BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 23 October 2014

LW Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/10/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Germany: Memories of a Nation—Porcelain: The White Gold of Saxony
  Neil MacGregor focuses on how German chemists discovered the secrets of Chinese porcelain.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/10/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/10/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/10/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farmland birds, environmental stewardship, beetroot harvest
  Farmland bird numbers, the environmental stewardship scheme and the beetroot harvest.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—House Crow
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the house crow, native of southern Asia.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/10/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—23/10/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—The Haitian Revolution
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—23/10/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Claire Campbell Smith.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Candi Staton. Family Impact of Reporting Historical Sexual Abuse
  Candi Staton. Family impact of reporting historic sexual abuse. Plaid Cymru. Shisha cafes.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, Poems
  4/5Award-winning writer Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's.
7. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Home-Grown Heroes
  Back from the war and looking for seats in parliament. Stories from Ukraine and elsewhere.
8. 11:30
  Cuba Offline
  Cuba is one of the world's least connected countries, but that is about to change.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/10/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  21st Century Mythologies—The E-Reader
  14/17Peter Conrad turns his attention to the e-reader.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Disability benefits; School bus fares; Are we back in love with carpet?
  Should people with incurable diseases have to attend fitness to work tests?
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/10/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—23/10/2014
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  Hidden Histories of the Information Age—Leo Computer
  4/5How the teashop and cake company Lyons built the first business computer in the 1950s.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—22/10/2014
  Joe gives Carol a tour of the cider shed.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Golden Years, Monty Street, Mansfield
  2/2By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. A suburban couple find a dead rock star in their bathtub.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 28, The Dales Way, Part Six
  Clare walks the final leg of her journey with Colin Spearman, designer of the route.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Unseen
  Emilia Fox presents an appeal for Unseen.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Amanda Coe, Kathy Reichs, Catalan literature
  Featuring Amanda Coe, the literary beginnings of Sherlock Holmes, and Catalan literature.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Babadook, Scary children, Nightcrawler, Lightsabers
  The Babadook director Jennifer Kent on creating horror and casting kids.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Hobbit; Genetics of height; Solar science; Snails
  The 'Hobbit' skeleton - rewriting human history, but still controversial 10 years later.
14. 17:00
  PM—23/10/2014
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/10/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6The rudest of awakenings for one particular pet and the positive side of stereotyping.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/10/2014
  Jazzer takes Ed in hand.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Boris on Churchill; Serena reviewed
  Arts news with Razia Iqbal, including Boris Johnson on Churchill's legacy.
5. 19:45
  Germany: Memories of a Nation—From Clock to Car: Masters of Metal
  Neil MacGregor focuses on the long tradition of German metalwork, from clocks to cars.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Can the PM Go to War?
  Does the PM have to ask Parliament before committing Britain to military action overseas?(R)
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Flash Sales
  How the new retail sector of flash sales is changing the way we shop for luxury brands.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Hobbit; Genetics of height; Solar science; Snails
  The 'Hobbit' skeleton - rewriting human history, but still controversial 10 years later.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—The Haitian Revolution
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—23/10/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—23/10/2014
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Nora Webster, She Had No Idea What to Do
  9/10Nora fears she cannot hold the family together.
13. 23:00
  52 First Impressions with David Quantick—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4The journalist ponders his first impressions of David Bowie and Fidel Castro.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—23/10/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/10/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Germany: Memories of a Nation—From Clock to Car: Masters of Metal
  Neil MacGregor focuses on the long tradition of German metalwork, from clocks to cars.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/10/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/10/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/10/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/10/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Pumpkin Harvest; Environment Agency on Slurry; First Aid for Farmers
  Will there be a pumpkin shortage at Halloween? We hear from a grower in Lincolnshire.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—King Eider
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Arctic specialist the king eider duck.

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