BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 10 November 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/11/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal, Episode 1
  1/5Parini recalls his first encounter with Gore and describes a privileged, lonely childhood.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/11/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/11/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/11/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Jasdeep Singh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Defra cuts, Scottish tenant farmer eviction
  Defra faces deep funding cuts over the next four years.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Indian Cuckoo
  Chris Packham presents the Indian cuckoo found across much of South East Asia.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/11/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—10/11/2015
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Kathy Willis on botany
  Kathy Willis, Kew Gardens' director of science, discusses biodiversity with Jim Al-Khalili
4. 09:30
  One to One—David Schneider talks to palliative care consultant Kathryn Mannix
  David Schneider talks of his fear of death to palliative care consultant Kathryn Mannix.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—10/11/2015
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Groping, Marina Warner, Women's Prize for Economics and Politics
  Groping, what is it and what to do? Marina Warner on her new collection of short stories.
7. 10:45
  D for Dexter—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/5At home, Skye finds hot food and a new family member. Good, right?
8. 11:00
  Natural Histories—Fleas
  Brett Westwood learns how fleas are entwined with disease, love, language and humour.
9. 11:30
  On The Road—2. Doom Metal And Beyond
  2/2Maddy Prior, lead singer of Steeleye Span, and her daughter Rose Kemp on musical futures
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/11/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Why Factor—Why Do We Need Diaries?
  They hold our secrets, and preserve our memories, but why do we need diaries?
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Crisis in Care?
  Is the care system crumbling under the twin pressures of rising demand and falling funds?
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/11/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/11/2015
  David Cameron reveals his letter to Donald Tusk on EU renegotiations.
6. 13:45
  Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen—A Long, Hard Road
  Lenny Henry examines the evolving depiction of Afro-Caribbeans on TV.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—09/11/2015
  Someone appears to be in business.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Fat Little Thing, Episode 2
  2/2When tragedy strikes her family again, Lou concocts a desperate plan.
9. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 8, Inheritance
  5/6Josie Long hears stories of what one generation passes on to another.
10. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Murder in Cambodia
  Peter Hadfield investigates the illegal trade in Siamese rosewood.
11. 16:00
  The Law Show—A Threat to Justice?
  Joshua Rozenberg finds out why criminal courts charges have proved controversial.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Jonathan Coe and Gemma Cairney
  Jonathan Coe and Gemma Cairney join Harriett Gilbert to recommend favourite books..
13. 17:00
  PM—10/11/2015
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/11/2015 Cameron sets out EU reform demands
  David Cameron has set out his four key demands for a reformed European Union.
2. 18:30
  Gloomsbury—Series 2, Anarchy Looms Over Staplehurst
  1/6With a general strike looming, the Foxes visit Sizzlinghurst to see how aristocrats live.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/11/2015
  There is another case for PC Harrison Burns.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Umberto Eco, Roger Waters, Tangerine, Video game strike
  Samira Ahmed talks to author Umberto Eco and musician Roger Waters.
5. 19:45
  D for Dexter—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/5At home, Skye finds hot food and a new family member. Good, right?(R)
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—An Inside Job
  British people smugglers: inside the trade in bringing illegal immigrants into the UK.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Happy Birthday Talking Books!
  Neil Heslop from the RNIB announces some important news on Talking Books.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Launch of 2016 All in the Mind Awards, Latest results from Big Brain Projects
  The 2016 All in the Mind awards launch, plus can the human brain be recreated?
9. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Kathy Willis on botany
  Kathy Willis, Kew Gardens' director of science, discusses biodiversity with Jim Al-Khalili(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—10/11/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Cameron sets out EU reform goals
  David Cameron sets out his EU reform goals.
12. 22:45
  Death in the Fifth Position by Gore Vidal—Episode 2
  2/10McCarthyite New York. Gore Vidal entertains with the mysterious death of a ballerina.
13. 23:00
  Liam Williams: Ladhood—Series 1, The Fight
  1/4Comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/11/2015
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/11/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal, Episode 2
  2/5Gore goes to war and emerges with his first novel, establishing himself with the literati.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/11/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/11/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/11/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/11/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Jasdeep Singh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Rural policing, rural broadband, wildfires
  With Anna Hill. Including rural policing, tackling wildfires, rural broadband.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Plumbeous Antbird
  Chris Packham presents the Plumbeous antbird in a Bolivian rainforest.(R)

Wednesday 11 November 2015