BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 28 August 2014

LW Schedule

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Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love, Episode 3
  3/5While working as Librarian at Hull University, Larkin meets Maeve Brennan.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/08/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/08/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Mike Starkey.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Red squirrel disease, Rural broadband, Countryside access
  A form of leprosy found in Scotland's red squirrels is a mystery to scientists.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Mistle Thrush: Part One
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the mistle thrush.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/08/2014
  Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Voices from the Old Bailey—Series 3, Shoplifting
  3/4Amanda Vickery explores a new crime for a new consumer society - shoplifting.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—28/08/2014
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Father Philip Sumner.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Sarah Waters; Sian Edwards
  The guests include conductor Sian Edwards, novelist Sarah Waters and Seema Malhotra MP.
5. 10:45
  Shardlake—Dark Fire, Episode 4
  4/10Shardlake and Barak's investigation leads them to the ruins of St Bartholew's monastery.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Guatemala's Addicts Behind Bars
  How effective are the drug rehabilitation centres run by Guatemala's Pentecostal churches?
7. 11:30
  Fantasy Festival—Frank Cottrell Boyce
  Frank Cottrell Boyce curates and creates the festival of his wildest dreams.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—28/08/2014
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—28 August 1914 - Dorothea Winwood
  Britain is victorious in its first naval battle, and there are tears at the vicarage.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—28/08/2014
  The company selling boiler insurance to vulnerable people who don't need it.
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/08/2014
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—28/08/2014
  Eurosceptic Tory MP Carswell defects to UKIP and resigns seat. With Edward Stourton.
6. 13:45
  Lucy Mangan's Literary Solutions to the Economy—The Last Chronicle of Barset
  4/5Lucy looks for economic solutions in Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—27/08/2014
  Jennifer gets a surprise.(R)
8. 14:15
  A Meeting with Dora
  Writer Don Shaw recreates a meeting he had in 1979 with 86-year-old activist Dora Russell.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—The Needles, Isle of Wight
  Helen Mark learns a Cold War secret amidst the Isle of Wight's chalk cliffs, The Needles.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Action Medical Research
  Dr Dawn Harper presents an appeal for Action Medical Research.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Literary Scene in London
  Writers Damian Barr, Evie Wyld and Joe Dunthorne discuss the rise of live literary events.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—The Cabinet of Dr Caligari; Gruff Rhys; Richard Attenborough
  Francine Stock unlocks The Cabinet of Dr Caligari as the horror classic is re-released.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Manipulating mouse memory; London pollution; Nature of knowing; Snail fur
  Adam Rutherford shines a light on how the mouse brain processes memory.
14. 17:00
  PM—28/08/2014
  Carolyn Quinn presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/08/2014
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Susan Calman Is Convicted—Series 1, Death Penalty
  2/4How working on death row convinced Susan that she was absolutely against the death penalty(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—28/08/2014
  Henry gets boisterous.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Margaret Atwood, Paco Peña, Obvious Child, Folkestone Triennial
  Margaret Atwood discusses her new short story collection Stone Mattress. With Samira Ahmed
5. 19:45
  Shardlake—Dark Fire, Episode 4
  4/10Shardlake and Barak's investigation leads them to the ruins of St Bartholew's monastery.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Publishing Wars
  With big publishers and Amazon at war, Adam Fleming reports on turmoil in the book world.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Take a Bow
  Cremona in northern Italy is a centre of violin making, but can the old industry survive?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Manipulating mouse memory; London pollution; Nature of knowing; Snail fur
  Adam Rutherford shines a light on how the mouse brain processes memory.(R)
9. 21:30
  Voices from the Old Bailey—Series 3, Shoplifting
  3/4Amanda Vickery explores a new crime for a new consumer society - shoplifting.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—28/08/2014
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—28/08/2014
  Ukraine claims Russian invasion, Tory MP defects to UKIP, and the ebola doctor's diary.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Thrill of It All, Episode 4
  4/10An unexpected windfall for Fran prompts the band to make a go of it.
13. 23:00
  The Show What You Wrote—Series 2, Art and Literature
  3/4The sketch show written entirely by the public.
14. 23:30
  Believe It!—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4After a near-death experience, Richard decides to arrange his own fantasy funeral.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/08/2014
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love, Episode 4
  4/5As middle age approaches, Larkin's private life is as complicated as ever.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/08/2014
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2014
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/08/2014
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/08/2014
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Mike Starkey.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Badger Trust conference, Coastal path, Quagga mussel
  Is farming man's biggest mistake in history? With Sybil Ruscoe.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Spotted Woodpecker
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the great spotted woodpecker.(R)

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