BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 9 July 2014

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/07/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Zhivago Affair, Episode 2
  2/5Pasternak begins an affair with Olga Ivinskaya, which proves a dangerous move.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/07/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/07/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/07/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Share farming, Lilies in Norfolk, Welsh Farm Minister Sacked
  The Welsh farming minister has been fired for 'unacceptable behaviour'.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Black-backed Gull
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—09/07/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—09/07/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Professor Adam Hart, Maria Venegas, Sandra Howard, Paul Roseby
  Libby Purves meets writer Sandra Howard and bee expert Professor Adam Hart.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—09/07/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Syrian refugees; Abuse Survivors; Epidurals
  Jenni Murray hears about the daily struggle for Syrian women refugees.
6. 10:25
  Test Match Special—England v India: First Test, Trent Bridge - Day 1
  Commentary on the opening day of the first Test: England v India from Trent Bridge.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—09/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—England v India: First Test, Trent Bridge - Day 1
  Commentary on the opening day of the first Test: England v India from Trent Bridge.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—England v India: First Test, Trent Bridge - Day 1
  Commentary on the opening day of the first Test: England v India from Trent Bridge.
2. 19:00
  The Archers—09/07/2014
  Adam's under pressure.
3. 19:15
  Front Row—Morrissey's new album reviewed; Gina McKee; Portraits of Virginia Woolf
  Gina McKee on Richard III, portraits of Virginia Woolf and French artist Daniel Buren.
4. 19:45
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Further Tales of the City, Episode 3
  3/5Mary Ann needs a big news story and Michael is still searching for a Jon replacement.(R)
5. 20:00
  Moral Maze—The Future of the NHS
  Michael Buerk asks if the founding moral purposes of the NHS are still viable today.
6. 20:45
  Four Thought—Series 4, Jasper Fforde
  54/3Jasper Fforde asks whether humans have reached the limit of creative thought.
7. 21:00
  Frontiers—Cosmology
  Have astronomers really found gravitational waves from the Big Bang as announced in March?
8. 21:30
  Midweek—Professor Adam Hart, Maria Venegas, Sandra Howard, Paul Roseby
  Libby Purves meets writer Sandra Howard and bee expert Professor Adam Hart.(R)
9. 21:58
  Weather—09/07/2014
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—09/07/2014
  New strikes on Israel and Gaza, Brazil's World Cup legacy, we test the recovery in London.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Man Called Ove, Episode 3
  3/10Ove remembers that Rune's takeover of the Residents' Association soured things for good.
12. 23:00
  Before They Were Famous—Series 1, Episode 3
  Ian Leslie with more surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers.(R)
13. 23:15
  Tina C—Tina C's Global Depression Tour, China
  5/6Country music legend Tina C tries save the world from its financial mess by visiting China(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—09/07/2014
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/07/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Zhivago Affair, Episode 3
  3/5The Russian-language manuscript of Dr Zhivago arrives at CIA headquarters.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/07/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/07/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/07/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Fracking, Wages, Flowers
  A Lancashire dairy farmer says fracking and farming are not compatible.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Oystercatcher
  Michaela Strachan presents the oystercatcher.(R)

Thursday 10 July 2014