BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 13 March 2017

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Money - how to break the power of the banks
  The production of money: how to break the power of the banks.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter's, Tiverton
  Church bells from St Peter's, Tiverton.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/03/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/03/2017
  A short reflection and prayer, with the Rev David Bruce.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Jam and chutney, Cattle fraud, Plant pests and diseases
  We hear how food waste is turned into chutney and we begin a week looking at plant pests.
10. 05:56
  Weather—13/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Skylark
  John Aitchison presents the skylark.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/03/2017
  News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Britain Divided: 1642-2016
  Andrew Marr with David Goodhart, Oliver Letwin, Erica Benner and Richard Bean.
3. 09:44
  Daily Service—13/03/2017
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—US gun-carrying women
  Woman who carry guns in the US; weddings; returnerships; South of Forgiveness;.
5. 10:45
  Going Straight by Melissa Murray—1. Betrayal
  1/5Lesbian Emma begins an affair with a man.
6. 11:00
  A Call from Joybubbles
  How phone phreaking teenagers hacked the USA's phone system.
7. 11:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 12, Sara Pascoe Interviews Harry Hill
  4/6Sara Pascoe puts Harry Hill in the hot seat.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—13/03/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Curious Cases—Series 5, The Broken Stool
  How much does the bacteria inside my body weigh?
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Deprivation of liberty, Renewable energy storage, Online car adverts
  Deprivation of liberty and the vulnerable, renewable energy storage, online car adverts.
4. 12:57
  Weather—13/03/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—13/03/2017
  Nicola Sturgeon says she intends to seek authority for a new referendum on independence.
6. 13:45
  Intrigue—Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel, Episode 1
  A true story of death, sex and elite politics in China.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—12/03/2017
  Lilian has some news.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Hancock's Ashes
  Willie Rushton has trouble with Tony Hancock's ashes.(R)
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—Heat 8, 2017
  The wide-ranging general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Tea: A Coffee Drinker's Guide, Part 2
  Do we pay enough for tea? Dan Saladino continues his look at our love affair with the leaf(R)
11. 16:00
  The Headline Ballads—The Town That Made Me
  Performance poet Bohdan Piasecki asks what defines home and our sense of place.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Science Fiction
  Robert Beckford and guests explore the role of religion in science fiction.
13. 17:00
  PM—13/03/2017
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—13/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/03/2017 Sturgeon seeks new independence vote
  First Minister wants referendum by Spring 2019. PM said it would create uncertainty.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Zoe Lyons and Graham Norton.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/03/2017
  David stands his ground.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Professor Brian Cox, Sarah Dunant on Michelangelo, My Country, The UK charts
  Turning science into an art form with Brian Cox, and Sarah Dunant responds to Michelangelo
5. 19:45
  Book of the Week—The Word Detective, Episode 1
  1/5Life behind the scenes at the Oxford English Dictionary. Read by Nigel Anthony.
6. 20:00
  The Age of Consent—Episode 1
  1/2Helena Kennedy QC explores the key idea of consent in our politics, law and digital lives.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Holland's Challenge to Tolerance
  Why is liberal, tolerant Netherlands home to a major anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party?
8. 21:00
  Shrinking Population: How Japan Fell Out of Love with Love
  Tulip Mazumdar finds young people in Japan rejecting intimacy and a population in decline.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Britain Divided: 1642-2016
  Andrew Marr with David Goodhart, Oliver Letwin, Erica Benner and Richard Bean.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—13/03/2017
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Sturgeon to Seek Second Referendum
  Is there an appetite for a second independence vote? The World Tonight goes to Edinburgh.
12. 22:45
  Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore—Episode 6
  6/10A chance encounter reveals more of Diner's past.
13. 23:00
  Wireless Nights—Series 5, Joujouka
  Jarvis Cocker is back, curing a troubled mind with a night of sufi trance music in Morocco
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—13/03/2017
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/03/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Rule of The Land by Garrett Carr—1. Haulbowline - Slieve Gullion
  1/5On foot and by canoe, a mapmaker explores the length of the UK's border with Ireland.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/03/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/03/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/03/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/03/2017
  A short reflection and prayer, with the Rev David Bruce.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farming and the countryside after Brexit, Garden centres, the Norfolk Broads
  Anna Hill asks if Brexit is a chance to shake up the way rural Britain is run.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Dunnock
  John Aitchison presents the dunnock.(R)

Tuesday 14 March 2017