BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 21 June 2011

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/06/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Born Liars: Why We Can't Live Without Deceit, Episode 1
  1/5We don't approve of lying, but we all do it. How did humans get to be such good liars?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/06/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/06/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/06/2011
  Prayer and reflection with Quaker and author Alastair McIntosh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—21/06/2011
  As Wimbledon begins, Anna Hill hears how British cattle are used to make tennis strings.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—21/06/2011
  Will Greece default on its debts? Plus a backdown on sentences, and DLT on his Burmese fan
2. 09:00
  The Long View—Super Injunctions and William Hone
  Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of super injunctions.
3. 09:30
  Britain's Labs—Rothamsted Research
  3/5Prof Stewart visits Rothamsted Research, the world's oldest agricultural research centre.(R)
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—21/06/2011
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Monsignor Tony Rogers.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—21/06/2011
  Presented by Jane Garvey. Are mixed football teams good for girls?
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Annabel, Episode 2
  2/10Jacinta reluctantly takes her baby in for surgery.
7. 11:00
  Saving Species—Series 2, Episode 9
  9/30Saving Species presents one of Britain's most beloved species, the dormouse.
8. 11:30
  Dr Seuss and the Butter Battles
  The surprising political legacy of the much-loved children's author, Dr Seuss.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—21/06/2011
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—21/06/2011
  Should schoolchildren as young as seven be streamed according to their ability?
3. 12:57
  Weather—21/06/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—21/06/2011
  Thirty minutes of news, analysis and comment, presented by Martha Kearney.
5. 13:30
  Free Wales Harmony: When Pop Went Welsh
  Manchester DJ and record collector Andy Votel explores Welsh language pop music.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—20/06/2011
  Shula faces a tricky conversation.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—A Terrible Beauty
  By David Pownall. WB Yeats proposes to Maud Gonne soon after the execution of her husband.
8. 15:00
  Making History—21/06/2011
  Fiona Watson with your stories that are changing the way we see the past.
9. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—New Welsh Writing from Ty Newydd, A Very Private View
  1/3A young man in Vienna keeps company with one of the city's most famous doctors.
10. 15:45
  The Completists—Episode 2
  2/5Ian Marchant meets five 'completists' driven by the need to tick off the entire collection(R)
11. 16:00
  The Law Show—The New Business of Law
  Joshua Rozenberg looks at radical changes to the way law firms can be owned and run.
12. 16:30
  A Good Read—Laura Solon and Fleur Adcock
  Harriett Gilbert, Laura Solon and Fleur Adcock discuss their favourite books.
13. 17:00
  PM—21/06/2011
  Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—21/06/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—21/06/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 2. 'I think I'm addicted to plastic surgery'
  2/6Agony aunt Sarah's support group tackle a plastic surgery addiction.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—21/06/2011
  Emma is feeling frazzled.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Russell T Davies; Christos Tsiolkas
  Mark Lawson talks to Christos Tsiolkas, whose novel The Slap generated considerable debate
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Annabel, Episode 2
  2/10Jacinta reluctantly takes her baby in for surgery.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—A Living Death
  Should it be made simpler to end the life of patients in a vegetative state?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—21/06/2011
  Jonathan Conteh on the fight to provide education to blind children in Sierra Leone.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—The Stress Special
  The launch of an online experiment to test the nation's mental health.
9. 21:30
  The Long View—Super Injunctions and William Hone
  Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of super injunctions.
10. 21:58
  Weather—21/06/2011
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—21/06/2011
  George Papandreou faces a vote of confidence but will Greeks put up with more austerity?
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Three Stations, Episode 7
  7/10When his wife rejects the baby he's bought her the General abandons it at Three Stations.
13. 23:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 4, Is Cosmology Really a Science?
  Robin Ince, Brian Cox and guests debate whether Cosmology is really a science?
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—21/06/2011
  Susan Hulme presents the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/06/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Born Liars: Why We Can't Live Without Deceit, Episode 2
  2/5Children can be scaringly good at lying, but when and how do they learn?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/06/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/06/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/06/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/06/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/06/2011
  Prayer and reflection with Quaker and author Alastair McIntosh.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/06/2011
  Plans to cull badgers in Wales have been put on hold for a scientific review.

Wednesday 22 June 2011