BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 20 January 2015

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Prologue
  1/5Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and long-held family secrets.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/01/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Dairy, Agricultural Engineers, Lambing
  MPs call on the government to protect dairy farmers from volatile milk prices.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kakapo
  Michael Palin presents the New Zealand Kakapo
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/01/2015
  Morning news, including a Democracy Day edition of BBC Radio 4's Public Philosopher.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—20/01/2015
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Can Democracy Work?—Episode 2
  2/3Nick Robinson asks if vested interests dominate our democracy.
4. 09:30
  One to One—Adrian Goldberg on Mixed Marriage
  Adrian Goldberg meets Rosalind, a Christian who married a Jewish man in the 1970s.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—20/01/2015
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Bishop Chris Edmondson.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Democracy Day
  Helen and Laura Pankhurst, Baroness D'Souza and Girl Guides discuss women and democracy.
7. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, The Large People of St Jude
  12/15Alfred and Enid have recovered from the traumatic events of their north Atlantic cruise.
8. 11:00
  Shared Planet—Natural Symbols
  A panel of experts choose an object they feel represents our relationship with nature.
9. 11:30
  The True Story of Abner Jay
  Laura Barton pieces together the true story of Abner Jay, a most unusual musical talent.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/01/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  A History of Ideas—Simon Schaffer on humans, apes and Carl Linnaeus
  Simon Schaffer on botanist Carl Linnaeus who first classified humans among the apes
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Inequality
  Do you feel comfortable with the level of inequality in Britain today?
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/01/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Churchill's Other Lives—Appetite
  2/10Historian Sir David Cannadine enjoys Winston Churchill's prodigious appetite for food.(R)
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/01/2015
  Pip is determined.(R)
8. 14:15
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/10The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 9, Peterborough
  6/7Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Peterborough.(R)
10. 15:30
  The Human Zoo—Series 5, Hindsight Bias
  2/4Michael and the Zoo team put the 'I knew it all along' effect under the microscope.
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Are you really Somali? Using language to determine country of origin
  Michael Rosen on the use of language analysis to judge asylum seekers' country of origin.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Eve Pollard on Nora Ephron
  Journalist Eve Pollard explores Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron with Matthew Parris.
13. 17:00
  PM—20/01/2015
  Carolyn Quinn presents interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/01/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 6, Gyles Brandreth
  4/6Marcus Brigstocke persuades Gyles Brandreth to try doing absolutely nothing.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/01/2015
  Phoebe has a bad day.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Ex Machina, Jamie Lloyd, Max Brooks and Emma Healey
  A review of Ex Machina, director Jamie Lloyd and authors Max Brooks and Emma Healey.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, The Large People of St Jude
  12/15Alfred and Enid have recovered from the traumatic events of their north Atlantic cruise.(R)
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Benefit Sanctions
  Benefit sanctions are aimed at shirkers, but is the system also penalising the vulnerable?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Voting campaigns - Young Author and Speaker Molly Watt
  Making voting more accessible for visually impaired people; Molly Watt on Usher syndrome.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Mutant Flu, Weight-Loss Surgery, Young Men and Body Image, CVID, Dental Check-ups, Doctors' Example, Dry January Findings
  Dr Mark Porter on mutant flu, weight-loss surgery, six packs and 'dry January'.
9. 21:30
  Can Democracy Work?—Episode 2
  2/3Nick Robinson asks if vested interests dominate our democracy.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—20/01/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—The story of British jihadi, Imran Khawaja
  British man who faked own death fighting in Syria admits terror offences.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Curtain Call, Episode 7
  7/10Soho in 1936. A story of love, murder and a society dancing towards the abyss.
13. 23:00
  Today in Parliament—Today in Parliament: Democracy Day
  Sean Curran and Susan Hulme present a special one-hour edition of Today in Parliament.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Divorce
  2/5Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/01/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Rural Community Councils, Farmland Bird Count and Mangoes
  Will cuts to funding for Rural Community Councils spell the end for some rural services?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Horned Screamer
  Michael Palin presents the Venezuelan horned screamer

Wednesday 21 January 2015