BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 7 January 2016

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Young Orson, Episode 3
  3/5At 20, and white, Orson is the surprise appointment to direct the Negro Unit's Macbeth.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/01/2016
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Neil Gardner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Oxford Farming Conference
  Anna Hill presents Farming Today from Oxford, where two farming conferences are underway.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Brown Thrasher
  Chris Packham presents the brown thrasher, usually seen in North America.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/01/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—07/01/2016
  Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster on a flood-dominated Prime Minister's Questions.
3. 09:00
  Behaving Ourselves: Mitchell on Manners—The Golf Club
  David Mitchell ends his look at modern manners in a golf club bar. Has it all gone wrong?
4. 09:30
  Hidden Histories of the Information Age—Leo Computer
  4/5How the teashop and cake company Lyons built the first business computer in the 1950s.(R)
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—07/01/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Sam Wells.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Jessica Raine
  Actor Jessica Raine talks about her starring role in ITV's new period drama Jericho.
7. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Toni Morrison - Beloved, Episode 4
  4/10The residents of 124 Bluestone Road discover a young woman collapsed outside their home.
8. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Brazil Versus Sleaze
  Untangling the web of corruption in a forgotten corner of Brazil. With Linda Pressly.
9. 11:30
  Compression versus Art
  Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/01/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—7 January 1916 - Victor Lumley
  Victor feels more hunted than hunter.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—High street christmas results, Child maintenance service, Wearable tech
  A round-up of how the big retailers on the high street performed over the festive period.
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—07/01/2016
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  The Etiquette Guide—4. The Americans
  4/5Ann Widdecombe looks at how etiquette divided Britain and America in the 18th century.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—06/01/2016
  Phoebe calls for moral support.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—79 Birthdays
  By Michael Symmons Roberts. Jimmy and his guardian angel Leila examine Jimmy's life.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—River Tay
  Salmon, apples and whisky. Caz Graham follows the fertile flow of the River Tay.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Room to Read
  Jonathan Self presents an appeal on behalf of Room to Read.(R)
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Richard Flanagan - The Narrow Road to the Deep North
  Richard Flanagan talks about The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which won the Man Booker.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Eddie Redmayne
  Presented by Francine Stock. Eddie Redmayne discusses The Danish Girl.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—El Nino Special
  How the current El Nino event is affecting lives in the UK and around the world.
14. 17:00
  PM—07/01/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/01/2016 Osborne predicts interest rates will rise
  Chancellor warned of the "dangerous cocktail of economic risks" facing the UK.
2. 18:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/6An unlikely wager, a troubled bluesman and a rip-roaring adventure on the high seas.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/01/2016
  Is David having doubts?
4. 19:15
  Front Row—A War, Maigret, Guys and Dolls, Frances Hardinge, The missing Hong Kong booksellers
  Tim Collins reviews Danish film A War, and Natasha Cooper on the return of Maigret.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Toni Morrison - Beloved, Episode 4
  4/10The residents of 124 Bluestone Road discover a young woman collapsed outside their home.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Afghanistan: Time for Truth?
  Is it time for the west to admit it lost the war in Afghanistan?
7. 20:30
  In Business—The Business of Trust
  How important is trust, and can it be won back if it is lost? Matthew Gwyther investigates
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—El Nino Special
  How the current El Nino event is affecting lives in the UK and around the world.(R)
9. 21:30
  Behaving Ourselves: Mitchell on Manners—The Golf Club
  David Mitchell ends his look at modern manners in a golf club bar. Has it all gone wrong?(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Yemen's Forgotten War
  A report from Yemen's second city, are we still 'Je Suis Charlie'? Plus Big Yin's tour.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Beach, Episode 4
  4/10Richard settles in to life on the beach, and finds he is forgetting about his former life.
12. 23:00
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 4, 1. London
  1/4Mark addresses tax avoidance, quantitative easing and voting reform.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/01/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Young Orson, Episode 4
  4/5Welles finds himself at the centre of a political storm. Will the show go on?(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/01/2016
  Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day, with the Rev Neil Gardner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Oxford Real Farming Conference
  The EU: to stay in or to exit? The debate heats up at the Oxford Farming Conference.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wedge-tailed Shearwater
  Chris Packham presents the wedge-tailed shearwater of the Indian and Pacific oceans.(R)

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