BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 20 February 2015

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/02/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Alexandra Fuller - Leaving Before the Rains Come, "They didn't roar and battle and laugh"
  4/5Tracy-Ann Oberman reads the new memoir by award-winning author Alexandra Fuller.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/02/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 00:59
  International Cricket—TMS Cricket. The ICC World Cup
  Commentary on New Zealand v England in the ICC World Cup from Wellington.
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Morning
1. 09:15
  Desert Island Discs—Mark Rylance
  Actor Mark Rylance is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
2. 09:45
  Act of Worship—20/02/2015
  An Act of Worship led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
3. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Family Fertility Donors; Eliza Haywood; Beth Orton; Playing with Children
  Jenni Murray presents discussion on family fertility donors and a Beth Orton performance.
4. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 5
  5/5Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths
5. 11:00
  A Country Practice
  Patients and doctors in a Lake District village fight to save their GP surgery.
6. 11:30
  Cleaning Up—1. New Recruit
  1/4Cleaners set to work in night-time Manchester. Sitcom starring Julie Hesmondhalgh
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/02/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—20 February 1915 - Edie Chadwick
  Johnnie Marshall's attentions to Edie do not go unnoticed.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Parking Fines; Hydrogen Cars; eBay ID Theft
  Parking fines which may be unlawful, the fate of hydrogen cars and eBay identity theft.
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/02/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/02/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  A History of Britain in Numbers—Series 2, Public Spending
  5/10Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/02/2015
  It is the SAVE jumble sale.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Bridge
  Donna Franceschild's real-time drama about a woman and the stranger she cannot shake off.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Galleywood, Essex
  Eric Robson and the team are in the village of Galleywood, Essex.
10. 15:45
  Sitters' Stories—Strandgade 30 by Elizabeth Kuti
  What is the secret that Vilhelm Hammershoi’s wife Ida is hiding from us and her husband?
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Michele Ferrero, Lady Platt of Writtle, John McCabe, Louis Jourdan, Anne Naysmith and Lesley Gore.
  Julian Worricker on a confectioner, an engineer, a composer, an actor, a pianist
12. 16:30
  Feedback—20/02/2015
  Radio 4's coverage of the Dresden bombings and shocking audio from Copenhagen.
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Debbie and Beth: I Just Want My Child to Be Happy
  Friends recognise how similar their children with Down's syndrome are to all children.
14. 17:00
  PM—20/02/2015
  With the latest news interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/02/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/02/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 86, Episode 1
  1/7A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/02/2015
  David is on a quest.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Iestyn Davies, Sheila Hancock, Kumiko, London Fashion Week
  Countertenor Iestyn Davies, actress Sheila Hancock, London Fashion Week and Kumiko.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 5
  5/5Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—20/02/2015
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Lumen Christi College in Northern Ireland
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Power of Fiction
  Will Self reflects on the power of our relationship with fictional characters.
8. 21:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—16-20 February 1915
  The country may be at war, but there is time for romance in industrial Tynemouth.
9. 21:58
  Weather—20/02/2015
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Bomb and gun attack on a hotel in the Somalian capital, Mogadishu.
  Ten people killed -- Somali jihadist group, Al Shabaab, claims responsibility
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—In Certain Circles, 'I'm marvellously happy'
  5/10Penny Downie reads Elizabeth Harrower's 1971 novel, published for the first time in 2015.
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—John Sergeant and Helen Lewis
  John Sergeant, Helen Lewis and Harriett Gilbert champion favourite books.(R)
13. 23:27
  Short Cuts—Series 6, The Double
  6/6Josie Long hears stories of dopplegangers.(R)
14. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Helen and Virginia - Marriage and Mistakes
  Sometimes marriage works second time round, sometimes it doesn't...
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/02/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Alexandra Fuller - Leaving Before the Rains Come, "It's not supposed to happen this way"
  5/5Tracy-Ann Oberman reads the new memoir by award-winning author Alexandra Fuller.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/02/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/02/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/02/2015
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/02/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
8. 05:45
  iPM—21/02/2015
  'I can't tell my brother not to fight' - A Ukrainian on coping with military conscription.

Saturday 21 February 2015