BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 4 May 2015

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/05/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Post Traumatic Stress; Managing Beds in the NHS
  Post traumatic stress in combat veterans and managing beds in the NHS.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—03/05/2015
  Church bells from York Minster.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/05/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/05/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/05/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mike Ford.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Bunny Guinness's Smallholding
  Anna Hill meets the garden designer Bunny Guinness on her eight-acre smallholding.
10. 05:56
  Weather—04/05/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Egret
  The Little Egret - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—04/05/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Vikram Seth
  Tom Sutcliffe with Vikram Seth, Olivia Laing, Nick Groom and Nick Davies.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—04/05/2015
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Michael Wakelin.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women in Music: With Cerys Matthews and Nancy Sinatra
  Cerys Matthews, Nancy Sinatra, Pauline Black, Emily Eavis, Nadine Shah, and more join Jane
5. 10:45
  An Everyday story of Afghan Folk—An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 4, Episode 1
  1/5Farmer Mewa Gul and his family fear they must flee the village.
6. 11:00
  The Audio Describers
  Matthew Sweet meets the people who create a whole new cinematic world.
7. 11:30
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of her search for her real father.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—04/05/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Across the Board—Series 3, Steve Davis
  1/5Dominic Lawson interviews Steve Davis over a game of chess.
3. 12:16
  You and Yours—SMS Spam
  SMS spam and can gazumping be stopped? Plus car rentals, private tutoring, and pickpockets
4. 12:57
  Weather—04/05/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—04/05/2015
  News and current affairs presented by Martha Kearney plus Election Call with Nigel Farage.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—03/05/2015
  It is Dawn Chorus Day.(R)
7. 14:15
  Tommies—4 May 1915
  A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues.
8. 15:00
  Food and Farming Awards—2015
  Awards ceremony that honours the 'best of the best' in British food and drink.
9. 16:00
  The Invisible College—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/3Maya Angelou faces dragons, Ted Hughes wrestles goblins, and Charles Bukowski interrupts.
10. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 7, Rear Window
  Aleks Krotoski goes 'people watching' online and offline to find out how they differ.
11. 17:00
  PM—04/05/2015
  Eddie Mair presents news interviews, context and analysis.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—04/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—04/05/2015
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6Sue Perkins poses more big moral problems for her panellists.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—04/05/2015
  It is May Day on the village green.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Philip Glass
  John Wilson talks to the American composer Philip Glass about his life and music.
5. 19:45
  An Everyday story of Afghan Folk—An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 4, Episode 1
  1/5Farmer Mewa Gul and his family fear they must flee the village.(R)
6. 20:00
  Allergic to the 21st Century
  Jane Little explores why thousands suffer reactions to common man-made chemicals.(R)
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Wrestling out of Poverty
  In India, a wrestler in the family can mean a ticket out of poverty. Rupa Jha reports.(R)
8. 21:00
  Forensics in Crisis—Crisis in the Lab
  Are specialist forensic techniques used to catch killers and paedophiles under threat?(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Vikram Seth
  Tom Sutcliffe with Vikram Seth, Olivia Laing, Nick Groom and Nick Davies.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—04/05/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Politicians spend the bank holiday appealing for votes.
  Labour considering possibility of minority coalition with Liberal Democrats
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Green Road, Episode 1
  1/10Rosaleen, on hearing son Dan is to join the priesthood, takes to her bed in a fit of pique
13. 23:00
  The Vote Now Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The Now Show gang with a series of election specials, hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis
14. 23:30
  Word of Mouth—Naming Family Relationships - Step, Half or 'Blended'?
  Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look at the names people give to family relationships.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/05/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Antony Sher - Year of the Fat Knight, Episode 1
  1/5Antony Sher recounts the year he created his version of Shakespeare's Falstaff.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/05/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/05/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/05/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/05/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Mike Ford.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Rural Payments Agency Latest; First Milk Changes; Puppy Farms in Wales
  The latest on the Rural Payments Agency, as farmers try applying for EU farm subsidies.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Sandpiper
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the common sandpiper.(R)

Tuesday 5 May 2015