BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 20 June 2016

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Secrecy at Work, Drugs and Employment
  The hidden architecture of people's working lives. Plus drug-taking and employment.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Peter's Church, Ropley
  The sound of church bells from St Peter's Church, Ropley.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/06/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—20/06/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Canon Simon Doogan.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Scottish farmers debate EU; Sheepdogs, and Back to the Future with attitudes to Brussels on Farming Today in 1971
  Scottish farmers debate the EU with Sybil Ruscoe, and how to whistle in a sheepdog.
10. 05:56
  Weather—20/06/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ring Ouzel
  Bill Oddie presents the ring ouzel.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—20/06/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—A Theory of Everything?
  Tom Sutcliffe with Marcus du Sautoy, Roger Penrose, Suzie Sheehy and Joanna Kavenna.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—20/06/2016
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Steve Williams.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Kim Cattrall, Jess Phillips tribute to Jo Cox MP, Beekeeping
  Kim Cattrall returns, Jo Cox remembered, and Mary Berry on beekeeping.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Dear Baby Mine, Episode 1
  1/5Conor receives a diagnosis which shatters his hopes of fathering his own child.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—The Blind Side
  Brandon is battling to make it into England's football team. Brandon is also blind.
7. 11:30
  The Break—Series 1, Sunday, Flipping Sunday
  4/6Jeff and Andy are on a quest - Jeff for spiritual solace, Andy for a proper roast dinner.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—20/06/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Dr Broks' Casebook—The Man Who Thought He Was Dead
  1/5Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks embarks on a detective hunt in search of the self.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Care home uncertainty, Term time holidays, Student sub-lets
  A look at how families are coping with the financial uncertainty of the care home industry
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/06/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—20/06/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Shakespeare's Restless World—7. Ireland: Failures in the Present
  7/20A rare woodcut offers an insight into the troubles and tragedies of Elizabethan Ireland.(R)
7. 14:00
  The Archers—19/06/2016
  Henry has a day out.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Victorian in the Wall
  Will Adamsdale's delightful comedy about a writer who discovers a Victorian in his home.
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 30, Heat 1, 2016
  1/13Paul Gambaccini returns with the 30th series of the general knowledge music quiz.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Food, Fishing and the Faroes
  Dan Saladino tells a story of food, survival and fishing from the remote Faroe Islands.(R)
11. 16:00
  A Portrait Of...—Lemn Sissay
  Following artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints a portrait of poet Lemn Sissay.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—US Republican Party
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss religion and the US Republican Party.
13. 17:00
  PM—20/06/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/06/16 MPs pay tribute to Jo Cox at a special session of parliament
  David Cameron said she was a "loving, determined, passionate and progressive politician"
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 75, Episode 6
  6/6Josh Widdicombe, Marcus Brigstocke, Holly Walsh and Paul Merton join host Nicholas Parsons
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/06/2016
  Helen takes a call.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Independence Day, Chris Riddell wins Kate Greenaway medal, Fretwork and C4's The Border
  Roland Emmerich talks to John Wilson about his movie sequel Independence Day: Resurgence.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Dear Baby Mine, Episode 1
  1/5Conor receives a diagnosis which shatters his hopes of fathering his own child.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Borders of Sanity—Healing in Ghana
  4/4What options do people in Ghana have when a person suffers mental illness?
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Marxism Today
  Robin Aitken explores the continuing appeal of the ideas of Karl Marx.
8. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Owl
  Brett Westwood investigates the biology and culture of owls. From 2016(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—A Theory of Everything?
  Tom Sutcliffe with Marcus du Sautoy, Roger Penrose, Suzie Sheehy and Joanna Kavenna.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—20/06/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Politicians pay tribute to MP Jo Cox
  The programme hears views on the EU referendum from Poland, Germany and Italy.
12. 22:45
  Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler—Episode 6
  6/10Anne Tyler's contemporary response to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
13. 23:00
  Self's Search for Meaning—Faith
  3/3Will Self asks some of Britain's key opinion-makers about the nature of our existence.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—20/06/2016
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Gene, Episode 1
  1/5The quest to understand heredity and family begins with a monk, Mendel, and his peas.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/06/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/06/2016
  A short reflection and prayer with Canon Simon Doogan.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Northern Irish Farmers EU Vote, Potatoes for Cosmetics, National Trust Farm Scholarship
  The high-stakes Brexit vote for farmers in Northern Ireland.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Dunlin
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the Dunlin.(R)

Tuesday 21 June 2016