BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 9 March 2016

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/03/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney's Aeneid Book VI, Episode 2
  2/5Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/03/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/03/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/03/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shirley Jenner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Future of Dairy
  What future for dairy farmers as the global milk glut continues?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Chiffchaff
  Bill Oddie presents the chiffchaff.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—09/03/2016
  Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—09/03/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Henry Blofeld, Emma Johnson, Pedro Algorta, Davis Miller
  Libby Purves meets commentator Henry Blofeld and clarinettist Emma Johnson.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—09/03/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Andrew Graystone.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Toilets and gender equality, Domestic violence against men, Female squash player who competed as a boy
  Is the position of women in society reflected in its toilets?
6. 10:41
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—8. On The Run
  8/10Jane has run from Thornfield and Rochester and her strength is failing. Where can she go?
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Jason and Kim - The Person, Not the Disability
  Disability need be no bar to employment.
8. 11:00
  Out of the Ordinary—Series 4, The Red Pill
  1/3Jolyon Jenkins on men fighting a liberation war against what they see as female oppression
9. 11:30
  A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 1
  Bill Nighy stars as actor cum amateur sleuth Charles Paris in a dramatic murder mystery.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—09/03/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Museum of Lost Objects—The Genie of Nimrud
  On the murky trail of a missing genie, last seen in the ancient Assyrian palace of Nimrud
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Anti-pollution cosmetics, Fundraising Preference Service, Pitching a novel
  Winifred Robinson discusses proposals for a new Fundraising Preference Service.
4. 12:57
  Weather—09/03/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—09/03/2016
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Gandhi: In The Palm of Our Hands
  A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian nationalist movement
7. 14:00
  The Archers—08/03/2016
  Helen puts her foot in it.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Reserve Rope, The Reserve Rope - Episode 1
  1/2Damian Lewis stars as Edward Whymper - the first man to conquer the Matterhorn
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Rethinking the State Pension
  How would you create the state pension from scratch?
10. 15:30
  Inside Health—Dementia advice, Antidepressants, Transplant organs, Vaginal seeding
  Antidepressants - how do you know when you are better and can stop taking them?(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Small towns, Patient rescue and resuscitation
  A study of Todmorden. Also, the rescue and resuscitation of chronic patients.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Charlotte Moore, Turkish press crackdown, Concern about BBC independence
  Including the BBC's new controller of TV channels and iPlayer Charlotte Moore.
13. 17:00
  PM—09/03/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/03/2016 Palace complains about Queen 'Brexit' story
  Buckingham Palace has formally complained about a Sun story saying the Queen backs Brexit
2. 18:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 3. Ian Hislop interviews Victoria Coren-Mitchell
  3/6Comedian and satirist Ian Hislop talks to writer and presenter Victoria Coren-Mitchell.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/03/2016
  Lilian has a brainwave.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Remembering George Martin, Anna Meredith, Motown the Musical, The Witch
  Composer David Arnold and comedian Bernard Cribbins on the late producer George Martin.
5. 19:45
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—8. On The Run
  8/10Jane has run from Thornfield and Rochester and her strength is failing. Where can she go?(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Is Science Morally Neutral?
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
7. 20:45
  Lent Talks—The Garden
  Journalist and author Madeleine reflects on Jesus's last night in the garden of Gethsemane
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—New York's Big Green Clean
  Tom Heap visits New York to find out how the city is cleaning up its dirty waterways.(R)
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Henry Blofeld, Emma Johnson, Pedro Algorta, Davis Miller
  Libby Purves meets commentator Henry Blofeld and clarinettist Emma Johnson.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Why have there been "significantly high" death rates in 19 of England's NHS Trusts?
  We have a special investigation
11. 22:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, David
  3/5Award-winning writer Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's.
12. 23:00
  The Croft & Pearce Show—Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show from award-winning duo Croft and Pearce, rising stars of UK comedy.
13. 23:15
  History Retweeted—The Premiere of Romeo and Juliet
  2/4Up-and-coming playwright Billy Shakespeare ponders how his new work will be received.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—09/03/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where it is a day of defeats for the government.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/03/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney's Aeneid Book VI, Episode 3
  3/5Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/03/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/03/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/03/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shirley Jenner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Inquiry into basic payments
  The head of the Rural Payments Agency is quizzed by MPs over problems in the system.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nuthatch
  Bill Oddie presents the nuthatch.(R)

Thursday 10 March 2016