BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Saturday 15 July 2017

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/07/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR, Episode 5
  5/5A final quest sees the author going to Bantry Bay, where he swims among the aurelia aurita(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/07/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/07/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/07/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/07/2017
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/07/2017
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner.
8. 05:45
  iPM—The refugees' crisis
  A 70-year-old listener and art student on being inspired by foreign reporting.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—15/07/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
2. 06:07
  Open Country—The Dark Side of the Lune
  Ian Marchant explores the dark side of the Lune. The River Lune in Lancashire.(R)
3. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming in England
  Exploring quintessentially English food and farming stories from the Great Yorkshire Show.
4. 06:57
  Weather—15/07/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  Today—15/07/2017
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Martine McCutcheon
  Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles are joined in the studio by Martine McCutcheon.
7. 10:30
  Test Match Special—England v South Africa: Second Test, Trent Bridge - Day 2
  Commentary on England v South Africa on day two of the second Test from Trent Bridge.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—15/07/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—England v South Africa: Second Test, Trent Bridge - Day 2
  Commentary on England v South Africa on day two of the second Test from Trent Bridge.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—15/07/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Test Match Special—England v South Africa: Second Test, Trent Bridge - Day 2
  Commentary on England v South Africa on day two of the second Test from Trent Bridge.
2. 18:45
  Loose Ends—Brian Blessed, Nadiya Hussain, Andy Zaltzman, Sara Pascoe, Mercury Rev, Sweet Baboo, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
3. 19:00
  Profile—Rob Goldstone
  Who is Rob Goldstone, the man at the centre of the Donald Trump junior/Russia saga?
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—The Beguiled, Joshua Cohen, Soul of a Nation, A Tale of Two Cities, Ozark
  The Beguiled, Joshua Cohen, Soul of a Nation, A Tale of Two Cities, Ozark.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Real Summer of Love
  Historian and writer Dominic Sandbrook looks beyond the flower power, 50 years on.
6. 21:00
  Drama on 4—John le Carré - A Perfect Spy, 2. A Perfect Mystery
  2/3MI6 launches an urgent manhunt. Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt.(R)
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—15/07/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  The Reith Lectures—Hilary Mantel, Adaptation
  Hilary Mantel on how fiction changes when adapted for stage or screen.(R)
9. 23:00
  Counterpoint—Series 31, Heat 2, 2017
  2/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.(R)
10. 23:30
  A Quire of Paper: A Poem for Jane Austen and Her House
  Maura Dooley weaves the sounds of Jane Austen's house with the new poetry it inspires.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/07/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Works—Series 1, The New World
  By Federica Lugaresi. Events make Gustav remember the Prague of his youth.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/07/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/07/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/07/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—Church of St Augustine, Brooklands in Kent
  Church bells from the Church of St Augustine, Brooklands in Kent.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Rob Goldstone
  Who is Rob Goldstone, the man at the centre of the Donald Trump junior/Russia saga?(R)

Sunday 16 July 2017