BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 28 August 2017

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/08/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:17
  A Good Read—Joe Dunthorne and John O'Farrell
  Writers Joe Dunthorne and John O'Farrell discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary and St Benedict, Buckland Brewer
  Church bells from St Mary and St Benedict, Buckland Brewer.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/08/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/08/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/08/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Scottish community land purchase
  Moira Hickey reports on a historic community land purchase in Sutherland, Scotland.
10. 05:56
  Weather—28/08/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Arctic Tern
  Orcadian author Amy Liptrot laments the Arctic terns of her childhood.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/08/2017
  News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Mastertapes—Randy Newman, Randy Newman (A-side)
  Randy Newman talks to John Wilson about Sail Away, the classic album of 45 years ago.
3. 09:30
  Oliver Burkeman Is Busy—Fetishising Busyness
  Oliver Burkeman asks if we are talking ourselves into feeling overwhelmed with busyness.(R)
4. 09:45
  Daily Service—Words of Wisdom - Augustine of Hippo
  Service from St Martin-in-the-Fields, led by the Rev Dr Sam Wells.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Woman's Lab: Body Image
  Woman's Hour tackles issues and tests solutions in Woman's Lab.
6. 10:30
  Test Match Special—England v West Indies: Second Test, Headingley - Day 4
  Commentary on day four of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley
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Afternoon
1. 12:01
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Test Match Special—England v West Indies: Second Test, Headingley - Day 4
  Commentary on day four of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley
3. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—28/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 17:57
  Test Match Special—England v West Indies: Second Test, Headingley - Day 4
  Commentary on day four of the second Test between England and West Indies, from Headingley
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Evening
1. 18:45
  Just a Minute—Series 79, Episode 4
  4/7Special edition of the popular panel show, recorded at the Edinburgh Festival.
2. 19:00
  The Archers—28/08/2017
  Oliver is unable to say no.
3. 19:15
  Front Row—Bill Nighy, The ever-changing appeal of Hamlet, Photographer Steve McCurry
  Bill Nighy on his acting style, Janet Suzman on Hamlet, and Steve McCurry on Afghanistan.
4. 19:45
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 2, 1. Older But Not Wiser
  1/5Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall star in AL Kennedy's drama about love in later life.(R)
5. 20:00
  Gordon Goes Forth
  Gordon Brown shares the story of the three mighty bridges in whose shadow he lives.
6. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—The Sailors of Sevastopol
  Sevastopol - home to Russia's Black Sea fleet and source of international tensions.(R)
7. 21:00
  Natural Histories—Eel
  Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the mysterious and fascinating eel.(R)
8. 21:30
  Mastertapes—Randy Newman, Randy Newman (B-side)
  Randy Newman talks to John Wilson about Sail Away, the classic album of 45 years ago.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Houston 'just beginning storm response'
  Texas governor deploys entire national guard to deal with flooding.
10. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Afterworld, Episode 1
  1/5By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends.
11. 23:00
  Pepys the Musician
  Lucie Skeaping hears music written for Pepys, played for the first time since his death.(R)
12. 23:30
  Enlightenment After Dark—Series 1, Utopia
  Allan Little hosts debates from Edinburgh in an Enlightenment spirit.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/08/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—1. Bittersweet
  1/5Robert Webb's funny and moving memoir also explores masculinity's pitfalls.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/08/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/08/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/08/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/08/2017
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Rural churches; Salmon fishing in Wales
  With congregations declining and bills rising, what is the future for rural churches?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow
  Writer Amy Liptrot discusses how hooded crows in Berlin remind her of her youth.

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