BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 24 September 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, Episode 1
  1/5Jung Chang's biography of the woman who single-handedly dragged China into modernity.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/09/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/09/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/09/2013
  Allegations of scare tactics in the badger cull. We hear calls to stay calm.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Aquatic Warbler
  Brett Westwood presents the aquatic warbler.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/09/2013
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Sophie Scott
  Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Carolyn Quinn speaks to Claire Derry
  Carolyn Quinn speaks to Claire Derry, whose son went missing in the Australian outback.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—24/09/2013
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Janet Wootton.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Beverley Knight; Deb Perelman; Melissa Benn; Women astronauts
  Beverley Knight on her new role in The Bodyguard, and the status of women astronauts.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, Episode 2
  2/5Winter 1934: Lilly guides Frank in the art of romance.
7. 11:00
  Shared Planet—Elephant Poaching in Africa
  With the illegal trade in ivory on the up, what is the future for Africa's elephants?
8. 11:30
  The Secret Life of JS Bach
  Rev Richard Coles returns to his childhood musical hero, with some unexpected twists.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/09/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Is Britain an ageist society?
  Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. Is Britain an ageist society?
3. 12:57
  Weather—24/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—24/09/2013
  National and international news.
5. 13:45
  Our Dreams: Our Selves—Mystics and Melancholia: Radical Dreamers in the Middle Ages
  2/5Lucy Powell returns to the great mystical dreamers of the Middle Ages.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—23/09/2013
  Kirsty enjoys some time out.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Out of the Blue, Episode 1
  1/2A cabal inside the police conspires to unseat the government. Starring Anthony Howell.
8. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 4, Fictions
  1/6Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about bending the truth.
9. 15:30
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2013, Barmouth
  2/5By Lisa Blower. The annual holiday conjures memories of children, picnics and arguments.
10. 16:00
  Document—The Hyderabad Massacre
  Using new documents, Mike Thomson investigates a largely forgotten massacre in India.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Sir Brendan Barber on John Steinbeck
  Sir Brendan Barber champions John Steinbeck.
12. 17:00
  PM—24/09/2013
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/09/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6A sketch that is much too rude and advice on how to deal with bullies.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/09/2013
  Joe's not having a good day.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Fourth Plinth art; Stephen King reviewed; Alfred and Adrian Brendel; BBC Short Story Award
  Mark Lawson on the artworks competing to occupy the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, Episode 2
  2/5Winter 1934: Lilly guides Frank in the art of romance.(R)
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Secrecy and Surveillance
  What rights do people have when they feel they've been unfairly put under surveillance?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—RNIB Report on declining services
  Norman Lamb MP Minister for Care and Support talks about rehab services for blind people.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Parkinson's Disease, Breast cancer screening, Slimming pills, Sunscreens, Teeth
  Dr Mark Porter goes on a quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
9. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Sophie Scott
  Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—24/09/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—24/09/2013
  Ed Miliband announces energy price freeze. News round-up with Carolyn Quinn.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Lady Susan, Episode 2
  2/5Much to his sister's dismay, Reginald is falling under Lady Susan's spell.
13. 23:00
  Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 2, Security
  4/4DS Nick Mohammed is asked to provide additional security for a major event.
14. 23:30
  Don't Log Off—Series 3, Connection & Separation
  Gunfight in Cairo, a nervous French woman and a Brazilian man's troubled love affair.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/09/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, Episode 2
  2/5Cixi forms an important political alliance and launches a palace coup.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/09/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/09/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/09/2013
  Restaurants are being inspected to make sure the meat they describe as Welsh actually is.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Melodious Warbler
  Brett Westwood presents the melodious warbler.

Wednesday 25 September 2013