BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 1 January 2013

LW Schedule

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—01/01/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—5. The Chips Inside Smartphones
  5/5Meet the design pioneers of small silicon chips - perfect for pocket-sized phones.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Wild, Episode 1
  1/5Cheryl Strayed's account of hiking 1,100 miles solo through America's rugged west.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—01/01/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—01/01/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—01/01/2013
  Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—01/01/2013
  Anna Hill asks what 2013 might hold for the troubled dairy industry.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—01/01/2013
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Value of Culture—Culture and the Anthropologists
  Melvyn Bragg considers the importance of culture to the discipline of anthropology.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—01/01/2013
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Canon Chris Chivers.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sinead O'Connor and 2012 musical highlights
  Sinead O'Connor sings and talks about her controversial career. Presented by Jane Garvey.
5. 10:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—The Light Years, 2. Deceit
  2/10Edward escapes the family holiday to meet his mistress.
6. 11:00
  Saving Species—Series 3, Wetland Habitats
  18/24The first day of 2013 sees Saving Species revelling in a winter wildfowl spectacle.
7. 11:30
  Jazz Is Dead
  Paul Morley tests the contention that jazz is dead, a victim of its own history.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—01/01/2013
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Pick of the Week—30/12/2012
  Liz Barclay makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio.
3. 12:57
  Weather—01/01/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—01/01/2013
  National and international news.
5. 13:45
  Belle de Jour's History of Anon—Writers and Readers
  2/5Brooke Magnanti reveals the mixed and mischievous reasons authors have hidden their names.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—31/12/2012
  It's the night of the Lower Loxley ball.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Andy Merriman - A Monstrous Vitality
  By Andy Merriman. Margaret Rutherford falls in love with a man 30 years her junior.(R)
8. 15:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 3, Bath
  5/6Jay Rayner and the team present a special New Year edition of the food show from Bath.
9. 15:30
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 11, Gone Astray
  A tale of lost and found cats in Portsmouth presented by Alan Dein.(R)
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—Stenography
  Michael Rosen explores the ancient art of stenography.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Grigori Rasputin
  Grigori Rasputin, mad monk or righteous spiritual man ?
12. 17:00
  PM—01/01/2013
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—01/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—01/01/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  15 Minute Musical—Series 7, Barack of Ages
  6/6Barack Obama struggles to find the strength to fight for the American presidency.
3. 18:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 5, Meera Syal
  1/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Meera Syal to try new experiences, including watching football.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—01/01/2013
  Alice has the New Year blues.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Andy Serkis and Neil Young on the impact of technology in the arts
  Andy Serkis and Neil Young reveal how they are embracing new technology in their work.
6. 19:45
  Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets—The Light Years, 2. Deceit
  2/10Edward escapes the family holiday to meet his mistress.
7. 20:00
  Ben Goldacre's Bad Evidence
  Ben Goldacre explores the idea of evidence-based policy.
8. 20:40
  In Touch—01/01/2013
  Cricket commentator Henry Blofeld talks to Peter White about his eyesight problems.
9. 21:00
  I'm a Lumberjack
  Poet and accidental chainsaw owner James Lasdun learns how to chop wood.(R)
10. 21:30
  The Value of Culture—Culture and the Anthropologists
  Melvyn Bragg considers the importance of culture to the discipline of anthropology.
11. 21:58
  Weather—01/01/2013
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  The World Tonight—01/01/2013
  Seven teachers and health workers shot dead in NW Pakistan. Presented by Philippa Thomas.
13. 22:45
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 7
  7/10Lady Dona succumbs at last to the Frenchman's charms and enjoys an idyllic voyage with him
14. 23:00
  Heresy—Series 8, Episode 1
  1/6Victoria Coren Mitchell challenges Mark Steel, Jessica Berens and Christopher Biggins.(R)
15. 23:30
  The History Plays—Stonehouse in Alice
  2/5Imagined confrontation between fugitive MP John Stonehouse and young journalist Ed.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/01/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:17
  Musical Migrants—Series 3, Zanzibar
  3/5Yusuf Mahmoud swapped Cheltenham for Zanzibar because of his love of African music.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Wild, Episode 2
  2/5Cheryl Strayed begins her journey in the heat of California's Mojave desert.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/01/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/01/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/01/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/01/2013
  Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—02/01/2013
  Anna Hill reviews a year of drought and flood, and asks what the weather might do in 2013.

Wednesday 2 January 2013