BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 7 September 2015

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/09/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Writing a New South Africa—Page and Stage
  2/3Thabiso Mohare looks at the literary and spoken word scenes in South Africa.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—06/09/2015
  Bells from the Parish Church of St Lawrence, Alton, Hampshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/09/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/09/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/09/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Defra Secretary Liz Truss on EU Agriculture summit, Sheep industry developments
  Defra's Liz Truss speaks about supporting UK farmers at the EU agriculture summit.
10. 05:56
  Weather—07/09/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—African Jacana
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the wetland-loving African jacana.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/09/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Robert Peston Interview Show (with Eddie Mair)—Denis Norden
  Denis Norden talks to Robert Peston and Eddie Mair about his long career in comedy.(R)
3. 09:30
  Soundstage—Glacial Melt
  Sound recordist Chris Watson introduces the extraordinary sounds of a glacier calving.(R)
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—07/09/2015
  Christian worship with a reading, prayer and music, led by the Very Rev Graham Forbes.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women in Technology, 'Rape Culture', Amanda Foreman
  Includes a look at making a career in the male-dominated games industry.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Prayers for the Stolen, Episode 1
  1/5Drama of Mexican girls hiding in holes in the ground so they're not stolen by drug cartels
7. 11:00
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 20, The Life of Reilly
  Alan Dein follows musical stand-up comedian Christian Reilly on the comedy circuit.
8. 11:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 1, Out of Our Tree
  4/4Tom's father is engrossed in putting together the Wrigglesworth family tree.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—07/09/2015
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—7 September 1915 - Gabriel Graham (Season 5 start)
  The Graham household mark the day, a year on, when they lost their only son.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Summer children and NHS 111
  How can children born in summer get a better start in education?
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/09/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—07/09/2015
  The impact of the refugee crisis on Macedonia and Denmark.
6. 13:45
  The Lore of the Land—1. Shropshire
  Dr Carolyne Larrington explores the creatures of British folklore in Shropshire.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—06/09/2015
  Ruth is looking forward.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—May There Always Be Sunshine
  1968. A holiday at a Soviet youth camp becomes too hot to handle for two Manchester lads.
9. 15:00
  Quote... Unquote—07/09/2015
  Popular quotations quiz, hosted by Nigel Rees.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Libera Terra: Sicily's Anti-Mafia Farms
  Dan Saladino learns how farms confiscated from Sicily's mafia are providing food and wine.(R)
11. 16:00
  The Spoken Image
  Photographer Eamonn McCabe curates his own photo exhibition on the radio.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Rumi
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the life and lasting influence of the Persian poet Rumi.
13. 17:00
  PM—07/09/2015
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—07/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—07/09/2015 PM confirms RAF drone killed 2 British jihadists in Syria last month
  Calls for a compulsory quota system for refugees; N Ireland faces political paralysis
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 15, Episode 3
  3/6David Mitchell is joined by Lloyd Langford, Henning Wehn, Sara Pascoe and Miles Jupp.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/09/2015
  Rob is full of ideas.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Anthony Horowitz, Danielle de Niese, This Is England, Antony Gormley
  Anthony Horowitz talks to Kirsty Lang about his new Bond novel Trigger Mortis.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Prayers for the Stolen, Episode 1
  1/5Drama of Mexican girls hiding in holes in the ground so they're not stolen by drug cartels(R)
6. 20:00
  Oil: A Crude History of Britain—Black Spring
  1/3The story of a technical and engineering miracle that took place against the odds.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Hodei - The Man Who Vanished
  A young man disappears on a night out in Antwerp. Where did he go and how can he vanish?(R)
8. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Birds Eggs
  Brett Westwood explores the role birds' eggs have played in religion, art and literature.(R)
9. 21:30
  The Robert Peston Interview Show (with Eddie Mair)—Denis Norden
  Denis Norden talks to Robert Peston and Eddie Mair about his long career in comedy.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—07/09/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Two Britons killed in RAF Syria drone strike
  PM says one IS fighter had been actively plotting terror attacks in UK this summer
12. 22:45
  Tessa Hadley - The Past—Episode 1
  1/10Tessa Hadley's exquisite new novel - a story of siblings, secrets and passions.
13. 23:00
  And the Academy Award Goes To...—Series 5, Midnight Cowboy
  2/3Dustin Hoffman's 1969 post-Graduate role as a sleazy pimp stands the test of time.(R)
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/09/2015
  Susan Hulme reports as MPs and peers return to Westminster after the summer recess.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/09/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Maggie Smith - A Biography, Episode 1
  1/5Maggie Smith gets the acting bug. Biography by Michael Coveney.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/09/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/09/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/09/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/09/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farmers Protest in Brussels, NFU Adam Bedford, Tupping Time
  Thousands of European farmers protest outside the European Commission in Brussels.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Brown Kiwi
  Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the New Zealand brown kiwi.(R)

Tuesday 8 September 2015