BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 2 November 2015

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/11/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Ambivalent atheism; Neoliberalism and old age
  Laurie Taylor explores forms of non-religious culture and identification.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—01/11/2015
  Church bells from St Michael's, Angersleigh, in Somerset.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/11/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/11/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/11/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Father Tim Byron.
9. 05:45
  Test Match Special—Pakistan v England: Third Test, Sharjah - Day 2
  Commentary on the second day of the third Test between Pakistan and England, from Sharjah.
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Morning
1. 09:45
  Daily Service—02/11/2015
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by John Forrest.
2. 10:00
  Test Match Special—Pakistan v England: Third Test, Sharjah - Day 2
  Commentary on the second day of the third Test between Pakistan and England, from Sharjah.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—Pakistan v England: Third Test, Sharjah - Day 2
  Commentary on the second day of the third Test between Pakistan and England, from Sharjah.
3. 13:45
  Voices of the First World War—Home
  The recollections of soldiers who returned home for a brief period of leave in 1915.
4. 14:00
  The Archers—01/11/2015
  Helen is in a world of her own.(R)
5. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Louis B Mayer and the Bolshevik Beast
  Toby Jones and Colin Stinton star in this comedy about the birth of political mudslinging.
6. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 3, 2015
  Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
7. 15:30
  The Food Programme—A Fat Lot of Good
  With a growing array of oils on sale, Sheila Dillon cuts through the latest thinking.(R)
8. 16:00
  Taking Art To The People
  Michael Symmons Roberts on the life and legacy of the philanthropist Thomas Horsfall.
9. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 8, Mind
  Aleks Krotoski explores living in a digital world.
10. 17:00
  PM—02/11/2015
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
11. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/11/2015 'External forces' blamed for Sinai crash
  Russian airline whose plane crashed in Egypt says only external forces can be to blame.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 73, Episode 5
  5/8Julian Clary, Susan Calman, Josie Lawrence and Paul Merton try to beat the clock.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/11/2015
  Clarrie is taken on a detour.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—He Named Me Malala, Nicola Benedetti and Wynton Marsalis, Alistair McDowall, War Horse
  Kamila Shamsie reviews the documentary He Named Me Malala. Samira Ahmed presents.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: The View from the Windows, An Enlarged Heart
  1/5The diaries of Monica Rawlins: artist and goose-breeder. Dramatised by Bethan Roberts.(R)
6. 20:00
  Who Runs Labour?
  A look back at Labour's civil war in the 1980s and whether there is currently a re-run.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Currencies and Countries
  John Redwood asks how viable currency unions can be without political unions behind them.
8. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Beetles
  Brett Westwood explores how beetles have influenced arts and science. From 2015(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Embracing Failure and Uncertainty
  Tom Sutcliffe with Helga Nowotny, David Willetts, Matthew Syed and Oliver Morton.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—02/11/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Erdogan Wins Turkish Election
  Erdogan wins the Turkish election, and Dame Edna on Australia ending dames and knights.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Trigger Mortis, Episode 6
  6/10Bond tries to convince Capt Eugene T Lawrence to delay the forthcoming rocket launch.
13. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Language Evolution: A Gene for Language?
  Neuroscientist Dr Frederique Liegeois joins Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—02/11/2015
  Susan Hulme reports as government housing plans come under fire in the Commons.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/11/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Charlotte Bronte: A Life, Childhood
  1/5Claire Harman's intimate biography of one of Britain's greatest novelists.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/11/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/11/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/11/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Father Tim Byron.
8. 05:45
  Test Match Special—Pakistan v England: Third Test, Sharjah - Day 3
  Commentary on the third day of the third Test between Pakistan and England, from Sharjah.

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