BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 25 June 2014

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/06/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Month of Madness, Vienna
  2/5Christopher Clark explores how Vienna reacted to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/06/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/06/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/06/2014
  Prayer and reflection with Kevin Franz of the Religious Society of Friends.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Neonicotinoid Ban, Groceries Code Adjudicator Conference, Agricultural Journalism
  Calls for a derogation on the EU ban on neonicotinoids.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Turtle Dove
  Steve Backshall presents the turtle dove.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/06/2014
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—25/06/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Zelda la Grange, John Moloney, Rattlesnake
  Mariella Frostrup is joined by Nelson Mandela's former personal assistant, Zelda la Grange
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—25/06/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Loneliness; Barbara Kruger; Honey & Co; Bad girls in fiction
  Jenni Murray talks to conceptual artist Barbara Kruger about power in popular culture.
6. 10:45
  An Everyday story of Afghan Folk—An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 3, Episode 3
  3/5Now that Zarlakhta's heroin-addicted bride groom has fled, her family face a rocky future.
7. 11:00
  Linard's Travels
  An insight into the life of Linard Davies, a baggage attendant at San Francisco airport.
8. 11:30
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Corporate Bodies, Episode 1
  1/4Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris - actor-cum-amateur detective - in Simon Brett's story.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/06/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—You and Yours
  Wonga pay compensation after sending fake legal letters
3. 12:30
  Face the Facts—Inside the Young Footballer Industry
  Professional football club academies accused of over-recruiting young footballers.
4. 13:00
  World at One—25/06/2014
  Martha Kearney presents national and international news.
5. 13:45
  Just So Science—Series 2, The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo
  3/5Vivienne Parry considers the science of how the kangaroo got his hop
6. 14:00
  The Archers—24/06/2014
  David's bonfire doesn't go quite as planned.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Hatch, Match and Dispatch, Uncle Harry by Gary Brown
  1/6The first of six quirky tales about the registering of life's big moments.
8. 15:00
  Money Box Live—Consumer Rights
  Problems with goods and services? To find out your rights, email [email protected].
9. 15:30
  All in the Mind—24/06/2014
  Claudia Hammond hosts the All in the Mind Awards Ceremony, and meets all the finalists.(R)
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—History of Surfing; Coffee Shops and Idleness
  Laurie Taylor looks beyond the crashing waves and suntanned bodies.
11. 16:30
  The Media Show—Hacking trial special
  What has the hacking trial revealed about the culture of the newspaper industy?
12. 17:00
  PM—25/06/2014
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
13. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/06/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Start/Stop—Series 1, 5. Two Parties
  5/6Two parties provide a particular challenge.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/06/2014
  There's bad news at the Stables.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Lesley Manville and Richard Eyre, James Patterson, Nicholas Hytner, Ming
  Kirsty Lang talks to Lesley Manville and Richard Eyre about filming their play, Ghosts.
5. 19:45
  An Everyday story of Afghan Folk—An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 3, Episode 3
  3/5Now that Zarlakhta's heroin-addicted bride groom has fled, her family face a rocky future.(R)
6. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Anonymity and sex offences
  Who should be given anonymity in sex crimes? Presented by Michael Buerk.
7. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Karl Sharro
  52/3Karl Sharro wants people to be allowed to build whatever they want.
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—Anaesthesia
  Linda Geddes explores the latest research into how general anaesthetics work in the body.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—Zelda la Grange, John Moloney, Rattlesnake
  Mariella Frostrup is joined by Nelson Mandela's former personal assistant, Zelda la Grange(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—25/06/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—25/06/2014
  New call for regulation after hacking trial and is Ukraine confrontation inevitable?
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Remember Me Like This, Episode 3
  3/10Justin Campbell has been reunited with his parents, and the man who was with him arrested.
13. 23:00
  Before They Were Famous—Series 1, Episode 1
  Ian Leslie with often surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers(R)
14. 23:15
  Tina C—Tina C's Global Depression Tour, Australia
  3/6Country legend Tina C tries save the world from its financial mess by heading down under.(R)
15. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—25/06/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/06/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Month of Madness, Berlin
  3/5Christopher Clark on Germany's blank cheque to Austria-Hungary for war against Serbia.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/06/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/06/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/06/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/06/2014
  Prayer and reflection with Kevin Franz of the Religious Society of Friends.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Land for Food Production, Farmers on Film, Ladybirds
  A new report says the UK will face a serious shortage of land for food production.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Sandwich Tern
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the sandwich tern.(R)

Thursday 26 June 2014