrie's Kirriemuir, Helen Mark discovers the real Never Never Land.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Contact the Elderly
  Richard Wilson presents an appeal on behalf of Contact the Elderly.
10. 15:30
  Open Book—Colin Firth's Five of the Best
  Colin Firth shares his five of the best books.
11. 16:00
  The Film Programme—The Unfilmable Books That Have Made It to the Big Screen
  Francine Stock and guests look at the challenges filmmakers face adapting difficult books.
12. 16:30
  Material World—Unsung heroes of Science
  Quentin Cooper and guests discuss unsung heroes of science.
13. 17:00
  PM—27/12/2012
  Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/12/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  15 Minute Musical—Series 7, The Ozfather
  3/6The rise and rise of Rupert Murdoch, and how he came to Britain to build a media empire.
3. 18:30
  Births, Deaths and Marriages—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6The team are horrified that the media have been invited to Malcolm's citizenship ceremony.(R)
4. 19:00
  The Archers—27/12/2012
  Matt is maudlin.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—The creative backstage stars of Strictly, Downton and the Olympics
  Kirsty Lang meets the backstage stars who play a key role in big events and major TV shows
6. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, Edward the Conqueror
  4/5A woman tries to convince her husband that a stray cat is a reincarnation of Franz Liszt.
7. 20:00
  The Report—HP and Autonomy
  Phil Kemp investigates the sale of software company Autonomy to IT giant Hewlett Packard.
8. 20:30
  In Business—The Business of Kindness
  Peter Day finds out how random acts of kindness can help businesses in surprising ways.
9. 21:00
  Saving Species—Series 3, British Overseas Territories
  17/24Howard Stableford looks at conservation issues in some of the British Overseas Territories
10. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Cult of Mithras
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, the Roman mystery religion.
11. 21:58
  Weather—27/12/2012
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  The World Tonight—27/12/2012
  United States 'heading over fiscal cliff'. Presented by Ritula Shah.
13. 22:45
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 4
  4/10Lady Dona socialises with French pirates and English gentry, juggling her two lives.
14. 23:00
  The Simon Day Show—Series 1, Billy Bleach
  4/6With no headliner at The Mallard, newcomer Billy is asked to extend his stand-up set.(R)
15. 23:30
  The Playlist Series—Robert Burns's iPod
  David Owen Norris hears songs the Scottish bard might have carried around with him.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—From Car Phone to Executive Brick
  2/5How Britain became a world leader in mobile phone technology in the eighties.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 4
  4/5At her grandfather's house, Angela listens to her cousin Rudyard Kipling's new stories.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/12/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/12/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/12/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/12/2012
  Moira Hickey on starter farms, a new way onto the ladder for young farmers in Scotland.

Friday 28 December 2012