BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 25 March 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/03/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Boundless, Episode 2
  2/5By Kathleen Winter. A Viking Funeral.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/03/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/03/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/03/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Steve Clifford.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Strong Pound Bad News for Farmers?
  A strong pound and zero inflation rate present challenges for British farmers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Rook
  Bill Oddie presents the rook.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/03/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—25/03/2015
  George Osborne faces the Treasury Committee - and yet another pasty.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Deirdre O'Sullivan, Mark Vanhoenacker, Frances Ross, Penny Horner and Howard Jameson.
  Libby Purves meets archaeologist Deirdre O'Sullivan and pilot Mark Vanhoenacker.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—25/03/2015
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—New Families, Equalism v Feminism, Paedophile Vigilantes
  New families, plus differences between feminism and equalism. With Jenni Murray.
6. 10:41
  15 Minute Drama—How Does That Make You Feel?, Caroline
  3/5Caroline is more determined than ever to take over her therapist Martha's job.
7. 10:56
  The Listening Project—Alison, Sheila and Thomas - How Do You Do It?
  The secrets of how to make a marriage last 65 years are revealed.
8. 11:00
  My Name Is Isis
  Isis Thompson talks to others who share their name with the radical Islamist State group.
9. 11:30
  Miles Jupp Is Insufficiently Belgian
  Comedian Miles Jupp climbs his family tree, and skins his knee in the process.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/03/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—25 March 1915 - Marion Wardle
  Fraser has got the wrong idea about Marion altogether.
3. 12:16
  You and Yours—Freelance Couriers, Intrusive Footpaths, Care Workers
  The freelance delivery drivers being forced to work six-day weeks and bank holidays.
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/03/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—25/03/2015
  Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Soundstage—The Wash
  Sound recordist Chris Watson captures the sounds of the tidal spectacle on The Wash.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/03/2015
  Jim is still cleaning up.(R)
8. 14:15
  McLevy—Series 7, A Distant Death
  4/4Brian Cox and Siobhan Redmond star in the Victorian detective series.(R)
9. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Tax
  Ruth Alexander and guests tackle personal or small business tax questions.
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Feedback on Teenage Pregnancy, Smoothies, AMD, Hospital Beds, Frailty, Feedback on Gallstones, Moles
  Listener feedback; numbers of hospital beds decline as admissions go up; frailty diagnosis(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Global Clothing and Poverty; Fur Inheritance in Poland
  Laurie Taylor explores the commodity chains in high fashion and second-hand clothing.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Jeremy Clarkson fired by the BBC, SNP media policy
  The BBC's creative director Alan Yentob on dropping Jeremy Clarkson. With Steve Hewlett.
13. 17:00
  PM—25/03/2015
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/03/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 10, Sharon Horgan talks to Dennis Kelly
  6/6Writer and actress Sharon Horgan talks to theatre and TV writer Dennis Kelly.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/03/2015
  Rob is preoccupied.
4. 19:16
  Front Row—Ben Stiller, Martin Rowson on James Gillray, Artist Peter Doig
  Ben Stiller discusses While We're Young and Martin Rowson reviews Love Bites.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—How Does That Make You Feel?, Caroline
  3/5Caroline is more determined than ever to take over her therapist Martha's job.(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Richard III
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
7. 20:45
  Lent Talks—Sarah Perry
  Author Sarah Perry reflects on the Passion story.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—The Price of Cheap Oil
  Tom Heap asks what the falling price of oil means for the environment.(R)
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Deirdre O'Sullivan, Mark Vanhoenacker, Frances Ross, Penny Horner and Howard Jameson.
  Libby Purves meets archaeologist Deirdre O'Sullivan and pilot Mark Vanhoenacker.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Confusion in Yemen about the President's whereabouts.
  We hear what life is like in Aden
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Leipzig Affair, Episode 8
  8/10Magda's interrogation by the Stasi continues. Back in Scotland, Bob has to move on.
12. 23:00
  Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown—4. Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
  4/4The Aussie comic explores Pablo Picasso's angry 1907 masterpiece.
13. 23:15
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 3, Horror
  6/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the concept of horror, through the medium of poetry.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/03/2015
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/03/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Boundless, Episode 3
  3/5By Kathleen Winter. In the Sermermuit Valley, the author is thrilled by a symphony of ice.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/03/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/03/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 03:15
  International Cricket—The ICC World Cup: Second Semi-Final, SCG
  Commentary on the second semi-final of the ICC World Cup from the SCG.

Thursday 26 March 2015