BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 5 June 2012

LW Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/06/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Strands, Episode 1
  1/5Jean Sprackland contemplates the reappearance of the Star of Hope, wrecked in 1883.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/06/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/06/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/06/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Mark Oakley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/06/2012
  Flint, timber and thatch. Anna Hill learns to build houses using rural skills.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—05/06/2012
  Has Lady Warsi been treated fairly? Plus the jubilee, and the transit of Venus.
2. 09:00
  The Life Scientific—Robert May
  Jim al-Khalili talks to the former chief scientific advisor Robert May about public trust.
3. 09:30
  One to One—Mary Ann Sieghart talks to Andrew
  Mary Ann Sieghart talks to a man who killed a young mother in a road accident in 1989.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—05/06/2012
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by the Rt Rev Graham James.
5. 10:00
  15 Minute Drama—Chronicles of Ait - The Saxon Stones, Episode 2
  2/5Alice's investigations into Kenrick's archives are interrupted by a disturbing intrusion.
6. 10:20
  The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving
  A service live from St Paul's Cathedral. Preacher: The Archbishop of Canterbury.
7. 11:30
  Modern Day Griot
  Meet the modern musicians adapting traditional West African music.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—05/06/2012
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How do you feel about the United Kingdom?
  On Call You and Yours we are asking how do you feel about the United Kingdom?
3. 12:57
  Weather—05/06/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—05/06/2012
  National and international news with James Robbins.
5. 13:45
  Honest Doubt: The History of an Epic Struggle—The Agony and the Ecstasy
  7/20Richard focuses on three writers who wrote about their personal spiritual struggles.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—04/06/2012
  Vicky ruffles a few feathers.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Operation Black Buck
  Drama recreating the world's longest bombing raid, on Port Stanley runway in the Falklands
8. 15:00
  Making History—05/06/2012
  Tom Holland presents Radio 4's popular history magazine.
9. 15:30
  Off the Page—The Garden of Eden
  Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss the idea of heaven on Earth.
10. 16:00
  The Law Show—Secret Courts, Drones and International Law
  Joshua Rozenberg talks to former Foreign Office legal adviser, Sir Daniel Bethlehem.
11. 16:30
  A Good Read—Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit
  Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit discuss their favourite books with Harriet Gilbert.
12. 17:00
  PM—05/06/2012
  Carolyn Quinn presents full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—05/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/06/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 3, Ottery St Mary
  4/6Martin is a man with a van, plus a plane with an otter and a piano with an attitude.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—05/06/2012
  Alice undertakes some internet investigations.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Hilary Mantel talks to Mark Lawson
  Mark Lawson meets Hilary Mantel, writer of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Chronicles of Ait - The Saxon Stones, Episode 2
  2/5Alice's investigations into Kenrick's archives are interrupted by a disturbing intrusion.
6. 20:00
  File on 4 Investigates—Police Racism
  Why are the police still accused of unfairly treating black and Asian officers?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—05/06/2012
  Peter White talks to blind musician Marcus Roberts about his music and his blindness.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—05/06/2012
  Claudia talks to Jacopo Annese from the San Diego brain observatory about brain donation.
9. 21:30
  The Life Scientific—Robert May
  Jim al-Khalili talks to the former chief scientific advisor Robert May about public trust.
10. 21:58
  Weather—05/06/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—05/06/2012
  A round-up of the day's news, with Shaun Ley.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Jubilee, Episode 7
  7/10Satish wrongly accuses an old friend of blackmailing him.
13. 23:00
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Timothy Spoontz
  3/4The new progressive headmaster Mike Poulson Jabby decides to impose an austerity drive.(R)
14. 23:30
  Jon Ronson On—Series 6, Spying
  2/5What are the qualities that make a good spy? Jon Ronson talks to spies to find out.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/06/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Strands, Episode 2
  2/5A year of discoveries on Ainsdale Sands: Anti-depressants and shrimp populations.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/06/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/06/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/06/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/06/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Mark Oakley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/06/2012
  Caz Graham investigates the resurgence of interest in dry stone walling.

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