BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 20 February 2014

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/02/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum, Episode 3
  3/5Moving story of a historian's four years of madness and recovery in England's last asylum.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/02/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/02/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/02/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Bovine TB, Wales, Rural Industry and Bees
  Wales reports a 23% drop in new cases of bovine tuberculosis. But is this just a blip?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Parrot Crossbill
  John Aitchison presents the parrot crossbill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/02/2014
  Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Social Darwinism
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Social Darwinism.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—20/02/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Dame Kathleen Lonsdale; Deborah Turness
  Jenni Murray presents the programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
5. 10:45
  The Interplanetary Notes of Ambassador B—Episode 4
  4/5Landing on an unknown rock, Ambassador B gets a cheery welcome - and handcuffs.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Saddam Hussein Lives!
  Global correspondents read between the lines, presented by Kate Adie.
7. 11:30
  The Folklorist
  Folk musician Seth Lakeman travels to Greenwich Village in New York to meet The Folklorist(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/02/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Bank switching
  Are the rules to make bank account switching easier really working? With Peter White.
3. 12:57
  Weather—20/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—20/02/2014
  National and international news.
5. 13:45
  Europe's Troublemakers—France: Christian Troadec
  4/5Lucy Ash meets the mayor who is challenging the French government's green policies.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—19/02/2014
  Jolene faces a disappointment.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Burning Desires
  By Colin Bytheway. The story of serial murderer Parisian Henri Desire Landru.
8. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 26, Rachael Kiddey, Avon Estuary
  Clare Balding walks with Rachael Kiddey and her mother, Rosie Barrett, in Devon.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Computer Aid International
  Denis Goldberg presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Computer Aid International.(R)
10. 15:30
  Open Book—Ben Watt, Mike Nicol, Rachel Cooke and Jonathan Gibbs
  Ben Watt on his memoir about his parents, and literary reviews - do women get a fair deal?(R)
11. 16:00
  The Film Programme—John Ridley on 12 Years a Slave
  The Oscar-nominated writer of 12 Years a Slave talks about race in cinema.
12. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Bees; Whales; Pain; Gay genes
  Bee diseases, whale-spotting question, epigenetics of pain and genes for sexual preference
13. 17:00
  PM—20/02/2014
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/02/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks—Best Man Speeches and Weddings
  1/6Jason and his team examine the pitfalls of making best man speeches.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/02/2014
  Ruth makes an offer.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Nymphomaniac; Joanne M Harris; Robert Cohan
  Arts news including Antonia Quirke's review of the latest Lars Von Trier film Nymphomaniac
5. 19:45
  The Interplanetary Notes of Ambassador B—Episode 4
  4/5Landing on an unknown rock, Ambassador B gets a cheery welcome - and handcuffs.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Who Killed Meredith Kercher?
  Is Amanda Knox really guilty of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher?
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Life After CEO
  Is there life after being a CEO? Evan Davis and guests discuss life after being boss.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Bees; Whales; Pain; Gay genes
  Bee diseases, whale-spotting question, epigenetics of pain and genes for sexual preference(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Social Darwinism
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Social Darwinism.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—20/02/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—20/02/2014
  Ukraine - the bloodiest day since protests began. News round-up with David Eades.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Dubliners, A Mother
  14/20Mrs Kearney organises a series of concerts featuring her daughter. But for whose benefit?
13. 23:00
  The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty—Episode 1
  1/2A priest is called in when a 12-year-old girl appears to be possessed by a demonic force.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/02/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum, Episode 4
  4/5Moving story of a historian's four years of madness and recovery in England's last asylum.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/02/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/02/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/02/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—African Swine Fever, Puffins and Dartmoor Ponies
  What have we learnt 13 years on from the outbreak of Foot and Mouth?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Slavonian Grebe
  John Aitchison presents the Slavonian grebe.

Friday 21 February 2014