BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Friday 25 August 2017

LW Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/08/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell—4. Lungs
  4/5O'Farrell and her son get into difficulties while swimming off the coast of East Africa.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/08/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/08/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/08/2017
  A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Edwin Counsell.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Fly-tipping, Wet harvest, Badger cull
  Why rubbish-dumping on farmland is likely to be particularly bad over a bank holiday.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Frank Gardner on the Little Auk
  BBC security correspondent and avid birdwatcher Frank Gardner on the Little Auk.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—25/08/2017
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  The Reunion—The Wapping Dispute
  Sue MacGregor reunites five people from opposing sides of the 1980s Wapping dispute.(R)
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—25/08/2017
  Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject led by the Rev Dr Christopher Landau
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Girl From The North Country, Recovery, Samin Nosrat
  Shirley Henderson and Sheila Atim talk about playing mother and adopted daughter.
5. 10:25
  Test Match Special—England v West Indies: Second Test, Headingley - Day 1
  Commentary on day one of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—England v West Indies: Second Test, Headingley - Day 1
  Commentary on day one of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 17:57
  Test Match Special—England v West Indies: Second Test, Headingley - Day 1
  Commentary on day one of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley.
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Evening
1. 18:45
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 11, Episode 5
  5/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Penny Rose, Francis Wheen and Clive Oppenheimer.
2. 19:00
  The Archers—25/08/2017
  Alice draws a blank.
3. 19:15
  Front Row—Ronnie Wood, Shakespeare plays on screen, Taylor Swift's new song, Peter Hoeg
  Ronnie Wood on his paintings; Cinematic adaptions of Shakespeare; Taylor Swift's new song.
4. 19:45
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/5Final part of a thriller set in the world of 1890s Whitechapel gangsters and diary maids.(R)
5. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Dawn Butler MP, Alan Duncan MP, Ian Paisley Junior MP, Ella Whelan
  Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in London
6. 20:50
  A Point of View—Pottering towards the new socialist state
  Roger Scruton looks at the impact of Harry Potter on our world view.
7. 21:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—21-25 August 1917
  Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
8. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Violence in India after prominent guru is convicted of rape
  Security tightened across northern India after conviction of self-styled holy man.
9. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Midwinter Break, Episode 9
  9/9Bernard MacLaverty's examination of human love, loss and faith.
10. 23:00
  Woman's Hour—Late Night Woman's Hour: Self-Esteem
  What's the secret to healthy self-esteem? And can we ever have too much?
11. 23:30
  Great Lives—Don McCullin on Norman Lewis
  Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.(R)
12. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Martin and Jude: I Love Yorkshire (but I wasn't born there)
  Identity isn't necessarily connected with where you were born.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/08/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell—5. Daughter
  5/5Maggie O'Farrell's moving account of coping with her daughter's immunology disorder.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/08/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/08/2017
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/08/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
8. 05:45
  iPM—Stargazing in Aleppo
  An iPM listener is inspired by the words of a teacher in a war zone.

Saturday 26 August 2017