BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 29 August 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/08/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Swansong
  A meditation on loss, with real and imagined stories bound by sound and silence.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—Manchester Cathedral
  Church bells from Manchester Cathedral.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/08/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/08/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/08/2016
  Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev John McLuckie.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farming's Patron Saint
  Anna Hill goes on pilgrimage in Norfolk to trace the life of farming's patron saint.
10. 05:56
  Weather—29/08/2016
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Green Sandpiper
  Brett Westwood presents the Green Sandpiper.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—29/08/2016
  News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Matter of the North—The Origins of the North
  1/10Melvyn Bragg on the fall of Rome and the rise of Northumbria.
3. 09:30
  Our Man in Greeneland—Monsignor Quixote
  5/5Guy Hedgecoe follows Graham Greene's travels around post-Franco Spain in the late 1970s.
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—A Different Type of Power: The Power of Compassion
  The first in a special week of programmes from the Greenbelt Festival.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Underwear: What do we wear and who is it for?
  We discuss women's most intimate clothing choice - their underwear.
6. 10:45
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 1, 6. Problems
  6/10Megan's problems are far from over.
7. 11:00
  The Plastic Revolution: 50 Years of the Credit Card
  The story of how easy credit changed British society forever.(R)
8. 11:30
  The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Frank Skinner and guests discuss history's funniest moments.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/08/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—29 August 1916 - Alec Poole
  Alec Poole's loyalties are stretched.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Terrorism vs Tourism
  Why do terrorists target tourist resorts and what impact does it have on those countries?
4. 12:57
  Weather—29/08/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—29/08/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Nature's Great Invaders—1. Grey Squirrel
  1/5The natural history story of the UK's most famous invader - the grey squirrel.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—28/08/2016
  It is a busy day at the cricket.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Mr Trollope and the Labours of Hercules
  Paterson Joseph stars in a play based on Anthony Trollope's experiences in Jamaica in 1858
9. 15:00
  Counterpoint—Series 30, Semi-Final 2, 2016
  11/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the challenging quiz about music of all kinds.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Whisky Britannia: The Drinks Menu
  Why whisky is moving from its traditional roots and has a few surprises in store.(R)
11. 16:00
  My Muse—Series 1, Lemn Sissay on Bob Marley
  Poet Lemn Sissay explains why Bob Marley is his artistic, personal and political muse.
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—Hair
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the connection between hair and religious belief.
13. 17:00
  PM—29/08/2016
  Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/08/16 The United States has said fighting between Turkish and Kurdish forces in northern Syria is unacceptable
  The US says fighting between Turkish and Kurdish forces in Syria is unacceptable
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 4
  4/8Nicholas Parsons hosts an Edinburgh Festival Fringe special.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/08/2016
  Anna makes a last attempt.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, 150 years of HG Wells, punk activist Joe Corré
  Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, 150 years of HG Wells, punk activist Joe Corre.
5. 19:45
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 1, 6. Problems
  6/10Megan's problems are far from over.(R)
6. 20:00
  Rethinking Clink—Episode 2
  2/2Former home secretary Jacqui Smith examines postwar prison reform.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Protesting in Putin's Russia
  Sarah Rainsford looks at how Russia is dealing with dissent in the run-up to elections.(R)
8. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Camel
  Brett Westwood follows the camel on its route through human history and culture.(R)
9. 21:30
  The Matter of the North—The Origins of the North
  1/10Melvyn Bragg on the fall of Rome and the rise of Northumbria.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—29/08/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—War in Syria: US Warns Over Turkish-Kurdish Violence
  Washington pleas with its allies to stop fighting each other.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Paradise Lodge, Episode 1
  1/10Craving independence, 15-year-old Lizzie Vogel takes a job in an old people's home.
13. 23:00
  Setting the Past Free—Part I, Mark Lawson explores the retellings of one of the most controversial stories to emerge from the Holocaust
  1/2Mark Lawson on how the story of Rudolf Kastner has been retold outside Israel.(R)
14. 23:30
  Shared Experience—Series 5, The Fall
  Fi Glover meets three people whose lives nearly ended after they fell from a height.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/08/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Shrinking Violets, Episode 1
  1/5Joe Moran creates a field guide to shyness, which Darwin called an odd state of mind.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/08/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/08/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/08/2016
  Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev John McLuckie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Greenbelt, Fois Gras and useful sheep
  Greenbelt and calls for a new cohesive housing strategy. Plus Fois Gras and useful sheep.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Wood Sandpiper
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the wood sandpiper.(R)

Tuesday 30 August 2016