BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 22 August 2013

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Operation Massacre, Episode 3
  3/5A police raid on a house in Buenos Aires has astounded the unsuspecting residents.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/08/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/08/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/08/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Michael Ford.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/08/2013
  The NFU is in the High Court to seek an injunction against badger cull activists.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Honey Buzzard
  Michaela Strachan presents the honey buzzard.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—22/08/2013
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 9, Genetic Testing in Children
  3/4Should a mother be allowed to have her children tested for a life-threatening faulty gene?
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—22/08/2013
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by John Forrest.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Hope Powell; Women's football; Marks and Spencer
  The future for women's football, plus female friendships and the new ad campaign from M&S.
5. 10:30
  Test Match Special—Fifth Ashes Test from the Oval: Day 2
  Commentary on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—Fifth Ashes Test from the Oval: Day 2
  Commentary on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—22/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—Fifth Ashes Test from the Oval: Day 2
  Commentary on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia.
2. 18:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 3, Easy Tiger; Possession
  5/6The perils of learning a language by audio tape and crossing the line in property desire.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/08/2013
  Ruth is sympathetic.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Fran Healey from Travis; Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet on Chickens; Identity theft in crime fiction
  Mark Lawson meets Travis's Fran Healy and Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet of TV comedy Chickens
5. 19:45
  The One About The Social Worker—Series 1, 4. Changes
  4/5Liz changes her mind - and then also her appearance.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Gibraltar
  Phillip Kemp travels to Gibraltar to investigate what's really happening on The Rock.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Design Thinking
  Peter Day finds out how designers are moving out of the lab and into the real world.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Artificial reefs; Scanning beehives; Ape feet; NMR
  The science of artificial reefs, and why our feet are more ape-like than we thought.(R)
9. 21:30
  Zeitgeisters—Series 1, YouTube
  3/4Will Gompertz on the people taking YouTube to the next level and changing the face of TV.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—22/08/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—22/08/2013
  Pressure on Syria to let UN inspectors probe suspected chemical attack. With David Eades.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Red or Dead, Episode 9
  9/10Bill visits a young footballer at the hospital who has been told he'll never play again.
13. 23:00
  Summer Nights—Series 1, Is Privacy Overrated?
  9/10Mariella Frostrup explores how we set boundaries between intimate and public spaces.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/08/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Operation Massacre, Episode 4
  4/5The arrested men are forced out of a police truck at gunpoint on a deserted road.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/08/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/08/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/08/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/08/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Michael Ford.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/08/2013
  Anti-cull activists say they will protest despite an NFU injunction to protect farmers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Tern
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common tern.

Friday 23 August 2013