BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Monday 18 June 2018

LW Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Light and Dark
  How the meanings of light and dark have changed over time in the context of urban life.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Michael's Church, Mottram in Longdendale
  Church bells from St Michael's Church, Mottram in Longdendale.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/06/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/06/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Welsh Farming, Brexit Competition, Glass Milk Bottles and British Flowers.
  Charlotte Smith asks why Welsh farmers are being given £3 million of tax-payers' money.
10. 05:56
  Weather—18/06/2018
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Swift
  David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—18/06/2018
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Deserts and the Nuclear Age
  Andrew Marr with William Atkins, Jane Kinninmont and Fred Pearce.
3. 09:44
  Daily Service—Pilgrimage: In Search of the Sacred
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music. Led by Fr Michael Hall.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Dating in the 21st Century
  The highs and lows of dating. Listeners talk about their experiences.
5. 10:45
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 1
  1/5Maya and her brother Bailey are sent to live with their grandmother in Arkansas.
6. 11:00
  The Untold—After the Bridge
  A young man injured in a terrorist attack faces up to his changing views of the incident.
7. 11:30
  The Break—Series 2, The Last Farewell
  6/6Andy and Jeff face affairs of the heart and cardiac arrest.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—18/06/2018
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Home Front—18 June 1918 - Cora Gidley (Season 14 start)
  Return of the epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Car clocking, Department stores, Bus decline
  Bus journeys plunge outside London as prices rise.
4. 12:57
  Weather—18/06/2018
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—18/06/2018
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  National Health Stories—Poor Treatment
  How the nation coped before the NHS, with basic treatments and kitchen table surgery.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—17/06/2018
  There's more than one surprise for Ruth.(R)
8. 14:15
  Dangerous Visions—Speak
  By Philip Palmer. A dystopian love story about the power of language.
9. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—The Final, 2018
  Russell Davies chairs the grand final of the general knowledge quiz.
10. 15:30
  Food and Farming Awards—2018, Second Course
  2/2Sheila Dillon meets farming heroes, global food champions and hails a lifelong achievement
11. 16:00
  Pursuit of Beauty—Alison Turnbull and Butterflies in Colombia
  Colombian-born artist Alison Turnbull explores butterflies in the Pacific rainforest.
12. 16:30
  The Digital Human—Series 14, Joy
  Aleks Krotoski wonders if it's possible to convey a sense of joyful abandon online...
13. 17:00
  PM—18/06/2018
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—18/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—18/06/2018 PM says tax rise to pay for NHS boost.
  Theresa May has said that taxpayers will have to top up planned increased NHS spending.
2. 18:30
  Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 6
  6/6Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?
3. 19:00
  The Archers—18/06/2018
  Toby feels the pressure.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Snatches, Carnegie Prize Winner, Best New Video Games, Glasgow School of Art fire
  Vicky Featherstone on Snatches, celebrating the lives of women over the past 100 years.
5. 19:45
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Episode 1
  1/5Maya and her brother Bailey are sent to live with their grandmother in Arkansas.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Long March of Corbyn's Labour—18/06/2018
  George Parker explores Labour's new policies and how far-reaching they will be.
7. 20:30
  Analysis—Death Is a Bore
  Can science offer us a realistic prospect of immortality and would it be desirable?
8. 21:00
  Storm and Stress: New Ways of Looking at Adolescent Mental Health—What's the Problem?
  Are rates of mental illness in young people really escalating?(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Deserts and the Nuclear Age
  Andrew Marr with William Atkins, Jane Kinninmont and Fred Pearce.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Trump blames Democrats over migrant separation policy
  Donald Trump blames the Democrats for his policy of separating the children of migrants.
11. 22:45
  The Librarian by Salley Vickers—Episode 1
  1/10Sylvia arrives in a tight-knit community to take up the post of children's librarian.
12. 23:00
  Punt PI—Series 10, Missing Priest
  Steve Punt investigates the story of the Polish priest who disappeared in Bradford in 1953(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—18/06/2018
  News from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—19/06/2018
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Crossway by Guy Stagg—1. France
  1/5A young man makes a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury - and then keeps walking.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—19/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—19/06/2018
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—19/06/2018
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—19/06/2018
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—19/06/2018
  Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev David Bruce.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—19/06/2018
  Countryside Stewardship Scheme delays, bees and agrochemical research, wildflowers.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Andy Clements on the Garden Warbler
  Andy Clements is entranced by the song of the garden warbler.(R)

Tuesday 19 June 2018