BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 11 March 2016

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/03/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney's Aeneid Book VI, Episode 4
  4/5Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/03/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/03/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/03/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shirley Jenner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Scottish Farmers Rally Parliamentarians
  Scottish farmers and crofters demonstrate outside Holyrood.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Rook
  Bill Oddie presents the rook.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—11/03/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—11/03/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where MPs debate Europe.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Dr Dame Sue Ion
  Kirsty Young's castaway is the nuclear engineer and scientist Dr Dame Sue Ion.(R)
4. 09:45
  Act of Worship—11/03/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Bob Fyffe.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Uzo Aduba, Inga Beale
  Jenni Murray with Uzo Aduba, Inga Beale, Gini Reticker and Prof Kimberle Crenshaw.
6. 10:45
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—10. Decisions
  10/10As the pressure from St John grows, Jane pleads for more time.
7. 11:00
  Ghosts of the Tsunami
  Five years after Japan's tsunami, some survivors report seeing the ghosts of the dead.
8. 11:30
  Dilemma—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Sue Perkins puts four guests through the moral, ethical and comical wringers.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—11/03/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Museum of Lost Objects—Looted Sumerian Seal, Baghdad
  In search of a Sumerian goddess, and the pillaging of Iraq's most important museum
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Secret salesman manual, Tesco, Social media break-ups
  The secret how-to guide to selling to vulnerable customers. Plus, social media break-ups.
4. 12:57
  Weather—11/03/2016
  Weather information.
5. 13:00
  World at One—11/03/2016
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.
6. 13:45
  Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Manto: The Unsentimentalist
  Exploring the life and work of India's master of the short story, Saadat Hasan Manto.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—10/03/2016
  Ed feels he is on the right track.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Burn Baby Burn
  Jon Culshaw stars in this satire on the conceptual work of the Young British Artists.
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Northamptonshire
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Northamptonshire.
10. 15:45
  First for Radio—Series 3, Delamere's Meadow
  1/3Two sisters have to find new grazing ground for their ponies.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—George Martin, Nancy Reagan, Ray Tomlinson, Gillian Avery
  Reeta Chakrabarti on a music producer, a US first lady, an internet pioneer and an author.
12. 16:30
  Feedback—US Elections, In Tune
  Is there too much US election coverage? And behind the scenes at the Lent Talks.
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Jason and Kim - I Just Want to Be Like Everyone Else
  If you are disabled, getting a job means more than simply earning a living.
14. 17:00
  PM—11/03/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—11/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—11/03/2016 Boris Johnson on leaving EU
  Mr Johnson says the UK could forge a new free trade deal with the EU, similar to Canada
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 48, Episode 2
  2/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—11/03/2016
  Temperatures are raised behind closed curtains.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Ones Below, Sonita, Tate funding, Comedy Playhouse, War Horse music
  The Ones Below, Afghan rapper Sonita, Tate funding, Comedy Playhouse, War Horse music.
5. 19:45
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—10. Decisions
  10/10As the pressure from St John grows, Jane pleads for more time.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Peter Davis, Kate Hoey MP, Norman Lamb MP, Anna Soubry MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Spalding in Lincolnshire.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Human Hybrids
  Adam Gopnik deplores the fashion for attacking so-called 'cultural expropriation'.
8. 21:00
  Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Incarnations: India in 50 Lives - Omnibus, Amrita Sher-Gil, Subhas Chandra Bose, Gandhi, Jinnah, Manto
  Sunil Khilnani presents audio portraits of figures who have shaped Indian history.
9. 21:58
  Weather—11/03/2016
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Atrocities in South Sudan
  Are conditions in the South Sudan crisis now worse than Syria?
11. 22:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, The Arrival
  5/5Award-winning writer, Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's.
12. 23:00
  A Good Read—Joe Dunthorne and John O'Farrell
  Writers Joe Dunthorne and John O'Farrell discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—11/03/2016
  Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
14. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Jason and Kim - A New Town, a New Life
  A job in a different town from where she grew up has given a disabled woman a fresh start.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—12/03/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney's Aeneid Book VI, Episode 5
  5/5Ian McKellen reads Seamus Heaney's newly published translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—12/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—12/03/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—12/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—12/03/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—12/03/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Richard Hill.
8. 05:45
  iPM—Is cannabis bad for you?
  A leading psychiatrist explains the latest research on cannabis.

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