BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 26 January 2016

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Summer Before the Dark, Episode 1
  1/5Stefan Zweig strolls the seafront at Ostend and waits for his friend Joseph Roth to arrive(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/01/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Julia Neuberger.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—California Wants to Classify Roundup as a Carcinogen, Herbal Leys, Rehomed Hens
  The Californian state wants to add glyphosate to its list of carcinogens.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Adelie Penguin
  Liz Bonnin presents the adelie penguin on a windswept Antarctic shore.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—26/01/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 07:45
  Test Match Special—South Africa v England: Fourth Test, Pretoria - Day 5
  Commentary on day five of the fourth Test between South Africa and England, from Pretoria.
3. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—26/01/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs debate the Google tax deal.
4. 09:00
  Test Match Special—South Africa v England: Fourth Test, Pretoria - Day 5
  Commentary on day five of the fourth Test between South Africa and England, from Pretoria.
5. 09:45
  Daily Service—26/01/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by David Waters.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Zika virus, Leaving care, Pain study, Kat Arney
  Impact of Zika fever on pregnant women. Leaving care as a teen. Hormones and pain relief.
7. 10:45
  November Dead List—Series 2, 2. Links
  2/5Investigating a series of murders. DCI Greave discovers a link. Stars Lia Williams.
8. 11:00
  Crafty Orchids
  Why are orchids so popular? Jim Endersby offers a new scientific history of their allure.
9. 11:30
  The Gospel Truth—1. Church To Charts
  1/2Financial educator Alvin Hall examines gospel music and commercialisation.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—26/01/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—26 January 1916 - Kitty Lumley
  At the Bevan, Victor is finding his recovery painfully slow.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: Avoiding Crippling Care Home Fees
  Discussion on what people are doing to cope with the rising cost of care home fees.
4. 12:57
  Weather—26/01/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—26/01/2016
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  From Savage to Self—The Colonial Encounter
  Farrah Jarral examines how closely anthropology was tied to colonialism.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—25/01/2016
  The Bull needs more man (or is that woman?) power.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Oliver Emanuel - A History of Paper
  A love story held together by paper by Oliver Emanuel.
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 12, Brighton
  Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Brighton.(R)
10. 15:30
  Mastertapes—Series 5, Nigel Kennedy (the B-Side)
  Nigel Kennedy responds to audience questions about his 1989 recording of The Four Seasons.
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—How Shakespeare Spoke
  Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright discover how Shakespeare spoke.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Eliza Manningham-Buller chooses Abraham Lincoln
  Eliza Manningham-Buller on why she regards Abraham Lincoln as a great life.(R)
13. 17:00
  PM—26/01/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/01/2016 Tesco breaches code
  Tesco apologises after breaking industry's code of conduct.
2. 18:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, Milton's Motors
  5/6Milton opens a garage and finds he is on a collision course with a local villain.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/01/2016
  Lynda plans to mark a milestone.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Harvey Keitel, Savages, HG Wells, The Birth of a Nation
  Kirsty Lang interviews Harvey Keitel about his film Youth and talks to the band Savages.
5. 19:45
  November Dead List—Series 2, 2. Links
  2/5Investigating a series of murders. DCI Greave discovers a link. Stars Lia Williams.(R)
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—NHS Contracts: Tender Issues
  File on 4 investigates the collapse of one of the NHS's biggest healthcare contracts.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Social care, Three comedians and a blind pilot in Australia
  RNIB and Age Concern worry that social care for older, blind people is steadily declining.
8. 21:00
  Inside Health—Folic acid in flour, Southampton FC and hip and groin pain, Online private doctors
  Folic acid in flour, Southampton FC and hip and groin pain, online private doctors.
9. 21:30
  The Reith Lectures—Professor Stephen Hawking - Black Holes, Do black holes have no hair?
  1/2Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the first of his BBC Reith Lectures on black holes.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—26/01/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Denmark approves seizing assets from refugees
  Asylum seekers will only be able to keep possessions up to a value of £1,000
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Automobile Club of Egypt, Episode 7
  7/10Kamel's relationship with Mitsy deepens. But relations with Alku continue to deteriorate.
13. 23:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 13, What is Race?
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Shappi Khorsandi and ask 'What is race?'.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—26/01/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/01/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Summer Before the Dark, Episode 2
  2/5Two roving writers have arranged to meet in Ostend on the Belgian coast.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/01/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/01/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/01/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/01/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julia Neuberger.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Tesco named and shamed by supermarket ombudsman, Huskies in Scotland, Organic dairy farming
  Tesco named and shamed by the supermarket ombudsman for delaying payments to suppliers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Trumpeter Swan
  Liz Bonnin presents the sonorous trumpeter swan of North America.(R)

Wednesday 27 January 2016