BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 28 February 2014

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/02/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Solomon Northup - 12 Years a Slave, Episode 4
  4/5Solomon and his fellow slaves endure the cruel whims of plantation owner Edwin Epps.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/02/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/02/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/02/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Bob Fyffe.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Compensation for Fishermen; Chief Scientist on GM
  Fishermen call for compensation after the recent storms. With Charlotte Smith.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wigeon
  John Aitchison presents the wigeon.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/02/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—28/02/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Hugh Montgomery
  Kirsty Young talks to intensive care specialist Prof Hugh Montgomery.(R)
4. 09:45
  Act of Worship—28/02/2014
  An act of worship and music, led by the Rev Roy Jenkins.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Minette Batters, Unlikely Friends, Forced Marriage Statistics, Muscular Dystrophy
  Minette Batters, unlikely friends, forced marriage statistics. With Sheila McClennon.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Lindsay Ashford - The Mysterious Death of Jane Austen, Episode 5
  5/5Anne suspects that Jane was killed because she thwarted a murderer - very close to home.
7. 11:00
  Essex, My Essex
  Essex born and bred, writer Ian Sansom goes back to the county which made him who he is.
8. 11:30
  Making the Best of It—The Last Minutes
  3/4Daisy Haggard is a crisis branding consultant with minutes to avert a boardroom disaster.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/02/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Fraud by phone
  The extraordinary recording of a crook caught on tape by the man he was trying to fleece.
3. 12:57
  Weather—28/02/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—28/02/2014
  Ed Stourton asks Lord Ashdown, what support can the EU offer Ukraine?
5. 13:15
  International Cricket—West Indies v England: First ODI, Antigua
  Commentary on the first One Day International between West Indies and England from Antigua
6. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/02/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  International Cricket—West Indies v England: First ODI, Antigua
  Commentary on the first One Day International between West Indies and England from Antigua
2. 22:00
  The World Tonight—28/02/2014
  Ukraine latest, Central African Republic warning, Palestinians head to Oscars.
3. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Dubliners, The Dead (Part Four)
  20/20The morning after the party, Gabriel's wife makes a shocking revelation about her past.
4. 23:00
  A Good Read—Andrew Maxwell and Kamila Shamsie
  Andrew Maxwell and Kamila Shamsie reveal the books they love to Harriett Gilbert.
5. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—28/02/2014
  Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Solomon Northup - 12 Years a Slave, Episode 5
  5/5How Solomon regained his freedom, and the joyful return home to his family in the north.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/03/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/03/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/03/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  iPM—01/03/2014
  'Choosing which language you speak is a political and moral decision.'.

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