BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 29 December 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/12/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide—3. The Merchant of Venice
  3/5Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores Shylock's complex role in The Merchant of Venice.(R)
3. 00:30
  Snow by Marcus Sedgwick—3. Inspiration
  3/5A meditation on snow by Marcus Sedgwick.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/12/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/12/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/12/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Remote Island Farmer
  The farm advisor heading out to work on the world's most remote inhabited island.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Grey Partridge
  Bill Oddie presents the Grey partridge.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/12/2016
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Johannes Kepler
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss astronomer Johannes Kepler.
3. 09:44
  Daily Service—While Shepherds Watched
  Daily Service explores how Christmas is celebrated in the British countryside.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Carrie Fisher: mental health advocate
  Presented by Jenni Murray and looking at the mental health advocacy of Carrie Fisher.
5. 10:45
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 9. Dismissed
  9/10Catherine finds herself abruptly dismissed from Northanger Abbey.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Mexico - The Town That Said, 'No!'
  The story of Cheran, a Mexican town that rose up against organised crime.
7. 11:30
  Acting Disabled
  BBC disability correspondent Nikki Fox on the portrayal of disability in films and on TV.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/12/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—29 December 1916 - DR Walker
  On the day Rasputin is assassinated in Russia, DR Walker discovers an unexpected ally.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Build to rent, Luminous reindeer and AI
  City funds prepare to go on a build-to-rent binge.
4. 12:57
  Weather—29/12/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—29/12/2016
  Analysis of news & current affairs with Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Travels with Bob—4. Newham
  4/5How much do folk in Newham know about a local Bletchley Park codebreaker?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—28/12/2016
  Kenton is in full creative flow.(R)
8. 14:15
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 1, Llewelyn's Chair
  2/3By Annamaria Murphy. In the village of Glan Don, something is lurking in the sea mist.(R)
9. 15:00
  Open Country—The Changing Face of Wind in the Willows Country
  Helen Mark explores the landscape that inspired Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—MapAction
  Alexander Armstrong makes an appeal on behalf of MapAction.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Literary Postcards
  A special edition of Open Book - literary postcards from around the world.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—29/12/2016
  Francine Stock talks to Adam Driver, the star of Martin Scorsese's religious drama Silence
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Listeners' Questions
  Adam Rutherford puts listeners' science questions to his team of experts.
14. 17:00
  PM—29/12/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/12/2016 Syrian ceasefire agreed
  Russia and Turkey have backed a truce due to come into force across Syria tonight.
2. 18:15
  15 Minute Musical—Xmas 2016, Lady and the Trump
  The US elections are given a much-needed Disney-style fairy tale makeover.
3. 18:30
  The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 1, Winter
  1/4Geoff attempts to start a career as a comedian in the tiny Swedish village of Yxsjo.(R)
4. 19:00
  The Archers—29/12/2016
  Kaz makes an observation.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Made in Hull: UK City of Culture 2017
  John Wilson reports from Hull as it prepares to launch as UK City of Culture 2017.
6. 19:45
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 9. Dismissed
  9/10Catherine finds herself abruptly dismissed from Northanger Abbey.(R)
7. 20:00
  Slaughter of the Innocents
  Tim Montgomerie reflects on the largely forgotten Collect for Holy Innocents day.(R)
8. 20:30
  In Business—Transforming Trains?
  With work on HS2 close to starting, what does big infrastructure mean for business?
9. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Listeners' Questions
  Adam Rutherford puts listeners' science questions to his team of experts.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Our Time—Johannes Kepler
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss astronomer Johannes Kepler.(R)
11. 21:58
  Weather—29/12/2016
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  The World Tonight—US expels Russians over cyber attacks
  Russia is sanctioned for interfering in the US election. But is it too little too late?
13. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Persuasion, Episode 4
  4/10A party, including Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth, goes to the seaside at Lyme.
14. 23:00
  Wondermentalist Cabaret—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Matt Harvey and guests with more poetry and cabaret, from Dartington in south Devon.(R)
15. 23:30
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore Cleans Up for Christmas
  Can cricket's king of sleaze save sport's damaged image? Maybe - if there's money in it.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/12/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide—4. A Midsummer Night's Dream
  4/5Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores love in the mystical worlds of A Midsummer Night's Dream.(R)
3. 00:30
  Snow by Marcus Sedgwick—4. Arctic Trip
  4/5A meditation on snow by Marcus Sedgwick.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/12/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/12/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/12/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/12/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Leslie Griffiths.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Weather Forecasting and Farming
  Former BBC weatherman Peter Gibbs looks at the influence of weather forecasting on farming
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nightingale Part 1
  David Attenborough presents the nightingale. (Part 1 of 2)(R)

Friday 30 December 2016