BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 8 December 2016

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/12/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Mad Enchantment, Episode 3
  3/5Monet's new works are so big, he must come inside to complete them.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/12/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 03:45
  Test Match Special—India v England: Fourth Test, Mumbai - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the fourth Test between India and England, from Mumbai.
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Morning
1. 08:30
  Yesterday in Parliament—08/12/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
2. 09:00
  Test Match Special—India v England: Fourth Test, Mumbai - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the fourth Test between India and England, from Mumbai.
3. 09:44
  Daily Service—08/12/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
4. 10:00
  Test Match Special—India v England: Fourth Test, Mumbai - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the fourth Test between India and England, from Mumbai.
5. 11:45
  The Art of Australia—Episode 2
  2/3How Australian culture is reflecting and engaging with an ever-more diverse population.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—08/12/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Curious Cases—Series 4, The Bad Moon Rising
  Does the full moon make us act strangely?
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Energy credit, Sherry revival, Rent to own
  New energy credit figures. Sherry makes a comeback. Rent to own alternatives.
4. 12:57
  Weather—08/12/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—08/12/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 14:00
7. 14:00
  The Archers—07/12/2016
  Helen has a heavy heart.(R)
8. 14:15
  Abdication—1. The King's Matter
  1/2Stanley Baldwin and Cosmo Lang vie to persuade Edward VIII not to abdicate.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Whitelee Windfarm on Eaglesham Moor
  Helen Mark visits Eaglesham Moor in Scotland, home of the UK's largest onshore wind farm.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal 2016
  The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields.(R)
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Jay McInerney - Bright Lights, Big City
  Jay McInerney discusses his debut novel Bright Lights, Big City with James Naughtie.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Paul Robeson
  Francine Stock visits the locations of The Proud Valley, which starred Paul Robeson.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Rock traces of life on Mars, Desert fireball network, Gut microbes and Parkinson's Disease, Science Museum's maths exhibition
  Could rocks discovered by the Mars rover Spirit contain the hallmarks of ancient life?
14. 17:00
  PM—08/12/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—08/12/2016 Johnson Saudi rebuke
  Downing Street says Boris Johnson's Saudi comments are not the government's views.
2. 18:30
  The Fair Intellectual Club—A Fling with Mr Franklin
  6/6Ben Franklin arrives in a thunderstorm and wins the Fair Intellectuals' hearts and minds.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—08/12/2016
  Usha meets a prospective tenant.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Oliver Stone's Snowden, The Famous Five, Sex scenes, Wynford Dewhurst
  Arts news, interviews and reviews.
5. 19:45
  Katherine Jakeways - Forty Weeks—Cabbage
  4/5Bayley has a fall and Rose rushes her to hospital. With Rebecca Humphries.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—The Prison Problem
  What are the policies and political decisions which led to the current crisis in prisons?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Whatever Happened to Advertising?
  Matthew Gwyther asks if the digital revolution is creating a crisis in advertising.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Rock traces of life on Mars, Desert fireball network, Gut microbes and Parkinson's Disease, Science Museum's maths exhibition
  Could rocks discovered by the Mars rover Spirit contain the hallmarks of ancient life?(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Harriet Martineau
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of Harriet Martineau, writer.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—08/12/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Syrian army 'suspends Aleppo fighting'
  Russia says military operations have been halted so that civilians can be evacuated.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—My Purple Scented Novel, Episode 1
  1/2A story of theft in the literary world by Ian McEwan. Read in two episodes by Roger Allam.
13. 23:00
  Thom Tuck - Goes Straight to DVD—5. Bollywood
  5/5Thom is enthralled by the melodramatic extravaganza of straight-to-DVD Bollywood films.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—08/12/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/12/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Mad Enchantment, Episode 4
  4/5Monet comes under pressure from George Clemenceau to donate some canvases to the state.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/12/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 03:45
  Test Match Special—India v England: Fourth Test, Mumbai - Day 2
  Commentary on the second day of the fourth Test between India and England, from Mumbai.

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