BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 17 April 2014

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/04/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World, Episode 3
  3/5An essential toolkit for the modern world.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/04/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/04/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/04/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/04/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/04/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with David Walker, Bishop of Manchester.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—GM trials, Deer farming, Protected regional foods
  UK field trials of a GM plant which produces 'fish oils' will go ahead this year.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Hoopoe
  Kate Humble presents the hoopoe.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/04/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Domesday Book
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Domesday Book.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—17/04/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Single women seeking IVF; Marrying the same man again; Feminism and the tweenager
  Jenni Murray looks at why more single women are seeking IVF or donor insemination.
5. 10:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—All Change, Episode 9
  9/10The family timber firm faces ruin.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—India: Press for Sale
  Shilpa Kannan investigates the phenomenon of paid news in India.
7. 11:30
  Tacita Dean: Save This Language
  Artist Tacita Dean travels to UNESCO on a mission to save photochemical film.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—17/04/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Ghost gazumping, Pre-pay energy meters, Super-rats
  Hear how sellers are asking more for properties, even after agreeing to final offers.
3. 12:57
  Weather—17/04/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—17/04/2014
  President Putin defends his policy towards Ukraine in a marathon media appearance.
5. 13:45
  Martin Wainwright's Myth of the North—Episode 4
  4/5Martin Wainwright meets the new Northerners and finds out how they've shaped the region.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—16/04/2014
  Kirsty's listening to the birds.(R)
7. 14:15
  The Interrogation—Series 3, Colin
  1/3Colin's wife and daughter were brutally attacked in their home, but no-one has broken in.
8. 15:00
  Open Country—Heritage Cotton Mills, Derbyshire
  Helen Mark visits the cotton mills of the Derwent Valley.
9. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Concern Universal
  Marcus Brigstocke presents an appeal on behalf of Concern Universal.(R)
10. 15:30
  Open Book—Niall Williams, Armistead Maupin, Contemporary Chinese Literature
  Niall Williams talks about his latest book History of the Rain.(R)
11. 16:00
  The Film Programme—James Dean remembered; Whales in cinema; Steven Knight on Locke
  Steven Knight discusses his thriller Locke, set entirely in a car driving down the M6.
12. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Sperm and egg; Dogs; Automatic Facebook; Invasive species
  Tracey Logan finds out how a sperm recognises an egg.
13. 17:00
  PM—17/04/2014
  John Bercow says some women MPs won't attend PMQs because of behaviour in the chamber.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—17/04/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/04/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 4, Vaduz
  3/6The crew of MJN Air have to face a real live king and a mythical fax machine.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/04/2014
  Fallon breaks the law.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—17/04/2014
  John Wilson talks to Martin Freeman about Fargo, and to Paolo Nutini about his new album.
5. 19:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—All Change, Episode 9
  9/10The family timber firm faces ruin.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Maria Miller's Expenses
  The MPs' expenses row has claimed another victim, five years after the initial revelations
7. 20:30
  In Business—Has the book a future?
  Can books survive, and if so, how? Peter Day looks for the answer at the London Book Fair.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Sperm and egg; Dogs; Automatic Facebook; Invasive species
  Tracey Logan finds out how a sperm recognises an egg.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Domesday Book
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Domesday Book.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—17/04/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/04/2014
  Russia, the USA and the EU agree a deal to ease tensions in Ukraine. With Philippa Thomas.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—History of the Rain, Episode 4
  4/10Ruth follows the course of her father's story as it leads to the sea.
13. 23:00
  A Short Gentleman—Episode 1
  1/4Robert sails through all his exams, but finding a girlfriend is more testing.(R)
14. 23:30
  With Great Pleasure—AS Byatt
  Novelist AS Byatt presents favourite pieces of writing with the help of actor Peter Eyre.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/04/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World, Episode 4
  4/5An essential toolkit for the modern world.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/04/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/04/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/04/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/04/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with David Walker, Bishop of Manchester.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Protected food names
  Protection for regional foods like Stilton cheese and clotted cream - how does it work?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Owl
  Kate Humble presents the little owl.

Friday 18 April 2014