BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 24 January 2014

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 4
  China mines more gold than any other country and everyone wants a piece of it.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 03:00
  International Cricket—TMS CRICKET. Australia v England. The 4th ODI from the WACA Perth
  Commentary on the fourth One Day International between Australia and England in Perth.
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Morning
1. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/01/2014
  Reports from Westminster with Sean Curran.
2. 09:00
  International Cricket—TMS CRICKET. Australia v England. The 4th ODI from the WACA Perth
  Commentary on the fourth One Day International between Australia and England in Perth.
3. 09:45
  Act of Worship—24/01/2014
  An act of worship led by Leslie Griffiths.
4. 10:00
  International Cricket—TMS CRICKET. Australia v England. The 4th ODI from the WACA Perth
  Commentary on the fourth One Day International between Australia and England in Perth.
5. 11:15
  Germany's New Children
  Will immigration from southern Europe help Germany's chronic labour shortage.
6. 11:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 5, Horses
  2/4Pam shares her love of horses. Poetry and sketches.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/01/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Superfast broadband
  What happens inside a supermarket testing lab, plus broadband speeds and black boxes.
3. 12:57
  Weather—24/01/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—24/01/2014
  Ministers set out new rules to curb losses from IT projects after successive failures.
5. 13:45
  Acts of Union and Disunion—Pasts and Futures
  Prof Colley posits some possibilities about UK development following the independence vote
6. 14:00
  The Archers—23/01/2014
  Tom tries to make amends.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Road to Yalta by Ian Curteis
  Drama imagining February 1945, through the eyes of a British spy.
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Correspondence at Sparsholt
  Peter Gibbs hosts an edition of the gardeners' panel discussion from Sparsholt College.
9. 15:45
  The Time Being—Series 7, Closer, by CD Rose
  1/2Why is an ordinary young woman so curious about in a middle-aged lawyer's daily routines?
10. 16:00
  Last Word—Lord McAlpine, Jocelyn Hay, Amiri Baraka, Sir Christopher Chataway, Claudio Abbado
  Matthew Bannister on a Tory fundraiser, a broadcasting campaigner, a poet and a runner.
11. 16:30
  More or Less—Counting the contribution of immigrants
  Tim Harford presents a detailed looked at the impact immigration has on the public purse.
12. 17:00
  PM—24/01/2014
  Interviews, context and analysis.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/01/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 42, Episode 3
  3/5Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on the week's news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/01/2014
  Jazzer sees more than he bargained for.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Sunflowers; Chris Riddell
  Martin Bailey and Kirsty Lang visit the National Gallery to see Van Gogh's Sunflowers.
5. 19:45
  Whodunnits—November Dead List - Series 1, 5. Chief Suspect
  5/5A second body is linked to another name on the list.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Michael Fabricant MP, Jill Evans MEP, Lord Steel, Carwyn Jones
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Gwyn Hall in Neath, Wales.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Self-Drive Manhood
  Adam Gopnik hails the development of the self-drive car as the way to rescue his manhood.
8. 21:00
  Acts of Union and Disunion—Acts of Union and Disunion: Omnibus, Episode 3
  3/3Linda explores Britain's relationships with North America, Europe and expatriate Britons.
9. 21:58
  Weather—24/01/2014
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—24/01/2014
  Update from the Syria peace talks. News round-up with Philippa Thomas.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Dissident Gardens, Episode 5
  5/10A reflection on the men who have mattered in Rose Zimmer's life.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Mark Constantine on Kahlil Gibran
  Businessman Mark Constantine champions the life of Kahlil Gibran with Matthew Parris.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/01/2014
  Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/01/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 5
  Even in the 21st century, gold-dealing remains an archaic practice.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/01/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/01/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/01/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/01/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi YY Rubinstein.
8. 05:45
  iPM—25/01/2014
  The programme that starts with its listeners.

Saturday 25 January 2014