BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 30 January 2015

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, Episode 4
  4/5Peter meets a 'guardian spirit' of Old Moscow, defender of its historic architecture.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/01/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Ed Kessler from the Woolf Institute.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—GM fish food, First Milk boss, fines for unfair supermarkets?
  Supermarkets that treat suppliers unfairly could be fined millions.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Kea
  Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/01/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—30/01/2015
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Peter Piot
  Kirsty Young's castaway is microbiologist Professor Peter Piot.(R)
4. 09:45
  Act of Worship—30/01/2015
  An Act of Worship from Cardiff led by Canon Edwin Counsell.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Abortion law; Women and art; Giving up booze; Colleen McCullough; Success stories
  Jenni Murray and guests discuss how Manet changed the depiction of women in art.
6. 10:45
  Tinsel Girl—Tinsel Girl and the Tropical Trip, Episode 5
  5/5Maz arrives in the Seychelles, with the chiselled cheek-boned best man for Lisa's wedding.
7. 11:00
  The Sound of Space
  Dr Lucie Green takes a sonic tour of the Universe, revealing the hidden sounds of space.
8. 11:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 5, Birkenhead
  5/6Mark visits Birkenhead, Wirral, where the local life has included monks and a Bantam Army.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/01/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  A History of Ideas—Archaeologist Matt Pope on tools and human evolution
  Archaeologist Matt pope looks at the role of technology in early human evolution.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Heated Clothes; Hidden Debt; Blue Badge Refusal
  Have people with disabilities been let down by reform of the blue badge system?
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/01/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—30/01/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Shaun Ley.
6. 13:45
  Churchill's Other Lives—Science
  10/10Sir David Cannadine examines Churchill's lifelong fascination with gadgets and technology.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—29/01/2015
  Phoebe tells it like it is.(R)
8. 14:15
  GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 10
  10/10The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Correspondence Edition
  Peter Gibbs is at the University of Reading for a correspondence edition of the programme.
10. 15:45
  Shorts—Scottish Shorts, No Numbers, by Pippa Goldschmidt
  1/6A woman considers the role of numbers in her life.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Sir Jack Hayward, Elena Obraztsova, Robert Stone, Jean Stogdon OBE and Demis Roussos
  Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a singer, a novelist, a social worker and a pop star.
12. 16:30
  More or Less—Cameron's 1000 Jobs
  The Conservatives' employment claims, milk, teachers, dating and pregnancy due dates.
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Moira and Stephanie – Seeing Hope
  Blinded by an illness that nearly killed her, Moira's daughter gave her a reason to go on.
14. 17:00
  PM—30/01/2015
  Carolyn Quinn presents interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/01/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 45, Episode 4
  4/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—30/01/2015
  Motherly comfort for Phoebe.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Leviathan, Amelia Bullmore, Waterloo at Windsor, Son of a Gun
  Leviathan, Amelia Bullmore, the art of the Battle of Waterloo at Windsor, Son of a Gun.
5. 19:45
  Tinsel Girl—Tinsel Girl and the Tropical Trip, Episode 5
  5/5Maz arrives in the Seychelles, with the chiselled cheek-boned best man for Lisa's wedding.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Tom Crotty, Lord Deben, Margaret Hodge MP and Julian Huppert MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby with Tom Crotty, Lord Deben, Margaret Hodge MP and Julian Huppert MP.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Losing Touch
  Will Self laments diminishing personal contact as a result of the rise of technology.
8. 21:00
  A History of Ideas—Omnibus, How Has Technology Changed Us?
  Five programmes examining how technology has changed us, from flint axe to satnav.
9. 21:58
  Weather—30/01/2015
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—South African apartheid-era assassin granted parole.
  Former death squad commander Eugene de Kock given parole after 20 years in jail.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Bottle Imp, Episode 5
  5/5Discovering Kokua's sacrifice, Keawe resolves to save his beloved, no matter what the cost
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Mervyn King on Risto Ryti
  Mervyn King champions the life of the former Prime Minister of Finland Risto Ryti.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—30/01/2015
  Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
14. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Catherine and Bea - The Art of Inspiration
  A daughter praises her mother's ability to pass on artistic inspiration without preaching.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/01/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, Episode 5
  5/5Peter Pomerantsev considers Russia's shift from communism to a new form of dictatorship.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/01/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/01/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/01/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/01/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
8. 05:45
  iPM—31/01/2015
  'I wish they'd all wear tents.' One listener worries that thin people will be a minority.

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