BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 25 July 2014

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/07/2014
  Israel rejects ceasefire plan and has everyone shared in UK recovery? With Philippa Thomas
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Deep, Caribbean
  4/5In the Caribbean, James Nestor plunges to the Midnight Zone – in a homemade submarine.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/07/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/07/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/07/2014
  A short reflection and prayer with Canon Simon Doogan.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Scottish referendum, African Swine flu, apricots
  Pig industry fear over the spread of African Swine Fever in Europe.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Yellow Wagtail
  Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/07/2014
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 08:35
  Yesterday in Parliament—25/07/2014
  Sean Curran reports on proceedings at Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Doug Allan
  Kirsty Young talks to wildlife cameraman Doug Allan.(R)
4. 09:45
  Act of Worship—25/07/2014
  An act of worship and music led by Leslie Griffiths.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sexual abuse and the elderly; Child labour; How long should you wait before marriage; Natalie Williams.
  Sexual abuse and the elderly, child labour, marriage and Natalie Williams.
6. 10:45
  The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles—The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 6, Episode 5
  5/5Darleen is in a dilemma when her young step-sister Stacey turns up.
7. 11:00
  The Leadership Gap—Episode 3
  3/3Sir John Tusa explores the state of leadership in large UK organisations today.
8. 11:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 5, Ken Livingstone
  1/6Ken Livingstone reads from his 1966 diary when he hitchhiked across the Sahara Desert.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—25/07/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Affordable Housing; Care Home Costs; Is the End Nigh for the £1 Slot on Your Shopping Trolley?
  Peter White on affordable housing and Morrisons scrapping its shopping trolley coin slots.
3. 12:52
  The Listening Project—Eugene and Margaret - Bread for Africa
  Fi Glover with a conversation about how a bakery changed lives for the better in Ifakara.
4. 12:57
  Weather—25/07/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—25/07/2014
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
6. 13:45
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Lumping and Splitting
  How naturalist Joseph Hooker globally acquired species to build up the first maps of flora
7. 14:00
  The Archers—24/07/2014
  The SAVE campaigners blaze a trail.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Saturday Big Tent Wedding
  2/2By Alexander McCall Smith. The case is solved but there is still the wedding to organise.(R)
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Chester Zoo
  Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Chester Zoo.
10. 15:45
  Stories from the Southern Cross—The Mare's Nest, by Chris Womersley
  2/3A son remembers his dad's obsession with his own father's suicide.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—James Garner, Joep Lange, Alan Alan, Philip Wayre, Dora Bryan
  Julian Worricker on an actor, a physician, a naturalist, an actress and an escapologist
12. 16:30
  Feedback—25/07/2014
  What happened to BBC iPlayer? And was Moral Maze just a slanging match?
13. 16:55
  1914: Day by Day—25th July
  Margaret Macmillan tells the story of the events leading up to the First World War.
14. 17:00
  PM—25/07/2014
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/07/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 84, Episode 8
  8/8A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—25/07/2014
  There's a funeral at St Stephens.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Julian Lloyd Webber; Andrew Graham-Dixon; The Galapagos Affair
  Julian Lloyd Webber; Andrew Graham-Dixon on the Art of China; The Galapagos Affair.
5. 19:45
  The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles—The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 6, Episode 5
  5/5Darleen is in a dilemma when her young step-sister Stacey turns up.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Greg Dyke, Dan Hannan MEP, Baroness Kramer, Justine Picardie
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Emsworth in Hampshire.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Is patriotism the last refuge of the scoundrel?
  Will Self reflects on what really lies behind our sense of patriotism.
8. 21:00
  The Confessions of Caminada by Christopher Reason
  Drama based on a case from the memoirs a real-life detective in 19th-century Manchester.(R)
9. 21:58
  Weather—25/07/2014
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—25/07/2014
  In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Miniaturist, Episode 5
  5/10Amsterdam,1686: Nella is welcomed into married life with a strange and lavish present.
12. 23:00
  Summer Nights—Series 2, Social media - does the retweet empower us?
  1/6Jane Garvey asks if we are better informed, but more powerless in the age of social media?
13. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Gill and Paul - Marriage and MSA
  A husband and wife deal with her fatal illness differently, yet face their future together
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/07/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Deep, Sri Lanka
  5/5Nestor is in Sri Lanka, diving in the hope of encountering the world's largest predator.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/07/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/07/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/07/2014
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/07/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch.
8. 05:45
  iPM—26/07/2014
  'I check under my car every day.' Life as a Catholic police officer in Northern Ireland.

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