BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Tuesday 30 August 2016

LW Schedule

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Early
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)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/08/2016
  News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Matter of the North—The Glories of Northumbria
  2/10Melvyn Bragg explores the glories of the Northumbrian Renaissance.
3. 09:30
  Natural History Heroes—Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
  10/10Andrew Parker's Natural History Hero is microscope pioneer Antoni van Leeuwenhoek(R)
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.(R)
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Natalie Bennett, Bridget Jones, Making underwear, Women and the Russian Revolution, are young people having less sex?
  Green Party leadership, Bridget Jones generation, lingerie makers in Wales.
6. 10:45
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 1, 7. Intruder
  7/10Megan discovers an intruder in the yard.
7. 11:00
  Natural Histories—Spider
  Brett Westwood blows the cobwebs from tales of spiders as objects of fear and temptation
8. 11:30
  Things Called Jazz That Are Not Jazz
  An apple, a car, even a super yacht... Why are so many things called Jazz?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—30/08/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—30 August 1916 - Esme Macknade
  A new arrival at the Grahams' fractures Esme's peace of mind.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: how has terrorism at home or abroad affected your holiday plans?
  Consumer phone-in. Listeners' experience of how attacks have impacted their trips.
4. 12:57
  Weather—30/08/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—30/08/2016
  News with Martha Kearney including Apple tax and rescue of migrants from the Mediterranean
6. 13:45
  International Cricket—England v Pakistan - 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge
  Commentary on the third ODI between England and Pakistan, from Trent Bridge.
7. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—30/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  International Cricket—England v Pakistan - 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge
  Commentary on the third ODI between England and Pakistan, from Trent Bridge.
2. 22:00
  The World Tonight—EU Orders Apple to Pay Back Millions in Tax
  Ireland's junior finance minister says his country has done nothing wrong.
3. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Paradise Lodge, Episode 2
  2/10Coming-of-age novel by Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina.
4. 23:00
  Couples—Episode 2
  2/4Character comedy series in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
5. 23:30
  Shared Experience—Series 5, Don't call us Barry Poppins. We're stay-at-home dads
  Fi Glover talks to three men who have chosen to stay at home looking after their children.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/08/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Shrinking Violets, Episode 2
  2/5In a culture where it's good to talk, what place for people tongue tied by shyness?(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/08/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/08/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/08/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/08/2016
  Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev John McLuckie.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—A tale of two sheep farmers and the extension of the badger cull.
  A tale of two sheep farmers, green belt development and the extension of the badger cull.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Spotted Redshank
  Michaela Strachan presents the spotted redshank.(R)

Wednesday 31 August 2016