BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 1 October 2015

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/10/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Reading Europe—David Wagner
  David Wagner asks whether German literature still shows any signs of an east-west divide.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/10/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/10/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/10/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrea Rea.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farm emissions, Urban bees, Wool compost
  Farmers warn stricter EU targets on emissions could put some out of business.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Laughing Gull
  Sir David Attenborough presents the laughing gull off the Florida coast.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/10/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Alexander the Great
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and legacy of Alexander the Great.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—01/10/2015
  Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by Becky Harris.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Erin Brockovich, UN at 70, Alison Saunders DPP, Make-up art
  Jenni Murray talks to the environmental activist Erin Brockovich.
5. 10:45
  Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 9
  9/10As the Progress returns to London, Shardlake receives shocking news when his ship docks.
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Kindness of a Baker
  A report on a Nigerian bakery that provides sanctuary for children fleeing Boko Haram.
7. 11:30
  Mind the Gap
  As a reluctantly gap-toothed woman, Patricia Cumper explores their cultural significance.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/10/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—1 October 1915 - Florrie Wilson
  Florrie and Albert can hardly speak for happiness.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Vivienne Westwood, Bereaved consumers, Right to buy
  Dame Vivienne Westwood warns listeners about the dangers of replying to 'scam letters'.
4. 12:57
  Weather—01/10/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—01/10/2015
  As Russian air strikes in Syria intensify, what will be the west's response?
6. 13:45
  Natural History Heroes—Allan Octavian Hume
  4/10Robert Prys Jones explains why Allan Octavian Hume is his Natural History Hero.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—30/09/2015
  Kate is raring to go.(R)
8. 14:15
  The Price of Oil—Someone's Making a Killing in Nigeria
  Nadine Marshall, Obi Abili, and David Ajala star in Rex Obano's oil drama set in 1994.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 31, Artists' Ways - Falkirk
  Clare Balding walks along the Forth & Clyde Canal to the spectacular 30-metre high Kelpies
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Brittle Bone Society
  The actor Brian Cox presents an appeal on behalf of the Brittle Bone Society.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Orhan Pamuk on A Strangeness in My Mind
  Mariella Frostrup talks with Orhan Pamuk about A Strangeness in My Mind.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Macbeth, Robbie Ryan, Greensman, Shooting Stars in 1928
  Justin Kurzel tells Francine Stock why he believes that Macbeth is suffering from PTSD.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Write on Kew festival at Kew Gardens, Preserving global biodiversity
  Adam Rutherford is at Kew Gardens to discuss challenges in preserving global biodiversity.
14. 17:00
  PM—01/10/2015
  News interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/10/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/10/2015: More Russian airstrikes in Syria
  Russia carries out a second wave of bombing, attacking militant groups including IS.
2. 18:30
  The Brig Society—Series 3, Diplomat
  3/6Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has decided to don a crumpled linen suit and fib for Britain.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—01/10/2015
  Lynda looks forward to Christmas.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Walk, Simon Armitage, Unforgotten, Bernard Sumner
  Robert Zemeckis' new film The Walk is reviewed. Plus Simon Armitage on The Odyssey.
5. 19:45
  Shardlake—Sovereign, Episode 9
  9/10As the Progress returns to London, Shardlake receives shocking news when his ship docks.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—The 'Pink Pill': The Female Viagra?
  Why the first licensed drug to treat low sexual desire in women is proving controversial.
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Art and the Business of Taste
  Who decides what art is worth? Evan Davis talks to a panel including artist Grayson Perry.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Write on Kew festival at Kew Gardens, Preserving global biodiversity
  Adam Rutherford is at Kew Gardens to discuss challenges in preserving global biodiversity.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Alexander the Great
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and legacy of Alexander the Great.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—What is Russia trying to achieve in Syria?
  Evidence that rebel groups being bombed as well as so-called Islamic State
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay, Episode 9
  9/10The novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless'.
12. 23:00
  Richard Marsh—Cardboard Heart, Wedding
  4/4Will is asked to be best man. The speech is easy. It's everything else that's difficult.
13. 23:30
  The Digital Human—Series 6, Maps
  Aleks Krotoski examines what digital mapping has meant for our understanding of the world.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/10/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Reading Europe—Alba Arikha
  The Franco-American writer on immigration and an identity crisis in French fiction.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/10/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/10/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/10/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/10/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrea Rea.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—EU commissioner, Hill farming, Pollinators
  Controversial views from an EU Commissioner, hill farming and pollinators.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Emperor Penguin
  Sir David Attenborough presents the emperor penguin from the Antarctic Peninsula.(R)

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