BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 27 September 2013

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/09/2013
  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 4
  4/5A young ambitious reformist looks to topple Cixi from power, and a battle of wits ensues.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/09/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/09/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/09/2013
  As the UN reports on climate change, Charlotte Smith asks how farmers can help the planet.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tawny Pipit
  Brett Westwood presents the tawny pipit.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/09/2013
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Zadie Smith
  Kirsty Young talks to novelist and critic Zadie Smith.(R)
3. 09:45
  Act of Worship—27/09/2013
  An Act of Worship led by Leslie Griffiths.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Arthur Miller's All My Sons; A Real Birmingham Family; Fiona Doyle
  Arthur Miller's roles for women. A Midlands family in bronze. Presented by Jenni Murray.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, Episode 5
  5/5New Year's Eve. Frank and Doris are saying farewell to 1938.
6. 11:00
  Ashes to Ashes
  Are ash trees coping with the spread of ash dieback in Britain? Adam Hart investigates.
7. 11:30
  Start/Stop—Series 1, 4. Barbecue
  4/6A barbecue proves a painful experience for the three couples.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—27/09/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—27/09/2013
  Lost luggage, remote working, halal food, almond milk, restaurants bucking the recession.
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/09/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—27/09/2013
  National and international news.
5. 13:45
  Our Dreams: Our Selves—Science and Psychoanalysis: the Recurring Dream of Sigmund Freud
  5/5Lucy Powell asks if Freud was right about dreams.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—26/09/2013
  Rob's working flat out.(R)
7. 14:15
  Brief Lives—Series 6, Episode 6
  6/6Frank and Sarah have been called into Manchester Central for questioning.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—North East London
  Eric Robson and the panel are in north east London to answer audience questions.
9. 15:38
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2013, We Are Watching Something Terrible Happening
  5/5By Lavinia Greenlaw. Haunting story about the chaos of a disintegrating relationship.
10. 16:00
  Last Word—A Ghanaian poet, an addiction counsellor, a beat writers' muse and a special branch officer
  Matthew Bannister remembers Kofi Awoonor, Peter Kay, Carolyn Cassady and Ferguson Smith.
11. 16:30
  More or Less—Are patients 45% more likely to die in NHS hospitals than US ones?
  Tim Harford looks at the claim that there are more hospital deaths in England than the US.
12. 17:00
  PM—27/09/2013
  Interviews, context and analysis.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—27/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/09/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 41, Episode 1
  1/6Steve Punt, Susan Calman and the Now Show team present a comedic look at the week's news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—27/09/2013
  Oliver is reassuring, and there is a nice surprise for Joe.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Austenland, Stephen Poliakoff, Hannah Kent, Elmgreen and Dragset
  Kirsty Lang talks to Stephen Poliakoff, and Viv Groskop reviews romantic comedy Austenland
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, Episode 5
  5/5New Year's Eve. Frank and Doris are saying farewell to 1938.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Ken Clarke, Lord Falconer, Caroline Lucas, Neil Hamilton
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Nottingham.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Horror of Love
  Stephen King says, 'Love creates horror.' AL Kennedy agrees.
8. 21:00
  Saturday Drama—Hombre
  Elmore Leonard's classic western about John Russell, a white man raised by Indians.
9. 21:58
  Weather—27/09/2013
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—27/09/2013
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Lady Susan, Episode 5
  5/5Back in London, Lady Susan's admirers gather for some surprises.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Sir Brendan Barber on John Steinbeck
  Sir Brendan Barber champions John Steinbeck.
13. 23:30
  Don't Log Off—Series 3, The Power of Belief
  Alan Dein hears stories from Peru, Canada and Israel about the power of belief.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/09/2013
  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 5
  5/5Cixi faces her greatest challenge as ruler, when anti-Western feeling leads to violence.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/09/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/09/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/09/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/09/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan.
8. 05:45
  iPM—28/09/2013
  A man convicted of viewing images of child abuse tells iPM why he wasn't sent to prison.

Saturday 28 September 2013