BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 4 February 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/02/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Stop the Clocks, Episode 3
  3/5Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/02/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/02/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/02/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farm Payments, Homeopathy for Livestock, Food Waste for Pigs
  Delayed farm payments - unacceptable and alarming? The Rural Payments Agency responds.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Black-nest Swiftlet
  Michael Palin presents the black-nest swiftlet deep inside an Indonesian cavern(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/02/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—04/02/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Chromatography
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—04/02/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Helen Mirren; Dr Sarah Jarvis gives a Zika update
  Helen Mirren, a Zika update from Dr Sarah Jarvis and two new novels exploring divorce.
6. 10:45
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes, Episode 5
  5/7Soames Forsyte prepares to meet his estranged wife Irene for the first time in 12 years.
7. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Nervous Sweden
  Why Sweden is sending troops to an island in the Baltic.
8. 11:30
  Invisible Belfast
  A mysterious note sends a visitor to Belfast on a labyrinthine journey through the city.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/02/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—4 February 1916 - Olive Hargreaves
  Sister Hargreaves has a particularly bad day.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Flood insurance, Age UK energy deals, DIY revival
  People in areas at a high risk of a flood are finding it difficult to get insurance.
4. 12:57
  Weather—04/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—04/02/2016
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  From Savage to Self—We Are All Anthropologists Now
  Farrah Jarral shows how anthropology has infiltrated everyday life.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—03/02/2016
  Josh flexes his business muscles.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Ferryhill Philosophers, Filial Duties and Special Goods
  Joe’s elderly mother is frail, going blind. Her security and happiness are at stake.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Snowsports at Glenshee, Cairngorms
  Helen Mark gets on her skis at Glenshee as it opens for the winter season's first snow.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Childreach International
  Gillian Anderson presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Childreach International.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Patrick Flanery
  Writer Patrick Flanery talks to Mariella Frostrup.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Toby Jones on Dad's Army
  Toby Jones discusses the new film version of Dad's Army. Francine Stock presents.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—UK pollinators' food, Brain implant, Holograms, Lunar 9
  How charting the UK's nectar-providing flowers could help pollinating insects.
14. 17:00
  PM—04/02/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/02/2016 New exodus of Syrian refugees
  Turkey faces being overwhelmed by Syrian refugees. No 10 dismisses UN Assange ruling.
2. 18:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 5
  5/6John makes a heartfelt serving suggestion, and Lawry tries to keep himself busy.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/02/2016
  What a lovely surprise for Brian.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Peter Brook, Howard Jacobson, Angel Costumiers and Hamlet in the Jungle
  Arts news, interviews and reviews.
5. 19:45
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes, Episode 5
  5/7Soames Forsyte prepares to meet his estranged wife Irene for the first time in 12 years.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Lord Bramall: A Failure to Investigate?
  The former army chief speaks on now-dismissed allegations of child abuse made against him
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Renewable Energy
  The green energy firms generating power from the sun, the wind and from cheese.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—UK pollinators' food, Brain implant, Holograms, Lunar 9
  How charting the UK's nectar-providing flowers could help pollinating insects.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Chromatography
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—London Syria summit warned of fresh refugee exodus
  London summit pledges billions to support Syrians. World Tonight speaks to David Miliband.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Orlando, An Admirer
  4/10Orlando turns his mind to his noble ancestry, and an archduchess demands his attention.
12. 23:00
  Talking to Strangers—Episode 1
  1/4Comic monologues written and performed by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan with star guests.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—04/02/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/02/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Stop the Clocks, Episode 4
  4/5Dame Joan Bakewell takes stock of her life as she enters her ninth decade with gusto.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/02/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/02/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/02/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Antibiotics in agriculture, Thirty years of Send a Cow, Waterproofing oil seed rape crops
  Are antibiotics in agriculture a threat to our health? Farming Today hears both sides.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Scarlet Macaw
  Michael Palin presents the scarlet macaw from Costa Rica.(R)

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