BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 26 October 2016

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Evening
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Early
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)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—26/10/2016
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—26/10/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Stephen Jones; Clive Oppenheimer; Karen Guthrie; Tom Marcus.
  Stephen Jones and Clive Oppenheimer join Libby Purves.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—26/10/2016
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Alexandra Shulman, Joanne Froggatt, Anastasia
  British Vogue editor; New TV drama Dark Angel; Royal Ballet's lost Russian Grand Duchess.
6. 10:41
  The Pillow Book—Series 9, Episode 3
  3/5Shonagon and Yukinari attend separate funerals - to solve the same crime.
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Dalbinder and Dara - Football Talk
  A young footballer shares his expertise with his mum.
8. 11:00
  Asquith's Fight for Equality
  Oona King reveals how West Indian Asquith Xavier fought a colour bar at Euston station.
9. 11:30
  Man at the Helm—Episode 4
  4/4Nina Stibbe’s comic novel. Elizabeth gets a job and has a run-in with her new boss.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—26/10/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Listening Project—The Listening Project: Referendum Tales, Taking It Personally
  Conversations about how it feels to identify as a European in post-Brexit Britain.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Blow dry bars, Vodafone, Tunisian tourism
  How blow dry bars have become the biggest beauty trend this year.
4. 12:57
  Weather—26/10/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—26/10/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  The Pursuit of Power—The Momentum Activist
  Bronwen Maddox meets Barbara Ntumy, a political activist with pressure group Momentum.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—25/10/2016
  Shula wants Alistair to reconsider.(R)
8. 14:15
  Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola—Season 3 - Money, 5. Inheritance
  5/9Final season of award winning Zola dramas - Money - Season 3, starring Glenda Jackson.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Inflation
  Adam Shaw and an expert panel discuss what the rise in inflation means for the UK.
10. 15:30
  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.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Hoods - Construction Blacklist
  Laurie Taylor explores the cultural history and many meanings of the hood.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Dean Baquet of the New York Times, Impress press regulator, AT&T - Time Warner merger
  New York Times exec editor Dean Baquet, Impress press regulator, AT&T - Time Warner merger
13. 17:00
  PM—26/10/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—26/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—26/10/2016
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown—Rich Hall's (US Election) Breakdown, 26/10/2016
  Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—26/10/2016
  Rex delivers a final blow.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Bryan Cranston, Lazarus, Oneworld, Remembering Howard Davies
  Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston on his memoir, and Bowie's Lazarus on stage.
5. 19:45
  The Pillow Book—Series 9, Episode 3
  3/5Shonagon and Yukinari attend separate funerals - to solve the same crime.(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Moral imagination and migration
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate, presented by Michael Buerk.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Stories with Food
  Annie Zimmerman and James Wheale argue that food is the perfect storytelling medium.
8. 21:00
  Costing the Earth—Forests of the Orangutan
  Some of the last refuges of the orangutan are under threat. Peter Hadfield reports.(R)
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Stephen Jones; Clive Oppenheimer; Karen Guthrie; Tom Marcus.
  Stephen Jones and Clive Oppenheimer join Libby Purves.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—26/10/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Latest from the Calais camp - is it mission accomplished?
  The closure of the Calais camp causes growing concen for migrant women and children.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Cookie Jar by Stephen King, Bottom of the Jar
  3/3Rhett returns home where the unusual cookie jar continues to exert its influence.
13. 23:00
  Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 3, Anthea's Round Robin
  4/4Samantha Bond stars as Anthea whose Christmas news is rather surprising.
14. 23:15
  Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Sexuality—3. Is Everything A Spectrum?
  3/4Mae Martin's cathartic storytelling is mostly about their biggest adolescent crush.
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—26/10/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/10/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2007
  3/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/10/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/10/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/10/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/10/2016
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Jenny Wigley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—GM research, British Sugar and traditional working horses.
  Should the UK Government approve GM crops after Brexit?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wrybill
  Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand wrybill.(R)

Thursday 27 October 2016