BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 10 August 2017

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/08/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Gainsborough by James Hamilton—3. Portraits
  3/5Gainsborough moves to Bath to paint portraits of wealthy tourists.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/08/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/08/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/08/2017
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of Greyfriars, Edinburgh
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Egg fraud, Shepherd's guides, Salmon in the River Taff
  First eggs and now poultry meat could be affected by use of an insecticide in Europe.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Frank Gardner on the Three-Wattled Bellbird
  The BBC's Frank Gardner recounts hearing the three-wattled bell bird for Tweet of the Day.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/08/2017
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 5, Tony Blair
  Peter Hennessy asks former prime minister Tony Blair to reflect on his life and times.
3. 09:44
  Daily Service—Transformation - Change from Within
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Ann Easter.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Evita, Operation Sanctuary, Woman's Hour archive, Women and radicalisation, Unworn wedding dresses
  Emma Hatton on taking on the role of Eva Peron in Evita.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 4
  4/5Karla has been kidnapped but rescued. No-one knows who carried out the abduction.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Romania's Webcam Boom
  Inside Romania's live web-camming world - the engine of the online sex industry.
7. 11:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Cicero
  2/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—10/08/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—10 August 1917 - Sylvia Graham
  In Folkestone, Sylvia Graham hosts wounded soldiers.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Car hire, Libraries, Care home bans
  Consumer affairs programme.
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/08/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/08/2017
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Manifesto!—Series 1, The 1960s
  Five-part series exploring the art and politics of the artists' manifesto.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—09/08/2017
  Justin finds an ally.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Redacted by Hugh Costello
  A civil servant faces the toughest moral dilemma of his life.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Eliza Carthy in Robin Hood's Bay
  Folk singer Eliza Carthy unearths the secrets of Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Kidscape
  David Walliams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Kidscape.(R)
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Ann Patchett - Bel Canto
  Ann Patchett talks to James Naughtie about her Orange Prize-winning novel Bel Canto.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Jacques Cousteau and Cinema
  Antonia Quirke talks to Lambert Wilson, the star of a new biopic of Jacques Cousteau.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—European heatwave and climate change, Eugenia Cheng, Next generation batteries for electric cars, Joseph Hooker exhibition.
  Heat waves; Eugenia Cheng's book; next generation batteries; Joseph Hooker exhibition.
14. 17:00
  PM—10/08/2017
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—10/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—10/09/2017 Modern slavery numbers higher than thought
  Modern slavery numbers higher than thought
2. 18:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 6, Shrewsbury
  3/6Mark Steel visits the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury and performs for the local residents.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/08/2017
  Lily helps in an emergency.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Henry Goodman as Lucien Freud, Isaac Julien, Lawrence Osborne, Nikesh Shukla, Sarah Shaffi
  Henry Goodman as Lucien Freud, YA BAME writers, Isaac Julien, Lawrence Osborne.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Small Town Murder, Episode 4
  4/5Karla has been kidnapped but rescued. No-one knows who carried out the abduction.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Briefing Room—Is Venezuela on the brink of collapse?
  How did the oil rich state of Venezuela see such a rapid economic decline?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Community Enterprise
  What role can the community play in rejuvenating their local economy?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—European heatwave and climate change, Eugenia Cheng, Next generation batteries for electric cars, Joseph Hooker exhibition.
  Heat waves; Eugenia Cheng's book; next generation batteries; Joseph Hooker exhibition.(R)
9. 21:30
  Reflections with Peter Hennessy—Series 5, Tony Blair
  Peter Hennessy asks former prime minister Tony Blair to reflect on his life and times.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—African migrants drown off coast of Yemen
  Migrants drown near the coast of Yemen when people smugglers force them into sea.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Lie of the Land, Episode 9
  9/10Xan unwittingly uncovers the identity of Oliver Randall's murderer.
12. 23:00
  Some Kind of Man with Peter Curran
  The broadcaster’s comic life-search for male role models in books, films and television.
13. 23:30
  The Digital Human—Series 11, Subconscious
  Aleks Krotoski explores to what extent technology can tap into our unconscious mind.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/08/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Gainsborough by James Hamilton—4. Honing
  4/5Gainsborough is observed in his studio using some unusual painting techniques.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/08/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/08/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/08/2017
  Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of Greyfriars, Edinburgh
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—CCTV in slaughterhouses, Fisherman training, Smoked salmon
  CCTV will be mandatory in slaughterhouses, the government has announced today.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Frank Gardner on the White-Throated Kingfisher
  The BBC's Frank Gardner remembers watching white-throated kingfishers for Tweet of the Day

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