BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 6 August 2015

LW Schedule

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Morning
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/08/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells, Episode 3
  3/5Helen Scales shines a light on the bizarre world of the hermit crab.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/08/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/08/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/08/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/08/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/08/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Sea bass, Harvest, Broadband
  Can new rules stop the decline of sea bass? Presented by Charlotte Smith.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Common Crane
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the common crane.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/08/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Inside the Ethics Committee—Series 11, Teenager Refuses Chemotherapy
  4/4Ashley is 15 and refusing chemo. Should the medical team and his mum accept his choice?
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—06/08/2015
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Dr Sam Wells.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Hiroshima atomic bomb 70th anniversary
  Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of Hiroshima's atomic bomb, tells her story. With Jenni Murray
5. 10:25
  Test Match Special—The Ashes: England v Australia. Fourth Test, Trent Bridge - Day 1
  Commentary on the opening day of the fourth Test: England v Australia from Trent Bridge.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—06/08/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—The Ashes: England v Australia. Fourth Test, Trent Bridge - Day 1
  Commentary on the opening day of the fourth Test: England v Australia from Trent Bridge.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—06/08/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—The Ashes: England v Australia. Fourth Test, Trent Bridge - Day 1
  Commentary on the opening day of the fourth Test: England v Australia from Trent Bridge.
2. 18:45
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/08/2015
  Self-doubting Kate gets a pep talk.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Guy Ritchie, China Mieville, George Cole remembered
  Guy Ritchie talks about reworking The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 4
  4/5Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Kids Company: What's Going On?
  The charity Kids Company and its founder Camila Batmanghelidjh are under fire. Why?
7. 20:30
  In Business—The Californian Drought
  How are Californian farm communities coping with their fourth year of drought?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Hiroshima radiation, Anthropocene, Bonobo noises, Physicist Henry Moseley
  Adam Rutherford presents discussion on the radiation effects from the Hiroshima bomb.(R)
9. 21:30
  Punt PI—Series 7, Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
  4/4Steve Punt examines the mysterious case of a woman found dead inside a tree.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Japan marks 70 years since atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
  What is the likelihood of achieving nuclear disarmament?
11. 22:45
  Paul Murray - The Mark and the Void—Episode 9
  9/10Paul still won't write his novel and Claude's bank takes bigger and bigger risks.
12. 23:00
  Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation—Series 10, How to Be Better
  4/4Using the Bible, the monarchy and Audrey Hepburn, Jeremy looks at self-improvement.(R)
13. 23:30
  Wireless Nights—Series 3, Lava and Ice
  3/4Jarvis Cocker wanders the lava fields of Iceland in search of the unseen forces of night.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/08/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells, Episode 4
  4/5Helen Scales explores the impact of fossilised shells on agriculture and geology.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/08/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/08/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/08/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/08/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/08/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Andrew Graystone.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Dairy protests, Barley, Harvest round-up
  With the dairy industry in meltdown, can farmer protests make a difference?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Linnet
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the linnet.(R)

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