BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 16 July 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  60 Degrees North by Malachy Tallack—3. The Last Frontier
  3/5Malachy arrives in Alaska, America's 'Last Frontier'.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/07/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/07/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/07/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Glyphosate debate, Lamb prices, Farm safety among older workers
  Charlotte Smith debates calls to limit the use of the weedkiller glyphosate.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Bar-tailed Godwit
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the bar-tailed godwit.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/07/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—16/07/2015
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 11, Amputation
  1/4Should a surgeon agree to a young woman's request to amputate her leg?
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—16/07/2015
  Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Prof David Wilkinson.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Period photos on social media, School skirts a distraction? Anti-extremism
  Posting period photos on social media. And are girls' school uniforms a distraction?
6. 10:25
  Test Match Special—The Ashes. England v Australia. The Second Test from Lord's - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the second Test between England and Australia.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—The Ashes. England v Australia. The Second Test from Lord's - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the second Test between England and Australia.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—The Ashes. England v Australia. The Second Test from Lord's - Day 1
  Commentary on the first day of the second Test between England and Australia.
2. 18:45
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 2, Harassment
  5/6Alfie Moore takes the audience through a case he handled involving harassment.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/07/2015
  Debbie makes up her mind.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jake Gyllenhaal, Stieg Larsson's former editor, Anthony Caro exhibitions
  Jake Gyllenhaal discusses his new boxing film Southpaw. Kirsty Lang presents.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Appiness, Episode 4
  4/5Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton get in a dating app frenzy.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Rwanda: Has Britain Been Beguiled?
  Has Britain got too close to Rwanda after its remarkable recovery from the 1994 genocide?
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Entrepreneurs and Education
  How to get to the top in business after being bottom of the class at school.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Pluto: New Horizons
  The flyby of Pluto. Adam Rutherford with early pictures from New Horizons space probe.(R)
9. 21:30
  Punt PI—Series 7, The Mysterious Death of Flying Millionaire Alfred Loewenstein
  1/4Steve Punt examines the case of Alfred Loewenstein, who fell out of his own plane in 1928.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Government opens debate on the future of the BBC.
  Ministers say they will ask "hard questions" about size and ambition of Corporation.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Girl on the Train, Episode 4
  4/10Rachel tells the police about the man who kissed Megan and arranges to meet husband Scott.
12. 23:00
  Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation—Series 10, How to Eat Food
  1/4Jeremy picks up the topic of food with the chopsticks of enquiry then drops it by mistake.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/07/2015
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/07/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  60 Degrees North by Malachy Tallack—4. St Petersburg
  4/5Malachy reaches the next stop on his journey: St Petersburg.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/07/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/07/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/07/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/07/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Elizabeth Adekunle.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Milk crisis, Rewilding, Tolpuddle Martyrs
  The latest on the milk crisis and the reintroduction of wolves in Montana.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wader roost
  Martin Hughes-Games tells the story of waders which are drawn to the UK's estuaries.(R)

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