BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 9 May 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—09/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Migrant women, Wedding paradoxes
  Laurie Taylor explores the role in British society of migrant women over the past 60 years(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary's Church, Barnes, London
  The bells of St Mary's Church, Barnes, London.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—09/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—09/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—09/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—09/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—09/05/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Father Eugene O'Neill.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Virtual Reality Farming, European Union, Brussels
  The virtual reality film claiming to show the reality of pig farming.
10. 05:56
  Weather—09/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Nightingale Part 1
  David Attenborough presents the nightingale. (Part 1 of 2)(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—09/05/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Technology in Education
  Andrew Marr on education with Sugata Mitra, Neil Selwyn, Tony Little and Lynsey Hanley.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—09/05/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Keeping a diary, Drones and abortion pills, Global gender gap in politics
  Writing a diary - why do it, and what it is like to look back upon a younger self?
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: The Experience of Love, Episode 1
  1/5Christopher Green tells the stories behind the National Lesbian and Gay Survey.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—A Storm in Babbacombe Bay
  The clash between a bestselling author and a millionaire developer. Grace Dent presents.
7. 11:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 6, Crispquilibrium
  4/6The Wall of Crisps is rocked by an unwitting political scandal.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—09/05/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—9 May 1916 - Kitty Lumley
  The Summer Time Bill is introduced, and Kitty and Dieter get to make hay, metaphorically.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Pet insurance, Electric car use abroad, Canada travel issues, Mortgages for older people
  A row over where insured pets can be treated. And more mortgages for older people.
4. 12:57
  Weather—09/05/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—09/05/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  A British History in Weather—1. The Weather Indoors
  1/10Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—08/05/2016
  Emma and Fallon head to Greenbury.(R)
8. 14:15
  Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola—Season 2 - Sex, Episode 3: Family
  3/9Love goes very badly wrong. Dramatised by Dan Rebellato and starring Glenda Jackson.
9. 15:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 6, The University of York
  1/6Three students from the University of York take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Best Food Producer: The Finalists
  Yotam Ottolenghi and Sheila Dillon meet BBC Food and Farming Awards's best food producers.(R)
11. 16:00
  The Sprung Floor
  Dane Hurst takes a dance floor to South Africa for use by underprivileged children.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 9, Changeling
  Aleks Krotoski explores why parents are so fearful of their children's technology use.
13. 17:00
  PM—09/05/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—09/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—09/05/2016 PM ridiculed for suggesting Brexit could threaten Europe's peace
  EU referendum campaigners clash over the effect of a British exit on Europe's stability
2. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 16, Episode 6
  6/6David Mitchell with Elis James, Reginald D Hunter, Maeve Higgins and David O'Doherty.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—09/05/2016
  Pat is feeling outnumbered.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Lionel Shriver, Radiohead, Richard Linklater, Tate Britain exhibition
  Lionel Shriver's latest novel; Richard Linklater's new film; Radiohead's album reviewed.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Writing the Century: The Experience of Love, Episode 1
  1/5Christopher Green tells the stories behind the National Lesbian and Gay Survey.(R)
6. 20:00
  EF Schumacher: Is Small the Next Big?
  Is small the next big? Leo Johnson explores the radical vision of EF Schumacher.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—China's Family Planning Army
  China's once-hated population police are being turned into child development specialists.(R)
8. 21:00
  Past Imperfect
  How false memories can be artificially generated and used to change future behaviour.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Technology in Education
  Andrew Marr on education with Sugata Mitra, Neil Selwyn, Tony Little and Lynsey Hanley.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—09/05/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Philippines' new president 'out-Trumping Trump'
  Analysis of the election of the new Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte.
12. 22:45
  Not Working by Lisa Owens—Episode 6
  6/10Lisa Owens' "generation-defining" comic debut novel, read by Emily Bruni.
13. 23:00
  Don't Make Me Laugh—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6David Baddiel hosts the comedy panel show in which comedians try not to be funny.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—09/05/2016
  Sean Curran looks at changes to the plan to turn all schools into academies.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/05/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham—Episode 1
  1/5Chris Packham's painfully honest memoir evokes his obsessive, lonely schooldays.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/05/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/05/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/05/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/05/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Father Eugene O'Neill.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Rural Broadband; Rural Payments Agency; Fishing and the EU
  A look at slow broadband speeds in rural areas and criticism of the Rural Payments Agency.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Whinchat
  Steve Backshall presents the whinchat.(R)

Tuesday 10 May 2016