BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 17 June 2008

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—16/06/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Pain and the Privilege, Episode 1
  1/5Lloyd George's youth consisted of hard work, chapel, and the need to charm.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/06/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/06/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/06/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/06/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Clair Jaquiss.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/06/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/06/2008
  Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Reith Lectures—Jonathan Spence - Chinese Vistas, American Dreams
  3/4Spence explores the relationship between China and the US over two centuries.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—17/06/2008
  Christian worship and music led by Rev Peter Whittaker.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Nigel Slater; Writer Eva Hoffman
  Cook Nigel Slater on nostalgia food, and writer Eva Hoffman on her book Illuminations.
5. 11:00
  World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations—17/06/2008
  Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood follow the movement and migration of animals.
6. 11:30
  Free Cinema
  Simon Hoggart recalls Free Cinema, documentaries shown at the NFT between 1956 and 1959.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—17/06/2008
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Call You and Yours—17/06/2008
  Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.
3. 12:57
  Weather—17/06/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—17/06/2008
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Music Feature—Tuning Into the Enemy
  A story of truth and reconciliation in post-Apartheid South Africa.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—16/06/2008
  Ruth returns.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Foundling
  Why will a man famous for finding people not help a young woman find her lost child?
8. 15:00
  Making History—The Breast Hole at Tean Hall Mill - Narbonne 1907
  Vanessa Collingridge explores how working women fed their babies in 1823.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Unaccustomed Earth, Unaccustomed Earth, part 1
  2/5When Ruma's mother dies, neither she nor her father knows how to fill the void.
10. 15:45
  Cosmic Quest—The Milky Way
  17/30Heather considers the struggle to build our knowledge of our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
11. 16:00
  The Law Show—Frightened Witnesses
  Clive Coleman asks what can be done to get frightened witnesses to give evidence in court.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Alistair Beaton and Valerie Grove
  Alistair Beaton, Valerie Grove and Sue MacGregor discuss their favourite reads.
13. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—17th June 1968
  Fred West, Britain's first heart transplant patient, is critical.
14. 17:00
  PM—17/06/2008
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—17/06/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—17/06/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/06/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Footlights at 125: A Retrospective—Episode 1
  1/3Former alumni come together to recreate past gems in the club's history.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/06/2008
  Will won't listen.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—17/06/2008
  With Mark Lawson. Including a report on an exhibition of work by the painter Cy Twombly.
5. 19:45
  The Way We Live Right Now by Anthony Trollope—2. Profile
  2/15International financier Ghassan Mehmoud craves a higher profile.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—17/06/2008
  Gerry Northam investigates drugs given to tens of thousands of elderly dementia sufferers.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—17/06/2008
  Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Synaesthesia - ADHD - Guantanamo
  Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder have their say.
9. 21:30
  Random Edition—The News of the World, Sunday 26 June 1887
  Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations saw a procession through London.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—17/06/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/06/2008
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Things Fall Apart, Episode 7
  7/10Forced into exile, Okonkwo returns to his mother's clan with his 3 wives and 11 children.
13. 23:00
  Political Animal—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman present comedians performing exclusively political material.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/06/2008
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—17/06/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Pain and the Privilege, Episode 2
  2/5Lloyd George marries Maggie Owen as his political career takes off.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/06/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/06/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/06/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/06/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/06/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Clair Jaquiss.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—18/06/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Wednesday 18 June 2008