BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 23 September 2015

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/09/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The White Road, Dresden and Tschirnhaus
  2/5The author explores the dramatic events that led to the creation of European porcelain.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/09/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/09/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/09/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Newts, Joan Bomford, Herbs for skincare
  A new approach to newts might make land development easier. Presented by Anna Hill.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black Drongo
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the black drongo of Southern Asia.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/09/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Bringing Up Britain—Series 8, Manners and Discipline
  3/3Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the importance of good manners in young children.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—23/09/2015
  Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Folk Band - Stick in the Wheel
  Folk band Stick in the Wheel perform live. Plus the increased use of restorative justice.
5. 10:41
  Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 3
  3/10Wrenne confirms that Shardlake will be presented to Henry VIII at Fulford Cross.
6. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Dennis and Daniel - Marmite for the Gorillas
  Fi Glover introduces a conversation between two zoo workers about their working day.
7. 11:00
  Burying Chernobyl—Episode 1
  1/2The daughter of a Chernobyl worker returns to her father's old workplace.
8. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple's Final Cases, 2. The Case of the Perfect Maid
  2/3The sleuth uncovers a crime when she looks into the curious sacking of a lady's maid.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—23/09/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—23 September 1915 - Juliet Argent
  Juliet Argent makes an undercover visit.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Charity cold calling, Budget hotels, Home care
  A look at new rules on charity cold calling and the rise of budget hotels.
4. 12:57
  Weather—23/09/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—23/09/2015
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Computing Britain—UK Gaming
  8/12Teens write computer games in their bedrooms, and a billion-dollar business is created.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—22/09/2015
  At Grey Gables, it is the time and place to remember.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Quill
  Comedy by Tony Jones. Edward Quill must write a blockbuster play for the Huntslet Fair.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Working into Later Life
  Changing the way you work in later life? E-mail questions to [email protected].
10. 15:30
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2015, Broderie Anglaise, by Frances Leviston
  By Frances Leviston. Hidden emotions surface in the build-up to a family wedding.
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Cross-Class Marriage, The social history of women-only train carriages
  Laurie Taylor explores marriages between people from different class backgrounds.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Police communication, Nordic support for the BBC, Greenpeace investigations, Al Jazeera pardons
  Police communication; Nordic broadcasters support the BBC; Greenpeace's investigative unit
13. 17:00
  PM—23/09/2015
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—23/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/09/2015 VW chief executive resigns
  VW's chief executive has resigned, the firm faces a criminal investigation in Germany
2. 18:30
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/5Sketches include a horror story for slugs and the world's first horseless staircase.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/09/2015
  Jennifer turns detective once again.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Celts, Kiss Me Kate, Hilary Mantel
  Kirsty Lang reviews the British Museum's Celts exhibition.
5. 19:45
  Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 3
  3/10Wrenne confirms that Shardlake will be presented to Henry VIII at Fulford Cross.(R)
6. 20:00
  FutureProofing—Mobility
  How will we move from place to place in future? Will speed and freedom always be the goal?
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—The Unequal Past
  Jim Smallman says society treats men and women differently when it comes to their pasts.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Oceans of Acid
  Professor Alice Roberts asks how ocean acidification will alter sea life.
9. 21:30
  Bringing Up Britain—Series 8, Manners and Discipline
  3/3Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the importance of good manners in young children.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Europe's leaders attend an emergency summit on migrants
  More support will go to countries hosting Syrian refugees
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay, Episode 3
  3/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless'
12. 23:00
  The Celebrity Voicemail Show—Series 1, Benedict Cumberbatch
  1/4Kayvan Novak imagines the answerphone messages of Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch.
13. 23:15
  The Lach Chronicles—Series 1, Rock and Roll Nation
  3/4Lach reminisces and shares his thoughts on Jim Morrison, Batman and Tom Petty.(R)
14. 23:30
  With Great Pleasure—Henry Marsh
  Neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm Henry Marsh chooses writing that is important to him(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/09/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The White Road, Meissen and Bottger
  3/5How young alchemist Johann Freidrich Bottger unlocked the secrets of porcelain creation.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/09/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/09/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/09/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Dual payments for the same land, Rye harvest, Saffron
  Dual farm payments: how two people can claim subsidies on the same land at the same time.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Arctic Warbler
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the long distant migrant Arctic warbler.(R)

Thursday 24 September 2015