BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 5 March 2014

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Fun Stuff, 2. Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go
  Highlights from a collection of essays by James Wood.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/03/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/03/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/03/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Flood Recovery Fund, Apprenticeships, Global Female Farmers
  The farming minister on why some flooded farms are not eligible for his recovery fund.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Chiffchaff
  Bill Oddie presents the chiffchaff.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—05/03/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—05/03/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Amy Lehman, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Alex Shearer, Richard Dunwoody MBE
  Libby Purves meets legendary soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—05/03/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Andrew Martlew.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The A-Z of Mrs P; Compensation for Libyan rape victims; Game Changers; Losing your mum
  A play about the woman who claimed to be responsible for creating the first London A-Z.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?, Lydia
  3/5Danielle Vitalis is a modern-day Lydia in Charlotte Jones's take on Pride and Prejudice.
7. 11:00
  The Long March—The Battle of Luding Bridge
  2/3Ed Stourton finds out if the Battle of Luding Bridge lives up to its mythical status.
8. 11:30
  HR—Series 5, Jesus O'Rahilly
  3/6Outrageous fun as Sam, Peter and Kate go to salsa lessons for the over-60s.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/03/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Fuel filter blockages
  What's causing blockages in some diesel fuel filters, PPI claims and Paris Fashion Week.
3. 13:00
  World at One—05/03/2014
  National and international news.
4. 13:15
  International Cricket—West Indies v England: Third ODI, Antigua
  Commentary on the third One Day International between West Indies and England from Antigua
5. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—05/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  International Cricket—West Indies v England: Third ODI, Antigua
  Commentary on the third One Day International between West Indies and England from Antigua
2. 22:00
  The World Tonight—05/03/2014
  Presented by Carolyn Quinn. No breakthrough in US-Russian talks on Ukraine.
3. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell, Episode 3
  3/10In Roger's story, the cats embark upon a grand tour ending abruptly at the Parthenon.
4. 23:00
  History Retweeted—The Great Pyramid
  3/4How did Pharaoh Khufu build such a feat of engineering while maintaining a hashtag game?
5. 23:15
  Nurse—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds.
6. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—05/03/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/03/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Fun Stuff, 3. Marilynne Robinson
  Highlights from series of essays from James Wood.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/03/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/03/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/03/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/03/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Flood prevention, badger TB testing, agriculture female innovators
  Plans to prevent more floods devastating Somerset farms are presented to the government.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Lapwing
  Bill Oddie presents the lapwing.

Thursday 6 March 2014