BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 24 March 2016

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/03/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—But You Did Not Come Back, The Final Days
  3/5Marceline Loridan-Ivens recalls her final and terrible days of the concentration camps.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/03/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/03/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/03/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Rev Marcus Stock.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farm Demo in London, Labour's Kerry McCarthy on Bremain, Tesco's fictional farms
  'No Farmers No Food' was the cry as UK farmers protested on the streets of London.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Sandpiper
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the common sandpiper.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—24/03/2016
  Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—24/03/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Aurora Leigh
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—24/03/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Paula Wilcox, Deborah Levy
  Actor Paula Wilcox; author Deborah Levy; what is your defining decade? Jayne Senior.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Hollywood Endings, Episode 4
  4/5Caceres asks Martha what she thinks of Wexler's relationship with her dead brother's wife.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Romania: The Shepherds Revolt
  Lucy Ash asks what is behind a violent protest by thousands of Romanian shepherds.
8. 11:30
  Setting the Past Free—Part II, Mark Lawson on how the story of Rudolf Kastner, the Jew who negotiated with Eichmann, continues to be retold
  2/2Mark Lawson explores how the story of Rudolf Kastner has been retold within Israel.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/03/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Witness History—Battle of Tora Bora
  After the Taliban fell in Afghanistan, the hunt for Osama bin Laden began in earnest.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Wage theft, Tesco lamb, Charity fundraising
  British lamb, wage theft, charity fundraising, flooded village, and BT Openreach.
4. 12:57
  Weather—24/03/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—24/03/2016
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—MF Husain: Hindustan Is Free
  A portrait of the controversial Indian artist MF Husain.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—23/03/2016
  It is all getting a bit much for Lynda.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—A Sudden Surge
  A belligerent bus driver discovers the unexpected benefits of a sudden surge of hormones.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 32, Eyam, Derbyshire
  Clare Balding walks to the 'plague village' of Eyam in Derbyshire in this week's programme
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Sport Relief
  Clare Balding presents The Radio 4 Appeal for Sport Relief.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Ayelet Gundar-Goshen on Waking Lions
  Mariella Frostrup talks to Israeli novelist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Ben Affleck is Batman
  Ben Affleck talks about playing Batman. Antonia Quirke presents.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Flu, Coffee yeasts, Wave machine, Cochlear implants
  Predicting how the flu virus mutates could help make better vaccines to fight it.
14. 17:00
  PM—24/03/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—24/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—24/03/2016 Radovan Karadzic convicted of genocide and war crimes
  The former Bosnian Serb leader has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
2. 18:30
  Hal—Series 1, Death
  2/4Hal has a serious health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—24/03/2016
  Lynda has a proposition for Bert.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Passion, Zootropolis, Max Stafford Clark, Blue Eyes
  Samira Ahmed on a new version of Bach's St Matthew Passion sung by homeless people.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Hollywood Endings, Episode 4
  4/5Caceres asks Martha what she thinks of Wexler's relationship with her dead brother's wife.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Mental-Health Offenders
  Joshua Rozenberg reports on offenders with mental-health problems.(R)
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Life after a Blockbuster
  How to sustain business success after achieving a blockbuster hit in apps, drugs and oil.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Flu, Coffee yeasts, Wave machine, Cochlear implants
  Predicting how the flu virus mutates could help make better vaccines to fight it.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Aurora Leigh
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Karadzic guilty of genocide
  Karadzic is found guilty of genocide, will other world leaders be brought to justice?
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Hot Milk, Episode 4
  4/10Ingrid Bauer proves to be deft with both an arrow and a needle.
12. 23:00
  Small Scenes—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Jess Ransom, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—24/03/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster. Are doctors holding the country to ransom?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/03/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—But You Did Not Come Back, Living with the Past
  4/5Marceline Loridan-Ivens reflects on life after the death camps in her searing memoir.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/03/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/03/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/03/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/03/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Rev Marcus Stock.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Mid-Wales coastal village of Fairbourne facing abandonment to sea in 40 years
  Rising sea levels threaten the mid-Wales coastal villagers of Fairbourne near Barmouth.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Blackcap
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the blackcap.(R)

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