BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 6 April 2017

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/04/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos by John Berger—Episode 3
  3/5Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter read art critic John Berger's most personal book.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/04/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/04/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/04/2017
  Spiritual reflection with Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farmland birds, Crayfish, Paying for research, Biomass pollution
  A green energy scheme on a Midlands farm is being described as a 'living hell'.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Osprey
  Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the osprey.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—06/04/2017
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:45
  Yesterday in Parliament—06/04/2017
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Pauli's Exclusion Principle
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wolfgang Pauli and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—06/04/2017
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Leonora Carrington; Crafts for children; Women and guns in the US
  Leonora Carrington - surrealist artist; gender pay gap; women and gun ownership in the US.
6. 10:45
  Whodunnits—DCI Alma Blair - Dead Pan, 4. Breakthrough
  4/5Val McDermid's crime series continues with a breakthrough to celebrate with fine wine.
7. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Hong Kong's Secret Dwellings
  The hidden lives of the thousands of people who live on industrial sites in Hong Kong.
8. 11:30
  In Pursuit of Edward Thomas
  Matthew Hollis follows Edward Thomas's 1913 journey into the south west and towards poetry
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—06/04/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Things That Made the Modern Economy—Series 1, Insurance
  Insurance is as old as gambling, but it's fundamental to the way the modern economy works.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—School holidays, Open banking and Shoe sales
  One App to rule them all! The new rules set to transform banking.
4. 12:57
  Weather—06/04/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—06/04/2017
  Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
6. 13:45
  Did the Victorians Ruin the World?—Series 1, 4. Darwinism
  4/5Whose idea was more powerful - Darwin's good one or his cousin Francis Galton's awful one?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—05/04/2017
  Emma takes matters into her own hands.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads
  Muruga risks his family and his community to invent a low-cost sanitary for his wife.(R)
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Learning from the Wild in Dartington
  Helen Mark visits the Dartington Estate, Devon, where learning from nature changes lives.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—SignHealth
  Actor Rachel Shenton makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of SignHealth.(R)
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Sunjeev Sahota - The Year of the Runaways
  Sunjeev Sahota discusses his novel The Year of the Runaways with James Naughtie.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Raw
  Julia Ducournau discusses her French cannibal movie Raw.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Creation of island Britain, Sleep gene, Mary Kelly forensics, Global Tree Search survey
  How a megaflood severed Britain's connection to what is now France 450,000 years ago.
14. 17:00
  PM—06/04/2017
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—06/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—A man ordered to pay a fine for taking his daughter on holiday during the school term loses his legal battle.
  A man fined for taking his daughter on holiday during the school term loses legal battle.
2. 18:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 2, 1: Live Young
  1/4The team are confronted with an unexpected challenge - a can of water.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—06/04/2017
  Ruth regrets what she says.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Fay Weldon; Raw review; Duchamp's Fountain; Simon Callow and Christopher Hampton
  Death of a She Devil is Fay Weldon's new novel; Simon Callow directs The Philanthropist.
5. 19:45
  Whodunnits—DCI Alma Blair - Dead Pan, 4. Breakthrough
  4/5Val McDermid's crime series continues with a breakthrough to celebrate with fine wine.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Can the NHS Survive?
  What are the changes needed now to ensure the NHS is sustainable in the future?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Why are the French so productive?
  Jonty Bloom explores why France appears to get more out of its workers than the UK does.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Creation of island Britain, Sleep gene, Mary Kelly forensics, Global Tree Search survey
  How a megaflood severed Britain's connection to what is now France 450,000 years ago.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Pauli's Exclusion Principle
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wolfgang Pauli and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—06/04/2017
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—US considers military action against Assad
  The US declares that Syrian leader Assad has 'no future'.
12. 22:45
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 4
  4/10Will tries to dissuade his flock from their belief in the existence of the Essex Serpent.
13. 23:00
  Start/Stop—Series 2, 2. Funeral
  2/8A neighbour's funeral provides opportunities for generally reprehensible behaviour.(R)
14. 23:30
  Travels with Bob—5. Peterhead
  5/5Paddy meets a trawlerman who has fishing in his blood.(R)
15. 23:45
  Today in Parliament—06/04/2017
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/04/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos by John Berger—Episode 4
  4/5Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter read art critic John Berger's most personal book.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/04/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/04/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/04/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/04/2017
  Spiritual reflection with Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—America's Pro-Trump Farmers, Glyphosate, German Biofuels and Farm Education
  The farmers of Nebraska explain why they're putting their faith in President Trump.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Meadow Pipit (Spring)
  Kate Humble presents the meadow pipit.(R)

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