BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 16 August 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/08/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Upbeat, Episode 1
  1/5In 2008, 17-year-old pianist Zuhal Sultan decided to create an Iraqi youth orchestra.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/08/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/08/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/08/2016
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Patrick Thomas.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Scottish-grown hops, African cattle ranching, farming and climate change
  The programme discusses whether farmers care enough about climate change.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Spotted flycatcher
  Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/08/2016
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 4, Margaret Hodge
  3/4Peter Hennessy talks to Margaret Hodge, ex-chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—16/08/2016
  The Rev Dr Sam Wells leads a service exploring the life and work of Isaac Watts.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Burkini ban; Teenage boys and body image
  Banning burkinis, teenage boys and their body image, food prepping, Sue Lloyd-Roberts.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote, Episode 7
  7/10Monsignor Quixote wakes from a drugged sleep to discover that he has been kidnapped.
6. 11:00
  Natural Histories—Great Auk
  Brett Westwood traces the story of the great auk, driven to extinction in 1844. From 2016
7. 11:30
  Songs for the Dead
  Marie-Louise Muir explores the lost tradition of keening for the dead in Ireland.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—16/08/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—16 August 1916 - Hugh Cavendish
  Hugh Cavendish resists the incursions of Cecil Cameron.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How has dementia affected you or someone you know?
  Consumer phone-in. Listeners' experience of dementia and how it's impacted on their lives.
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/08/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—16/08/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs with Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  The River—2. Soul Estuary: The Mouth of the River
  2/5Alan Read explores Estuary Soul in Essex.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—15/08/2016
  Caroline is feeling guilty.(R)
8. 14:15
  Tracks—Series 1: Origin, Origin: Episode Two
  2/9Second in a nine-part conspiracy thriller by Matthew Broughton. Starring Romola Garai.
9. 15:00
  Making History—16/08/2016
  Helen Castor discusses Brighton's latest seaside attraction and its links to the past.
10. 15:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 4, Evolution
  2/4What can Darwin, Tony Blair, Mary Berry and the prawn cracker tell us about evolution?(R)
11. 16:00
  In the Criminologist's Chair
  David Wilson talks to former bank robber Noel 'Razor' Smith about his life in crime.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Sara Pascoe on Virginia Woolf
  Sara Pascoe champions Virginia Woolf, author of 'Mrs Dalloway' and 'A Room of One's Own'.
13. 17:00
  PM—16/08/2016
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—16/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/08/2016 Radical imam guilty of backing IS
  Anjem Choudary faces up to 10 years in jail
2. 18:30
  Fresh from the Fringe—Fresh from the Fringe: 2016 - Part 1
  With Nish Kumar. Featuring Tom Ballard, Sophie Willan, Lazy Susan and Paul Foot.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/08/2016
  Richard is in demand.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—The Role of Comedy in Challenging Times - Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  With Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Henry Naylor, Rory Bremner and Ayesha Hazarika.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote, Episode 7
  7/10Monsignor Quixote wakes from a drugged sleep to discover that he has been kidnapped.(R)
6. 20:00
  Personalised Medicine: Dose by Design
  Vivienne Parry asks if the NHS can deliver the benefits of genomic medicine for all.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—The watch using haptic technology to help you tell the time. Plus Paralympic swimmer Hannah Russell
  Telling the time by touch - but not as we know it. And Paralympic swimmer Hannah Russell.
8. 21:00
  Why Become a Doctor?—Junior Doctors - The Golden Age?
  1/3Dr Kevin Fong asks if there was ever a golden age for training to be a doctor.
9. 21:30
  Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 4, Margaret Hodge
  3/4Peter Hennessy talks to Margaret Hodge, ex-chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—16/08/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Anjem Choudary guilty of inviting support for IS group.
  One of Britain's most infamous radical preachers is to be sentenced next month.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Eight Months on Ghazzah Street, Episode 2
  2/10Hilary Mantel's revisits her third novel nearly 30 years after its original publication.
13. 23:00
  Fresh from the Fringe—Fresh from the Fringe: 2016 - Part 2
  Tom Allen with comics Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Kieran Hodgson, Loyiso Gola and Al Porter.
14. 23:30
  Short Cuts—Series 9, The Stranger
  2/6Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/08/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Upbeat, Episode 2
  2/5Paul McAlindin searches for players and tutors for the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/08/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/08/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/08/2016
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Patrick Thomas.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Neonicotinoid insecticides and bees, fishing in Africa and farm-produced ice cream
  Caz Graham presents. A new study links the decline in bees to neonicotinoid insecticides.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wryneck
  The Wryneck - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound.(R)

Wednesday 17 August 2016