BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 3 June 2016

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Love from Boy - Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother, Episode 4
  4/5Back in Bucks, then out to Washinton DC, where Roald Dahl begins a story called Gremlins.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/06/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/06/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Brexit or Bremain and UK farming; TTIP and beef; Open Farm Sunday
  The blue-on-blue row over the EU referendum at Defra. Sybil Ruscoe presents.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Owl
  Kate Humble presents the little owl.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—03/06/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Professor Louise Richardson
  Kirsty Young interviews Professor Louise Richardson.(R)
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—03/06/2016
  A special Daily Service for BBC Music Day, live from BBC Maida Vale Studios, London.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Lindy West, Street sex, Panama canal engineer
  Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman; Sex workers' outreach project; Ilya de Marotta.
5. 10:45
  44 Scotland Street—Edinburgh for Pretenders, Episode 5
  5/5In 44 Scotland Street life and events are never quite as they seem.
6. 11:00
  Self-Service Nation
  Ian Marchant explores the rise of self-service. Who benefits - consumers or big business?(R)
7. 11:30
  Michael Fabbri's Dyslexicon—Adult Life
  2/2A hilarious and frank account of Michael Fabbri's adult life coping with dyslexia.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—03/06/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Curious Cases—Series 2, The Counting Horse
  Can horses count? And which animal is the best at maths?
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Day hotels, Bank debt, Bin collections
  The man who's turning trash into cash and the hotels where you don't spend the night!
4. 12:57
  Weather—03/06/2016
  Weather information.
5. 13:00
  World at One—03/06/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Soundstage—The Reed Bed
  Chris Watson captures the sounds from dusk until dawn in a reed bed in Suffolk.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—02/06/2016
  Will has an idea.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Original British Dramatists, Lost or Stolen
  9/10Original British Dramatists: A love story about two people adrift in London.(R)
9. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Hay Festival
  Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Hay Festival.
10. 15:45
  Singularity by Andrew Crumey
  An astronomer who has spent years scanning distant galaxies turns his attention inwards.
11. 16:00
  Last Word—Carla Lane, Sir Denys Henderson, Jane Fawcett, Alan Devereux and Buster Cooper
  Matthew Bannister on a comedy writer, a businessman, a conservationist, an actor.
12. 16:30
  Feedback—03/06/2016
  Is the BBC too timid with its referendum coverage? And is Radio 4 too posh?
13. 16:55
  The Listening Project—Jenny and Billy - Home Is Where the Caravan Is
  A resident of Appleby enjoys the colour that the Roma bring to her town each June.
14. 17:00
  PM—03/06/2016
  PM at 5pm - Shaun Ley with interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—03/06/2016 Army accused of failing in duty of care
  Coroner rules 1995 death of Private Cheryl James at Deepcut Barracks was suicide
2. 18:30
  The News Quiz—Series 90, Episode 8
  8/9Miles Jupp is joined by Frankie Boyle, Samira Ahmed, Jeremy Hardy and Kerry Godliman.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—03/06/2016
  Helen has reason to panic.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jimmy McGovern, James Schamus, Alexi Kaye Campbell
  Jimmy McGovern on his TV drama Reg, and independent film-maker James Schamus.
5. 19:45
  44 Scotland Street—Edinburgh for Pretenders, Episode 5
  5/5In 44 Scotland Street life and events are never quite as they seem.(R)
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Julia Hartley-Brewer, Caroline Lucas MP, Lord Heseltine, Gisela Stuart MP
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Abingdon in Oxfordshire.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—The Ring of the Nibelung
  Following the death of Sir Roger Scruton, a chance to listen again to one of his talks.
8. 21:00
  The Headline Ballads—The Island, the Sea, the Volunteer and the Refugee
  Poet Louise Wallwein responds to what she has seen and heard working as a volunteer on Kos(R)
9. 21:45
  Across the Board—Series 1, Natan Sharansky
  5/5Dominic Lawson interviews Natan Sharansky over a game of chess.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—03/06/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Will UN air drop supplies bring relief to Syrians living under siege?
  Britain, France and the US push for humanitarian aid drops at the Security Council
12. 22:45
  Dangerous Visions—Never Let Me Go, Episode 5
  5/10As the students enter their last months at school, the reality of donations creeps closer.
13. 23:00
  Great Lives—Frank Turner on Joseph Grimaldi
  Frank Turner chooses Joseph Grimaldi who changed the face of Clowning forever.(R)
14. 23:27
  The Educators—The First Teachers
  Sarah Montague looks at the role of parents in early years learning.(R)
15. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Becky and Mia - Belonging and Not Belonging
  A mother and her mixed race daughter deal with other people's expectations.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—04/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Love from Boy - Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother, Episode 5
  5/5Success, marriage, family tragedy. The last letters to Sofie are eventful and dramatic.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—04/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—04/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—04/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—04/06/2016
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—04/06/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rania Hafez.
8. 05:45
  iPM—'Is the mountain giving you a sign?'
  The programme that starts with its listeners. 'Is the mountain giving you a sign?'.

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