BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 29 July 2008

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/07/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Crap at the Environment, Episode 1
  1/5Mark admits that just over a year ago he was blissfully ignorant about the environment.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/07/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/07/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/07/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/07/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/07/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/07/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/07/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The NHS at 60: The Cost of Health—Who Pays? The Financial Future of the NHS
  4/4How much longer can the founding principles of the NHS remain intact?
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—29/07/2008
  Christian worship and music led by Fr Philip Sumner.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sa Dingding; Rachel Lomax
  China's biggest pop star Sa Dingding talks about her career.
5. 11:00
  World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations—29/07/2008
  Including the last report from Alaska as the sockeye salmon reach their spawning ground.
6. 11:30
  Movie Outcasts: The Making of Easy Rider
  Micky Dolenz from The Monkees looks at the making of classic road movie Easy Rider.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/07/2008
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours
  Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Peter White.
3. 12:57
  Weather—29/07/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—29/07/2008
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Page to Performance—Series 2, Delius's Cuckoo
  2/3Lowri Blake explores the history of Delius's On Hearing The First Cuckoo in Spring.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—28/07/2008
  Emma tells Will.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Tyger Hunt
  The young William Blake is on the lookout for a tiger, sketch pad in hand.(R)
8. 15:00
  Home Planet—29/07/2008
  Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Nick Walker - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars, The Shadow of a Volcano
  2/5Tragedy follows as Mars Twenty crash lands on Mars, and the crew is minus a speech writer.
10. 15:45
  Centre of our World—Birmingham's Polish Centre
  2/5Prof Carl Chinn visits Birmingham's Polish Centre.(R)
11. 16:00
  The Law Show—A Legal Right to Food?
  Clive Coleman asks if there can be a right to food and how might such a right be enforced.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Tracy-Ann Oberman and Shaun Ley
  Sue MacGregor with Tracy Ann Oberman and Shaun Ley discuss some favourite books.
13. 16:56
  1968 Day by Day—29th July 1968
  The BBC screens the futuristic drama The Year of the Sex Olympics.
14. 17:00
  PM—29/07/2008
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Edie Mair.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/07/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
16. 17:57
  Weather—29/07/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/07/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Safety Catch—Series 1, Whatever Happened to the Unlikely Lad?
  4/4Arms dealer Simon dreads his school reunion, but could he end up the coolest kid in class?(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/07/2008
  Neil and Susan reflect.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—29/07/2008
  With Mark Lawson. Michael Portillo announces the books for this year's Man Booker prize.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Inside the Whale, In Sickness and in Health
  2/10Despite lying mute in his hospital bed, Michael is determined to communicate.
6. 20:00
  How Crime Took on the World—Episode 2
  2/2Misha Glenny investigates cigarette smuggling, from the Balkans through Italy to Brussels.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—29/07/2008
  Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
8. 21:00
  Case Notes—Physical Pain
  Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest findings about the experience of physical pain.
9. 21:30
  The NHS at 60: The Cost of Health—Who Pays? The Financial Future of the NHS
  4/4How much longer can the founding principles of the NHS remain intact?
10. 21:58
  Weather—29/07/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—29/07/2008
  Robin Lustig looks at the collapse of world trade talks.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—God's Own Country, Episode 2
  2/10Sam is worried that the new neighbours will find out about about his troubled past.
13. 23:00
  Quote... Unquote—29/07/2008
  Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes.
14. 23:30
  The Pain of Laughter: The Last Days of Kenneth Williams—Episode 2
  2/2Intimate friends offer a revealing insight into how Williams spent his last days.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/07/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Crap at the Environment, Episode 2
  2/5Mark has calculated his carbon footprint and is horrified.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/07/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/07/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/07/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/07/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/07/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Wednesday 30 July 2008