BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 14 June 2018

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Wind in My Hair, Iranian Gaol
  3/5Masih is still a teenager when she has to face the horror of an Iranian gaol.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/06/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/06/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with writer and broadcaster Sarah Joseph.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Gove grilled by EFRA, Future Food winner announced, Cereals 2018
  Michael Gove has announced that an agriculture bill will be published by the end of July.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Coot
  Chris Packham presents the coot.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—14/06/2018
  Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 08:31
  Yesterday in Parliament—14/06/2018
  Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
3. 09:00
  In Our Time—Montesquieu
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss republicanism, despotism and the separation of powers.
4. 09:44
  Daily Service—Songs from the Psalms: Songs of Lament
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music, led by Canon Ann Easter.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Anne-Sophie Pic, Cannabis, Tracy Borman, Purna Sen, Extra mothers
  The King's Witch, Addiction, French chef, UN Women, Spare mother figures.
6. 10:45
  Ben Lewis - House Rules—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/5Witty drama capturing a family's weekly truth and reconciliation meetings. By Ben Lewis.
7. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Water Wars
  Parts of India are facing acute water shortages and the consequences can be deadly.
8. 11:30
  Pink Rabbits and Other Animals
  A profile of the beloved children's author Judith Kerr as she works on her latest book.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—14/06/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:05
  Welcome to the Quiet Zone—Hunter and the Hunted
  4/5Homer Hunter - bears, bluegrass, and a daddy shot by the police, thinking he was black.(R)
3. 12:17
  You and Yours—Expensive numbers, A&E visits, Electric motorbikes
  Expensive customer care calls, cutting A&E visits, and what is an electric motorbike like?
4. 12:57
  Weather—14/06/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—14/06/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  SLICE: Politics and Personality—C is for Campaigning
  Can you change people's political opinions if you target their individual personality?
7. 14:00
  The Archers—13/06/2018
  Freddie is in too deep.(R)
8. 14:15
  First World Problems—The Price
  4/5Forced to walk out of Wales with other English refugees, can the Fletchers stay together?
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 39, Laugharne
  Clare Balding walks with a group of retired medics in Laugharne, South West Wales.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—International Tree Foundation
  Benjamin Zephaniah makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of International Tree Foundation.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Cressida Connolly, Posthumous short stories, Iraqi postcard
  Cressida Connolly talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel After the Party.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Hereditary
  Francine Stock talks to Ari Aster, director supernatural horror film Hereditary.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Antarctic melt speeds up, Antarctica's future, Cryo-acoustics, Narwhals
  Antarctica's ice melt is speeding up. What does this mean for rising global sea levels?
14. 17:00
  PM—14/06/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—14/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/06/2018 Grenfell fire anniversary
  First anniversary of Grenfell fire Rolls Royce defends big job cuts
2. 18:30
  The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Al Murray and Isy Suttie join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—14/06/2018
  Jill comes to the rescue.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Ocean's 8, Football kit design, Tacita Dean on drawing, Classical pianist Alexis Ffrench on hip-hop
  Ocean's 8 reviewed, football kit, hip-hop's lesson for the classics, the art of drawing.
5. 19:45
  Ben Lewis - House Rules—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/5Witty drama capturing a family's weekly truth and reconciliation meetings. By Ben Lewis.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Should justice move online?
  Are online courts a good idea? Joshua Rozenberg reports from Vancouver.(R)
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Is any company ever invulnerable?
  Are any companies truly unassailable?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Antarctic melt speeds up, Antarctica's future, Cryo-acoustics, Narwhals
  Antarctica's ice melt is speeding up. What does this mean for rising global sea levels?
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Montesquieu
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss republicanism, despotism and the separation of powers.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Theresa May facing a fresh confrontation with Conservative backbenchers
  Dominic Grieve calls wording of government amendment to Brexit bill "slap in the face".
11. 22:45
  Dangerous Visions—Future Home of the Living God, Episode 9
  9/10By Louise Erdrich. 'Mother' tracks Cedar down to the Ojibwe reservation.
12. 23:00
  Lobby Land—Series 1, Poker Face
  2/4Sam has just written her best story yet. But what you write isn't always what people read.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—14/06/2018
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—The Wind in My Hair, Political Reporter
  4/5Masih faces new challenges in her new career as a political journalist in Iran.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/06/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/06/2018
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with writer and broadcaster Sarah Joseph.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Food labels, Cauliflower pickers, Wolves and Shark tagging
  Charlotte Smith asks what the words 'traditional' and 'natural' on food labels really mean
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Water Rail
  Chris Packham presents the water rail.(R)

Friday 15 June 2018