BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 23 January 2015

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, A Balancing Act
  4/5Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/01/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Campylobacter trials
  Campylobacter, big machines, rural conference.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Snail Kite
  Michael Palin presents the snail kite from the Florida Everglades.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/01/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—23/01/2015
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Julia Cleverdon
  Kirsty Young interviews campaigner Dame Julia Cleverdon.(R)
4. 09:45
  Act of Worship—23/01/2015
  An act of worship and music led by the Rev Ernie Rea.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Plus-Size Fashion; Lesbians on TV; the Real Tennis Sisters; Sarah Jane Morris
  Plus-size fashion; lesbians on TV; the real tennis sisters; Sarah Jane Morris.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, Corrections
  15/15Alfred's departure heralds changes for all the Lamberts.
7. 11:00
  Churchill's Grave
  William Crawley visits Winston Churchill's final resting place in Bladon, Oxfordshire
8. 11:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 5, Southall
  4/6Mark Steel visits Southall in Middlesex for another programme of travelling stand-up.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/01/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  A History of Ideas—Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade Runner
  Theologian Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade Runner
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Rural Fuel Prices, Student Debt, Nursery Funding
  Consumer news.
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—23/01/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  Churchill's Other Lives—Education
  5/10Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's complicated relationship with education.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—22/01/2015
  Lynda tells David what she thinks.(R)
8. 14:15
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/10The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Arundel Castle
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Arundel Castle, West Sussex.
10. 15:45
  Irish International—An Irishman's Guide to Paris by Robert McLiam Wilson
  3/3Robert McLiam Wilson's story about terrorism striking his adopted city, Paris.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Lord Brittan, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Professor John Bayley, Anne Kirkbride
  Obituary series: Matthew Bannister on a politician, a king, an academic and an actress.
12. 16:30
  More or Less—Is Anti-Semitism Widespread in the UK?
  Tim Harford asks if the majority of hate crime in the UK is directed against Jewish people
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Rab and Margaret - Clearing My Name
  Implicated in a serious incident at work, Rab turned whistleblower and was finally cleared
14. 17:00
  PM—23/01/2015
  Carolyn Quinn presents interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/01/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 45, Episode 3
  3/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/01/2015
  The villagers are dancing.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jessica Chastain, Ali Smith, Bob Copper at 100, the Art of the Self-Portrait
  Jessica Chastain, Ali Smith, Bob Copper remembered and a review of self-portraiture.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, Corrections
  15/15Alfred's departure heralds changes for all the Lamberts.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Bea Campbell, Peter Hain MP, Owen Paterson MP, Steve Webb MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby with Bea Campbell, Peter Hain MP, Owen Paterson MP and Steve Webb MP.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Power of Art
  AL Kennedy reflects on the power of art to sustain the human spirit.
8. 21:00
  A History of Ideas—Omnibus, What Makes Us Human?
  Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the philosophical question of what makes us human.
9. 21:58
  Weather—23/01/2015
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Greece - the world gathers.
  Ahead of Sunday's Election, anti-austerity activists gather, hoping for Syriza win.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Curtain Call, Episode 10
  10/10Soho in 1936. A story of love, murder and a society dancing towards the abyss.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Eve Pollard on Nora Ephron
  Journalist Eve Pollard explores Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron with Matthew Parris.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—23/01/2015
  Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
14. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Alex and Rolf - Sing Our Own Song
  The brothers who formed the band Tinlin reflect on how their musical careers began.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Ambrosia
  5/5Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/01/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Ed Kessler from the Woolf Institute.
8. 05:45
  iPM—24/01/2015
  'We all took this money, we all partied.' John Humphrys on living in a debt-ridden country

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