BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 20 December 2013

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Diana Cooper - Darling Monster, Episode 4
  4/5Duff and Diana continue travelling while hopes at home are pinned on the dawn of a new era(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/12/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/12/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—20/12/2013
  English farmers learn how much subsidy they'll get from 2015.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Purple Sandpiper
  David Attenborough presents the purple sandpiper.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/12/2013
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—20/12/2013
  Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Gillian Clarke
  Kirsty Young talks to poet Gillian Clarke.(R)
4. 09:45
  Act of Worship—20/12/2013
  An act of worship led by Tony Rogers.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Black Voices; Ladybird Books; Louise Farrenc; Lucy Powell MP
  A cappella singing from Black Voices, a visit to Ladybirdland, and MP Lucy Powell.
6. 10:45
  Roddy Doyle on Radio 4—The Snapper, Episode 5
  5/5Sharon is resolute in her decision to leave home.
7. 11:00
  Maths and Magic
  Magician Jolyon Jenkins investigates the links between numbers and illusion.
8. 11:30
  On the Rocks—Series 1, Barter
  4/4Morwenna is trying to improve herself, and Frank needs a lesson in island economics.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/12/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—20/12/2013
  Consumer news with Peter White.
3. 12:52
  The Listening Project—Pat and Tony - Memories and Marriage
  Fi Glover with a conversation about dealing with life when your partner has dementia.
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/12/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/12/2013
  National and international news.
6. 13:45
  A Cause for Caroling—10. Ring in the New
  Jeremy Summerly ponders the success of new carols over the last century.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/12/2013
  Helen feels apprehensive.(R)
8. 14:15
  Borgen: Outside the Castle—Episode 5
  5/5Hans Gammelgaard fears for his family after receiving anonymous death threats.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—1870s Special at Beamish
  Eric Robson chairs a special 1870s-themed episode of GQT from Beamish, the Living Museum.
10. 15:45
  Saki—The Music on the Hill
  2/3A pragmatic society bride finds herself at the centre of a gothic ghost story.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Peter O'Toole, Lord Roberts of Conwy, Colin Wilson, Joan Fontaine, Ronnie Briggs
  Matthew Bannister recalls an actor, a politician, an author, an actress and a train robber
12. 16:30
  More or Less—Britain's 80,000 homeless children
  Tim Harford on a Shelter statistic. Plus wine shortage, maths and magic, and football.
13. 16:56
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 17:00
14. 17:00
  PM—20/12/2013
  Interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/12/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 82, Episode 7
  7/7A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/12/2013
  Rosa speaks her mind.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Julie Andrews; All Is Lost; Michael Palin; protecting art during war
  Arts news, interviews and reviews. Kirsty Lang talks to Julie Andrews.
5. 19:45
  Roddy Doyle on Radio 4—The Snapper, Episode 5
  5/5Sharon is resolute in her decision to leave home.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Michael Portillo, Chris Mullin, Nikki King, Mark Damazer
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Harrow in Middlesex.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Islamo-Christian Heritage
  William Dalrymple reflects on the co-habitation of Islam and Christianity.
8. 21:00
  A Cause for Caroling—A Cause for Caroling: Omnibus, Joy to the World
  2/2Jeremy Summerly covers the 19th-century revival and golden age of the Christmas carol.
9. 21:58
  Weather—20/12/2013
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—20/12/2013
  Nigella Lawson 'maliciously vilified' as former aides cleared of fraud. With David Eades.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Aunts Aren't Gentlemen, Trying to Brazen It Out
  5/5An elopement is in the offing, but will Jeeves, as always, save Bertie's bacon?
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Michael Horovitz on Allen Ginsberg
  Michael Horovitz nominates fellow poet Allen Ginsberg as his Great Life.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/12/2013
  The latest news from Westminster.
14. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Suzanne and Karen - Let's Talk About Sex
  Fi Glover with a conversation about encouraging good sex and abolishing bad.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Diana Cooper - Darling Monster, Episode 5
  5/5John Julius is now a student at Oxford, while his mother continues to live in France.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/12/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/12/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells.
8. 05:45
  iPM—21/12/2013
  'Our voices are part of people's lives' - discussing the role of Radio Announcer.

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