BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 24 February 2016

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/02/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Other Paris, Episode 2
  2/5Luc Sante's study of old Paris focuses on the Zone, the wasteland beyond the city wall.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/02/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/02/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/02/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—NFU Conference
  Farming Today is at the National Farmers Union's annual conference.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Pied Wagtail
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/02/2016
  Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/02/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Janet Ellis, Nina Myskow, Charles Foster, Sarah Kendall
  Libby Purves meets presenter and writer Janet Ellis, and journalist Nina Myskow.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—24/02/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Janet Wootton.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The life of a dancer in today's Moulin Rouge
  A look at what's life is like for dancers at today's Moulin Rouge.
6. 10:41
  Riot Girls—Fear of Flying, Episode 3
  3/5Isadora is torn between her husband and her lover, but is this true sexual liberation?
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Isobel and James - Memories of Mum
  A ten-year-old and her younger brother reflect on death and stepmothers.
8. 11:00
  Verdun - The Sacred Wound—Loss and Legacy
  2/2David Reynolds explores how France marked the enormous sacrifice of the battle of Verdun.
9. 11:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 1, The Best A Man Can Get
  3/4The agency must grapple with the lowest form of advertising of all - the radio.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/02/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  One to One—Carolyn Quinn speaks to Stephanie Slater
  Carolyn Quinn speaks to Stephanie Slater, who survived a violent kidnapping in 1992.(R)
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Cost of childcare, Seabass, Outlet shopping
  The Marine Conservation Society says we should stop buying wild seabass, as stocks are low
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/02/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—24/02/2016
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Vivekananda: Bring All Together
  Sunil Khilnani explores the life of Vivekananda, India’s first global guru.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—23/02/2016
  It is never too late for a fresh start.(R)
8. 14:15
  Riot Girls—Katy
  2015. Student Katy vows to change the conversation about sexual consent. By Ella Hickson
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Self-Employment
  Should the state be making better provision for the self-employed?
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Charles Bonnet syndrome, Co-proxamol, Meningitis B vaccine, Smart tablets
  Patient power and the parental clamour for more children to get the meningitis B vaccine.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Refusing adulthood, How young people feel about being poor
  Laurie Taylor asks if and why some people refuse to grow up.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Press Awards women nominees, Lord Best on BBC inquiry, Trinity Mirror's The New Day
  Including discussion on the lack of women nominees for the Press Awards.
13. 17:00
  PM—24/02/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/02/2016
  Rotherham gang jailed for abusing teenage girls.
2. 18:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 1. Ed Byrne interviews Al Murray
  1/6Ed Byrne kicks off Series 11 by interviewing the creator of the Pub Landlord, Al Murray.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/02/2016
  Does 'Mum' know best?
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Grimsby, Dominic Dromgoole, Poems that Make Grown Women Cry
  Sacha Baron Cohen's new film Grimsby reviewed and the Globe theatre's Dominic Dromgoole.
5. 19:45
  Riot Girls—Fear of Flying, Episode 3
  3/5Isadora is torn between her husband and her lover, but is this true sexual liberation?(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Who Owns Culture?
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
7. 20:45
  Lent Talks—The City
  Maxwell Hutchinson on Jesus's arrival in Jerusalem and his confrontation at the temple.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—The City That Fell into the Earth
  How do you move a city? Lesley Riddoch travels to Arctic Sweden to find out.(R)
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Janet Ellis, Nina Myskow, Charles Foster, Sarah Kendall
  Libby Purves meets presenter and writer Janet Ellis, and journalist Nina Myskow.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Exclusive: 250,000 people 'at risk' of losing money in workplace pensions
  Andrew Hosken investigation; Fifa candidate in human rights row; Rotherham abuse scandal.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Jonathan Unleashed, Episode 8
  8/10Jonathan and Julie's wedding day arrives.
12. 23:00
  The Literary Adventures of Mr Brown—Episode 1
  1/2Imagine if London's genteel literary scene had a bit more swag and a gangsta's lean.
13. 23:15
  Nurse—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/02/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/02/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Other Paris, Episode 3
  3/5Luc Sante describes the Paris bohemian, who lived in style - and poverty.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/02/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/02/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/02/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/02/2016
  Reflection and prayer with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—The Battle Against Slugs
  The fight against the slugs munching their way through millions of pounds of farm crops.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mute Swan
  Chris Packham presents the mute swan.(R)

Thursday 25 February 2016