BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 25 October 2016

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/10/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2005
  1/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/10/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/10/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/10/2016
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—OECD Report, Northern Irish Farming Plan, Crop Science
  An OECD report says subsidies are skewing global agricultural trade.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Australian Magpie
  Sir David Attenborough presents the Australian magpie.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/10/2016
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—25/10/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  The Reith Lectures—Kwame Anthony Appiah - Mistaken Identities, Country
  2/4Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah argues against a mythical and romantic view of nationhood
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—25/10/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Jude Mitson.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Felicity Kendal, Icelandic feminism, Clothes on TV, Hollie McNish
  Felicity Kendal on her career, costumes in contemporary TV drama and Icelandic feminism.
6. 10:45
  The Pillow Book—Series 9, Episode 2
  2/5A palace lady has been murdered - apparently by her drunken and deluded husband.
7. 11:00
  Natural Histories—Toad
  Ugly, poisonous, warty Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the Toad. From 2016
8. 11:30
  Soul Music—The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—24/10/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Listening Project—The Listening Project: Referendum Tales, Different Perspectives
  Conversations that demonstrate how personal experience informs the decision on how to vote
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: What Works for You - Gatwick or Heathrow?
  The government decides between Gatwick or Heathrow, but which is best?
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/10/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—25/10/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  The Pursuit of Power—Michael Gove
  What is power and how does it work? Bronwen Maddox asks Michael Gove.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/10/2016
  Pat defends Tony.(R)
8. 14:15
  Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola—Season 3 - Money, 4. Swindle
  4/9Zola's Rougon-Macquart season Money starring Glenda Jackson, Pippa Heywood, Mathew Horne
9. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 14, Conwy
  Jay Rayner and the panel of culinary experts visit Conwy, North Wales.(R)
10. 15:30
  Costing the Earth—Forests of the Orangutan
  Some of the last refuges of the orangutan are under threat. Peter Hadfield reports.
11. 16:00
  The Law Show—Interview with Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions
  The director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders speaks to Joshua Rozenberg.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Cariad Lloyd and Mike Bullen
  Harriett Gilbert talks to Cariad Lloyd and Mike Bullen about books they love, and why.
13. 17:00
  PM—25/10/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/10/2016
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Rectifier
  4/6Ed embarks upon writing a social history and family memoir.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/10/2016
  Shula wants Alistair to reconsider.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Emma Rice to leave The Globe, plus Boyz n the Hood director John Singleton and the new Design Museum
  Changes at Shakespeare's Globe, a new Design Museum, and Boyz n the Hood 25 years on.
5. 19:45
  The Pillow Book—Series 9, Episode 2
  2/5A palace lady has been murdered - apparently by her drunken and deluded husband.(R)
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Behind Closed Doors
  Are foreign domestic workers the forgotten victims of modern slavery in Britain?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—Chief Executives Cathy Yelf, Macular Society and Neil Heslop, Leonard Cheshire Disability
  Peter White is joined by charity CEOs Cathy Yelf and Neil Heslop.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Tasers, Amnesia Museum, The dangers of diagnosing Donald Trump
  Being shot by a taser hurts, but evidence says it could also affect thinking and memory.
9. 21:30
  The Anglo-Irish Century—Shadow Language and Shape Shifting
  2/4Historian Diarmaid Ferriter explores the Irish civil war, the Free State and neutrality.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—25/10/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Allegations of atrocities by IS soldiers against civilians in Mosul
  We interview the UNHCR - and a special report from Ian Pannell with Iraqi special forces.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Cookie Jar by Stephen King, Cookie Communions
  2/3After his mother's death, Rhett inherits a cookie jar with some very unusual properties.
13. 23:00
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Mortality
  6/6Stephen K Amos and comedian friends present a guide to mortality.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/10/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/10/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2006
  2/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/10/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/10/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/10/2016
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Environment Protection Post-Brexit, Tenant Farmers Association and Apple Pressing
  Environment secretary admits some environmental laws may be scrapped post-Brexit.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Red-winged Blackbird
  Sir David Attenborough presents the North American red-winged blackbird.(R)

Wednesday 26 October 2016