BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Wednesday 15 June 2016

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Negroland, Episode 2
  2/5Margo Jefferson looks back on her Chicago childhood and the rules of race that defined it.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/06/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/06/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Brexit or Bremain, Agriculture and the law, 'Field of Wheat' group in Lincs, Diamond-back moths in East Anglia
  If there's a vote to leave the EU, how quickly would legal disentanglement be achieved?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Canada Goose
  John Aitchison presents the Canada goose.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/06/2016
  Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—15/06/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  Midweek—Adam Henson, Tracey Curtis-Taylor, Paul Spike, Joe Langdon.
  Libby Purves meets farmer and broadcaster Adam Henson and writer Paul Spike.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—15/06/2016
  Service reflecting on the 20th anniversary of the Manchester bombing, from St Ann's Church
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Takeover week: Guest editor Jackie Kay
  The newly appointed makar - Scottish national poet - guest edits the programme.
6. 10:41
  Unsuitable Men with Familiar Smiles—3. Profumo
  3/5Christine reveals her strange involvement in the Profumo Affair.
7. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Ian and Chikodi - Sharing in a Different Way
  A couple who are mixed race deal with their difference in age and his visual disability.
8. 11:00
  The Borders of Sanity—Hearing Voices in the UK
  3/4Hearing voices was once considered a sign of madness, but has there been a cultural shift?(R)
9. 11:30
  Plum House—Series 1, Why Why WI?
  1/6The museum battles to prepare for the annual visit of the Women's Institute.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—15/06/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  More or Less—The Referendum by Numbers, Law
  Tim Harford looks at how much of Britain's law comes from the EU.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Make-up tutorials, Charity marketing
  The women making money from posting make-up tutorials online.
4. 12:57
  Weather—15/06/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—15/06/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Shakespeare's Restless World—3. Snacking Through Shakespeare
  3/20A fork found on the site of the Rose Theatre reveals what people ate in the Bard's time.(R)
7. 14:00
  The Archers—14/06/2016
  Emma deals with an emergency.(R)
8. 14:15
  Behind Closed Doors—Series 3, Protection
  3/3Mary is in a minimally conscious state, her husband asks that she be allowed to die.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: The Modern British Workplace
  Adam Shaw and guests explore the modern British workplace.
10. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Supertaskers, Technology to Replace Exams and the All in the Mind Awards
  2.5% of people are supertaskers, plus replacing exams with AI and our latest award winner.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Secrecy at Work, Drugs and Employment
  The hidden architecture of people's working lives. Plus drug-taking and employment.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Reporting the refugee crisis, Accessing news online, Achieving 'balanced' EU coverage.
  Reporting the migrant crisis, accessing news online, and achieving 'balanced' EU coverage.
13. 17:00
  PM—15/06/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/06/2016 Tory anger at Osborne Brexit warning
  Tory backbenchers dismiss Chancellor's warning of Brexit leading to austerity budget.
2. 18:28
  EU Referendum Campaign Broadcasts—Stronger IN Europe, 08/06/2016
  A referendum campaign broadcast by the Stronger IN Europe campaign.(R)
3. 18:30
  Heresy—Series 10, Episode 5
  5/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Lee Mack, David Baddiel and Andrew Hunter Murray.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—15/06/2016
  Lilian and Kate get down to business.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Ashley Pharoah, Novels in verse, Chris Watson
  Ashley Pharoah's new TV drama plus writing novels in verse, and sound artist Chris Watson.
6. 19:45
  Unsuitable Men with Familiar Smiles—3. Profumo
  3/5Christine reveals her strange involvement in the Profumo Affair.(R)
7. 20:00
  Moral Maze—Assisted Dying
  Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
8. 20:45
  Four Thought—Citizen Diplomacy
  Former ambassador Tom Fletcher argues that the future of diplomacy will be citizen-led.
9. 21:00
  Science Stories—Blood Banks
  How blood donation became segregated and associated with racial identity.
10. 21:30
  Midweek—Adam Henson, Tracey Curtis-Taylor, Paul Spike, Joe Langdon.
  Libby Purves meets farmer and broadcaster Adam Henson and writer Paul Spike.(R)
11. 21:58
  Weather—15/06/2016
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  The World Tonight—How Rotterdam views the EU referendum
  In a special programme, James Coomarasamy reports from Rotterdam on a possible Brexit.
13. 22:45
  Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler—Episode 3
  3/10Anne Tyler's contemporary response to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
14. 23:00
  The Lach Chronicles—Series 3, Goodnight Tokyo
  1/4The host of the longest-running open mic night in NYC recalls a tough gig in Tokyo.
15. 23:15
  Bunk Bed—Series 3, Naked v Nude
  2/6Patrick Marber and Peter Curran stumble through the darkness in conversation
16. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/06/2016
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as Parliament has its final debates on the EU vote.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Negroland, Episode 3
  3/5Margo Jefferson turns her critical gaze towards her own childhood - Chicago in the 1950s.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/06/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/06/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Bluetongue, Biotechnology, Sheep shearing, Farm subsidies
  Farmers are warned to vaccinate against a livestock disease which is expected this summer.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Herring Gull
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the herring gull.(R)

Thursday 16 June 2016