BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 25 November 2014

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/11/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—My Life in Houses, I Was a Lucky Girl
  1/5Margaret is born in the front bedroom of a sparkling new council house in Carlisle.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/11/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/11/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/11/2014
  Short reflection and prayer with Glenn Jordan.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Fracking, Young Farmers, Turkeys
  This edition looks at fracking, young farmers, and turkeys for Thanksgiving.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Flightless Cormorant
  Chris Packham presents the flightless cormorant adapted to its Galapagos world.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/11/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—25/11/2014
  Susan Hulme reports on the best of Monday in the Commons and the Lords.
3. 09:00
  The Reith Lectures—Dr Atul Gawande - The Future of Medicine, Why Do Doctors Fail?
  1/4Surgeon and writer Dr Atul Gawande explores the nature of fallibility in medicine.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—25/11/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Ernest Rea.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Listener Week: Refuge Closures, Social Work, Big Feet
  Day Two: Refuge closures, social work, big feet, adult children - time to leave home?
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Syria: Bread and Bombs, Episode 2
  2/5Hassan is testing out the contents of one of the food parcels.
7. 11:00
  Shared Planet—Snapping Turtles - Taking the Long View
  Are we being short-sighted when it comes to conserving long-lived species?
8. 11:30
  Soul Music—Series 19, Gracias a la Vida
  3/5The Latin American anthem to life is explored through personal stories.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/11/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  A History of Ideas—Theologian Giles Fraser on Moral character
  Giles Fraser on moral character and Aristotle's Virtue ethics
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Have you struggled with loneliness and what have you done about it?
  Have you struggled with loneliness or managed to work with it?
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/11/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—25/11/2014
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Terror Through Time—State Sponsored Killers
  Fergal Keane reveals how governments have used terrorists for their own ends.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/11/2014
  Helen is worried.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Lost in Mexico, Episode 2
  2/2Friendship is tested, as Sally and Rachel await trial in Mexico for insurance fraud.(R)
9. 15:00
  The Design Dimension—Series 2, Designing Protest
  2/4Tom Dyckhoff explores the history and the practice of design in protest.
10. 15:30
  Mastertapes—Series 4, Angélique Kidjo (the B-Side)
  6/12Angélique Kidjo talks to John Wilson about her 1994 breakthrough album 'Ayé'
11. 16:00
  Spin the Globe—Series 2, 323BC - The Death of Alexander the Great
  3/4Michael Scott spins the globe in 323BC, the year in which Alexander the Great died.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Dawn O'Porter and Graham Fellows
  Dawn O'Porter, Graham Fellows and Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books.
13. 17:00
  PM—25/11/2014
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/11/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, Running on Empty
  3/6Tom is invited on a stag weekend, and his dad signs up for the Sheffield marathon.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/11/2014
  Adam consorts with the enemy.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Barry Manilow; Diana Souhami; War photography; Jewish comedy
  Barry Manilow; Diana Souhami; War photography exhibition; Jewish comedy.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Syria: Bread and Bombs, Episode 2
  2/5Hassan is testing out the contents of one of the food parcels.(R)
6. 20:00
  Afghanistan: The Lessons of War
  A former British commander in Afghanistan examines what has been achieved by the campaign.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Macular disease drugs; Anti-TNF drugs
  The Royal College of Ophthalmologists calls for Avastin to be reviewed for use in the eye.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Airport Security; Attitudes to Psychosis; Walking Happy
  Upgrading airport security; Psychosis; Happy walking.
9. 21:30
  Document—The Palme Assassination
  Gordon Corera travels to Stockholm to investigate the assassination of a prime minister.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—25/11/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—25/11/2014
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—In Love and War, Episode 2
  2/10Esmond meets Fiamma Ricci and some of the British expatriate community in Florence.
13. 23:00
  What The Future?—Series 1, Drugs
  3/4Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future. What if Britain legalised marijuana?
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/11/2014
  David Cameron faces tough questions about the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/11/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—My Life in Houses, A Room of One's Own
  2/5The studious young Forster makes it to Oxford, and a 'room of one's own'.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/11/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/11/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/11/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/11/2014
  Short reflection and prayer with Glenn Jordan.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Food Fraud; Wind Farms; Farming for the Future; Apprentices
  Food fraud costs the UK £11bn per year in lost profits. Anna Hill hears what can be done.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Snipe
  Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe.

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