BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 1 October 2014

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/10/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Germany: Memories of a Nation—Divided Heaven
  Neil MacGregor examines the story of the two Germanys, East and West, created in 1949.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/10/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/10/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/10/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Karen Smith.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Liz Truss, Red Tractor Changes, Moorland Burning
  What can be done to make sure more UK-grown apples and pears are available in shops?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Brown Kiwi
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the New Zealand brown kiwi.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/10/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Selina Hastings, Gary Witheford, Dr David Skinner, Marawa Ibrahim
  Libby Purves meets biographer Selina Hastings and horse whisperer Gary Witheford.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—01/10/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Nicky Morgan; Iryna Dovgan; Cancer charity
  Secretary of state for education Nicky Morgan and a cancer charity for ethnic minorities.
5. 10:41
  The Pillow Book—Series 7, Episode 3
  3/5A new mystery set in 10th century Japan for Lady Shonagon and her Lieutenant Yukinari.
6. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Grace and Dani - Cancer Can't Stop Me
  Two friends prove that having breast cancer does not mean giving up on life.
7. 11:00
  Don't Log Off—Series 5, Going It Alone
  Alan Dein speaks to people who, through choice or circumstance, are going it alone.
8. 11:30
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth welcomes Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/10/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—1 October 1914 - Isabel Graham
  Dorothea and Sylvia start to act entirely out of character.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Energy efficiency costs; Tax discs; Publishing deals
  Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
4. 12:57
  Weather—01/10/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—01/10/2014
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Open or Wrapped...?—Episode 3
  3/5It is day two of the course, and the students discover the intricacies of mushy peas.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—30/09/2014
  Henry has a restless night.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Amah in the Bathtub
  Wives in 1960s colonial Singapore are partying, unaware of disturbing domestic problems.(R)
9. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Wills and Inheritance Tax Planning
  Financial phone-in on wills and inheritance tax.
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Antibiotics, Winter Flu, NHS Continuing Healthcare, Snoring
  Dr Mark Porter looks at the evidence for winter flu jabs and reviews sleep apps.(R)
11. 16:00
  The Educators—Salman Khan
  How Sal Khan plans to give the world a free first-class education.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Sunday Mirror Sexting, Journalists' Safety, Political Interviews
  Steve Hewlett explores the Sunday Mirror sexting story and the political interview.
13. 17:00
  PM—01/10/2014
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/10/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation—Series 10, How to Be a Good Citizen
  3/4Jeremy Hardy attempts to understand citizenship, examine the State and spell surveillance.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/10/2014
  Phoebe loses her temper.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Stephen Fry, Tony Benn documentary, Kei Miller, Gothic exhibition
  Kirsty Lang talks to Stephen Fry about his memoir, More Fool Me.
5. 19:45
  Germany: Memories of a Nation—Kafka, Kant and Lost Capitals
  Neil MacGregor visits Kaliningrad, now in Russia but formerly the German city Konigsberg.(R)
6. 20:00
  FutureProofing—The Descent of Man
  Writer Michael Smith explores the uncertain future of masculinity.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Making Drugs Today
  66/3Sunil Shaunak argues that pharmaceuticals could, and should, build social capital.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—A Decade of Fracking
  Tom Heap visits communities living with the shale gas industry, from Texas to Lancashire.(R)
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Selina Hastings, Gary Witheford, Dr David Skinner, Marawa Ibrahim
  Libby Purves meets biographer Selina Hastings and horse whisperer Gary Witheford.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—01/10/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—01/10/2014
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Bone Clocks, Episode 8
  8/15Crispin Hershey spins a brilliant strategy to exact revenge on a literary critic.
13. 23:00
  The Music Teacher—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Nigel is charged with creating relaxing music for a pregnant ladies music group.(R)
14. 23:15
  Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard—Series 3, The Start, the Middle, and the End of Time
  4/4Mordrin decides he has to do something if he has any chance of ever dating Heather.(R)
15. 23:30
  Reimagining the City—Series 2, Calcutta
  3/3Amit Chaudhuri offers a different vision of Calcutta, a city he's loved all his life.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/10/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Germany: Memories of a Nation—Kafka, Kant and Lost Capitals
  Neil MacGregor visits Kaliningrad, now in Russia but formerly the German city Konigsberg.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/10/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/10/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/10/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Karen Smith.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Dairy Farmers, Food Labelling, Scottish Fishermen
  Some dairy farmers vow to act over falling milk prices. Plus the latest on meat labelling.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Shoebill
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the mysterious shoebill of Uganda.

Thursday 2 October 2014